VOL. 52 ISSUE 18 MAY 10, 2016 P43
I got the lead, I just tried to ride
clean and not do anything stu-
pid. I was so tired at the end of
this race! I got a good start, but
I fell. From there, I just tried to
set a good pace and hit my lines
every lap. I slowly grabbed spots
one by one on each lap. The
sand and the whoops did me big
favors today."
For Yorba, it marked his first
podium of the season. "I got a
great start, grabbed the hole-
shot, and led for a bit," said
Yorba. "I just stuffed the front
end in one of the sand turns and
fell back. I got really bad arm
pump after that and I just kind of
cruised around waiting for it to
go away."
Wallis was happy just to get
a finish, not to mention a third
place. It marked his second po-
dium of the season after winning
the Lake Havasu round.
"It was really sketchy out
there," said Wallis. "There were
a lot of points where I thought
I was going to hit the ground,
and I just barely rode out of it. I
wrecked twice. It's a relief to get
back on the box, especially after
my Havasu win."
Colton Udall had an equally
difficult race and just ran out of
steam in the end. "I didn't have
[Shirey's] pace," Udall said. "I
kept thinking I was going to get
rid of my arm pump, but I never
really had the energy I needed
to win. I ended up going through
the bushes with Yorba, and
Dalton went past us like 'Thank
you very much.' I should have
slowed down and been more
patient. That crash really took it
out of me."
Bell recovered to finish 10th
and just barely holds onto the
points lead going into the final
three races. "To do that well,
then have something go wrong
and take me out was really tough
to take," said Bell. "I finally got
a good start; I'd been waiting all
season for that start."
In Pro 2, Travis Damon
extended his points lead with
his second-consecutive and
third victory of the season. Alex
Dorsey was second, ahead of
early leader Logan Chambers.
"I'm pretty pumped about
this," said Damon. "I didn't get
that great of a start. I finally got
around a guy I was following.
Then Logan had some trouble
with his bike and he pitted."
In Pro 2 Lights, Dante Oliveira
remains undefeated in 2016 after
winning his sixth consecutive
race. Clayton Hengeveld was
second, earning his third-straight
podium. Jarett Megla was third.
"I got the holeshot and just
stayed out front," said Oliveira.
"I only crashed once, so that felt
good. I felt good on the bike and
I could push really hard today.
I've struggled with crashing for
the past several years, but I've
been able to keep it on two
wheels this year."
Harlen Foley
PRO
1. Dalton Shirey (Hus)
2. Eric Yorba (KTM)
3. Justin Wallis (Bet)
PRO2
1. Travis Damon (Hon)
2. Alex Dorsey (KTM)
3. Logan Chambers (KTM)
PRO 2 LITES
1. Dante Oliveira (KTM)
2. Clayton Hengeveld (Kaw)
3. Jarett Megla (Hon)
Travis Damon topped the Pro 2 Lites class.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
TRAVIS
DAMON
