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451 (7-8) Limited
CANYON RICHARDS / Motocross
Looking through the lens of seven and eight year olds, imagine what they see, when gazing upon the historic Gatorback Cycle Park. Peaks and valleys, as far and wide as the eyes can envision; straightaways where insurmountable speed can be attained, and jumps, will- ing to launch you to the moon. It can be quite the un- dertaking, yet the riders at this particular event, faced every jaw-dropping challenge with immense courage. Willing to take on this brutal track, the field loaded the gate, ready to rock and roll. Who was ready to lead the battalion into the first corner? It was none other than Junction City, Ohio’s Caden Weinsziehr, registering first as they leaped into the view of the mechanic’s area. Pushing the identity of the relatively novel Husqvarna 50cc machine into the limelight, the cameras were on number 14 as he spun around the chewed up raceway. Not far behind, Chace Lawton was attempting whole- heartedly to try and magnify the distance between the two, but time was running out. The running order would go as follows on the final circuit: Weinsziehr, Lawton, and Mason Raynor making his way into third. Most of the orange pumpkins from Halloween had either been disposed of, or blended to delicious mixtures of pies, yet one relic had been retained in the patches of Port Saint Lucie, Florida; and it belonged to Seth Dennis. Making his way to an early lead, he would search far and wide for the smoothest line, in the furthest sweeper near the entrance. Running to the edge of the layout, his chassis found a little piece of relaxation, running on the outside each lap, missing the majority of the craters that had formed since morning. It was intuitive thinking like this, which would go on to propel him to victory. Canyon Richards, and Austin Camden would go on to place second and third, respectively. It was now time to settle the score, as both Dennis and Weinsziehr eyed each other at the start of the staging line. A nod through each of their helmets, and they agreed to fight fair and clean. The bell was about to ring. Off the line, Richards felt he had redemption to garner. Although, the num- ber 930 of Seth Dennis had the hottest pace early on, Richards high-flying antics would propel him around the home-state kid, making the pass on the white flag. He simply wasn’t going to let this win slip away, slamming the shock of Cobra 50 with authority as he cleared the finish line jump for the final time. Nodding his head to his crew, he knew he had this one coming, and that it was most well deserved.
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