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Schoolboy 2 (13-16) B/C
PIERCE BROWN
If you were to look at a database, from results spanning decades ago, until now, there would be one com- monality you simply could not miss. What’s that you ask? It’s the absurd amount of depth in the Schoolboy divisions, year after year, and in particular, the Schoolboy 2 class. The riders are at such a pivotal age, on the cusp of professionalism, yet their junior high years were simply an afterthought away. Mentalities are raging, as the change from boy to man can spark a sense of aggressiveness like no other. The fury is bottled within, as each competitor years to assert themselves as alpha. This particular Supercross track acted as an ancient, Roman Coliseum if you will. Each gladiator operating one machine, morphing into a bullet that rivals the speed
52 MPG • DECEMBER • 2017
