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INTERVIEW I MOTOAMERICA ROAD RACERS: AVERY AND ELLA DREHER
I felt because I was able to get
this win," Avery admits. "This
massive win, which obviously
brought up my confidence a ton.
And I was happy to get it for the
team. It was the first win for the
TopPro team, and it was just
their second year in the paddock.
So, it felt great to get that win for
not only me but for the team. It
was just a weird feeling knowing
I could win a Twins Cup race and
having that confidence in myself
to get it done. I guess that's one
of the few races where I cried on
the way to parc fermé.
"I've always been good in the
rain," Avery said. "I remember
going back to 2021 when we
were racing in that monsoon at
Barber, last race of the season.
I ended up with my top finish of
the year. I got a seventh. I guess
growing up in Florida, I just ride
in the rain a lot."
And was the feeling of win
-
ning in Twins Cup more a sense
of accomplishment even than
winning in Junior Cup?
"It felt amazing because I was
having a really rough year, and it
was kind of a sigh of relief that
TWINS CUP VICTORY
This drive has also shaped Avery,
whose 2023 championship cam-
paign was marked by relentless
determination. "I worked my ass
off to prove everyone wrong," he
said, recalling how he overcame
a reputation as a crasher in 2022
to dominate the Junior Cup the
following year. But in 2024, the
Twins Cup proved to be a major
challenge for him. Yet through
it all, Avery managed to add a
Twins Cup victory to his resume
with a win at a wet Barber Motor
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sports Park.
Dirty hands, clean money! Ella kept
it together while others (including
brother, Avery) faltered to claim a
career-first MotoAmerica podium in
the rain at Road America.
