Perfection
From Paige in
Harpster
T
he Mission Foods CTR Flat
Track Series returned to Ohio,
visiting Harpster's Triangle Mo
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torcycle Club on June 13-14 for
rounds five and six. This event
offered an early preview of next
month's AMA Flat Track Grand
Championships, with Bodie
Paige taking full advantage of
his return to dirt track.
The rider from Queensland,
Australia, stood out as the best
in the Open Amateur and 450
Amateur Divisions. Rain short
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ened the events on the first day,
granting Paige victories based
on heat race results. However,
on the second day, no amount of
restarts or challenges from fel
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low Australian and MotoAmerica
Talent Cup rival Sam Drane
could slow Paige down.
The 450 Amateur main event
on Saturday was the closest
Drane would come to disrupting
Paige. The two exchanged the
lead several times throughout
the event, ultimately seeing
Paige victorious by just over half
a second.
Doug Davis joined Paige in en
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joying a perfect weekend, com-
pleting a sweep of the 50+ and
60+ classes. Greg Boyle won
both 40+ main events during
the weekend, while Tony Pear-
son and Kyle Snyder achieved
triumphs in the 30+ class.
Wesley Settle, nicknamed
"The Animal," proved he was, in
fact, a beast when it comes to
motorcycle racing. Settle se
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cured three victories in the four
main events he participated in,
triumphing in Friday's 85cc main
event with a last-lap pass around
Jayden Nickens. Friday's Super
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Mini main event was the only
occasion we witnessed The Ani-
mal subdued all weekend. Lucy
Heaton-New's excellent start
proved crucial on her path to her
second win of the season in the
class. Once Saturday arrived,
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Bodie Paige rose to
the top in the Amateur
classes at the Mission
Foods CTR Flat Track
Series in Ohio.
PHOTOS: KLINGSPORN MEDIA
Trevor Brunner was the top Premier
Expert-class rider both days.
