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MARCELLO
LEODORICO
Marcello Leodorico really put himself on the map in the final stages of 2017 after winning multiple motos and earning himself a championship in the 85cc (12-13) Limited class. The Florida native showed up at Freestone for the JS7 Spring Cham- pionship attempting to back up his results from Gatorback, proving he’s the real deal on the opening day of racing with some exceptional results. The KTM rider finished the first three motos that he contested in the top three, earning a total of two second place finishes and a third. His stellar results in the opening motos put him in a good position on the gate for the second races, but he wasn’t able to find his way back to the podium when the gate dropped for a second time. Regardless, Leodorico battled at
the front of the 85cc ranks and held his own in one of most impossibly stacked classes, narrowly missing out on the box with two impressive fourth place finishes.
DAXTON BENNICK
Team Dunlop Elite’s Daxton Ben- nick has already made a name for himself as one of the standout riders in the minicycle ranks. The North Carolina native’s results at the first annual Spring A Ding Ding speak for themselves as he finished all six of his motos within the top five, earn- ing podium finishes and two wins to boot. The Orange Brigade backed rider’s skills shone through the most in the 85cc (9-11) division where
he was able to take both victories, receiving a number one plate for his efforts. Bennick moved onto the JS7 Freestone Spring Championship and found the same sort of success in the (9-11) division, compiling a second and first place finish in order to earn himself another championship. The Team Dunlop Elite rider encountered his fair share of misfortune in the other classes that he contested, but two back-to-back number one plates speak for themselves.
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