INTERVIEW
2015 AMA PRO GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION JARED MEES
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this the right way with the right race. I've always
loved Lima. It's where I had my first national win,
it's the closest race to my home and it has a great
history and strong backing by the fans. I may have
to back off on some races a few weeks leading
up to the event, but I don't see it affecting my
race schedule too much honestly.
On the philosophy of racing 40 or more
races per year (Jared mentioned a couple of
years ago he raced in 51 events in a single
season).
I definitely don't think it hurts me. Sometimes
it creates some pressure on just getting the stuff
done because I prep and maintain all my 450 sin-
gles, and 80 percent of the outlaw races you do
are on singles. A lot of times I'm staying up pretty
late and getting up early to make all that happen.
But I definitely enjoy racing my motorcycles, and
there are races were I've struggled and I keep
plucking away at them.
On the risk of racing so many races.
That's how I broke my arm in 2013 at a non-
national event. It's definitely in the back of your
mind, but on the other hand that's part of the
Tuner Kenny Tolbert and Mees have proven
to be a dynamic duo.
THERE'S NO DOUBT THE
MORE YOU GET ON
THAT MOTORCYCLE
YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING
HURT ARE GOING TO GO UP.
IT'S ALL ABOUT WHAT YOU
WANT TO DO.
