lappers knew how close I was
[behind him] so they kind of
closed the door [on me] after
Dante got around them. It kind
of made me struggle a little bit
to get around some lappers,
but also on my part I made a
couple mistakes the last three
laps," he admitted. "I went off the
track once and stuck my leg and
almost tipped over, so that was
my fault.
"I got up next to him a couple
times—I just wish I had some
more."
But the weekend certainly
wasn't a total loss for the Beta
star. While waiting for the Satur
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day afternoon AA race, he, Gia-
como Redondi and a few other
NGPC racers cruised over to the E
Street MX track next door for the
Battle Borne Racing five-lap Dash
for Cash. DeMartile won to take
home the $3000 prize, with Re
-
dondi pocketing $750 for second.
Oliveira's younger brother and
teammate, Mateo, ran third all
afternoon on his Motorex/Mo
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Marysville made it five-
straight Pro II victories for
Mason Semmens who also
earned fifth overall followed
by fellow Pro II riders Cole
Zeller and Sam Pretscherer.
Mikayla Nielsen
extended her season's
win streak in Pro Women
to make it six for six
despite a last-place start
and tipping over later.
