come out… The red's going to
come out. There it is—the red's
out.' So we had to re-rack them
up again. It's so frustrating, but
we racked 'em up again and I
just hit my marks all weekend
long. The bike was just phenom-
enal.
"I don't know what else to
say. It was a great weekend. We
came in and we needed to do
exactly this, and we did it. And
hats off to Bryan Smith. He was
struggling pretty much all year
long, and I lent him my backup
motorcycle and he goes out
could theoretically win the cham-
pionship finishing close behind
Bauman in any scenario except
the one in which Bauman wins
the race. And it's worth remem-
bering that someone else did
win—twice—in last year's closely
fought finale weekend, when
Mission Roof Systems' Brandon
Robinson played the spoiler with
a double victory.
After completing back-to-back
doubles, Mees said, "You just
have these weird feelings when
things are going so good. It's
like, 'Yep, the red's going to
man was rendered vulnerable
late in the races and came away
with a pair of thirds rather than a
pair of seconds.
Smith's successful maneuver
means that Bauman will go into
the finale trailing by four points
(292-288) rather than one. The
works Indian ace can console
himself with the fact that the
deficit is still slim enough that all
he needs to do is win to ensure
himself a third straight Grand
National Championship.
The difference could, howev-
er, still have implications. Mees
ROUNDS 14-15 / SEPTEMBER 11-12, 2021
CAL EXPO / SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
P120
FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK
Trevor Brunner won both Singles main events.
