ROUNDS 10-11 / AUGUST 4-5, 2025
JACKPINE GYPSIES MOTORCYCLE CLUB / STURGIS, SOUTH DAKOTA
FLAT TRACK I AMA PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK
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did, and he's been killing it all
year and showing that there's
been potential to win on that
motorcycle. I promised myself
when I got back into position to
win again after [coming up just
short in] Senoia that I would do
everything I possibly could to
seal the deal. Everything just
came to fruition tonight. So, big
thanks to my team. They got
me dialed in from first practice
on. We were fast all day and
just had a good feeling again. I
couldn't be happier."
The same could not be said
for Daniels. Both riders scram
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bled up through the pack with
what time they had. Bauman
made it all the way to third, fin
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ing a bold attempt to square
him up. Rather than glide up the
track as Bauman presumed, the
Yamaha man hugged the inside.
As a result, the RWR pilot col
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lided with his foe and knocked
him to the dirt.
A red flag flew, and both rid
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ers were forced to restart from
the back of the lead lap.
That provided Robinson just
the opening he needed to break
free at the front and at last earn
the XG750R-mounted victory he'd
first sought way back in 2017.
He was, quite expectedly,
elated. "The first one on the
XG, that means a lot," Robinson
said. "I wanted to be the first
one to do it, but obviously, Briar
ing lanes. But rather than make
things boring, it made them
even more eventful. As it turned
out, Monday's full night was just
the appetizer for what was to
transpire on Tuesday.
Reverting back to the conven
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tional single-main format, there
was only one chance to get it
right. While Robinson leapt out
to the early lead, Daniels and
Bauman simultaneously closed
in on him, each one attempt
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ing to find a way into the lead
before the other could manage
to do so.
Contrasting lines seemed to
present a shot to do just that;
however, Bauman misjudged
Daniels' trajectory while execut
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Tom Drane (59) leads
the Singles pack
en route to victory
Tuesday night.
