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SUPERMINI 1 (12-15)
THE MOTOPLAYGROUND RACE
at Ponca City
CHANCE HYMAS >> 1
Where this time of year would be once spaced with a little bit of downtime, and a tad of relaxation for many amateur motocross families’, in present day, this is one of the busiest seasons in the calendar year. With both the Monster Cup, and MotoPlay- ground Race at Ponca City now holding a stake in the month of October, serious contenders of the amateur circuit can be travelling far and wide while most are carving pumpkins and preparing for Hal- loween. Chance Hymas has seen it all, whether it be podiuming and moto wins at every single national,
or racing under those bright stadium lights in Las Vegas, he’s acclimated to the spotlight very well. So when coming to the race here at Ponca, he was con- fident he could get the job done with flying colors. Hymas had his starting technique extremely dialed in, heating up the tire and moto to the absolute perfect degree prior to taking off for the start of the first moto. The number 832 was a pure bottle rocket, looking to shear off and into the sunset, aspiring
for victory from the moment his tread hit the dirt. Throwing down his fastest laptime of the moto on the first lap, he would sprint away, and have a bit of breathing room by lap three. Continuously setting the bar higher and higher, he would maneuver the bike every which way, in pursuit of leading every lap and second to be honest, of this moto. A four second lead over Noah Smerdon in the finale, saw him take the checkered flag, walking away super stoked. For the second moto, Hymas would again display his true racing abilities in this round, pulling off a mag- nificent start and looking to take on all challenger’s to the fullest extent. With Clouch, Craig, Walker, and Towers behind, he knew he wasn’t able to sustain
in lapse of focus, otherwise he could toss the title away in an instant. The Pocatello, Idaho native would remain calm and composed, regardless of the rampant battles that were going on behind him. He knew if he could just keep envisioning the finish line and podium, that the matter would come to fruition, and it would all work out to his advantage. And that forecast couldn’t have been truer, as Hymas would stunt across the checkered flag line with authority, knowing that he was the overall champion, for the Supermini 1 division.
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