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TREY CANARD
450 SX / MN.
IMAGE /MPG WORDS /MATTINGLY DESIGN / WILSON
>> Minnesota has been home to many a great in all of sports through- out the past decades; Kevin Garnett, Tori Hunter, Randy Moss, have all treaded and left their imprint in the city of Minneapolis. You know who else is hoping to do the same once the series rolls through and departs? Trey Canard. He knows what it takes to put a complete race together; just check his resume throughout his amateur and professional career. And if he’s done it once, the man has the talent do to it again. His work ethic, however, was showing all day in the land of the North. Stepping out in practice, among the first to obtain combinations in the rhythm sections, upshifting through the sand, and scurrying down the straight- away. And as the tempo from practice and qualifying settled, it was now time for him to leave the same aura on the main event. Fighting tooth and nail as the team entered the first turn, he knew the battle that lay ahead. Trouble was developing on this seemingly tight track; it had a funky opening sequence and a dreaded set of dragon’s back that could reach up and “char” any rider (like we saw of Justin Bogle earlier in the evening.) He was clicking them off however, wheel tapping, always a hair away from throwing it all away, yet he stayed composed each lap. With his laptimes hovering near the 50 second margin, the leaders
were on a pace of their own, but he steadily plugged away, letting the heart rate simmer into its adequate zones, all the while focusing on the jersey ahead. As the checkered flag flew, it was a solid night, but one he knows he can improve on, as he brought eighth place home.
28 GRITMOTO • FEBRUARY 19, 2017