him after hitting some bumps.
Despite a Herculean effort, Bau-
man was unable to fully gather
up his works FTR750, ultimately
leading to a drawn-out disaster
that saw the defending two-time
champion sent over the bars
after contacting the hay bales.
The situation only got uglier
when third-placed Sammy Hal-
bert had no avenue of escape
and plowed into Bauman's fallen
machine at speed. The Cool-
beth-Nila Racing pilot was sent
soaring high into the air before
impacting to earth hard down
the straight.
The race was immediately red
flagged as Bauman and Halbert
were attended to. Bauman even-
tually rose to his feet, while Hal-
bert was reported to be awake
and moving when taken for
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podium of the year… He earned his first
career Mission SuperTwins victory in spec-
tacular last-corner fashion ahead of Grand
Na onal Champion Jared Mees. He said,
"I was pushing, and we were si ng third
and a good length out from JD, who was in
second. Vanderkooi and Bronson were like
poking it in, and I showed them I was here
and going to go forward. The last four laps,
my brakes actually went, so I just kept the
momentum. I was able to roll and get to
the lead on the last lap."
25 BEN LOWE
2ND AFT PRODUCTION
TWINS
Following a breakout 2020, Vance &
Hines/Mission Roof Systems Ben Lowe
finally found his form late in 2021.
A er picking up a second-place finish
in Peoria, Lowe ended the year with a
second runner-up ride and a fourth-place
championship ranking. He said, "The main
event was good. The track got really slick
a er the water came up. It was super
racey and fun. I think Jesse (Janisch) just
kind of studied me and what I was doing
during the early part of that race. He just
got underneath me. I tried to come back
and had a few crazy lines coming out of
(turns) three and four, but just didn't have
enough me."
Davis Fisher
captured his maiden
win in the premier
SuperTwins class.
(Left) Briar Bauman gave it
everything to keep his number-
one plate but a crash in the
main event meant he'd have to
settle for second in the 2021 AFT
Championship.
