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MPG • JANUARY • 2017
KADE JOHNSON / MOTOCROSS
When reading the list of class titles, many can decipher the first, and second groupings of numbers; concerning the engine dis- placement, and ages of the particular riders involved in the bracket. However, the word limited seems to be a bit baffling to some, especially to those who are outsiders to this particular sport. There’s nothing limited, or an asterisk placed on this class, because of how young these competitors are. They have no drawbacks, or certain clauses; this isn’t bumper bowling, there are no signifi- cant aids applied to racers of this age, when drawing similarities to the professional divisions. These guys can rip, and can blow the minds of audiences not familiar with them. Take Kade Johnson for example, a Texas pilot looking to rip the skies with acrobat- ic skills out of this world, all the while breaking each and every radar gun’s capacity within hundreds of miles. He looked to live up to the hype, but in the meantime, had to deal with the likes of Diesel Thomas and Luke Fauser. Thomas and Fauser met in the