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SBS Friction has returned as the Official Brake Pad of Progressive AFT . Always a major race supporter , the 2022 season marks the fifth consecutive year in which SBS has served in that capacity in AFT racing . Founded in Denmark nearly 60 years ago , the company boasts a glorious motorsports tradition with dozens of two-wheel world championships , including in WorldSBK and MXGP .

Öhlins USA has been named the Official Suspension of Progressive AFT for the seventh successive season . " The iconic brand added to its long and illustrious championship-winning history in 2021 with reigning Mission SuperTwins presented by S & S Cycle champion Jared Mees . " Racing is our passion , and Progressive American Flat Track represents the pinnacle of motorcycle dirt track racing in the world , so we ' re excited to continue our partnership ," Mike Himmelsbach , Motorsports Market Manager at Öhlins USA .

Mechanix Wear has been named as the Official Work Glove of the 2022 Progressive AFT series . " Mechanix Wear gloves were born in motorsport . Debuting at the 1991 Daytona 500 more than 30 years ago , the brand has since established itself a global leader for mechanics , trade professionals , manufacturing , military and law enforcement tactical teams alike ."

Loomis , CA . based tools , controls and cables specialist Motion Pro is again a MotoAmerica Partner for 2022 , as the Official Tire Pressure Gauge of the MotoAmerica Series . Founded by Six-Day ISDT gold medalist Chris Carter in 1984 , Motion Pro " designs innovative tools and products that help owners maintain and repair their motorcycles , working closely with championship-level riders and professional mechanics all over the world ."

Chad Cose is to race for the 1st Impressions Race Team . He will compete aboard a Honda CRF450R in the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER class for the remainder of the 2022 Progressive American Flat Track season . A seat on the four-rider effort opened up following the injury of Michael Lainhart at Texas Motor Speedway .

Jared Mees ( No . 1 Indian Motorcycle / Progressive Insurance FTR750 ) added at long last to AFT race successes by taking the win at the inaugural I-70 Half-Mile presented by Indian Motorcycle of Kansas City at Odessa , Missouri . Kansas City-area fans had waited 17 years to see the world ’ s greatest motorcycle dirt track racers do battle and were rewarded with an instant classic .

Mission SuperTwins presented by S & S Cycle

Briar Bauman ( No . 3 Indian Motorcycle / Progressive Insurance FTR750 ) powered into the lead at the start , followed closely by JD Beach ( No . 95 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ). Mees didn ’ t waste any time dispatching Beach to prevent Bauman from getting away out front , and then used that momentum to rail his way into the lead and ultimately to a win

that ties him with Chris Carr for most career premier-class victories . Behind Bauman ( second ), Beach , who eventually finished fifth , was overhauled by Brandon Robinson ( No . 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750 ) and Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ), who finished third and fourth respectively . Bronson Bauman ( No . 37 Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson

XG750R ) finished sixth , followed by Mission Production Twins Challenge entry Jesse Janisch ( No . 33 Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson XG750R ). Together the two ensured that a pair of Harley-Davidson XG750Rs would finish inside the top seven alongside the three Indians and two Yamahas ahead of them .

Mission Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines

Jesse Janisch ( No . 33 Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson XG750R ) took his Texas frustrations out on the field in the form of outright dominance of the evening ’ s Mission Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines . The Vance & Hines pilot stormed to the front off the line and effectively removed all doubt within a matter of laps .

Pos Rider Bike 1 Jesse Janisch H-D XG750R 2 Nick Armstrong Yamaha MT-07 3 Cory Texter Yamaha MT-07 4 Jeremiah Duffy Kaw Ninja 650 5 Jordan Harris Kaw Ninja 650

Billy Ross ( No . 109 Mission Foods / Roof Systems Kawasaki Ninja 650 ), Kolby Carlile ( No . 36 KC36 Las Vegas Harley- Davidson XG750R ) and Cole Zabala ( No . 51 Memphis Shades / Corbin / Vinson Yamaha MT- 07 ) traded punches in a scrap for second that ultimately did them no good at all with mechanical issues and crashes forcing Zabala into an eighth place finish , Carlile ninth and Ross 14th . Title leaders Nick Armstrong ( No . 60 Competitive Racing Frames / Lessley Brothers Yamaha MT-07 ) and Cory Texter ( No . 1 G & G Racing / Yamaha

Racing Yamaha MT-07 ) completed the podium in second and third , ahead of Jeremiah Duffy ( No . 42 Sammy O Racing / Arai Helmets Kawasaki Ninja 650 ) fourth ( 0.087 seconds behind Texter ) and Jordan Harris fifth ( No . 77 Roy Built / S & J Coal Mine Kawasaki Ninja 650 ) another 0.319 seconds back .

Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER

Minutes before Mees won the SuperTwins class , Kody Kopp ( No . 12 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX- FFE ) became the first repeat winner of the season when he took the checkered flag in the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER Main Event . Australian Max Whale ( No . 18 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-FFE ) took second from Morgen Mischler ( No . 13

American Honda / Progressive Insurance CRF450R ) in third , with Trevor Brunner ( No . 21 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) in fourth ahead and James Ott ( No . 19 MediaHT / G & G Racing KTM 450 SX-F ) completing the top five . Next up is the first Mile of the season with the Mission Red Mile presented by Indian Motorcycle of Lexington doubleheader on Memorial Day weekend at the Red Mile in Lexington , Kentucky , on May 28-29 . www . americanflattrack . com

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