FLAT TRACK
AMERICAN FL AT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUNDS 15 & 16/AUGUST 31 & SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
ILLINOIS STATE FAIRGROUNDS/SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
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Racing, Indian FTR750) joined
Bronson Bauman in a fight over
third.
Mees and Carver slowly pulled
away from the pack.
"I felt like Jeffrey was the
next-best guy," said Mees. "I
thought if he and I could get in a
line and tow, we would probably
pull away, as long as we didn't
mess each other's pace up by
drafting and trying to stuff each
other. I applaud Jeffrey because
he stayed right on my heels and
went around the racetrack and
didn't try to dice it up."
Briar Bauman joined the battle
for third along with Bryan Smith
(Crosley Brands/Howerton Motor-
sports, Kawasaki Ninja 650). Lap
middle of the track, riding at the
top of the groove and pushing it
up. That was where Mees bolted
to with Jeffrey Carver (Roof-Sys-
tems of Dallas, TX/Indian of Metro
Milwaukee, Indian FTYR750) and
Bronson Bauman (Indian Motorcy-
cle/Progressive Insurance, Indian
FTR750) right behind.
Briar Bauman tried to go to
the bottom of the racetrack, but
just couldn't roll the turns and
was forced to move up where he
encountered heavy traffic. Rob
Pearson (RJ Performance/Hite
Trucking/Country Saloon, Indian
FTR750), Brandon Robinson
(Kennedy Racing/Armbruster
Racing, Indian FTR750) and Ste-
phen Vanderkuur (Amsoil/Hodder
PRODUCTION TWINS
CARNAGE
On Monday, there was a nasty
crash on the first lap of a Production
Twins heat race. It appeared Jeremy
Higgins bounced off the wall and
fell midway down the back straight.
When he fell, it collected Tanner
Dean, and both riders tumbled a
long ways down the track. Higgins'
bike broke in two with the back half
going over the wall. Despite the
severity of the accident, both riders
are expected to make a full recovery
from their injuries.
RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY
After having a near full house on
Saturday, the heavy rain overnight
that pushed Sunday's race back to
Briefly...
Mees edged out Carver for Saturday's win.
