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extensions. Nearly the entire 33-rider field didn't make it over the top, but it was Alexander who put his Husqvarna FC 450 over the crest with a 29.319-second ride. The whole race strategy adjusts when bikes are stock and lines were forming, so in the second round, five more found what it took to go up and over. Brodie O'Connor, regional moto - cross pro, showed up to Bay City for his first Mo- toclimb race ever, hear- ing that the payout was good and stock-length bikes are allowed. On his second run, he jumped the bottom double and set the fast time, with a 25.722 run. The next rider, Dexter Hoen - hause, had an even faster run at it and crested the top with a 24.235-second pass, winning the class ahead of O'Connor and Alexander. The Pro Open class featured fully custom bikes with upwards of 300 horsepower. This course layout was straighter and a bit faster, but still difficult to time the jumps and put a smooth run together. The times were settling between 16 and 18 seconds, but it was Nathan Prebe on Steve Cain's KTM 1190 that broke into the 15-second range, with a 15.775-second pass, putting him in the lead. That time held until 16-year-old Charlie Engnes pulled up on a Mueller Motor- sport KTM 990 and crested the top with a 15.755 pass, barely edging out Prebe for the lead. This was Charlie's first-ever AMA MSS race, and he held his com - posure like a true professional in the most prestigious class. Charlie held the lead, followed by Prebe, and Bodee O'Neil finished in third aboard his GSX-R1000. All three bikes were built by Mueller Motorsports. The final class of the day was Verticross, which took the top 32 finishers of the Pro Stock class and placed them in a tournament-style bracket. Since moving this class to a Pro Stock category, the racing has been a lot more competitive and enter - taining, as there are more upsets and just getting over the hill is a challenge. There was no lack of excitement, as championship points leader Alexander and second-place Pro Stock finisher Brodie O'Connor were bumped out in the second round. Hoenhause, second place in the champion - ship and winner of Pro Stock, was eliminated in the quarterfinals. But Prebe, aboard his Beta 300RR two-stroke, was holding strong, picking off rider after rider. He lined up next to child - hood friend Luke Cipala on a KTM 450 SX-F in the final round and ended up going over first and winning the class. Cipala finished in second, while Col - ten Landwer finished in third after beating Logan Peterson in the third-place runoff. Prebe ended up scoring 35 points between the Pro Stock, Verticross, and Open classes, earning his first AMA Motoclimb Super Series overall win. O'Neil and Alexander tied with 30 points, but Bodee's better place - ment in the Open class earned him the second-place position. The Dairyland Motoclimb was the final round of the 2025 sea- son, and it was Alexander who became the 2025 AMA Moto- climb Super Series Champion, the third different winner in three years. In addition, he clinched the Open, Verticross, and Pro Mod Championships. Hoen- hause finished in second overall, and Jon Wolfson clinched the Pro Stock Championship. Matt Musgrove WIND IN THE P62 Nathan Prebe was the weekend's overall winner.