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Chris Carr beat Jared
Mees in the first of
three races in the
final, but Mees came
back to win races two
and three. PHOTO: WILLY
BROWNING
Mees Outduels Carr In Inaugural
Flattrack FITE Klub
A
fter the successful Moto FITE
Klub Pay-Per-View event in May,
plans were quickly put into place to
create the Flattrack FITE Klub. Orga-
nizers rounded up some of the cur-
rent stars of American Flat Track to
race against some of the legends of
the sport. Jared Mees, Bryan Smith,
Sammy Halbert, Ryan Sipes, Scott
Parker, Jay Springsteen, Joe Kopp
and Chris Carr faced off in several
rounds of match races on vintage
Bultaco 2-stroke motorcycles. The
event took place in Pennsylvania and
also benefitted the Rookies Class of
'79 charity with a lot of memorabilia
being auctioned off.
Round One
In the first match of round one,
Chris Carr went head-to-head with
Scott Parker, with Carr winning two
of the three races. Jared Mees
knocked out Sammy Halbert by
taking two consecutive match wins
over him, while Joe Kopp beat out
Jay Springsteen to advance to the
next round. Bryan Smith and Ryan
Sipes had to go all three rounds, but
ultimately it was Smith who would
advance to the next bracket.
Round Two
Carr faced off against Kopp in
the first match of round two, and
Carr lost the first match, but came
back strong to win the next two and
secure his spot in the main event.
Mees and Smith each nabbed a win
in their match, but in the third and
final duel, Mees took the win, moving
on to the main to face Carr. Smith
then squared off with Kopp for third
place, which went to Smith.
Final
The final round was a showdown
between Carr and Mees. In the first
of three races, Carr took the win.
Mees' bike was having some issues
while they were battling for the lead,
so he opted to switch bikes for the
second race. Mees went on to claim
the second match win, putting it all
on the line for the third and final race.
Once again, Mees gained the upper
hand, and held on to take the inaugu-
ral Flattrack FITE Klub belt.
Support Races
Halbert got a little revenge on the
group by winning the Scott Parker
challenge race, taking the win over
Smith, Mees, Sipes and Parker.
Fifteen-year-old Kody Kopp, son
of Joe Kopp, outdueled Willy Brown-
ing, Trevor Vines and Dan Gidian
to win the Sunday Motors mini flat
tracker event.
Despite its relatively "low-budget"
production quality, the Flattrack FITE
Klub Pay-Per-View show is pretty en-
tertaining with over two hours of rac-
ing action. If you missed the original
airing, it is still available on FITE TV
for $19.99. Get the 2020 Flattrack
FITE Klub racing here. CN
2020 Flattrack FITE Klub 1
1. Jared Mees
2. Chris Carr
3. Bryan Smith
4. Joe Kopp
