FLAT TRACK
X GAMES HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLAT TRACK
JUNE 4, 2015
CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS/AUSTIN, TEXAS
P70
conditions, but every-
one understood that it
was a big ask to get a
proper track prepped
in those conditions
on such short notice.
And as it was a night
of great, close racing,
many were happy.
"I felt like the event ran really well,"
Halbert said. "Obviously they had a
big challenge with the flooding, but
no matter what, put all of us out there
on a dirt track and we're going to put
on some sort of a show. So I think it
was really cool—different racing out of
The riders were a little skeptical at
first with the addition of the moto-
style start gates, but in the end
there were quite a few that liked it.
Smith goes
down in the
books as the
first X Games
Harley-
Davidson Flat
Track gold
medalist.