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ably tangle with the top two for
more than just the briefest stints
throughout the weekend).
Bauman won by over a
second and was well poised to
claim overall honors in the third
and decisive triple-points-paying
main event. And it seemed
certain to play out that way until
Bauman suffered from a slip
-
ping clutch late, which allowed
Daniels to
surge past and grab
ing and main-event one, in which
the rising star had the clear
measure of the field.
That sense of security for the
Yamaha pilot was turned on its
head in the double-points paying
main-event two. There Bau
-
man stomped forward from a
seemingly fading third
to power
past Daniels and Mission Roof
Systems' Brandon Robinson (the
only other rider who could reli
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walked away with a pair of podiums.
But a mechanical DNF in Friday's
main event three came as a major let-
down after outdueling the otherwise
dominant Tom Drane in main event
two. Brunner continued to face an up-
hill climb in terms of mechanical prob-
lems throughout the doubleheader
but still came away with a solid points
haul. He said, "I had to dig deep for
that one. We fought through some
adversity this weekend. We did what
we could with what we had, and I'm
super proud of my whole Turner Flat
Track Racing Honda [team] for get-
ting my dialed in. It was nothing short
of a miracle to get us back going, not
one, not two, but three times."
44 BRANDON ROBINSON
3RD (3-3-2) /
3RD SUPERTWINS
Mission Roof Systems' Brandon
Robinson racked up a pair of podium
finishes on the weekend and even
showed the sprint speed not just to
match, but defeat Dallas Daniels and
Briar Bauman, as he did in Satur-
day night's Mission #2Fast2Tasty
Challenge. He said, "Overall, a solid
weekend. We were the third-best
team for most of the weekend. Dal-
las and Briar put it on me tonight. I
was there for a couple of laps. We
essentially implemented the same
changes we had for the Challenge,
but it wasn't sustainable in the long
run. Regardless, those guys whupped
my butt. I was kind of in conservation
mode until Declan poked a wheel
under me. 'Whoa, I better get going.'
I got back on the throttle and got the
job done in third."
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