VOL. 55 ISSUE 50 DECEMBER 18, 2018 P101
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here are moments in every sport
when an athlete sets a new bench-
mark. Last year, Jared Mees had a
landmark season in American Flat Track.
This year, Mees clinched the champi-
onship two rounds early in a sport that
traditionally goes down to the wire when
it comes to the title. Although he might've
made the 2018 championship run look
easy, going into 2018, the question on
everyone's mind, including Mees, was
could he repeat his performance of 2017?
Well, it didn't take long for the 34-year-
old to answer that. The Pennsylvanian
started the new season how he finished
off the previous one—with absolute domi-
nation. The end result was the same, with
yet another Grand National Champion-
ship—his sixth major championship of his
14 years on the GNC circuit—while amass-
ing 10 wins along the way.
The numbers, while impressive, don't
really tell the story, though. It was quite
a rollercoaster ride of a season for Mees
and his Indian Motorcycle/Rogers Racing
team, and by no means was it easy. With
the number-one-plate, comes a target on
your back, but that doesn't bother Mees.
And then there is the business side of
Mees' life. He's as equally as fierce of
a racer as he is a businessman and he
thrives on the challenges of both. So
here's a look at both the sportsman and
the businessman, and his 2018 season.
MEES
MEANS BUSINESS
Jared Mees continues to raise the bar in the sport of
American Flat Track racing, both on the track and off
Not many racers
juggle both racing
and business, but
Jared Mees does
and likes it.
