VOLUME 58 ISSUE 50 DECEMBER 14, 2021 P113
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lready a multi-time Grand
National Champion,
Jared Mees emerged a
truly dominant figure when he
spearheaded historic marque
Indian Motorcycle's full-time
return to Progressive American
Flat Track competition.
What followed were a pair of
blowout title campaigns in 2017
and 2018, glittering with a com-
bined 20 victories and 182-point
championship margin.
There was no end to his reign
in sight. So instead, it came as a
blindside when former protégé
Briar Bauman did just that, build-
ing his own legacy at the expense
of Mees' with back-to-back Grand
National Championships of his
own in 2019 and 2020.
The 2021 Mission SuperTwins
season saw Mees continu-
ally tested as he attempted to
complete his long climb back to
the top of the dirt track world. An
early-season knee injury led to
some uncharacteristic—arguably
embarrassing—performances.
All the while, Bauman continued
to click off podiums in his near
automatic fashion.
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THE 2021 AFT SUPERTWINS TITLE CAME
DOWN TO WINNER-TAKES-ALL FINAL ROUND
BETWEEN INDIAN TEAMMATES JARED MEES
AND BRIAR BAUMAN. MEES TAKES US
THROUGH HIS CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING DAY
AT THE CHARLOTTE HALF-MILE
BY CHRIS MARTIN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SCOTT HUNTER AND KRISTEN LASSEN
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