08.04.2024

DANTE OLIVEIRA KEEPS PERFECT NGPC SEASON GOING AT 29 PALMS

KTM Offroad Weekend Update
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Another strong weekend out for FMF KTM Factory Racing saw Dante Oliveira win Round 4 of the National Grand Prix Championship on the west coast, while FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers rider Grant Davis won in NE Pro2 back east as the National Enduro Series resumed.
NATIONAL GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP - ROUND 4

FMF KTM Factory Racing's Dante Oliveira remains unbeaten in the 2024 National Grand Prix Championship (NGPC) after powering to a fourth win in as many rounds to date this season at 29 Palms.

High speeds and grueling desert conditions make the 29 Palms track layout one of the toughest on the NGPC schedule, where Oliveira managed to race his KTM 450 XC-F to a controlled victory and extend his series lead to a commanding 39 points in the process.

Despite coming under pressure in the early-to-middle stages of the race, the defending Pro Class Champion kept his composure by leading all nine laps and managed a 19-second winning margin when the checkered flag flew.

Dante Oliveira: "29 Palms is a different beast, for sure – you just have to send it, about as fast as these bikes can go! It's a chopped-up, nasty track, but my team did such a good job with the bike in these conditions. Austin [Walton] and Cole [Martinez] were both charging and inching closer during the race, so to be able to pull back out to the lead was nice. We're taking these wins race-by-race, trying to be my best each round and we know anything can happen in racing, but we're really happy to get another one here today."

Pro Class teammate Mateo Oliveira brought his FMF KTM Factory Racing 450 XC-F home in seventh position – crossing the finish within reach of a top-five result – while continuing to gain experience and he's aiming to build momentum as the NGPC season progresses. He currently sits sixth in the standings.

Mateo Oliveira: "We came in well-prepared because this is such a crazy-fast track, so I'm a little frustrated with the result, but I have to keep putting the pieces together and climbing that ladder. Seventh isn't where I should be, but we can get there and we'll keep working hard."

Pro Class Results
1. Dante Oliveira, FMF KTM Factory Racing
2. Cole Martinez, HON
3. Austin Walton, HQV
7. Mateo Oliveira, FMF KTM Factory Racing


NATIONAL ENDURO SERIES - ROUND 2

This weekend also saw the National Enduro Series continue with the Cajun Classic in Forest Hill, Louisiana, where FMF KTM Factory Racing rider Johnny Girroir finished fourth in the NE Pro1 Class. In addition, FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers' Grant Davis picked up the NE Pro2 Class victory.

Girroir was consistently inside the top-five on his KTM 350 XC-F and a late charge in the final test secured him fourth position in class and fifth overall for the weekend.

As for Davis, the FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers rider was dominant in the NE Pro2 Class to lead from the outset and extended an eventual winning margin of 2:48.843 equipped with the KTM 250 XC-F. That placed him fourth overall for the round on combined times.

Grant Davis: "I've been working hard this year chasing the championship here and in GNCC," Davis said. "Today was a good round for us to get the win in NE Pro2, so we're really stoked with that and look forward to keeping things going from here!"

NE Pro1 Class Results
1. Josh Toth, GAS
2. Grant Baylor, KAW
3. Steward Baylor, KAW
4. Johnny Girroir, FMF KTM Factory Racing
6. Trevor Bollinger, HQV

NE Pro2 Class Results
1. Grant Davis, FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers
2. Nathaniel Tasha, YAM
3. Nicholas Defeo, KAW

Upcoming Offroad Races – April 2024
4/14: Grand National Cross Country Series - Round 5
4/14: West Hare Scrambles Series - Round 2
4/21: U.S. Sprint Enduro Series - Round 4
4/28: Grand National Cross Country Series - Round 6
4/28: National Grand Prix Championship - Round 5
4/28: U.S. Hard Enduro Series - Round 3
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