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Cycle News Issue 21 May 30

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FLAT TRACK AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SERIES ROUND 7 / MAY 28, 2018 ILLINOIS STATE FAIRGROUNDS / SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS P92 do, but I know I'm gonna have a ton of fun riding my dirt bike. Thanks to @jdbeach95 @85jake- lewis @nickmcfadden16 and @ rogerhayden95 for the riding company! Looking forward to the learning experience. Sipes qualified for the main event via a fifth-place finish in semi two riding a Rockstar Energy Leatt/Maxxis/ FMF/Rekluse Husqvarna FC 450. Sipes was certainly competitive, as he threatened to crack the top five in the main event, but a solo crash put him back in the field. However, Sipes managed to fight his way back to 11th, one spot ahead of defending AFT Singles Champion Kolby Carlile. SINGLES NOTABLES Ryan Sipes wasn't the only notable visitor in the Singles class. Super- bike racer Jake Lewis, rising Aus- tralian star Max Whale and young road racer-turned-flat tracker Jay Newton all signed up to do battle and all of them showed plenty of potential throughout the day. Briefly... (Above) Bryan Smith (4), Jared Mees (1) and Carver fight it out in the Midwest heat. clear, I checked back after about seven laps. I saw him a couple bike lengths back. I decided to just go for it. I was a little worried about the tires. I tried milking it a little bit getting in. I just did my best to keep it rolling." Between the heat of the day and the pace of the race, the attrition rate was unusually high. By the end of the 25 laps, only 10 bikes were still on the track

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