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Rounds 9 & 10 - Mesquite ( Dallas ) TX ., Devil ' s Bowl Speedway , Half-Miles I & II

SuperTwins Presented by Vance & Hines - Briar Bauman at the Double Again
Reigning Progressive AFT Grand National Champion Briar Bauman ( No . 1 Indian Motorcycle / Progressive Insurance FTR750 ) doubled down on his Williams Grove ( Pennsylvania ) Half- Mile double header dominance by doing the double again at the Dallas Devil ' s Bowl Speedway ( Mesquite , Texas ) on September 25 and 26 . The Dallas Half-Mile I saw the older Bauman brother obliterate the world ' s best dirt trackers for the third consecutive race , putting on yet another clinic in controlling from green light to checkered flag . Sammy Halbert ( No . 69 Coolbeth-Nila Racing Indian FTR750 ) was the only rider that looked to be in Bauman ' s league on this evening , and the Springfield Mile winner took second ahead of Robert Pearson ( No . 27 Rackley Racing Indian FTR750 ) who returned to action in Dallas following a couple of rounds away , with a new team and plenty of motivation . Jared Mees ( No . 9 Indian Motorcycle / Progressive Insurance FTR750 ) missed the podium in fourth and Brandon Price ( No . 92 Roof Systems of Dallas , Texas Indian FTR750 ) completed the top five . Jarod Vanderkooi led the Harley / V & H factory XGR750R contingent home in 7th spot , with Dalton Gauthier 9th and Bryan Smith 17th .
SuperTwins Presented by Vance & Hines - Mees at the Double , Indian Secures 4th Consecutive Manufacturer ' s Championship
Jared Mees ( No . 9 Indian Motorcycle / Progressive Insurance FTR750 ) stood triumphant at the conclusion of the Yamaha Atlanta Short Track on Saturday October 3rd , having taken consecutive stunners at the Dixie Speedway in Woodstock , Georgia . The Friday race ( October 2 ) saw Jeffrey Carver Jr . ( No . 23 Happy Trails Racing FTR750 ) and Sammy Halbert ( No . 69 Coolbeth-Nila Racing Indian FTR750 ) make great starts before the race
Saturday September 26 saw Briar Bauman nail his fourth consecutive race win - all have been Half- Mile races - with another devastating green light to checkered flag performance that saw Sammy Halbert , Robert Person and Jared Mees reprise their Friday placings in 2nd through 4th and Jeffrey Carver Jr going three better in 5th . Jarod Vanderkooi again led the Harleys home , this time in 11th , with Bryan Smith in 16th , besting Dalton Gauthier in 18th .
AFT Singles - Double for Dallas at Dallas
Ten races into the 2020 AFT Singles presented by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys season , five riders have one win , and one rider has five wins . The five-win rider , Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ), doubled up at his namesake event on Saturday night with a Dallas HM performance that accurately represented the superiority he ' s demonstrated as of late . Daniels was followed across the finish line by Michael Inderbitzin ( No . 54 RMR Honda / Honda Talon CRF450R ) in second , with the hugely experienced and decorated Henry Wiles ( No . 17 RMR Honda / Honda Talon CRF450R ) third ; Williams Grove runner-up Trent Lowe ( No . 48 Roof Systems of Dallas , TX / Shoei Helmets Honda CRF450R ) edged Morgen Mischler ( No . 13 Roof Systems DFW / Duffy Fleet Services

Rounds 11 & 12 - Woodstock , GA ., Dixie Speedway Short Track I & II

KTM 450 SX-F ) into fifth for fourth spot by just over a tenth of a second . Behind winner Dallas Daniels , the Saturday evening race saw Mikey Rush ( No . 15 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) take second , Tanner Dean ( No . 38 1st Impressions Race Team Honda CRF450R ) just beat Michael Inderbitzin ( No . 54 RMR Honda / Honda Talon CRF450R ) to the line to finish third , with Mischler a further 1.3 seconds back to complete the top five .
AFT Production Twins - Double as Rispoli Rips It
James Rispoli ( No . 43 Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R ) continued to operate in another orbit compared to the rest of the AFT Production Twins field , streaking to his fifth and sixth wins in six races with relative ease - making for a devilish
eventually boiled down to a dual between Jared Mees ( No . 9 Indian Motorcycle / Progressive Insurance FTR750 ) and reigning champion Briar Bauman ( No . 1 Indian
Dallas Triple Double Header Double win for the weekend . Chad Cose ( No . 49 Wally Brown Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R ) took second ahead of title contender Ryan Varnes ( No . 68 RVR / RoyBuilt Don ' s Kawasaki Ninja 650 ) in third , Jeremiah Duffy ( No . 42 Sammy O Racing / ERT Kawasaki Ninja 650 ) fourth and Ben Lowe ( No . 25 Roof Systems of Dallas / Bruce Lowe Excavating Yamaha MT-07 ) in fifth . James Rispoli ' s Saturday evening class win was actually a lot closer ( 0.663 seconds ), ahead of reigning class champion Cory Texter ( No . 1 G & G Racing / Roof Systems Yamaha MT-07 ) in second , Chad Cose third , Danny Eslick ( No . 64 Scott Powersports / R & D Machine Kawasaki Ninja 650 ) fourth and Dylan Bell ( No . 31 Wayne Moore / Martin Trucking Harley- Davidson XG750R ) fifth .
Motorcycle / Progressive Insurance FTR750 ), with Mees eventually grabbing the win by 0.308 seconds to bring Bauman ' s four-race win streak to an end .
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