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"I'm proud of Indian Motorcycle for chipping away
this offseason and finding a happy medium," Bau-
man said. "Thanks to Indian Motorcycle for giving
me a great motorcycle."
The implementation of new rules was much more
evident in Bauman's aforementioned wake.
Last season, reigning champion Jared Mees,
Bauman and Mission Roof Systems teammates
Brandon Robinson and Jarod Vanderkooi not only
swept the top four positions in the championship
standings aboard their FTR750s, they swept the top
four positions in multiple races.
On Friday night, they again represented the top-
four finishing Indians, only rather than a 1-4 sweep,
they finished first, fifth, sixth and ninth.
That shocking turn of events also implies the
evening's biggest story and the most entertaining
MYOWNRACE
pressive second season in premier-class
ac on. Not willing to give up, Carlile bet
on himself and bought his own Harley-
Davidson XG750R and then secured
backing from Las Vegas Harley-Davidson.
Despite having almost no me for seri-
ous cardio training due to his ongoing
recupera on, Carlile reminded the Mis-
sion Produc on Twins field that he's s ll
the same rider who ba led for the class
crown a few years ago. "It feels good
being back," he said. "I feel like my speed
is where I expected and wanted it to be.
My fitness, sadly, isn't where I want it to
be and it showed out there. My pace fell
off at the end of the race."
106 CHASE SAATHOFF
7TH SINGLES
American Honda/Progressive Insurance's
Chase Saathoff made a memorable
Progressive AFT debut and did so in con-
junc on with fellow rookie prodigy Tyler
Sco . Their clash for third that resulted
in a fall, red flag, and subsequent charge
back up through the field may have been
only a preview of what's to come from
the very talented (and very aggressive)
newcomers. Saathoff said, "I started
off qualifying pre y good and qualified
fourth, I think, a er the semi. I got into
the main and was ba ling back and forth
for third and got into a li le accident.
A er the restart, I was able to get back
up to seventh."
Estensen Yamaha's JD
Beach made it three
different manufacturers on
the podium by taking third.
