fact that wildcard Dallas Daniels
is the one who grabbed the
disputed position, holding title
leader Cory Texter back in third.
Still, Texter now boasts
seven podiums in eight attempts
aboard his G&G Racing Yamaha
MT-07. While Gauthier took a
sizable bite out of his advantage,
the 2019 AFT Production Twins
champion still sits a healthy 31
points out in front.
Moto Anatomy's Johnny Lewis
backed up his Lima win on the
Royal Enfield Twins FT with a
fourth in Port Royal, edging early
leader Dan Bromley by 0.007
seconds at the flag.
Daniels' teammate, Mikey Rush
is third, another 14 points back,
while Wiles remains fourth, ten
more down yet.
AFT PRODUCTION TWINS
Dalton Gauthier helped set the
stage for something of a home-
state sweep of main events at
Port Royal with a dominating
performance in the AFT Produc-
tion Twins contest.
Granted, Pennsylvania resi-
dent Briar Bauman is a native
Californian, and calling Max
Whale a Pennsylvanian is an
even greater stretch, consider-
ing he simply uses the state as
his home base when outside his
native Australia.
Gauthier, on the other hand,
is a Pennsylvanian through-and-
through, and very much felt the
love at home. The gifted D&D
Cycles/Vance & Hines pilot had
struggled to find his form aboard
the XG750R much of the sea-
son. But he looked as strong
as he ever has, at least since
his 2019 AFT Singles season,
around Port Royal Speedway.
Gauthier broke free from an
early lap melee and left the field
behind to decide second among
themselves.
Aiding his title hopes was the
FLAT TRACK
PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FL AT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 8 / JULY 24, 2021
PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY / PORT ROYAL, PENNSYLVANIA
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Max Whale (18) took
the Singles win by
half a second over
youngster Kody Kopp
and with the win, the
KTM rider is the new
Singles points leader.
