FLAT TRACK
AMA PRO FLAT TRACK SERIES
ROUND 9 / JULY 30, 2016
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY / CHARLOTTE, NC
P60
The restart saw Carlile grab
the lead over Sconyers and DGR
Motorsports/Flat Track Live's
Dalton Gauthier (Yamaha). Myers
Motorsports/Varnes Racing's
Ryan Varnes (Yamaha) and
Brandon Price (Don's Kawasaki/
Myers Motorsports) rounded out
the top five when Cole Zabala
brought out the red once again,
as he fell in turn two.
The last restart saw Gauth-
ier grab the lead with Carlile,
Sconyers, Varnes and Price all
bunched closely behind. By the
halfway mark, points leader Ryan
Wells had pushed his Parkinson
Brothers Racing Honda into
third. Gauthier, Wells and Carlile
would each lead at some point,
but when the double checkers
Jake Johnson and Sammy Hal-
bert, who dropped from third to
fifth, are all more than 35 points
off Mees' total.
GNC2
The 18-rider, 16-lap GNC2 main
event was not a battle, but an
all out street fight, with possible
"road rage" thrown into the mix.
The race had to be restarted
twice due to falls on each end of
the track.
The initial start saw Sibbick
Racing's Chase Sconyers (Hon-
da) in the lead, but K.C. Cycle/
Team 95's Kolby Carlile (Honda)
was all over the leader when
Tristan Avery fell in turn three.
Avery would make the restart,
but one lap down.
fastest in qualifying backed up
with a heat race win—turned
south quickly. "I wasn't expect-
ing to come in and take the
points lead this weekend. I'll be
honest, I expected to beat him,"
said Mees. "I didn't expect to
take the points lead because
Bryan is pretty solid, especially
here. We had a good night and
he had a bad night. Hopefully we
can keep rolling with these."
Smith's points advantage has
turned into a three-point deficit,
with five races remaining on the
schedule. Brandon Robinson,
(Left to right) Coolbeth, Mees
and Robinson celebrate on the
GNC1 podium.
