VOLUME 56 ISSUE 38 SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 P71
BY DAVE HOENIG
PHOTOGRAPHY BY FLAT TRAK FOTOS
W
ith the American Flat Track season winding
down, the sandy mile oval of Canterbury Park
in Shakopee, Minnesota, was the penulti-
mate race of 2019. Briar Bauman (Indian Motorcycle/
Progressive Insurance, Indian FTR750) held a 35-point
lead over defending AFT Twins Champion Jared Mees
(Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance, Indian
FTR750). A podium finish by Bauman would give him
the title no matter what Mees was able to do.
The two title contenders had each won their 10-lap
heat races with Mees' time being seven seconds faster.
The showdown was set, but 14 other riders had their
own agenda. Jeffrey Carver (Roof-Systems of Dallas,
Briar Bauman
battled back from
adversity to clinch
the 2019 AFT
Twins title, the
first of his career.
