ROUND 13 / AUGUST 20, 2022
CAL EXPO / SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
P94
FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK
free of Robinson to secure that
position, but the real action was
taking place almost five seconds
up the road.
Mistakes in turns three and
four were commonplace, even
for riders running all alone at
middling speed. But Daniels
somehow managed to avoid
any so big as to allow Mees
and Bauman through, even with
Mees breathing down his neck,
showing him a wheel, and mak-
ing mock runs to the stripe in re-
hearsal of a final-lap showdown.
Rather than fold, Daniels put
the last lap together perfectly,
creating enough separation
to render Mees' prior practice
moot. The champ did, how-
ever, hold down second with
Bauman less than a second
back in third.
Daniels said, "This was obvi-
adapt to the new rules and the
Estenson Racing squad has
continued to develop the Ya-
maha's chassis.
Instead, the biggest single
factor in determining the out-
come was the ability to negotiate
a narrow groove that funneled
riders to rough and bumpy cor-
ners, particularly in turns third
and four.
Beach, who showed domi-
nant pace at the Red Mile,
wasn't able to navigate the
sections as well as his title rivals
and consequently was never re-
ally in contention for top honors
throughout the evening. In the
main, he fell off the fight for first
almost immediately, and instead
dropped into a battle with Mis-
sion Roof Systems' Brandon
Robinson for fourth.
Beach would eventually shake
MYOWNRACE
95 JD BEACH
4TH SUPERTWINS
Estenson Racing Yamaha's JD Beach was
a step behind his tle rivals all day. S ll,
he did the next best thing by limi ng the
damage with a fourth-place result. He
said, "The day was tough. It was hot and
the track was a challenge for sure. We just
kind of chipped away at it. Every me we
went out, we got be er and be er, but it
wasn't quite enough. My goal was to try to
s ck with the lead group, but that didn't
work, so I just tried to be really consistent
and brought home a fourth. That's not
what we wanted, but we'll keep figh ng."
The win was Daniels' second in
the premier class.
