INTERVIEW
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2016 GNC2 CHAMPION RYAN WELLS
A
lthough the end result is the
same, the road to a champion-
ship is different for everyone.
Sometimes it's a pretty smooth ride,
other times a bumpy road. And some-
times it just takes a while. For Ryan
Wells, the journey was the latter. There
were a few bumps along the path to
his first AMA Pro Flat Track GNC2 title,
but that didn't deter Wells. Persistence
paid off and the stars aligned when he
signed with Parkinson Brothers Rac-
ing for 2016. When the opportunity
presented itself to live by his team, the
20-year-old from Albion, New York,
packed up his van and headed west
to be a part of the Michigan Mafia—flat
track racing's hot spot around Flint,
Michigan. It was a path that led him to
his first professional flat track title.
New York
native Ryan
Wells packed
up his van and
headed west
to Michigan
en route to the
2016 GNC2
title.
BY ANDREA WILSON
PHOTOS COURTESY OF AMA PRO RACING/
BRIAN J. NELSON AND ANDREA WILSON
B Y W A Y O F M I C H I G
