23.01.2022

DANTE OLIVEIRA IS OFF TO A STRONG START IN 2022 WITH OPENING ROUND VICTORY IN WORCS

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Round 1 - WORCS

PRIMM, Nev. – FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Dante Oliveira continues to have an impressive start to his title defense season in 2022 following a flag-to-flag victory at Round 1 of the World Off-Road Championship Series (WORCS) in Primm, Nevada. FMF/RPM/KTM Racing Team Maxxis rider, Mateo Oliveira, kept the momentum rolling with a win in the Pro 250 class and an impressive fifth overall on the day. 

With the No. one plate proudly displayed aboard his KTM 450 XC-F, Oliveira came into the opening round as the rider to beat in 2022. The young rider delivered from the get-go as he shot off the line to secure the Pro class holeshot. He put a sizeable gap on the field halfway into the race and he maintained a comfortable lead heading into the final laps. The second-place rider of Cole Martinez put in a hard charge on the final lap but the reigning champion rode strong and held off the pressure to secure the win by 3.350 seconds.
 
Dante Oliveira: “I got off to the holeshot and just did my own thing out there. The other guys had to fight back from the back a little bit so I tried to capitalize on that. My arms were pumping up a little so I had to relax a little bit the first couple of laps. Once I saw Cole put his head down, I dropped the elbow a little bit and all-in-all it was a good race.”
 
KTM-Supported rider Brandy Richards secured the opening round victory in the Women’s Pro class, as well as an impressive second-place podium finish in Sunday’s Pro Am division. KTM-mounted rider, Drake Hacker, rounded out the Pro Am podium with a solid third.
 
Round 2: Devore, California – February 18-20, 2022
 
Pro 450 (MC) Results – Round 1
1. Dante Oliveira, KTM, 11 laps
2. Cole Martinez, HON, +03.350
3. Trevor Stewart, YAM, +04:12.897
 
Pro 250 (MC) Results – Round 1
1. Mateo Oliveira, KTM
2. Jack Simpson, HON
3. Thomas Dunn, YAM
 
Pro Am (MC) Results – Round 1
1. Collier Martinez, HON
2. Brandy Richards, KTM
3. Drake Hacker, KTM
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