Africa Twin as it took shape
with Triumph Racing's Sammy
Halbert in hot pursuit. Unfortu-
nately, that duel ended prema-
turely when an errantly engaged
kill switch removed Bromley
from the equation.
Halbert slid and powered his
way to victory from there, with
Cervantes giving Triumph a 1-2
after working past the Saddle-
men Race Development Harley-
Davidson Pan America of Eslick.
Sammy Halbert was not only
the winner of Sunday's inaugural
AFT AdventureTrackers race, he
was also the class' best sales-
man, entertaining with his antics
on the bike and smiling widely,
Halbert manhandled the Tri-
umph Tiger 1200 in impressive
fashion despite being dwarfed
by it. "It was actually quite easy
for me to ride that Triumph; it
worked so well," he said. "I'm
just a little guy, and that's a big
bike, but it's so nice and easy to
ride. I'm so stoked to get that
win in the inaugural race for the
class. Big shout-out to Triumph
for putting me on their Tiger
1200. It was so fun to ride. It
was a rad event. I love a little
street racing. I'm so loving this
part of my career, still getting to
come out and slam it around out
there. It was a blast."
While it was Triumph's day in
the end, similar to the case of
Honda-mounted Bromley, there's
no telling what might have hap
-
pened had Eslick's teammate,
Frankie Garcia, not stalled off
the line after leading two prac-
tice sessions and setting the
fastest time in qualifying.
CN
SUPERTWINS (Top 10)
1. JD Beach (Yam) 19 Laps
2. Briar Bauman (KTM) 1.715
3. Jarod Vanderkooi (Ind) 2.268
4. Davis Fisher (Ind) 7.106
5. Jared Mees (Ind) 9.693
6. Sammy Halbert (Yam) 10.641
7. Max Whale (H-D) 13.667
8. Trevor Brunner (Ind) 18.083
9. Dalton Gauthier (RE) 18.219
10. Brandon Robinson (Yam) 19.220
SINGLES (Top 10)
1. Kody Kopp (KTM) 16 Laps
2. Tarren Santero (Hon) 1.956
3. Tom Drane (Yam) 2.050
4. Chase Saathoff (Hon) 3.905
5. Bronson Pearce (Hon) 6.461
6. Chad Cose (Hus) 6.924
7. Justin Anselmi (Yam) 11.272
8. Evan Renshaw (Hon) 12.603
9. Olin Kissler (KTM) 14.184
10. Jared Lowe (Hon) 19.238
ROUND 13 / AUGUST 11, 2024
STREETS OF DOWNTOWN STURGIS / STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA
FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK
P86
AdventureTracking
made its debut at
Sturgis. Sammy
Halbert rode a
Triumph Tiger
1200 to victory.
