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FLAT TRACK PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FL AT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 8 / JULY 24, 2021 PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY / PORT ROYAL, PENNSYLVANIA P82 finished ninth and 13th, respec- tively, with Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson's James Rispoli sandwiched in between in 11th. AFT SINGLES There seems to be little question at this point that 2020 AFT Sin- gles runner-up Max Whale is not only a genuine threat to reigning class champion Dallas Daniels but increasing the title favorite. At Port Royal, the Red Bull KTM Factory rider scored his run of fourth or better. Behind him, BMC Racing's Davis Fisher edged ex-factory Indian rider Bronson Bauman by 0.008 sec- onds to earn his second top-five of 2021. While the race was the first featuring new rules meant to level the playing field between race-only and production-based bikes, the main event showed little change in the final results. Estenson Yamaha teammates JD Beach and Kolby Carlile MYOWNRACE 1/32 DALLAS DANIELS 2ND PRODUCTION TWINS/9TH SINGLES Estenson Yamaha prodigy Dallas Daniels pulled double duty for the second me this season, faring considerably be er as a wildcard in AFT Produc on Twins (second) than in his primary class (ninth). He said, "For sure it's tough riding both classes back-to-back, but it kept me sharp because I was already in race mode when I came off the track from the Produc on main to the Singles main. I came up in amateur racing riding two, three classes at a race, so it's nothing new. I don't think it's any secret that we've been struggling a li le bit with the twin in SuperTwins. The team has been trying a few different things engine- and chassis-wise, so they asked me to try it. It's only the second me I've ridden it and the first me I've ridden this chassis, but it seemed all right to me." let off and didn't really seal the deal." For Price, the race represent- ed the third time he's been nar- rowly denied a maiden premier- class win by either Bauman or Mees. Still, it also represented an impressive uptick in perfor- mance for the Mission Roof Systems rider and a chance to gather some momentum going into the season's second half. Vanderkooi came home in fourth, marking his sixth straight (Above) Winner Bauman, Price and Mees celebrate on the inaugural Port Royal podium. (Right) Jared Mees got on the podium in third, but lost some ground in the championship to Bauman.