VOL. 53 ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 25, 2016 P99
175cc kit that requires little to
no fabrication, fit up a Bridges-
tone Trail Wing tire on the stock
rear rim, and you've got your-
self a competitive racer. It's that
easy."
Alternatively, if you've got the
idea of building a bike on the
brain, Mad Dog racing is almost
the perfect fit.
"To me, that's the best part
about the class, the building of
dominated the Mad Pup category; Joe
Prussiano pipped Colin Edwards in the
Over 35 category; Cody Kitchens won
the Mad Pup 12 and Under class and
Brandon Beal took out the Amateure
156 class.
For us at Cycle News, we man-
aged to sneak a heat race win in the
Young Dog class (34 and under) on
our Kawasaki KLX140 but blew it in the
final, finishing second to Taylor Myers
but edging ahead of Colin's young son,
Hayes. Had Hayes been on a bike as
fast as the one we were riding, we have
no doubt the little whippet would have
smoked us and at least got second!
In the overall Pro category, we ended
up seventh after carding 8-7 finishes in
the two-race format and even took home
$350 for our troubles! We'll be back
again for next year's Mad Dog National;
you can bet on that!
(Left) The
closest race
of the night
had Edwards
(5) pipping
Prussiano (42)
on the line by
a whisker.
(Right) Colin's
youngest,
Hayes, has
the style and
speed to burn.
(Below) Two
ways of doing
it: Prussiano
(42) bolt
upright while
Edwards
(5) sends it
sideways.
