VOLUME ISSUE JANUARY , P85
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY
BY MARK KARIYA
E
n route to his sixth-straight
title last year in the Rocky
Mountain ATV/MC AMA
National Grand Prix Championship
(NGPC) Series, presented by FMF,
Dante Oliveira of the FMF KTM
Factory Off-Road Racing Team had
some of his closest battles with
Liqui Moly Beta's Dare DeMartile.
And like last year, the champ
edged his friendly rival by just one
second to start his 2026 campaign
on the right foot after 90 minutes of
back-and-forth battling at the SoCal
Motorcycle Club's American Grand
Prix at the American MX facility.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Fac
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tory Racing Off-Road Team's Mateo
Oliveira had his hands full with his
own battles in the large lead pack
and claimed third at the end.
WHISKER!
DANTE OLIVEIRA,
DARE DEMARTILE BATTLE
TO THE BITTER END
