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Cycle News 2021 Issue 34 August 24

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ROUND 11 / AUGUST 22, 2021 PMC PARK / PEORIA, ILLINOIS P84 FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK jump, offline and subsequently crashed in the wet grass. A short while later, Kitchen fell hard in the same area, sending his bike spiraling into the creek and bringing out a red flag. Wiles resumed in the lead only to have the race halted again moments later, after Daniels— who was a lap down and zipping up through the pack—suffered an even uglier spill on the front straight. The champ was thrown over the front of his Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F via defending class champion and local hero, Dallas Daniels. And while Daniels won his semi with ease, Wiles only took his after seeing fellow Michi- gander Brandon Kitchen turn faster laps and reel in Wiles' Turner Racing/American Honda CRF450R aboard his factory- backed Husqvarna FC 450. With the stage properly set, what promised to be classic ended up a chaotic affair. Daniels took the early lead but came down, following the AFT SINGLES This year's AFT Singles show- down at Peoria had been nearly two seasons in the making. It promised fireworks. Instead, it delivered explosions. Ironically, while Wiles brought his 14-race win streak "down" with him to the undercard, his streak likely never faced such a formidable threat as it did against the current AFT Singles field. To keep his streak alive, Wiles would first have to go through the class' 2019 runaway winner, Henry Wiles' (17) win in the Singles class was his 15th career victory at the Peoria TT.

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