FLAT TRACK
2018 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SERIES
ROUND 4 / MAY 5, 2018
CALISTOGA SPEEDWAY / CALISTOGA, CALIFORNIA
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BY DAVE HOENIG
PHOTOGRAPHY BY FLAT TRAK FOTOS
D
espite the controversy and
race-day struggles, defend-
ing American Flat Track
Twins Champion Jared Mees and
his Indian Motorcycle/Rogers
Racing team continue to dominate
the 2018 season with their Indian
Scout FTR750.
"We were the fastest in the last
qualifier and we won our heat. I
sucked in the semi because I got
a bad start. I wasn't able to get
to the front and Jeffrey [Carver]
was flying," said Mees of his third
place semi result.
When the 18-rider field filed out
to pick their starting positions,
semi winners Jeffrey Carver (Roof
Systems/Indian of Metro Milwau-
kee, Indian Scout FTR750) and
Kenny Coolbeth (Nila Racing/
Columbia Avionics, Indian Scout
FTR750) chose to start on the bot-
tom of the racetrack. That proved
to work for Carver, not so much
for Coolbeth.
Briar Bauman (Zanotti Racing/
Western Powersports, Kawasaki
Ninja 650) got off the line first, but
Carver's inside line gave him the
advantage. For an instant Carver
opened a lead with Mees, Bauman
and Brad Baker (Indian Motorcy-
cle/Allstate Insurance, Indian Scout
FTR750) all fighting for second.
Once Mees worked his way
clear in second, he rapidly ran
down Carver and dove inside
going into turn one on lap five.
"I got off kind of with them and
then studied them a little bit," said
Mees. "I was able to pull away
JARED MEES CONTINUES HIS WINNING WAYS IN CALIFORNIA
Mees Marches On
