FLAT TRACK
2015 TROY BAYLISS CLASSIC
JANUARY 17, 2015
TAREE MOTORCYCLE CLUB/TAREE, AUSTRALIA
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quiet throughout the
early stages of the
meeting, suffering a
rear tire issue in the
Americana knock
out section (more
on that later), and
taking 3-2-7 results
in his heat races
to finish up only
eighth on points for
the All Stars class
(this result didn't
have any bearing
on Mees making the 21-lap TBC
final, as every All Star/Legend
was eligible to qualify via Super-
pole).
After taking out the one-lap
Superpole shootout with a time
of 22.646 seconds, in the 21-lap
Bayliss presents
winner Mees with the
replica helmet for
winning the main.
final, Mees stormed his Honda
CRF450R to the front with seven
laps to go, taking the lead off
Husqvarna-mounted Australian
dirt track legend Paul Caslick.
Mees then put the hammer
down to stretch his advantage to
0.88 second over fellow Ameri-
can Henry Wiles on a Kawasaki
KX450F, who mugged Caslick
for the second spot on the po-
dium with four laps to go.
"This is what I came here for,"
said a delighted Mees as he
walked back to the pits. "I had a
few issues in the heat races and
some results that didn't go my
way, especially in the Americana
event when I had a faulty rear
tire. In the final I didn't get the
best start, so I just tried to put
in some consistent laps, reel in
the leader, and once I was clear
put some fast laps down so he
couldn't catch me. I've had a
The gate drops
for the final with
Mees (1) and
Wiles (hidden)
in the second
tier and a lot of
work to do.
the top 12 fastest qualifiers from
both the invitational Troy Bayliss
All Stars and Legends classes,
as well as the winner of the
Unlimited category, faced off
in a 21-lap showdown was not
ideal. He remained somewhat
