Rounds 5 and 6 of the 2020 AFT series
saw a triple-header with two
Springfield Mile Super Twins and
Production Twins races at Springfield,
Illinois, on September 5 and 6, after an
AFT Singles Short Track on Thursday
September 4th.
In the first, Saturday's AFT SuperTwins
presented by Vance & Hines Main
Event Springfield Mile I presented by
Memphis Shades, Sammy Halbert (No.
69 Coolbeth-Nila Racing Indian
FTR750) provided an undeniable
reminder of his immense talent to take
the win with a commanding
performance.
Pos Rider Bike Points Volusia Volusia Indy Indy Springfield Springfield
Half-Mile I Half-Mile II Mile I Mile II Mile I Mile II
1 Jared Mees FTR750 132 1 * 1 * 3 # 2 * # 2 1 * #
2 Briar Bauman FTR750 119 2 2 # 1 * 1 7 3
3 Sammy Halbert FTR750 95 3 4 2 5 1 * 15
4 Brandon Robinson FTR750 88 6 # 3 11 4 4 2
5 Bronson Bauman FTR750 81 4 7 4 6 8 4
6 Davis Fisher FTR750 71 9 5 8 11 5 5
7 Brandon Price FTR750 70 5 6 5 8 6 14
8 Jeffrey Carver Jr. FTR750 61 17 9 7 7 3 # 11
9 Bryan Smith XG750R 60 11 12 6 3 17 6
10 Dalton Gauthier XG750R 53 7 11 9 18 9 7
* Lap Leader # Best Qualifier
"Slammin' Sammy" has long been
regarded as one of the elite riders on
the AFT scene, but his 14th career
Grand National Championship race
win came as his first in more than four
years. Over that span, he'd found
himself on the wrong end of Indian
Motorcycle's recent series domination.
Now that he's got an FTR750 of his
own, Halbert once again figures to be
a significant factor in the '20 AFT
SuperTwins title fight.
Multi-time champ Jared Mees (No. 9
Indian Motorcycle/Progressive
Insurance FTR750) brought it home in
second, with Jeffrey Carver Jr. (No. 23
Happy Trails Racing FTR750) third,
Brandon Robinson (No. 44 HCRR
Racing/Ben Evans Racing Indian
FTR750) fourth and Davis Fisher (No.
67 BriggsAuto.com Indian FTR750)
fifth.
Reigning Grand National Champion
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Briar Bauman (No. 1 Indian
Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance
FTR750) finished in seventh, 0.150
seconds behind Brandon Price (No. 92
Roof Systems of Dallas, Texas Indian
FTR750). As a result, Mees had
reclaimed the points lead and remains
the sole rider with a perfect podium
record for the season.
Brandon Price, Briar Bauman and
Bronson Bauman were 6th, 7th and
8th respectively on their FTR750s, with
Dalton Gauthier and Jarod Vanderkooi
bringing home the leading Vance &
Hines backed XG750R Rev X Harley
factory bikes in 9th and 10th.
In the second, the Vance & Hines
backed SuperTwins race, on Sunday 6,
Jared Mees (No. 9 Indian
Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance
FTR750) went one better at the Illinois
State Fairgrounds in Springfield,
Illinois, adding to his burgeoning Mile
legend with a triumphant ride in
Sunday's thrilling Springfield Mile II
presented by Memphis Shades.
Brandon Robinson (No. 44 HCRR
Racing/Ben Evans Racing Indian
FTR750) was second, ahead of
reigning Grand National Champion
Briar Bauman (No. 1 Indian
Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance
FTR750) third, his brother Bronson
Bauman (No. 37 Indian
Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance
FTR750) fourth, with Davis Fisher (No.
67 BriggsAuto.com Indian FTR750)
fifth.
The three Vance & Hines backed Harley
factory team XG750R Rev X's of Bryan
Smith, Dalton Gauthier and Jarod
Vanderkooi came in 7th, 8th and 9th
respectively, with Dan Bromley on
another FTR750 in 10th.
As a result, Mees boasted a relatively
healthy title advantage over primary
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rival Bauman (132-119), with Halbert
in third as the series headed for the
Williams Grove Speedway Half-Mile
double-header at Mechanicsburg,
Penn.
AFT Production
Twins
Ryan Varnes (No. 68 RVR/RoyBuilt
Don's Kawasaki Ninja 650) won his
first-career Mile win in Saturday's AFT
Production Twins Main Event, ahead of
Chad Cose (No. 49 Wally Brown
Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R)
second, and Ben Lowe (No. 25 Roof
Systems of Dallas/Bruce Lowe
Excavating Yamaha MT-07) third.
The following evening, in the second
Springfield Mile Production Twins
Main Event, points leader James
Rispoli (No. 43 Latus Motors Racing
Harley-Davidson XG750R) extended
his championship lead, with Ben Lowe
second this time, ahead of Chad Cose,
third.
AFT Singles
The AFT Singles saw two Main Event
Short Track races staged on the same
evening (Thursday September 4th).
In the first, Dallas Daniels took the win
(No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha
YZ450F), ahead of Henry Wiles second
(No. 17 RMR Honda/Honda Talon
CRF450R) and Morgen Mischler (No.
13 Roof Systems DFW/Duffy Fleet
Services KTM 450 SX-F) third.
In the second race, exciting rookie
Trevor Brunner (No. 211 Demske
Racing/KMA Racing Honda CRF450R)
was ahead of Henry Wiles, who again
had to settle for second, with Max
Whale on a Kawasaki KX450F in third.
After the Williams Grove Half-Miles
(Mechanicsburg, Penn., September
11th and 12th) come the Dallas Half-
Mile double-headers at the Devil's
Bowl Speedway (September 25 and
26), the Atlanta Short Tracks (October
2nd and 3rd), Charlotte Half-Miles
(Concord, NC., October 9 and 10), with
the season finale at Daytona Beach on
October 15 and 16.
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