VOLUME 63 ISSUE 34 AUGUST 25, 2026 P79
BY CHRIS MARTIN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY DEAN PHELPS
E
stenson Racing Yamaha has
proven over the years it will go
to any lengths necessary to
fight its way to the top of the Pro
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gressive American Flat Track world.
Those efforts could be measured
by the resources expended, the
hours spent, the technical expertise
applied, and so on. But how about
absolute distance?
For example, Tom Drane picked
up his second consecutive Kicker
AFT Singles title more than 9000
straight-line miles from his native
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia.
But sometimes, solutions can be
found a bit closer to home.
Reigning Grand National Champi
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on and current Mission AFT Super-
Twins points leader Dallas Daniels
was just 100 miles removed from his
hometown of Mattoon, Illinois, while
chasing glory at the 79th running of
the Caterpillar Peoria TT.
And yet somehow, despite earning
his first pro win here as a 16-year-old
rookie in 2019 and being blessed
with an ideal blend of flat track and
road racing acumen that has nearly
custom-designed his talents for Peo
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ria, Daniels was still seeking his first
premier-class victory at the venue.
Briar Bauman (3)
leads winner Dallas
Daniels (1) and the
rest of the SuperTwins
class at the Peoria TT.
Daniels now enjoys a
20-point lead going
into the Springfield
Mile doubleheader
final round.
