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JOHN GREWE – SENIOR (45+)
2020 Mini O’s Amateur Coverage JOHN GREWE – SENIOR (45+) The thing about most of the “Vet” classes, is that these competitors are soundly familiar with one another. It’s not as though, they just began their racing career(s) and are venturing to the national circuit for the first time. Names like Grewe, Mike Treadwell, and…
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ROBERT FITCH -SENIOR (40+)
2020 Mini O’s Amateur Coverage ROBERT FITCH -SENIOR (40+) With this event going on for decades now, riders in the (40+) division were well accustomed to what the Winter Olympics National had to offer. Many had traveled to this circuit in the 1990s, and a few, even racing the professional outdoor event when it came…
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GAGE LINVILLE – SCHOOLBOY 2 (12-17) B/C
2020 Mini O’s Amateur Coverage GAGE LINVILLE – SCHOOLBOY 2 (12-17) B/C Year after year, the Schoolboy 2 class was a platform where “the stars of tomorrow” could be chosen from. This outing conjoined with the intermediate divisions, offering team owner’s a myriad of sequences in which to view a racer with immense detail. With…
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EVAN FERRY – SCHOOLBOY 1 (12-17) B/C
2020 Mini O’s Amateur Coverage EVAN FERRY – SCHOOLBOY 1 (12-17) B/C The majority of athletes in this particular division were just beginning to translate their efforts from the Supermini machine to the 125…making for an absolute spectacle as practice came underway. Toggling between different options, Evan Ferry was apparent with both speed and style,…
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GAVIN MCCOY -MINI-E (4-8)
2020 Mini O’s Amateur Coverage GAVIN MCCOY -MINI-E (4-8) With the atmosphere of racing changing day in and day out, it was only fitting to run the Mini-E (4-8) class at this year’s Winter Olympic event. Throughout the past few decades, the sport has transitioned tremendously, and for 2020, the notion was no different. This…
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CASEY COCHRAN – MINI SR 2 (13-15)
2020 Mini O’s Amateur Coverage CASEY COCHRAN – MINI SR 2 (13-15) Watching from afar, riders in this division would scan the “SX” circuit on a brief track walk before action commencing for the 2020 event at Gatorback. Even the smallest of details, such as rocks, kickers, and even the grade of take-off ramps, would…
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CASEY COCHRAN – MINI SR 1 (12-14)
2020 Mini O’s Amateur Coverage CASEY COCHRAN – MINI SR 1 (12-14) With elder riders departing from the division after Loretta Lynn’s, many in the class saw an opportunity to capture the throne, before exiting the premises of the Gatorback Winter Olympic’s National. As one may have assumed, heat races would be the first events…
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EARL MAY – MASTERS (55+)
2020 Mini O’s Amateur Coverage EARL MAY – MASTERS (55+) Listed as fifty-five and older, to many, could mean that these riders were well past their prime, regarding motorcycle racing. However, when viewing the division as a whole, for the 2020 Winter Olympics event, nothing could be further from the truth. Earl May, Ralph Bentley,…
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JOHN GREWE – MASTERS (50+)
2020 Mini O’s Amateur Coverage JOHN GREWE – MASTERS (50+) Although their age bracket, doesn’t necessarily correlate with the “high-flying” action of Supercross, the men of the Masters (50+) division were most definitely capable of conquering the course for the Winter Olympics championship. Competitors traveled from all over, casting their bid to win a lucrative…
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BRANDON SCHARER – JUNIOR (25+)
2020 Mini O’s Amateur Coverage BRANDON SCHARER – JUNIOR (25+) Although not quite the “stadium-esque” layout many of these (25+) riders had experienced in the past, their Supercross aptitude translated well to the course here in Gainesville, Florida. Racers like Brandon Scharer, Heath Harrison, among countless others, had all spent their fair share of time…
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