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Conner Blevins rode well and turned his best lap times ever at Daytona International Speedway at Round 1 of the 2014 AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore SuperSport Championship, but engine problems kept the eighteen-year-old Oklahoma rider from completing either of the two races on the weekend. Rare mechanical gremlins struck Conner’s original engine as well as the back-up that replaced it.

“I’ve never had anything like this happen the whole time I’ve been racing,” said Conner. “My dad (Robert Blevins) has built my bikes since I started, and they’ve always been fast and reliable. The good part is we know what happened and we’ll fix it for the next race. I turned good lap times in qualifying, and I was looking forward to running at the front in both races.”

About Conner Blevins:

Conner began racing motocross at the age of five, and moved to road race at the age of ten. He has won multiple Expert championships and top-ten overall plates with CMRA on a wide variety of machinery. In 2013, Conner finished sixth overall in his first full season in the AMA Pro SuperSport East championship on his Kawasaki ZX-6R. For more information, contact Conner Blevins at connerblevins@gmail.com or visit Conner on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/conner.blevins.

For the 2014 season, Conner is proud to be sponsored by Excel Racing, Kawasaki USA, Dunlop Tires, LeoVince USA, Arai Helmets, Ajax Kawasaki, HT Moto, Lone Star Track Days, Moto Liberty, Ohlins Suspension and Bazzaz.