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Settle got his revenge, defeating Heaton-New
in both the 85cc and SuperMini competitions.
The 50cc Air-Cooled class provided the ri-
valry of the weekend. Cruise Texter and Cooper
Mindiola had the Triangle Motorcycle Club
abuzz with fierce battles that culminated in
drag races to the checkered flag on both days.
On Friday, Mindiola emerged victorious by
0.102 of a second, and on Saturday, it was Tex
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ter's turn to win by a margin of just 0.068 of a
second. Texter also shared victories with Odin
Music in the 65cc class, achieving a weekend
sweep in the 50cc Chain division.
The American Flat Track Series points lead
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ers Briar Bauman (Mission AFT SuperTwins)
and Tom Drane (AFT Singles presented by
Kicker) joined an expert field filled with stars
to compete on the Ohio Half Mile. Bauman did
not experience the same good fortune he had
in Salem, Ohio, in May, managing only a week
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end best of fourth place in the Premier Expert
class.
Drane made the most of the Mission Dash
For Cash on Saturday, but Trevor Brunner
of Turner Racing Honda achieved the great
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est success among the expert competitors.
Brunner claimed two victories during the rain-
shortened program on Friday but returned on
Saturday for an exciting win against Kody Kopp
and Tom Drane in the Premier Expert class. It
appeared that Brunner would also be on track
for a weekend sweep; however, with three laps
remaining in the Open Expert main event, he
slowed on the back straightaway, relinquishing
the lead to Kopp, who was also making his re
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turn to dirt track racing for the weekend. Kopp
concluded the weekend victorious over Trevar
Martin and Max Whale in Open Expert.
Additional weekend sweeps were awarded
to Deegan Lickfeldt (Open Novice), Jed Fyffe
(250 Amateur), and Vincent Zachary (Hooli
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gan). Ben Evans and Ben Miller split the wins in
the Vintage class.
The Mission Foods CTR Flat Track Series will
return with its penultimate stop of the season
at Peoria Speedway on July 18-19.
Scotty Taylor
Round 5
Premier Expert (Top 5)
1. Trevor Brunner (Hon)
Wesley Settle was indeed "The
Animal" on the small bikes,
winning Super Mini and 85cc
classes on Saturday.
Cruise Texter leads Odin Music
in the 65cc class. Texter won
the class on Friday and Music
was second. Saturday it was
Music over Texter.
