| May 31, 2022
The Rocky Mountain ATV/MC WORCS Series held its final race before its summer break at the Three Peaks Oasis center in Cedar City, Utah, May 28-29, where racers were greeted with a five-mile racetrack that took the pros roughly nine minutes to complete. The Oliveira brothers, Dante and Mateo, took top honors in the Pro 450 and Pro 250 classes, respectively, aboard their KTM machines. Collier Martinez took the Pro-Am win and Brandy Richards topped Saturday’s Women Pro race.
Story and Photos By Connor Moore
The Pro 450 and 250 classes lined up together, giving fans the first glimpse of Dante and Mateo starting side by side for the two-hour moto.
Austin Walton (Factory Rockstar Husqvarna) pulled the holeshot, as both Tyler Lynn and Dante Oliveira settled in right behind him after the first turn. Lynn, however, passed Walton later the first lap but had some minor bike issues that required a quick pit stop with his Precision Concepts Kawasaki team. He quickly got things fixed and headed back out on the course. This allowed Oliveira to slide in behind Walton, as they battled hard for a few laps. Walton tried to hold off the points leader, but Oliveira eventually made the pass and set sail for the win.
Birthday boy Dare Demartile, who started near the back of the pack after the dead-engine start, made his way through the dust and up to second place. The Beta rider put on a show as he charged hard all way to the end and even had Oliveira in his sights by the time the checkered flag came out. Second place was his best finish at a WORCS event and the best pro finish for Factory Beta Racing at any WORCS event.
Lynn also fought his way back through the field into third. He eventually caught up to Demartile but ended up having to stick with third place. Lynn got on the podium for the third straight round and is sitting second in points.
Mateo Oliveira started in the middle of the field but kept pushing hard through the race, eventually riding his RPM KTM to another first-place finish in the 250 Pro class. Oliveira has yet to finish second or worse this year in any GP-style race.
Kai Aiello, on his 3Bros Kilmartin Racing Husqvarna, came from behind to take second in the 250 Pro class.
Thomas Dunn (Purvines Racing Yamaha) battled with Aiello for second but had to settle for third place.
The points race behind Oliveira is heating up. Dunn and Aiello head into the break separated by only one point.
In Pro-Am, Martinez (SLR Honda) continued his perfect season with another dominant victory. Martinez started towards the back of the pack, but it didn’t take him long before he found his way through field and was out front. He laid down the hammer, as he pulled away from the rest of the field and took the win.
Brandy Richards, who won the Women’s Pro race ahead of Mica Diaz on Saturday, raced again on Sunday in the Pro-Am class, where she would finish second.
Hayden Florez got on the box for the first time this season. He came from well back in the field.
OVERALL
- Dante Oliveira (KTM)
- Dare Demartile (Bet)
- Tyler Lynn (Kaw)
- Mateo Oliveira (KTM)
- Kai Aiello (Hus)