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ramento and Springfield, where he swept a year ago. Mees is unquestionably the series' modern-day Mile master. And yet, the Yamahas showed 1-2 capable speed at the Red Mile, a fact that was ultimately undone by separate bouts of untimely mechanical misfor- tune. Should their Lexington form translate effectively to Cal Expo and the Illinois State Fair- grounds, an already-intriguing championship fight could get all that much more interesting in a big hurry. And don't forget about Bau- man just yet either. After finish- ing third at Castle Rock, the two-time champ spoke as if he was all-but surrendering the championship fight to Mees. Past Mile history suggests it could very well play out that way, but Bauman has been the most consistently strong rider over the season's second half. man and Vance & Hines' Jesse Janisch. First-corner victim Lowe returned to the fray to round out the top 10. Beach's blowout had both historic and present-day impli- cations. As a result of his latest triumph, he now sits tied for sixth all-time in career TT wins despite having spent the bulk of his career on pavement, trailing only the likes of Wiles, Chris Carr, Steve Eklund, Dick Mann and Gary Scott. That's a mountain he's likely to continue to climb, but more pressingly, the win also moved him back within a single race of the championship lead with some potentially favorable races ahead. Granted, Mees is in the stron- gest position. He now holds a six-point advantage over second- ranked Bauman (209-203)—with Daniels and Beach 21 and 24 points back, respectively—as the series heads to the Miles at Sac- ROUND 12 / AUGUST 14, 2022 CASTLE ROCK RACE PARK / CASTLE ROCK, WASHINGTON P94 FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK Jarod Vanderkooi, who won out in a close scrap with his oc- casional teammate and Castle Rock living legend, Sammy Halbert. Oregonian Davis Fisher took the Bob Lanphere's BMC Racing Indian to seventh, fol- lowed by the Harley-Davidson XG750R-mounted duo of Latus Motors Racing's Bronson Bau- MYOWNRACE 98 KAYL KOLKMAN 4TH RODUCTION TWINS Not many part- me racers are able to ring up the rider who won the most recent race and ask them to wrench for them instead at the next one, but Kayl Kolkman did just that. He was impres- sive all day long, qualifying second, winning his Semi, leading the Main, and ul mately finishing in fourth. He said, "We did it old school–—just me and my buddy Mike Rush. We grew up traveling and racing together, and I hadn't raced all year. I decided this one was close enough to home, and being a TT, it would be fun to do. I picked him up on the way, and it was just him and I wrenching and racing. I led part of the Main event, but I dug my back brake into the berm on the right- hander and made a mistake and lost two posi ons there. We had the red flag, and I hoped to poke my way up to second or first, but I didn't expect [Andy] DiBrino to come in like that. That shuffled us back. I got back by him, but I ran out of me and ended up fourth." Dalton Gauthier captured his second Singles victory of the season.