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That possibility was made all the more realistic due to the dual-threat versatility of Estenson Racing's lead riders—JD Beach and Dallas Daniels—and the hy- brid pavement/dirt nature of the Super TT's unique layout. And when the squad made the late announcement that de- fending AFT Singles Champion Daniels would also be making his twin-cylinder debut in the AFT Production Twins class, the hunt for history was officially on. If anything, it would have been a minor upset had they failed. But they did not—not by a long shot. MISSION SUPERTWINS Throughout Friday's test day and Saturday's race day, no rider looked remotely capable of giv- ing Beach a serious challenge— other than Beach himself. An already technical and increasing slick surface made every lap an adventure, and the opportunity for self-sabotage was ripe. But still, Beach was smooth and in control throughout the weekend, completely owning the track every time he lapped it aboard his developing Yamaha MT-07 DT race bike. In the main with the track at its trickiest, the multi-time national 1 BRIAR BAUMAN 3RD SUPERTWINS Despite con nuing to be a constant podium presence and arguably improv- ing his status as the 2021 tle favorite in Atlanta, reigning Grand Na onal Champion Briar Bauman was quite open regarding his frustra on due to an ac ve eight-race win drought. Of Saturday's main event, he said, "It was rough. I came off third, went to make a move on Sammy, Vanderkooi got me, he got both of us actually. Then I had to get Sammy and kind of caught Jarod for like two seconds, and then he just checked out. He absolutely le me. JD le me. I rode by myself the whole race and was bored and irrelevant. I'm red of being irrelevant because that's the third weekend in a row and like the seventh coun ng back to next year. I can't wait for Texas." MYOWNRACE 20 JAROD VANDERKOOI 2ND SUPERTWINS Jarod Vanderkooi put it to a couple of the world's elite dirt trackers in Briar Bauman and Sammy Halbert en route to winning the "non-JD Beach" class in Atlanta. Vanderkooi's runner-up finish was his best premier-class finish to date, but he'll look to erase that in the near future. "Today was pre y good," he said. "Qualifying went well and we FLAT TRACK PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FL AT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 3 / MAY 1, 2021 ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY / HAMPTON, GEORGIA P112