place after narrowly holding off
Australia's Joel Milesevic on the
final lap.
Moto two saw Oliveira round
the first turn outside the top five
while Brian Medeiros grabbed
the holeshot on a KTM 300.
Italian veteran Giacomo Redondi
quickly moved to the lead but
was overtaken two laps later
by none other than Oliveira.
The KTM rider, who normally
races for 90+ minutes, made
it look easy, using his off-road
fitness to cruise to victory in the
20-minute moto. He capped the
day with perfect 1-1 scores and
earned the overall win for the
Open Pro division.
"I put the hammer down on
those big downhills," Oliveira
said. "I sent it down the second
one especially; I think I got two
guys coming out of there. Just
charged hard right off the bat. I
saw Drake going into that first
turn, and I got him there, so I
knew we were solid there for the
overall. Just had some fun out
there and let the 250 sing."
The Australian transplant,
Milesevic, earned a better result
in the second moto and flip-
flopped spots with Nicoletti.
Riding a secondhand Yamaha
YZ250 from Facebook Market
-
place, Milesevic earned second
overall with 4-3 finishes.
"I'm not fit yet, but I'm just
happy I could hold it wide open
the whole time," Milesevic said
on the podium. "I'd probably be
at work right now. This is like a
holiday, and hopefully we have
more holidays at the racetrack."
Nicoletti rounded out the
podium with 3-4 scores. This is
WIND
IN THE
P36
Oliveira and Derek
Drake (98) were this
close in the first
Open Pro moto.
Phil Nicoletti raced his
Husqvarna TC 300 to
third overall.
