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Cycle News 2015 Issue 32 August 11

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FLAT TRACK AMA PRO FLAT TRACK SERIES ROUND 8/AUGUST 4, 2015 BLACK HILLS SPEEDWAY/RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA P114 STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVE HOENIG / FLAT TRAK FOTOS T he AMA Pro Racing stars made a rare mid-week stop at the Black Hills Speedway for Round 8 of the 2015 Grand National Champion- ship. Scheduled as part of the 75th annual Sturgis Rally, the Black Hills Harley-Davidson- promoted event avoided a repeat of last year's massive rain-out and provided the large enthusi- astic crowd with a great night of action. Defending Champion and current points leader of the GNC1 class, Jared Mees rode a flawless main event to notch his first win of 2015 on his Las Vegas Harley-Davidson/ Rogers Racing/Harley-Davidson Motor Company backed XR 750. Mees led all 25 laps and held a 1.287 second lead over Kenny Cool- beth at the finish. "We've been working and working for this," said Mees. "To be able to dominate a race on a track like this is just amazing." Mees held his biggest lead at the finish as Coolbeth had inched closer towards the middle only to lose time in the closing laps. Series points leader Jared Mees Grand National to take his Jared Mees (1) was not to be denied at Black Hills Speedway, taking home his first win of the season. F I N A L L Y

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