VOLUME 56 ISSUE 36 SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 P73
TWO TO GO
The American Flat Track
season only has two races
remaining. The AFT Twins
battle has come down to Briar
Bauman and Jared Mees with
Bauman solidly in control. "I
don't want to count points, but
it is really hard not to," said
Bauman. "Since we have both
used our provisionals, neither
one of us can afford anything
at all to go wrong. Right now
we just need to make sure we
are in tip-top shape. All I can
say is it will be the longest
two weeks of my life getting to
there." Bauman has a 35-point
lead, and if he leads by over
25 after the Minnesota Mile
he will lock up the title. The
AFT Singles and AFT Produc-
tion Twins classes are a little
closer. Dalton Gauthier's win
gives him a 15-point lead over
defending class champion,
Dan Bromley. It is still pos-
sible for Mikey Rush to win,
as he is 36 points behind
Gauthier. Cory Texter has led
the Production Twins class
all year, but Ryan Varnes has
trimmed the lead down to 16,
with Kolby Carlile another nine
points back.
STILL WINNING
Twenty-five years ago Larry
Pegram won his third and
last Grand National race at
Williams Grove, and the age-
less wonder posted another
win this year albeit it was the
second semi. That was good
enough for the second pick
of starting position in the AFT
Twins main.
TAKING ITS TOLL
With the long year drawing to
a close, attrition is taking its
toll on the rider turnout. Only
27 AFT Singles, 14 Production
Twins and 19 AFT Twins made
qualifying attempts. There were
two brands of motorcycles
that are not seen often at
AFT events. Jake Shoemaker
entered the AFT Twins class on
a Bonneville Performance-built
Triumph 900, and Shawn Baer
was entered in the Production
Twins class on his Baer Racing
BMW 800. Both bikes broke.
Shoemaker's Triumph broke in
qualifying and Baer's BMW in
his semi.
Briefly...
Larry Pegram (72) won his last race
at Williams Grove 25 years ago. He
celebrated by winning a semi.
