FLAT TRACK
AMA PRO FLAT TRACK SERIES
ROUND 12 / AUGUST 14, 2016
PEORIA RACE PARK / PEORIA, ILLINOIS
P82
Racing's Briar Bauman was stay-
ing close with defending Grand
National Champion Jared Mees
(Montgomeryville Cycle Center/
SDI-Rogers Racing) a close
third.
Bauman's strong ride came to
an abrupt end on lap five as he
coasted to the sidelines. About
the same time Baker captured
what was now second from
Mees and set off to run down
Wiles.
That chase lasted only two
laps as he got into a violent tank-
slapper going into turn "three"
and crashed heavily into the
air fence, bringing out the red
flag. "Brad got by me. Every lap
into my style of riding and the
way I like things to be," said
Wiles. "It was really fun for me
out there in the main event.
Especially when you look at the
first seven laps and the gap I had
already (3.3 seconds). I didn't
know that I was that far out front.
I was just kind of going. I didn't
know if my lines were working or
not. That's when you can really
have fun at a race. You are going
out there and being creative and
making little things work."
Although he was uninjured,
Baker was unable to make the
restart, but this set off a chain of
events that may have a profound
effect on the Harley-Davidson
up over the jump he was really
out of shape and I went, 'Man,
dude, you are really putting it out
there on the edge.' I don't know
if he was trying to catch Henry
or run away from me, but he was
putting it on the edge. When I
saw him come through that right-
hander I was right behind him.
Ass-over-teakettle is the perfect
analogy for what happened. His
ankles were up by the helmet
and he was headed for the air
fence. He really walloped that
thing. I am really glad to see that
he was able to walk away. I don't
know what condition he is in, but
walking away was huge."
"I think the rough track played
Henry Wiles (17) leads Briar Bauman, who chased Wiles early before his bike coasted to a stop.
