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Bradley Taft is rolling into the Ranch with the expectations of grabbing another pair of titles before he turns to the professional ranks
at Unadilla. Taft has won a championship at Loretta Lynn’s two years in a row - a 250 B Limited title in 2014 as well as a 450 A title
in 2015. He’ll be coming into the 250 A and Open Pro Sport class as one of the favorites to clinch the title and it’s very likely that he’ll leave Tennessee with a third successive Loretta Lynn’s Championship. He has stepped up his training program in preparation for his professional debut; Taft has been training throughout 2016 with Gareth Swanepoel and riding regularly with Cooper Webb and the rest of the Star Yamaha team. Swanepoel’s riders have shown incredible speed and fitness throughout the 2016 racing season; they’ve racked up countless podiums, race wins, and even a couple 250 supercross championships along the way. Taft has surrounded himself with the right people in order to get a proper gauge on his speed coming into Loretta’s and with a professional caliber program, he’ll be lining up on the hallowed Tennessee soil better prepared than ever before. His elevated training program has been showing through
his results throughout the 2016 season as he’s earned multiple moto wins and titles thus far. He took the overall victory in a stacked
250 All Star A/B class at the Daytona RCSX and he managed to win the 450 Pro title at the California Classic one month later. He dominated the results in all of his Loretta Lynn’s qualifiers and swept the overall in all three classes in which he competed at Mammoth, an incredibly impressive achievement which should not be overlooked. Taft will be looking to soar on the crest of confidence that he built at Mammoth and show everyone why he’s ready to line up against the world’s best on the pro circuit.
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