FLAT TRACK
AMERICAN FL AT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 13/AUGUST 10, 2019
CAL EXPO FAIR/SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
P96
IIIMY OWN RACE:
37 BRONSON BAUMAN
4TH AFT TWINS
"I ba led with Davis Fisher for a lap or
two then I ba led with Bryan for most
of the main event. Fisher got around
Smith pre y quick, which I was unable
to do," said Bauman. "Vanderkooi snuck
up in there too. It was a good ba le all
through the race. Everybody talks about
the Indians being so fast, but it's hard
to dra that Kawasaki down the straight-
away. It was a fun race. I'm not happy with
fourth, but I'm really happy that I was up
in the front. To be up there, contending for
a podium, is a great feeling. Fourth is my
best mile finish to date. To be able to run
with Bryan is an honor. Some of the guys I
looked up to a few years ago, now I'm try-
ing to beat up on them as much as I can."
4 BRYAN SMITH
5TH AFT TWINS
"I was up front again for a minute. It was
good everywhere except exi ng the cor-
ners," said Smith. "That's the most impor-
tant part of the damn race, unfortunately.
The guys gave me a great bike; it was fast.
We didn't start off the day that great and
made it good. Exi ng the corners, I was
spinning. Everybody on an Indian would
damn near run me over coming off the
corner. I was doing everything that I could.
We changed a lot of the setup and got it
be er and be er. Had it been a typical
Sacramento Mile, with a nice fat groove, I
think we would have been closer to Jared
and Briar. Having that slick, marbled shit
out there was almost made for an Indian.
I wanted to just stay behind Jared and
follow, follow, follow him, and hope that
I could stay with him. Unfortunately, that
didn't happen. I think he wanted me to get
in the front. He rolled off, and I went past
him. I really didn't want to lead it; I just
wanted to follow him and hopefully get
away. When he got by me, he gapped me
too much, and I couldn't keep up."
AFT Twins
1. Jared Mees (Ind)
2. Briar Bauman (Ind)
3. Davis Fisher (Ind)
4. Bronson Bauman (Ind)
5. Bryan Smith (Kaw)
6. Jarod Vanderkooi (H-D)
7. Sammy Halbert (H-D)
8. Brandon Price (Ind)
9. Brandon Robinson (Ind)
10. Ronnie Jones (Yam)
of the other four riders who
were now fighting for the last
podium spot.
Carlile made a last-lap pass
of both Texter and Rispoli for
the third spot. Texter would
hold on to fourth with Rispoli
dropping to fifth. Johncox was
also in the hunt in sixth. CN
AFT Singles
1. Shayna Texter (KTM)
2. Mikey Rush (Hon)
3. Tristan Avery (Hon)
4. Dan Bromley (KTM)
5. Ryan Wells (Yam)
6. Chad Cose (Suz)
7. Dalton Gauthier (Hus)
8. Brandon Kitchen (Hon)
9. Kayden Downing (KTM)
10. Cameron Smith (Hon)
For the first time,
a Harley-Davidson
XG750R won an AFT
main event. It came in
the Production Twins
final at the hands of
Dalton Gauthier (122).
