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He steadily improved his bike each time he was on track; Daniels clocked the fastest time in the second and final qualify- ing session, won his heat with relative ease, and then simply handled Mees in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, dis- patching and dropping his rival in rapid succession. Mees, meanwhile, was left searching. Despite throwing down a very quick lap in the first the outside position on row one but reconsidered. He instead headed for the inside slot, arriv - ing there at the same time as Mees, who came with the fourth pick. After some discussion with race officials, Mees was forced to relinquish the spot and move instead to the outside. Fueled by a potent concoction of indignation and adrenaline, Mees transformed what the rid - ers on the front row had deemed qualifying session, he couldn't get his works Indian to handle to his liking, resulting in repeated mistakes and inconsistent lap times. Hoping for the best, he and his team gambled by chasing a setup direction they'd never previously explored as they lined up for the main. But even that didn't go as planned. Royal Enfield's Johnny Lewis, who had the third pick on the grid, looked set to choose ROUND 3 / MARCH 24, 2024 SENOIA RACEWAY / SENOIA, GEORGIA FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK, SANCTIONED BY AMA PRO RACING P98 3 BRIAR BAUMAN 4TH SUPERTWINS Briar Bauman is engaged in a bit of a repeat of '23, once again developing a new chassis and reworked engine after turning the Rick Ware Racing KTM Duke 790 into a winner a year ago. However, the goal is a third title, not merely to accumulate more race victories, so Bauman went back to the drawing board with a new crew for '24. The early returns have been posi- tive in that regard, and he registered a close fourth on Sunday at Senoia. "The race was good—shoot, I battled with Brandon (Robinson) for 10 and a half minutes or whatever it is. It was good for the team and good for us. We were a little bit off early on and found our way back into it. We were fighting for a podium, and me and Brandon had to battle through Johnny Lewis, which itself is a battle and a half, because that guy is very wide when he's on a motorcycle." MYOWNRACE