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And although he would speak of it in a nonchalant manner, the tale of his pre-race wishes would be tall task, as the
night would unfold. With the field making their way through the practice session, there were a series of lines that could
create an enormous amount of mistakes. With the whoops claiming 450 riders like Justin Hill, all who had the pleasure
of watching the elder class would take note of all the chaos going around. It was at the forefront of his mind as he took the track for practice, trying his best to remain silky smooth in a sea of choppy and speed-deterring obstacles.
He was nailing the plateau-type combination adjacent to the start however, tripling off whenever was feasible. Dodging traffic to
the best of his abilities, he found ways to piece together multiple solid laps, and look for a way to the front of the field, as the heat race would begin. Navigating with his pupils on high alert, he would defy all odds as his throttle hand would simply mesh with the waffle grip of the right side. Keeping his elbow twisted to the fullest extent, he would pull away from Michael Mosiman. Situating himself in the third place ride, he knew he would be in sound position, come time for the main event. With the field blasting out of the gate, the sheer roar of the crowd would overwhelm the sound of the engines peaking. He could feel it, and the sense of adrenaline would pour throughout his veins, an electric wave of current keeping his abilities on the highest of alert. With Ferrandis out front, he could feel the gap lengthening little by little, but he knew he couldn’t deter from the task at hand. And then it became the object of pulling away from Cameron McAdoo, who was steadily on his six, hounding at the rear tread of his machine. Keeping it together, in true Jacob Hayes form, he would hold on for an exceptional fifth place ride.
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