VOLUME 56 ISSUE 39 OCTOBER 1, 2019 P81
DOWN AND OUT
Some significant accidents sent
riders to the hospital. Nick McFad-
den fell on his AFT Twins mount
and was knocked out. Fortunately,
it was a quick visit to the hospital,
and he was released later that
night. The worst crash of the night
came in the first Singles semi.
Dallas Daniels fell in turn two and
collected Shayna Texter and Oliver
Brindley. Texter and Daniels were
both able to make the restart, but
Brindley was immediately trans-
ported to the hospital.
CHANGES AHEAD
American Flat Track says it is plan-
ning significant changes for next
year's AFT Championship. AFT
says it is working on a new class
structure, race program and rider
licensing criteria. The 2020 season
is expected to bring a whole new
era to dirt track in America.
TOUGH FINISH
"There's not much to say, really,"
said Estenson Racing's Kolby Car-
lile who dropped out with a techni-
cal issue while challenging for the
win and title in the Production Twins
main. "I'm pretty disappointed, but
I'm proud of the way I rode my rook-
ie season in the Twins class. We
had some bad luck but never quit
fighting. Even with my knee injury
earlier this season and missing a
race, I was able to come back and
close the points gap towards the
end of the season and get a couple
of wins. Wish it could've been one
more." Carlile finished out season
third in class with two wins and
finishing in the top five in all but two
races that he competed in.
ALL SAID AND DONE
Champion Briar Bauman finished
out the 2019 AFT Twins Champion-
ship just six points ahead of Jared
Mees, 326-320. Bauman claimed
five wins to Mees' eight. Bronson
Bauman took third in the champion-
ship 69 points behind Mees and
18 points ahead of Jeffrey Carver
Jr. Bronson captured one win in
the 2019 season at the Laconia
Short Track. Rounding out the top
five in the championship was the
top Harley-Davidson rider Bran-
don Robinson, who edged out his
teammate Jarod Vanderkooi by six
points. The third factory H-D team
rider, Sammy Halbert, finished out
the year in 10th.
Briefly...
Dalton Gauthier
wrapped up the
AFT Singles
Championship.
