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the most versatile racers in flat track
history. He can win just about any day
on any track, and that's something
you can say about few others.
While there certainly will be other
players in this year's American Flat
Track Championship chase, there's
no question that many fans are
focused on a 2019 edition of the
Mees-Smith rivalry.
We caught up with Mees and
Smith in separate phone interviews
to see how their 2019 preparations
are going, get an insight as to how
they see the upcoming season play-
ing out and perhaps get an inside
view on the status of their own
longtime rivalry.
THE CHAMP >>
JARED MEES
How's your off-season been and
how's everything looking going
into 2019?
It's looking good. Off-season's
been actually pretty good. It's been
pretty mellow. I haven't had a whole
lot of contracted items that I've had
to do, honestly. Maybe just one or
two. So, a little bit mellower, actu-
ally, than last year this time.
I guess now it's going to
be fun to try and keep the
same results and prove
that the Indian is the
best bike and it's not the
Kawasaki.
– Jared Mees
Champ
CHALLENGER
and Bryan Smith talk about the
2019 American Flat Track season
BY LARRY LAWRENCE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVE HOENIG
