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ROUND 9 / JULY 16, 2022 PORT ROYAL SPEEDWAY / PORT ROYAL, PENNSYLVANIA P80 FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK And after winning the '22 opener, Bauman's form dipped even further, finishing off the podium in five of the six following races. At that point, he seemed in danger of being eclipsed by Esten- son Racing Yamaha teammates Dallas Daniels and JD Beach, along with the Mission Roof Systems duo of Brandon Robinson and Jared Vanderkooi, while archnemesis Mees only tightened his grip at the top of the order. The complexion of a season can change in a big hurry, however. Follow- ing two consecutive convincing victo- ries, the Briar Bauman is back, his mojo MYOWNRACE 48 TRENT LOWE 5TH PARTS UNLIMITED AFT SINGLES Mission Foods/Al Lamb's Dallas Honda's Trent Lowe, wearing the number-68 in honor of Ryan Varnes, con nued to cement his place as the top independent rider in a class currently dominated by the factory- backed efforts (and one rider in par cular). He said, "I started off the day struggling; I didn't have great qualifying, and my semi didn't go as planned. But I was able to get a decent start in the main and started catching the leaders. Once I did, we just stayed pre y much evenly spaced, and I couldn't really do anything with them. There wasn't any pass - ing going on. But my team did a great job, and we ended up with another top five." 95 JD BEACH 12TH MISSION SUPERTWINS Estenson Racing Yamaha's JD Beach was robbed of a poten al top-five finish due to an unlucky twist (literally) in the evening's main event. While he's finished off the podium in the last three races, some of his strongest events are directly ahead, and he could prove to be a factor in this year's tle fight yet. He said, "We felt good here. This was a track we struggled at a lot last year. I felt really good the whole day. And then in the main, I think I was running about sixth, and I felt like I was star ng to find a line a li le bit. But then, unfortunately, I caught my toe and twisted my ankle pre y bad. It was sore, and I couldn't really put my foot down, which made it really hard to ride. I s ll finished and picked up some points. We'll go on to the next one." (Above) Back-to-back wins has moved Bauman, up to just eight points behind championship leader Jared Mees. (Right) Jared Mees finished third for the third race in a row.