FLAT TRACK
2017 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 10 / JULY 8, 2017
ROLLING WHEELS RACEWAY PARK / ELBRIDGE, NEW YORK
P102
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVE
HOENIG / FLAT TRAK FOTOS
A
fter a successful event in
2016, the American Flat
Track championship re-
turned to upstate New York and
Rolling Wheels Raceway Park
for round 10 of the 18-round
season. Heavy rains moved into
the area on Friday and carried
over into Saturday morning,
threatening, at best, a major de-
lay. Just as the weather forecast
had called for, the sun came
out, the track crew whipped
the track into shape and racing
started right on time.
In the AFT Twins class, for-
mer Grand National Champion
Jared Mees (Indian Motorcycle/
Rogers Racing/SDI Racing
Indian FTR750) was the fastest
rider all night from qualifying to
heat and semi wins, but Sammy
Halbert (Estenson Racing/TruL-
ine Harley-Davidson XR750)
was just hundredths of a sec-
ond back as he claimed heat
and semi wins also.
When the 18-rider, 25-lap,
AFT Twins main event lined up,
Mees and Halbert squared off
Weather-wise, it was
touch-and-go if the
Rolling Wheels Half Mile
would even run, but
Mother Nature ended
up cooperating for what
turned out to be an ideal
night of racing.
REDEMPTION FOR MEES
