kept cool under pressure to hold
him off and secure the win. Join-
ing the duo on the podium was
Australian
Blake Bohannon.
"The whole thing has just been
an awesome experience," Smart
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"It was a good race," Powell
said. "I didn't get the best of
starts, like midpack, but I fought
my way up to third place on the
first lap. It was rough out there
and choppy. It was a hard track
to race on, but there was some
good racing out there. It means
everything to get this win. I
haven't won anything really big
this year. I've won Canadian
Championships, but this is a
World race—it is so awesome."
The YZ85 riders also raced
on Saturday, and it was an epic
showdown. American Jaydin
Smart rocketed to an amazing
start from the last gate pick. Hot
on his heels was last year's YZ
bLU cRU SuperFinale YZ85 race
winner, Tayce Morgan, but Smart
Cooper Johnson was the standout
rider in the YZ125 class. The
American had to come from behind
to win in front of a large crowd on
Sunday morning.
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