(Left) Third in
class at the end
of loop one,
Ryder Thomaselli
dominated the
technical loop
two and passed
his rivals to start
the year atop Pro
250s and fourth
overall. (Right)
Logan Cleveland
found his way to
the front of the
Pro Vet 35+ race
early and held it
to the finish over
Darrin Tuckett and
Justin Herman.
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learning his Hatch Racing/West-
ern Ag Insurance/Fasthouse
KX450SR.
"There's a little fine-tuning I've
got to do, fitness-wise, but also
a little more fine-tuning on the
bike, but once we get those two
figured out, we're not far off!"
Shirey said. "During the second
loop, I caught Zane and could
see Dante's dust, and I was like,
'All right, my speed's not too far
off; I know I can still go for it!' "
Moose Racing 480 RR rider
adopted a philosophical atti
-
tude, noting his recent string of
holeshots.
"I
think the result overall was
decent enough," Roberts said.
"If you can't win, you need to get
second [to contend for a cham
-
pionship]. I learned that last
year,
big-time!"
Fourth behind Oliveira, Rob
-
erts and Woolslayer at the end
of
the first loop, Shirey was still
dust, so I had to make that early
pass, which I think was every-
thing in the race and helped out
huge. With a year of
experience
now, it's helped out quite a bit."
After loops of 40 then 50
miles through the Johnson
Valley Off-Highway Vehicle
Area, Oliveira had a 59-second
gap over Roberts at the finish.
Though disappointed that he
was unable to repeat last year's
result, the FMF/Bridgestone/
