Round 7 — Cache Valley MX, Preston, Idaho

Five different series, one track, one wild Saturday. Round 7 of the Dynamite GP pulled a bunch of sanctioning bodies together at Cache Valley MX, and the track more than held up its end of the bargain. We’re talking 5-plus miles of deep, gnarly motocross ruts that dumped riders into long, winding cornfield sections — the kind where you’d watch someone vanish into the stalks and just have to trust they’d pop back out a few turns later. Part MX track, part corn maze, all brutal. And with a track that demanding, it’s no surprise the championship battles got even tighter by the time the checkered flag flew.

Coming into Preston, it was Beau Baron and Travis Damon separated by just 8 points, after a season where both guys had taken turns getting torched by mechanical issues. Round 7 kept that theme going, just with the shoe on the other foot. Baron grabbed the holeshot and that was basically that; he led every single lap and looked comfortable doing it. Damon was right there trying to make him work for it, staying glued to his rear fender, until his day got complicated fast: a mechanical problem sent him and his crew into the hot pits for an emergency battery swap. That’s about as bad a spot as you can be in mid-race, and to his credit, Damon didn’t just pack it in. He put in a real charge trying to salvage something out of it, but the deficit was too big to fully claw back, and he crossed the line in 4th — one bike-length short of the podium, if we’re being dramatic about it.

Logan Huff came home 2nd, Gage Leaver grabbed 3rd, with Auston Baxter 5th and Max Lindquist 6th.

So where does that leave the points? Baron trimmed the gap down from 8 to just 2. Two points, with rounds still left to run. If this season has proven anything, it’s that whoever keeps their bike together is going to be the one wearing the number one plate at the end — and right now that’s anyone’s guess.

Normally, Pro-Am means one thing: Daven DeSilva and Eduardo Rojas going at it. Not this round. Rojas is still working back from shoulder surgery after a practice crash earlier in the year, and at Preston he was clearly just riding to protect his points, not to throw haymakers. Smart move, tough one to make. That left DeSilva with a wide-open track, and he made the most of it. He was fast right out of the gate, with Landen Johnson the only one able to hang with him early. But that didn’t last long — DeSilva checked out and cruised the rest of the way to the win, no drama needed. Noah Harris snagged 2nd, Torey Matajcich rounded out the podium in 3rd, and Johnson held on for 4th after his early push. Rojas brought it home 5th — a solid, protected result given everything he’s dealing with — with James Saunders 6th and Robert Troy 7th.

Speaking of Matajcich — not a bad day at the office. On top of her 3rd overall in a loaded Pro-Am field, she topped the Women Pro class outright. Layne Fryar took 2nd, and Bailey Baron rounded out the podium in 3rd.That’s what a five-series crossover round should look like: a track that chewed people up, a championship that got tighter instead of looser, and a reminder that sometimes the biggest storyline is the fight that didn’t happen. Damon holds onto the points lead, but the cushion’s basically gone. Damon’s got a battery-pit horror story and extra motivation heading into the next one. And DeSilva made a stacked Pro-Am class look like a walk in the park.

Two points separate the top of ATV Pro with rounds left to go — buckle up.