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Cycle News 2014 Issue 02 January 14 2014

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VOL. 51 ISSUE 2 JANUARY 14, 2014 P59 waiting to go for my last stint." As the sun started to rise over the Sea of Cortez, about three hours later, CE made his stop and handed the bike to Mike. For Myers, this time around was more comfortable. He was now on his second stint, which he knew well from pre-running. He was ready to put the hammer down. In fact, Mike moved us up in overall position, passing a handful of teams that were leading us. went to the stop. I hit the second rock and it straightened me up, but at that point I was pointed offcourse. I went off into the brush, hit some cactus, but I kept her pinned. If it wasn't for the GPR and Precision Concepts Suspension, I might not be here to talk about it." It was then on to Joe P. to carry the torch for the team. For 230 miles he took it through the southern half of the race course, eventually carving his path due "I was rolling as fast as the bike would go for several miles. I've never been that focused for that long… ever," says Myers. "I came down a fast section with small rolling whoops and large surface rocks. I tried to adjust our GPR Stabilizer, but couldn't get my hand off the bar. After hitting it hard for 90 minutes, I had a small lapse of concentration. It resulted in me hitting two large embedded rocks at about 75 mph. The bars north on the west coast of the peninsula. The man pushed through 50 miles of grueling silt beds and everything else in between. The team's "Iron Man" award most definitely went to the old salty dog. "This was the hardest thing I have ever done on a motorcycle... period!" says Joe Prussiano III. "It was a great challenge, and I'm proud that we were able to say we finished the race. I Wax on, wax off – Edwards cleans the bike for the big day. through one of the most physical sections in Baja, in my opinion. A hundred miles of endless whoops and inconsistency for as far as the eye can see. "I was amped up and ready to go, waitin' on you, Fooch," says Colin. "Once I got on the bike, the nerves calmed down. I knew I had some miles ahead of me. Once I got into the whoops, it wasn't as enjoyable as I thought it was going to be [laughs]." He went on to say, "I think 100 miles of whoops is too much for anybody. You know… I survived it. Then it was just sitting around and

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