Drane Rules Senoia Mission CTR
Showcase Flat Track
T
he second installment of the
2026 Mission Foods Cory
Texter Promotions Showcase
brought the future stars of Flat
Track to Senoia, Georgia, on
March 20, for a night of high-
banked, high-intensity racing on
the unique gray-clay surface.
Sam Drane continued his
strong run in March. Drane, a
multi-class winner at the Show
-
case event during Daytona Bike
Week and a MotoAmerica Twins
Cup Champion in Daytona,
started strong with his victory in
the Mission Challenge Dash for
Cash. However, he was overtaken
at the top by another Australian,
Bodie Paige. In the 450cc Ama
-
teur main, Paige overcame a poor
start that had him in fourth after
the first lap, but with two laps re-
maining, he seized an opportunity
to get underneath Jett Katarzy,
take the lead, and secure the win.
The Open Amateur main was a
more straightforward victory for
Paige, who led from start to finish,
besting Drane and Braxton Ragan.
The quest for a trifecta of main
wins unraveled dramatically in
the Road to AFT final as Paige
crashed hard while battling for
the lead with Charlie Jaques, who,
after starting 11th, had taken the
race lead in the early laps. The
incident also involved Ragan and
Brody Hanson. All riders involved
walked away, but it brought the
weekend to a premature end for
Paige and Ragan. On the restart,
Jaques regained the lead and
held on for his first Showcase
victory of the season, with Cody
Mishey finishing second and Loic
Nadeau third.
One rider was able to achieve
a three-peat on the night, and that
was Cruise Texter, who was flaw
-
less in the 50cc Chain, 65cc, and
Mini Open classes. The closest
anyone got to Texter across the
finish line was in the 65cc main
event, where Reef Pendergrass
finished as the runner-up, 2.5
seconds behind Texter. Additional
multi-race winners on the night in
-
cluded Jada Parker, Jayden Nick-
ens and Charlie Roberts. Parker
was dominant in the Women's and
Open Novice main events. Nick
-
ens triumphed over Wesley Settle
in the 85cc and Youth Premier
classes after two exciting battles
that saw Settle holeshot both
races, but Nickens made his move
into turn one on both occasions,
putting his GasGas ahead for the
rest of the races. Charlie Roberts
powered his Bultaco to wins in the
Vintage main and 60+ main.
Cruise was not the only Texter
to earn a win that evening, as
his father, Cory Texter, defeated
Robby "Bobby" McLendon to
take the victory in the 30+ class.
McLendon may have lost to Tex
-
ter, but he edged out David Toepel
in a close battle in the 40+ class.
Scotty Taylor
WIND
IN THE
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Loic Nadeau (21) and
Charlie Jaques (110)
made the most of
their Road to AFT LCQ
transfers. Jacques
went on to win the
main. Nadeau was
third.
PHOTOS: SAMMY
SEBEDRA / CORY TEXTER
Cruise
Texter was
victorious
in all three
main events
that he
contested in
Senoia.
