then pushed hard to get in the
lead because I didn't want to eat
dust all day. That was good for
my confidence, too, being able
to run him down, get in the lead
early and pretty much manage
my own race from there."
Smail's ride netted him fourth
overall, nearly four minutes ahead
of Dahners and his Americool
Heating & Air-conditioning/Mo-
torex/Moose Racing 250 XC-F.
Johnny Campbell Racing (JCR)
Honda's Ryan Surratt figured he'd
get some seat time in since Glen
Helen is close to home, and he
finished 13 seconds later in sixth
overall, fourth Pro/AA. Thoma-
selli worked his way back from
an early crash to take seventh
overall, third Pro 250, on his 395
Motorsports/MX Trophies/Leatt
FC 250. He and Dahners are tied
in class points at 92 each, behind
Smail's perfect 120.
Dahners' teammate JJ Con-
cannon matched his best-to-
date fourth-place Pro 250 finish,
followed by CM Parts Kawasaki-
mounted Cooper Abbott (fifth
Pro 250) and Pro Circuit Off-
Road Kawasaki's Dalton Shirey,
the fifth Pro/AA.
Justin Herman won Pro Vet
35+ for the third time on his LPS
Suspension Yamaha, with John
Kean and Brian Marok rounding
out the podium.
In the 90-minute morning race,
Silvestri led practically from
start to finish on her 395 Mo-
torsports/Racer Decal/Troy Lee
Designs FC 250, which she sets
up basically the same as for GPs
and hare & hounds. And it made
up for the double-National races
the previous weekend.
"That wasn't my most ideal
performance [last weekend at the
GP where she was second after
winning the H&H in Utah the day
before], but it's nice to get a little
bit of redemption," she noted.
"It's nice to at least get a win in a
different series here, but I'm Glen
'Helened' out for the year!"
Gage has been putting in 50-
mile training days with Smail in
Idaho lately, and it showed as she
moved into second just ahead of
Stout in the early going. A tip-over
on her Pro Circuit/Dunlop/FXR
KX250 eventually let Stout get
around, though FMF RPM Racing
KTM's Stout could never shake
her. Officially, Stout and her Gain
-
slinger Human Performance/
Alexander Exhibits/Sidi 250 XC-F
had just one second advantage
over Gage at the finish.
Round five visits a new venue
in Orofino, Idaho, in two weeks,
June 6-7, as the series moves
north into the trees for the final
three rounds.
Mark Kariya
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Mateo Oliveira (Hus) 2:45:19
2. Giacomo Redondi (Kaw) 2:46:39
3. Zane Roberts (Bet) 2:49:16
4. Layton Smail (Kaw) 2:51:02
5. Jaden Dahners (KTM) 2:54:52
6. Ryan Surratt (Hon) 2:55:05
7. Ryder Thomaselli (Hus) 2:55:42
8. JJ Concannon (KTM) 2:58:30
9. Cooper Abbott (Kaw) 2:59:23
10. Dalton Shirey (Kaw) 2:59:51
WIND
IN THE
P44
Ava Silvestri was
untouchable,
winning the Pro
Women class
convincingly over
Rachel Stout and
Ashlee Gage.
