Twins FT after taking the previ-
ous weekend off to focus on
bike development and parts con-
servation. What had looked like
a slow machine at the start of
the season set a blistering pace
in Ohio, with Lewis threatening
to disappear at the front.
His bid to runaway was foiled
by a late red flag that bunched
the pack back up. On the
surface, the stoppage seemed
likely to provide Texter and
Lowe, who had been tussling
over second, a second chance
at the win. Instead, that shot was
taken by Varnes, who ran at the
bottom of the top 10 in the race's
early going. Varnes found a line
thanks to four victories and six
podiums in seven races.
While little had changed in
that regard, the cast of char-
acters doing their best to chal-
lenge Texter had shifted almost
entirely this year. In fact, none
of the class' 2020 race winners
outside of Texter had so much
as podiumed in 2021 coming
into Lima.
That changed in a big way on
Saturday, with Moto Anatomy's
Johnny Lewis, Mission Roof
System's Ben Lowe, and RVR
Rausch Fuel's Ryan Varnes all in
serious contention.
Lewis was particularly impres-
sive aboard the Royal Enfield
after slipping as low as seventh
during the contest. Rush never
did find a way up through the
field, crossing the stripe down
in 12th.
As a result, Whale and Daniels
are now equal atop the points
standings at 126 apiece, with
Whale in possession of the
tiebreaker on account of his two
wins.
AFT PRODUCTION TWINS
There's no question that 2019
AFT Production Twins Cham-
pion and 2020 class runner-up
Cory Texter has been the rider
in charge in 2021, boasting a
near two-race points advantage
FLAT TRACK
PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FL AT TRACK
ROUND 7 / JUNE 26, 2021
ALLEN COUNT Y FAIRGROUNDS / LIMA, OHIO
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Max Whale fought hard but had to
settle for second to Wiles.
