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would affect the rest of the
night's racing.
Last year's Buffalo Chip win-
ner, Briar Bauman (Zanotti Rac-
ing/Roof Systems, Indian Scout
FTR750) got the holeshot in the
25-lap AFT Twins National. Two
more of the young lions, Jarod
Vanderkooi (Harley-Davison
Motor Company/Vance & Hines,
BY DAVE HOENIG
PHOTOGRAPHY BY FLAT TRAK FOTOS
A
merican Flat Track re-
turned to the Buffalo Chip
Campground in Sturgis,
South Dakota for round 12 (of 18)
of the 2018 American Flat Track
Championship. Just like the first
year, the tight, twisting racetrack
was surrounded by a reported
crowd of over 10,000 that saw
former champion Jake Johnson
get his first Twins win since 2011.
The ominous clouds that had
hovered all day finally dropped
some rain just as the last AFT
Twins heat was finishing. The
tricky racetrack became even
more so as the slick surface
Years
