got into some lappers and lost
it. From that point on, it was a
duel with Dallas. We got pretty
aggressive with one another, but
it was one of those things where
you could probably re-line that
race up again and again, and
we'd go back and forth on who
the winner would be. But in this
one, we got the job done."
Bauman followed up last
week's triumph with a relatively
lonely and quiet fifth. Behind,
Fairway Ford's Jarod Vanderkooi
finished sixth as the final rider
on the lead lap, while Memphis
Shades/Vinson Construction's
Dan Bromley gave the develop
-
ing Honda Transalp its best
Daniels was left bitterly disap-
pointed, feeling he let one get
away and eager for an opportu-
nity to make amends, one which
won't come until the season
resumes in mid-June at the
earliest.
For Mees, it was just another
highlight win in a long career
sparkling with them.
He said, "Chico was a great
day. Fast qualified, won the heat,
won the Dash, won the main.
It was really dicey. I thought I
had a good lead in the main but
ments to run with those two up
front—they're something special
for sure. You've got to be really
on it to run with them, but it
feels special to get this podium."
The battle for the win saw
Mees and Daniels repeatedly
run up and under each other,
tight-roping the high line as they
jockeyed for position. The Ya-
maha prodigy seemed to have
momentum on his side, but after
a final-corner attempt fell short,
it became clear that, once again,
Mees had, well, something—be it
experience, aggression or some
more elusive advantage—work
-
ing in his favor that made the
difference at the checkered flag.
ROUND 6 / MAY 18, 2024
SILVER DOLLAR SPEEDWAY / CHICO, CALIFORNIA
FLAT TRACK I PROGRESSIVE AMA AMERICAN FLAT TRACK
P80
Jarod Vanderkooi (20) and
Brandon Robinson mixed it up for a
while, with Robinson taking fourth
and Vanderkooi sixth.
