FLAT TRACK
X GAMES HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLAT TRACK
JULY 13, 2017
MALL OF AMERICA / MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
P48
J.J. Flarity overcame a restart
at the midpoint of the eight-lap
main event to win the first-ever
Hooligan gold. All the riders in
the main were Harley-Davidson
mounted.
Dave Kilkenny just held off
Jordan Baber for second. Louie
Lauter, Rich Heverly, Mikey Hill,
Jason Klements, Chris Wiggins
Games; it's an honor to get gold at
X Games, " said Mees. "I'm happy
to be here no matter what the
racetrack is. At the end of the day,
it is the same for everybody. This
event is awesome and I hope they
keep bringing it back."
Earlier in the day the first-ever
X Games Hooligan race was
also contested live on ESPN.
Eslick (Harley-Davidson), Mikey
Rush (Yamaha), Mick Kirkness
(Harley-Davidson), Davis Fisher
(Kawasaki) and JR Addison (ka-
wasaki) rounded out the field.
At the end of the day Jared
Mees echoed the feelings of most
of the participants: "It's an honor
to be invited to X Games. It's an
honor to be able to medal at X
Halbert was all alone when he took the checkered flag.
