FLAT TRACK
AMERICAN FLAT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 4/APRIL 27, 2019
WILD HORSE PASS MOTORSPORTS PARK/CHANDLER, ARIZONA
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with Beach and Mees hot on his
heels. Mees moved to second,
but Beach almost as quickly
stormed past both Mees and
Carver.
Carver held onto fourth ahead
of Bronson Bauman (Indian Mo-
torcycle/Progressive Insurance,
Indian FTR750) and Jake John-
son (Estenson Racing/Monster
Energy, Yamaha MT-07). Kayl
Kolkman (Kolkman Racing/
Stamped Concrete Design,
Yamaha MT-07) had Harley-Da-
vidson Motor Company/Vance
& Hines teammates Sammy Hal-
bert and Jarod Vanderkooi right
were injured in big crashes on the
front straight. Lee suffered collar-
bone, wrist and arm fractures, while
Lomas had ankle injuries.
HEALING UP
One rider on the mend from the
Georgia Short Track is Dawson
Schieffer. Dawson made the trip to
Arizona from South Dakota to sign
autographs and give away a "Strider
Bike." The lucky winner this week
was Hayden Mees, daughter of the
Grand National Champion.
TOP FIVE
Defending Singles champ Dan
Bromley (Red Bull KTM Factory
Racing) found it challenging to get
to the front. He took fourth in his
heat race, fifth in his semi and fifth
in the main. He nearly had fourth in
the main after passing Mikey Rush
on the last lap but couldn't quite
make it stick. "Overall, I'm happy
with the finish," Bromley said. "We
struggled a lot all day, and I was
happy to be able to be comfort-
able by the Main Event and make
Briefly...
Beach and Mees congratulate each other on their podium rides.