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85CC (9-11) LIMITED
KILPATRICK
JULIEN BEAUMER
What is it that drives all of these athletes to compete? Is it the will to win? The eagerness
of notoriety? The thought of countless medals and sponsorships? Many would agree that it’s a combination of all, and there’s an oh so certain relic, hidden within many of these riders, that makes them tick like no other. It’s an intangible trait, and when looking down the line of the
85cc (9-11) Limited class, you have a list full of names, who are vying heavily for the number one crown. The first heat saw Haiden Deegan establish himself as the man to beat in the early going, leading the field across the stripe for the first few laps. Daxton Bennick, on the number 241 Yamaha was in second, looking to avoid complacency. Krystian Janik, third, was battling with both Nick Romano, and Ryder Kingsford, concluding the grouping of the top five. Romano, meanwhile, was the man on the mission. Push- ing through the field, he was scrubbing the ant- hills furiously, dragging the footpeg up the face, and stylishly flicking the bars at the top. He knew what had to be done in order to win, and he was willing to lay it on the line at all cost. His charge, seemingly picking off one of the aforementioned each lap, led him to the rear wheel of Deegan; and he decided, it was now or never, He leaped by the number 238, going on to secure the win, and serious momentum into the main event.
The second heat, was the Matti Jorgensen
Jr. show, as the Pompano Beach native felt
at home under these crisp Floridian skies. No need to acclimate, he blitzed from the opening segment, trying to fend off Casey Cochran to the best of his ability. Julien Beaumer meanwhile, sat quietly in third, looking to move around the Suzuki just ahead; it would work, and as he would eerily move forward to the lead, disaster struck. He would have a huge mishap, costing him to fall to tenth. He would unfortunately settle here, and be left with a less than meaningful gate pick. Remember how we discussed the will to win earlier? Those trains of thought, can be summarized in one performance; that of Julien Beaumer in the main event. Starting from a horrendous position, he somehow took the field by storm and came away leading the first lap. He knew, that if he could lead early, there would be no way anyone could work around. The train of both Bennick and Deegan were just behind, but the Lake Havasu native was having no part, of focus lapse. He would go on to lead every
lap in the process, and take victory, which was extremely well deserved.
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