MATEO OLIVEIRA P3 AT GLEN HELEN WHS AS GRANT DAVIS CLAIMS FLYING W NATIONAL ENDURO PODIUM

WEST HARE SCRAMBLE – ROUND 4

Defending AMA West Hare Scramble Pro Class Champion Dante Oliveira was ruled out of Round 4 of the series at Glen Helen Raceway with a broken collarbone sustained over the summer break, which saw all eyes on teammate and younger brother Mateo Oliveira on Sunday.

Equipped with the KTM 350 XC-F in WHS, Oliveira started strongly in the hot conditions and circulated in second position for the opening laps. He slipped back to P3 overall with two laps to go, which is where he would take the checkered flag in a convincing effort.

In terms of the championship standings, it's still FMF KTM Factory Racing's Dante Oliveira tied on points for the lead, while Mateo sits in third, just three points outside of P1 with two rounds remaining in the 2024 season.

Mateo Oliveira: "It was shaping up to be a good day after I executed on the start, and then I was all over Giacomo [Redondi]. After that I fell, got a little stuck, and I made a pretty good push considering how dusty it was until I went down a few more times there in one lap. I hit a wall pretty bad toward the end, but I got some fluids into me with a couple of laps to go and did what we could for a podium from there. It was a bit disappointing because I felt like the result could have been better, but we'll take a third."

Pro Class Results
1. Giacomo Redondi, GASGAS
2. Zane Roberts, Beta
3. Mateo Oliveira, FMF KTM Factory Racing



NATIONAL ENDURO SERIES – ROUND 8

The AMA National Enduro Series continued in Cherryville, Missouri, with the Flying W National Enduro, where FMF KTM Factory Racing's Johnny Girroir finished just short of the podium in the NE Pro1 Class.

Girroir had been challenging for the top three throughout much of the race on his KTM 350 XC-F, until an incident in the closing laps cost him vital time. P4 was the end result and he maintains third in the standings.

Johnny Girroir: "I had a good day battling for the podium. Unfortunately, in the last test I got stuck in some barbed wire and it took me a minute to get it out, so I was bumped off the podium. Other than that, it was a good day, and another day of learning to ride enduro trails."

FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers' Grant Davis returned to the NE Pro2 Class podium to extend his points lead on Sunday. He won two tests in class on his way to second position on the podium riding the KTM 250 XC-F, building a 16-point advantage in the series following eight of 10 rounds.

Grant Davis: "It was a good day. I came out with the first two test wins and then after that I kind of fell apart, but Jonathan [Johnson] was ripping today. It was a good points day, for sure, I definitely made up a lot of points here this weekend."

NE Pro1 Class Results:
1. Steward Baylor Jr, Kawasaki
2. Josh Toth, GASGAS
3. Evan Smith, Husqvarna
4. Johnny Girroir, FMF KTM Factory Racing
5. Trevor Bollinger, Husqvarna

NE Pro2 Class Results:
1. Jonathan Johnson, Beta
2. Grant Davis, FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Landers
3. Jhak Walker, Beta

UPCOMING OFFROAD RACES – SEPTEMBER 2024
9/15: Grand National Cross Country Series – Round 11
9/22: National Enduro Series – Round 9
9/29: Grand National Cross Country Series – Round 12
9/29: National Grand Prix Championship – Round 7
9/29: West Hare Scramble – Round 5