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on the rear fender of Doc Smith. Fifth place is where he would reside by the end of the race, yet he wanted more once back at the trailer and assessing his performance. Many hours later, his chance to put out a second showing would appear just in front of him. He would slowly rock back and forth behind the gate, just ready to rev up and click third once crossing the pad. And his start would be much, much better this time around, pacing the leaders of Luke Fineis and Cameron Campbell with an imminent charge. The Yamaha was beaming with radiation, taking in a gloss from the sun and blinding all in attendance with its relic of mystique. He would stay consistent throughout the moto, landing in the high one minute, forty second range for the entire duration. With Jag- ger Koch was giving him a bit of company as the race would dwindle, yet he would hold strong, withstanding the revving from the fellow Yamaha rider just behind. As he took the checkered flag, he wondered where he’d sit overall. And to much of his delight, his finish would place him in the podium bracket, taking home the bronze medal. Moments like these, make the drive, travel, and expense all worth it, knowing that he had a feeling of accomplishment unmatched by anything else in the world. Great job Cole, and cheers to more momentum in the near future.
COLE JONES >>
In order to chase one’s goals, dreams, and aspirations, es- pecially this day and age, you must be willing to chase and purse in a matter of one hun- dred percent. Whether that be training, travel, or what have you, there’s someone out there willing to go the extra mile, in order to make the aforemen- tioned a reality. And Cole Jones and crew appear to be doing so, traveling all the way from Enon Valley, Pennsylvania, in order to race the highly-touted, MotoPlayground Race at the Ponca City national. Never one to be jet lagged or sluggish, Jones would push through the traveling affairs and change of
routine, in order to accomplish the task at hand. The heat race in which he was placed, didn’t go as planned at first however. His start would land him near the tenth place ride, and force
to work his way up with true grit and tenacity, which he carries in abundance. Moving into sev- enth by lap two, he wouldn’t be satisfied until the officials would force him off the track. Seventh became sixth, and then into fifth, where he would steadily creep