Beach , Championship Chaos Reigns in 76th Peoria TT
JD Beach ( No . 95 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ) strengthened his claim as one of the greatest TT riders in the long history of Progressive American Flat Track , sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing on July 30 , 2023 ( Round 14 ) in the 76th running of the world famous SC2 Peoria TT presented by Country Saloon , once again dominating at the Peoria Motorcycle Club in Peoria , Illinois .
Mission SuperTwins presented by S & S Cycle Reigning SuperTwins king Jared Mees ( No . 1 Indian Motorcycle / Rogers Racing / SDI Racing FTR750 ) was fastest in practice , Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ) took control during qualifying , and Briar Bauman ( No . 3 Parts Plus / Jacob Companies KTM 790 Duke ) won the four-lap Mission # 2Fast2Tasty Challenge , but come the Main Event , it was all Beach . Daniels crashed from the race , bringing out a very late red flag . Once back
Reigning champion Jared Mees ( No . 1 Indian Motorcycle / Rogers Racing / SDI Racing FTR750 ) fortified his Grand National Championship advantage with a trademark performance in The City of Sturgis Black Hills Half-Mile presented by Black Hills Harley- Davidson at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City , South Dakota , on August 6th .
Mission SuperTwins presented by S & S Cycle Mees shot out into the lead from pole and stretched out a sizable gap within a matter of laps , extinguishing any hopes of an upset as he did so . Drama-free at the front , the Main Event was chaotic behind him . Despite being in desperate need of a runner-up finish to minimize the damage to his championship chances , Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ) found himself in fourth behind JD Beach ( No . 95 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ) and Briar Bauman ( No . 3 Parts Plus / Jacob Companies KTM 790 Duke ) - in danger of being displaced to fifth by Brandon Robinson ( No . 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750 ). Fueled by that desperation , Daniels somehow thread the needle , splitting Beach and Bauman to emerge from fourth in second with eight minutes to go . He and Estenson Racing teammate Beach then separated from the fight for fourth and flew their
underway , race-long leader Beach survived the three-lap shootout to secure his eighth TT win in his last nine attempts , with Bauman collecting second and Mees taking third . Jarod Vanderkooi ( No . 20 JMC Motorsports / Fairway Ford Indian FTR750 ) was fourth , ahead of Daniels in fifth . There were six Indian FTR750 riders in the top ten , two Yamaha MT-07s , a KTM 790 Duke and a Royal Enfield 650 .
Yamahas in formation from that point forward . Daniels was second , ahead of Beach in third . Nine riders were in contention for fourth place in a wild fracas just behind the podium positions . Fourth and fifth ultimately went to Davis Fisher ( No . 67 Rackley Racing / Bob Lanphere ' s BMC Racing Indian FTR750 ) and Cameron Smith ( No . 34 Martin Trucking / Fredericktown Yamaha MT-07 ). There were four Indian FTR750s in the Top 10 , with four Yamaha MT-07 riders , one Royal Enfield 650 and one KTM 790 Duke .
Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER Trevor Brunner ( No . 21 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) scored his first victory of ‘ 23 in a surprising conclusion . Prior to a mid-race red flag , teammates Kody Kopp ( No . 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F ) and Max Whale ( No . 18 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F ) had put themselves in first and second . The first of two red flags resulted in a
Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER Reigning Singles champ Kody Kopp ( No . 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F ) pulled off perhaps the most impressive of his seven race wins this season at Black Hills Speedway . Kopp had to work up through a talented field on a slick track after running as low as seventh early on and then find a way around the race ' s heavy pre-race favorite , Tom Drane ( No . 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ), to complete an epic charge to victory . Kopp held on by 0.227 seconds , with staggered restart with just over three minutes remaining on the clock . The upand-coming Aussie Drane jumped out into the lead , but the second red flag gave Brunner his golden opportunity . The Indiana native blasted off the line and won out in the opening-corner melee , seizing the lead ahead of Drane and Kopp . He held on to claim the win before his rivals had a chance to mount an effective counter . Drane was second , picking up his seventh podium in his last eight outings by finishing 0.230 seconds behind , while Kopp solidified his championship advantage in third . Two-time Peoria TT winner Whale came home fourth a little over a second off the win , with Dalton Gauthier ( No . 79 D & D Racing / Certified KTM 450 SX-F ) nipping at his rear wheel in fifth . There were three KTM 450 SX-F riders in the Top Ten , with four Honda CRF450Rs , two Yamaha YZ450Fs and the Husqvarna FC450 - a badged KTM . www . americanflattrack . com .
Mees Extends Title Lead with Dominant Black Hills Half-Mile
Drane second . The two were joined on the podium by Trent Lowe ( No . 48 American Honda / Mission Foods CRF450R , third ), who held off second factory KTM ace Max Whale by 0.096 seconds ( No . 18 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F , fourth ). Early frontrunner and ' 22 Black Hills HM winner Trevor Brunner ( No . 21 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) finished in fifth . There were no fewer than five KTM 450 SX-F riders in the top ten , with three on the Honda CRF450R and town on the Yamaha YZ450F . www . americanflattrack . com
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