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THE MOTOPLAYGROUND RACE
at Ponca City
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Throughout the entirety of the C class division, there can be competitors who aren’t necessarily used to the spotlight and magnitude of a national event. And there are even those unfamiliar with taking off a fully packed starting gate, much less with riders who are serious competitors. Rare is it, that you find a rider in the C class, who can remain composed, and display all of their abili- ties as a rider, in hopes to conquer a championship over a serious of events. Enter Luke Fineis, a young man who’s as mature as they come, and came into this particular looking to sweep the division off of their feet. A holeshot and immediate pace of two minutes and four seconds, had the crowd noticing
in an instant. He would sprint early on, leaving the field in dismay, and turn into a slight bit of cruise mode around the halfway point. His laps would continue to hover around the median model in which he sat, never deviat- ing more than a second or two. His antics were that of professionalism,
as he never had anyone to chase in front of him, yet continued to drive in the quick pace from the moto’s begin- ning. Stretching the lead to over ten seconds, he would cross the line with
a subtle fist pump, knowing that if he could duplicate his effort for the second moto, the championship would be his. With both divisions coming together, there were those in the crowd thinking that someone may step-up, to dethrone “King Fineis” by weekend’s end. He would come out of the line blazing with speed, the only rider hitting the one minute, forty-six second mark through- out the duration of the segment. Cameron Campbell would give Fineis
a heck of a run, keeping him honest as he carried second place throughout the duration. But the Zionsville, Indiana na-
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