KX250, he took little time to lead
the Pro 250 field and set out after
the 450s, which had started about
a minute ahead. He was actually
second-fastest on adjusted time
early on, then slipped slightly
to third-fastest for almost two
hours. Extending his season win
streak to a perfect five-for-five,
150 points are now a lofty 33
ahead of FMF RPM Racing KTM's
Jaden Dahners (who was second
in class and fifth overall) and
37 ahead of 395 Motorsports
Husqvarna-mounted Thomaselli.
While Roberts is best known
as a desert racer and his FMF/
Bridgestone/Moose Racing 480
RR is the largest bike in the Pro/
AA class, recent setup changes
have made him more comfortable
as the series heads north into
tighter woods.
"I'm normally not a
woods guy, but I was
enjoying them quite a bit
today," he said.
After Dahners and
Thomaselli, Johnny Camp-
bell Racing Honda's Nolan
Cate made the relatively
short trip from Montana to
see how he'd fare after a
recent hard crash. He felt
well enough to take fourth
in Pro/AA and seventh
overall, followed by FMF
RPM Racing KTM rider JJ
Concannon (fourth in Pro
250). Six Days-bound Mav-
erick Alaway on his Banks
Glass KTM and Matthew
Lee Construction Kawa-
saki-mounted Ruhne Lee
were the first two 250cc A
riders and rounded out the
top 10 overall.
The 90-minute morn-
ing race belonged entirely
to Norman Racing Husqvarna's
Ava Silvestri, who had quite the
weekend. On Friday, she placed
a solid ninth in moto one of the
WMX series opener at Hang-
town. Despite the travel, Silvestri
dominated from start to finish on
her Precision Concepts/Dunlop/
Troy Lee Designs FC 250 off-road
racer.
Ashlee Gage enjoyed a strong
start on her Canyon Excavation/
Let's Ride KX250 after bump-
ing reigning Pro Women champ
Rachel Stout in the first turn and
ended up running second most of
the way for a season-best finish.
Stout took third and remains sec-
ond in points, 29 behind Silvestri,
with Gage third, 44 in arrears.
Mark Kariya
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Ricky Russell (Kaw) 2:28:03
2. Mateo Oliveira (Hus) 2:28:31
3. Layton Smail (Kaw) 2:29:06
4. Zane Roberts (Bet) 2:29:52
5. Jason Dahners (KTM) 2:35:24
6. Ryder Thomaselli (Hus) 2:36:41
7. Nolan Cate (Hon) 2:39:39
8. JJ Concannon (KTM) 2:43:03
9. Maverick Alaway (KTM) 2:45:15
10. Ruhne Lee (Hon) 2:47:24
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Layton Smail once again
sprinted past the rest of the Pro
250s and finished third overall.
The Pro Vet 35+ winner in
his first series appearance,
Monte McGrath made short
work of this difficult climb,
outdistancing class points
leader Justin Herman and
third-in-class TJ Haynes.
