"It's really hard to push when
you're right behind someone. So
when I saw two to go, I backed
off a little bit so I could get a
run at him. Going up turn one,
I rolled it the best that I could,
and then I rolled it in turn two
and stuck it up the inside. He
lost the front a little bit going
over the painted lines where it's
pretty slippery, and that sealed
the deal."
Kopp leads Saathoff by 34
points and Drane by 40 as the
series returns to the scene of
the two-time champion's first-
career Mile win.
The unusual nature of the ven
-
ue in downtown Sturgis created
some opportunity for new names
to run up near the front (even if
the very front was still controlled
by the usual suspects).
The biggest winner in this
was Supermoto ace (and
occasional Progressive AFT
competitor) Bronson Pearce,
who finished fifth and was fol-
lowed by Chad Cose, filling in
for James Ott on the Husqvarna,
and rookie Justin Anselmi on
the Team TDR entry.
AFT ADVENTURE-
TRACKERS
Day and night, rain and shine,
pavement and dirt. Sunday's St-
urgis TT threw more at the AFT
AdventureTrackers' debut than
even the most ambitious dual
adventure advertising campaign
could have offered.
Ultimately, the event served
as an effective proof of concept
for the new category, as the
largely stock machines put on an
impressive show when hustled
around by notable pilots from
widely diverse racing back-
grounds.
While five-time World Enduro
Champion Ivan Cervantes and
four-time Daytona 200 Cham-
pion Danny Eslick acquitted
themselves nicely en route to
respective second- and third-
place finishes, the full-time dirt
trackers were still the riders to
beat, even on these bikes and
on this course.
Dan Bromley controlled
the race aboard his Memphis
Shades/Vinson Shades Honda
ROUND 13 / AUGUST 11, 2024
STREETS OF DOWNTOWN STURGIS / STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA
FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK
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Kody Kopp (winner) and Tarren Santero
(second) and Tom Drane (third) made
up the Singles podium.
