ROUND 1 / JANUARY 10-11, 2026
PAGE, ARIZONA
OFF-ROAD I AMA WEST HARE SCRAMBLES REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
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But a couple of spills prevent-
ed him from keeping them within
range, and he ended up third
Open Pro and fourth overall, a
minute and a half behind Smail.
"My start wasn't the great-
est," the Western Ag Insur-
ance/Hatch Racing/Fasthouse
KX450SR rider said. "I made
some moves pretty quick and
got right up behind Zane and
Mateo and was sitting there not
too concerned because I know
knew I could stay behind him at
a good pace, so I let him go in
front a little bit and had a good
time."
Oliveira wasn't the only one
on a new bike and with a new
team. After winning the Check
Chase in AMA District 37 the
week before, Dalton Shirey was
anxious to make his series
debut as a new recruit for the
Pro Circuit/Precision Coatings/
Team Green Kawasaki.
another long battle again today!"
He ended up six seconds
behind at the finish—the largest
gap they'd had all day.
Smail accepted his third
overall with the same adjusted
overall time as Roberts. "I got
a pretty good start and worked
my way into the lead pretty early
and felt good," he said. "Then
I was finally starting to [physi
-
cally] catch the 450 guys, and
I finally caught up to Mateo. I
The Ram-Page was an
up-and-down day for Ava
Silvestri, but in the end
the former Pro Women
series champ started
her 2026 season with a
commanding win.
