VOL. 52 ISSUE 47 NOVEMBER 24, 2015 P71
SUPERPRESTIGIO OF THE AMERICAS
he's no slouch on the dirt as well
rounding out the top five.
Mees looked right at home in
the rapid fire race format of the
Prestigio.
"What a way to top off the end
of the year—third place in the
[AMA Pro Flat Track National],
a championship, and a Super-
prestigio [win]. I'm at a loss for
words," Mees said. "It was fun
battling with Josh Hayes and Lar-
With his performance, Pegram
proved that even at 42 he still
has a lot of speed. Of course,
as many of his fellow road racers
were quick to point out, Pegram
is a former pro flat tracker with
three Grand National victories to
his credit.
Racing prodigy Joe Roberts,
the MotoAmerica Superstock
600 champ, continued his
outstanding 2015 by showing
and Coolbeth Jr.—all three Grand
National Champions—in a race
that brought together leading rid-
ers from various disciplines from
around the world to compete
head to head in this special race.
Top among the All-Stars
finishers was veteran Superbike
racer Larry Pegram, who looked
remarkably racy en route to win-
ning the All Star race and finish-
ing fourth in the Superprestigio.
Jared Mees (1) leads
the start of the eight-
rider Superprestigio
of the Americas final.
Mees went on to win
the race over Brad
Baker (6) and Kenny
Coolbeth. Jr. (2).
