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FLAT TRACK
FOR X-GAMES?
I
f Harley-Davidson gets its way, there's a good
chance that flat track racing could make its way
to the X-Games next year in Austin, Texas. This
year Harley took part in the event as a sponsor,
showing off its new 750 Street in combination
with a press introduction in Austin. They also had
AMA Grand National Champion Brad Baker at the
event, talking all things dirt track and promoting
the @XGamesFlatTrack hashtag to get fans on
board with having flat track at X-Games next year.
ROUND ONE TO JANNIRO
F
our-time AMA Speedway
National Champion Billy
Janniro laid down a marker af-
ter a perfect seven-win display
in round 1 of the 2014 Speed-
way National Championship
Series at Costa Mesa Speed-
way on June 7.
The race was a return for an
AMA National Championship
at the legendary Southern Cal-
ifornia track after a five-year hi-
atus. Janniro heads into round
two with a maximum 21 points
and a six-point lead heading to
round two in Ventura, Califor-
nia, on June 28.
Tyson Burmeister finished
second in the final after giving
Janniro his toughest challenge
in heat 17, though it's Charlie
Venegas who sits second to Janniro in the series
standings after winning four heats on the night but
ending up last in the final.
Former champion Mike Faria blew an engine on
the run in to the line in his first heat, ruling him out
for the night.
Steve Evans
Billy Janniro
holds down the
inside with Bart
Bast on the
outside at Costa
Mesa Speedway
on Saturday
night.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
JIM
THORN
