VOLUME 59 ISSUE 7 FEBRUARY 15, 2022 P83
WHERE WHERE
B
y some key metrics, Progressive American Flat Track should
be basking in the glow of its current existence. Its semi-recent
rebranding helped push the Grand National Championship back
into the spotlight while providing a more coherent, TV- and fan-friendly
product that laid the foundation to elevate it to ever greater heights.
And from a certain perspective, the happenings on track sync up
with that optimism. The '21 season represented the latest dramatic
chapter in the raging rivalry between all-time great Jared Mees and
emerging superstar Briar Bauman, with their combined 1864 points
over the past three seasons split right down the middle at 932 apiece.
BY CHRIS MARTIN
NOW?
Has the all-
conquering
Indian FTR750
painted the
classic American
championship
into a corner?
To