pretty stoked on, and I was just
flowing through the sand when
some guy [Thomaselli] goes
rippin' by me, and I thought, 'Oh, I
got to go!' So, he and I were just
pinned through the sand, and
we had some sketchy moments
for sure, but I kept it on two and
settled into fourth overall, just
riding my race till mile like 60 on
the second loop. Ryder was rip
-
ping through the rocks; he was
just the better man out there
today. Then we dropped into this
tight wash, and I had to make
sure I stayed on the insides, and
I ended up missing one, and he
flew by me, and that was that.
I just kind of rode his dust into
the finish. I just need to focus
on some tight technical practice
while we're on summer break."
Smail was seventh overall and
third in the Pro 250 class. "I had
a pretty good start, but I ended
up constantly behind someone,
just sucking in dust," Smail said.
"It seemed like the minute I
passed, I'd catch up to another
rider, so I was in the dust for all
of loop one. On loop two, I finally
got some clear air and then rode
that for about the next 40 miles
into the finish."
Ava Silvestri, aboard her Nor
-
man Racing Husqvarna, contin-
ued her winning streak in the Pro
Women's class. The returning
champion is seemingly untouch-
able, with second place finishing
five minutes behind her despite
losing her front brake for most
of the first loop.
Red Bull Factory Racer Tara
Gieger, aboard her JCR Honda
CRF250RX, was second, just three
seconds ahead of RPM KTM Rac
-
ing Team's Rachel Stout.
"I started right in between
Dante and Daemon, and I got a
much better jump than both of
them, but they had the power I
don't have, and they both cut me
off," said Silvestri. "I knew I was
the furthest up front for the Wom
-
en, and I just tried to make a little
push to make sure no one caught
up to me and to keep a good
gap. I pushed a little too hard and
ended up crashing, smashing
my front brake caliper up to the
moon, and I had no front brake
and was just absolutely loose out
there on the first loop."
Like Oliveira, Silvestri wasted
little time after the race and
headed to Glen Helen.
Mary Rinell
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Dante Oliveira (KTM) 3:02:00
2. Zane Roberts (Bet) 3:03:04
3. Daemon Woolslayer (Hus) 3:06:38
4. Ryder Thomaselli (Hus) 3:06:44
5. Kayden Lynn (KTM) 3:06:54
6. Dalton Shirey (Kaw) 3:12:21
7. Layton Smail (Kaw) 3:13:26
8. Taran Taylor (Hus) 3:17:52
9. Austyn Monson (Hus) 3:19:54
10. Rayce Jenkins (Kaw) 3:21:01
WIND
IN THE
P46
Ava Silvestri again
dominated the
Women's Pro class.
