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those guys as long as I could. They were just putting so much time on me in the fast stuff—the 250 didn't have enough uumph today. It was probably the tough- est race I've ever done, mentally." Thomaselli was 1:58 behind Roberts at the finish and 3:39 ahead of Pro 250 runner-up Layton Smail and his Canyon Excavation/ Let's Ride KX250—a marked improvement over his fourth place at round one, which was his first-ever Hare & Hound. Second in class and fifth over- all at pit one, Simi Valley Cycles/ TBT Racing YZ250-mounted Cody Simpson was just 19 sec- onds behind Smail at the finish, his first podium of the season. Norman Racing Husqvarna's Daemon Woolslayer claimed sixth overall and third Open Pro after a crash while chas- ing Thomaselli. Norman Racing teammate Kayden Lynn was another few minutes back for fourth Pro 250 on his KTM, while former AMA West Hare Scrambles champ Austin Serpa came out of retirement for sixth Open Pro on his Moose Racing Husqvarna. He was the last rider to break the four-hour barrier. Johnny Campbell Racing Hon- da's Nolan Cate made his first start of the series after sitting out round one due to injury and was seventh Open Pro and ninth overall, with Dallas Chidester Racing Kawasaki rider DJ Weber rounding out the top 10. Logan Cleveland and his NAB Consulting Husqvarna edged Original Landscaping GasGas rider Darrin Tuckett for the Pro Vet 35+ victory, just as he'd down at round one. Jason Gib- bons was third on his KTM. FMF/RPM Racing KTM rider Rachel Stout led defending class champ Ava Silvestri early, but three-time champ Stout was unable to hold off the Norman Racing Husqvarna rider as the miles rolled on, and she settled for second. Blud Lubricants/ 395 Motor- sports/ Troy Lee Designs FC 250-mounted Silvestri admitted she'd tipped over in such a way that her shoulder popped out of place, and she lost time getting it back in place before getting back into her rhythm. Silvestri said, "Maybe halfway between pit one [at 29 miles] and pit two [40 miles], I was able to get by her [Stout], and I tried to charge as hard as possible to get a comfortable gap, because 150 miles would be a lot more stressful if you had someone right on your rear tire the whole time." As it ended up, Silvestri fin- ished 20th overall in 4:19:05 with Stout 27th overall at 4:24:59. Manic Moto Beta-mounted college student Catalina Spring- stroh podiumed for the first time this season and the second time ever. Mark Kariya OVERALL (Top 5) 1. Dante Oliveira (KTM) 2. Zane Roberts (Bet) 3. Ryder Thomaselli (Hus) 4. Layton Smail (Kaw) 5. Cody Simpson (Yam) WIND IN THE P42 Despite having to pop her shoulder back into place after an early tip-over, Ava Silvestri continued on to claim a second-straight victory in the Pro Women class.