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hose lofty preseason expectations were
understandable in the wake of Daniels'
magical/cursed '24 Progressive American
Flat Track campaign that marked the culmination
of a single-minded, multi-year, multimillion-dollar
effort on the part of Estenson Racing Yamaha.
With Jared Mees heading into retirement and
the Indian FTR750 destined to be ineligible in
Mission AFT SuperTwins competition the fol
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lowing season, 2024 represented Estenson's
last, best chance to finally vanquish that all-
conquering combo.
And it all came together, until it all fell apart.
A relentless Daniels racked up a 19-point
advantage over the year's opening 10 rounds
and had a number of his best tracks still ahead.
However, a training crash ahead of the Peoria TT
left him unconscious with a broken leg, numer
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ous bruises and contusions, fluid in his lungs,
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INTERVIEW I 2025 MISSION AFT SUPERTWINS CHAMPION DALLAS DANIELS
BY CHRIS MARTIN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM LESTER AND KRISTEN LASSEN
