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if he stayed in this vicinity; however, he as any true champion would, he wanted more. The switch would then be flipped, where he would shoot into the lead on the following circuit, throwing down a mean one minute, thirty-sev- en second lap time in the process. Those lines would be optimum, so much so that he would hit the exact same marks on the following to go-arounds. And although Branden Walther and Gage Linville were early contestants for the win, Thrasher’s presence would be able to outlast everyone else in the field. A taking of the checkered flag would cap off a spectacular double-win series, where Nate could call himself king of the division.
KAEDEN AMERINE >> 2
The area of Great Bend, Kansas has a nostalgia of hard-working citizens, willing to leave it all on the line to accomplish the task at hand. And Kaeden Amerine
is no different, as the KTM combatant living smack dab in the center of the Midwest is a young man who works sun- up, to sundown to achieve his hopes and dreams. He felt particularly comfortable at this event however, with relative famil- iarity with the soil composition and his proximity to home. Adoring the immacu- late Ponca layout and flow of the course, you could sense his feeling of confi- dence growing with every passing round
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