ry [Pegram], guys who I looked
up to that do something I can't
even come close to doing.
"I knew if I could hit some
clean laps I might be able to get
away. [Baker] handed it a little bit
to me with the wall ride he had
going there. That messed up my
focus.
"In a couple weeks, Brad and
I are going to Barcelona, Spain,
and hopefully, we'll do the same
thing."
Mees battled with early leader
Baker for the first four laps.
The pivotal moment in the race
came on lap five when the lead-
ing duo made contact coming
out of turn four and Baker's
motorcycle nearly climbed the
outside retaining wall. Somehow
Baker managed to keep from
crashing, but he lost touch with
Mees, who cruised home to a
1.514-second margin of victory in
the 15-lap race.
"That was the definition of a
'wall ride' on a flattrack bike,"
Baker said. "It wasn't intentional
by any means, but the track got
so technical at the end—it even
FLAT TRACK
AMA PRO FLAT TRACK GNC CHAMPIONSHIP / SUPERPRESTIGIO OF THE AMERICAS
FINAL ROUND / NOVEMBER 19-20, 2015
THE ORLEANS ARENA / LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
P72
The podium of the All Star race was Larry Pegram over Roger Hayden and Joe Roberts.
(Right) Mees shows off the
special Tommy Duma-designed
Superprestigio of the America's
Champions Ring.
