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14 MPG • OCTOBER • 2017
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Following a couple of podiums and two sixth place overall finishes in his last B class outing at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch, Lance Kobusch was eager to make his mark on the A class as the 2016 racing season begins to wind down. The sixteen year old has tested the waters in the pro class, finding suc- cess at a couple of smaller races based in the midwest, but the competition at the Brawl would prove to be his toughest opposition yet since making the step from the intermediate class. The Team Green rider competed in both 450 A and 250 A throughout the weekend, as well as both the 250 and 450 Pro AM classes. Kobusch didn’t waste any time adapt- ing to the track, as he was one of the first riders to launch
the massive table-to-single jump in the middle of the circuit.
It became more difficult to jump throughout the weekend after the the takeoff developed more ruts, but he was one of the only riders to jump it consistently throughout the event.. The Missourian found a way to charge through the massive braking bumps, whooped out berms, and bottomless ruts, adapting in order to find a way to outpace his competition. He started the weekend off with a holeshot and a moto win in the 250 A class, checking out on the field with the fastest outright lap of the race in the process. The Kawasaki rider didn’t get the start that he was looking for in the first 450 A moto, but he fought back from just outside the top ten to salvage a fourth place, therefore keeping him in the fight for the overall. On Sunday, he was faced with four different gate drops given
the addition of the Pro AM races. Kobusch continued his excellent form in the 250 A class, backing up his first moto
LANCE KOBUSCH