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in their programs. Smith of late has had issues on
short tracks, for Coolbeth it's been Peoria serv-
ing as his kryptonite, and Halbert seems to have
trouble settling on which motorcycle he wants to
race. All the while Mees is set with a solid team
in his corner anchored by legendary mechanic
Kenny Tolbert and former racer Sammy Sweet
working as an invaluable asset, doing everything
from helping Tolbert to scouting the other riders,
giving Mees valuable information on potential rac-
ing lines, setup possibilities and countless other
types of support. And the team is well financed by
Craig Rogers, Steve DeLorenzi and a plethora of
other sponsors. Speaking on that, Mees probably
has the longest list of sponsors in the history of
racing. If you don't believe it check out his spon-
sor's page on his website: www.jaredmees.com/
sponsors.
And now, as if Mees isn't busy enough already,
he hit the entire flat track community with one of the
surprise announcements of the season, when he
revealed that he and his wife Nichole are going to
take over the promotion of the Lima Half-Mile next
year—as if life wasn't hectic enough. It illustrates the
boundless energy that Mees seems to possess.
We caught up with Mees just before he was
set to fly off to Spain to race in the Barcelona
Superprestigio, to get a behind-the-scenes review
of 2015 and a chance to talk about taking on the
new task of becoming a national race promoter.
On becoming a race promotor with his wife
Nichole next season for the Lima Half-Mile.
It may bump me up against things time-wise
here and there, but Nichole is going to help and
I've got some other people who are going to be
doing things, and Dean and Barb (Gallup, the pre-
vious promoters of the event) have said they will
help guide me through the process the first one
or two years. They want to see the race continue
to be successful. So I feel like we are going into
It never gets old winning championships.
Jared Mees celebrates his third.
