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Young racers forge bond on motocross track

Quick ReadBouncing and bumping over dirt course at rapid speeds is the easy part.

Ben Rio, of Brentwood, works on his motocross

Photo credit: Chris Ware | Ben Rio, of Brentwood, works on his motocross skills for racing at their family track, Club MX, in Ronkonkoma. (Jan. 7, 2012)

The object of any competitive race, whether it's running, cycling or motocross, is to win. On the track, victories and defeats are clearly defined.

Not so in life.

For a pair of young Long Island motocross riders, bouncing and bumping over a dirt course at rapid speeds is the easy part. When the engines are roaring, the dirt is kicking up and the bikes are flying through the air, the...

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