2020 Mini O’s Amateur Archives

2020 Mini O’s Amateur Coverage BRAD SMITH – VET 35+ The median between 30 and 40, the 35+ class was an outing where former professionals, weekend warriors, and everyone in between, would congregate with one goal in mind; securing the title, and enjoying their Thanksgiving Holiday. And what better way than to celebrate it, with…

2020 Mini O’s Amateur Coverage BRAD SMITH – VET 30+ When creating the blueprint for this particular SX circuit, the architects of Gatorback Cycle Park aspired to create a challenging, yet safe racecourse for riders of all skill levels. From the 50cc machines, to that of A-class competition, and everything in between; they attempted, to…

2020 Mini O’s Amateur Coverage CASEY COCHRAN – SUPERMINI 2 (13-16) Scanning through this list of names, before the raising of the gate, few could guess the amount of action that would be presented throughout the forthcoming laps. This, being the eldest of the mini-cycle classes, had riders whose stature, could simply dictate where the…

2020 Mini O’s Amateur Coverage CASEY COCHRAN – SUPERMINI 1 (12-15) Industry chatter would flow throughout the pit area, regarding just how fast the Supermini division was going amid the week’s festivities. Not only were these bikes some of the strongest of the event, the pilots who manned them were arguably the best in the…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…