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P122 FEATURE I AMERICAN FLAT TRACK ADVENTURETRACKERS second. Their rematch three days later at the Jackpine Gypsies Super TT proved pivotal. Bromley scored a second consecutive win aboard his Suzuki when Janisch crashed out of conten - tion, finally asking too much from his H-D. While not ideal for Janisch or for championship in- trigue, it was perhaps inevitable when pushing that hard. If anything, however, it's that eagerness to redefine boundar- ies, whatever the cost, that is the shared DNA that unites the AdventureTrackers with their Bagger brethren. "Physically, I felt like I had never ridden the motorcycle harder," Janisch said. "Some of In the season-opening Jack - pine Gypsies Short Track I, Janisch outmaneuvered Bromley for the win thanks to a secret weapon that Bromley's flat track- wired mind failed to account for on these extraordinarily stock bikes: front brakes. Janisch used his right hand to both deceler- ate and accelerate, transform- ing the tiny 1/5-mile "O" into a "V"-shaped strike for the lead. The following day, Bromley escaped from the start, powering his way to victory while Janisch was busy fighting his way up to A stopwatch would confirm said ridiculousness. Rather than embarrass them - selves on a slo-mo tour of the track, the AdventureTrackers machines were manhandled and coerced to produce lap times that routinely overlapped with those of the established class - es. In fact, the category's top guns outpaced the backend of riders in SuperTwins and Singles more by rule than by exception. From the outset, it was read - ily apparent that Bromley and Janisch were the class of this stacked field. Despite a half-foot difference in height to go with divergent riding styles and ma - chinery, the two proved almost perfectly matched on track. Dalton Gauthier was a factor in the AdventureTracker Championship on a Triumph Tiger 900 GT Pro.