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AFT
BRIEFS
Wally Brown Racing has confirmed the signing of James Rispoli for 2022 - WBR is to campaign a KTM 890 Duke in a limited schedule in the Mission Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines class . Rispoli earned the 2020 Mission Production Twins championship on the strength of seven wins and four runner-ups and returns to the class following a season competing in the premier Mission SuperTwins category . The New Hampshire native is a two-time AMA Pro roadracing national champion , a British Superbike vet , and a two-time AMA Bonneville Salt Flat Land Speed Record holder .
GOMR ( Grumpy Old Men Racing ) has signed Brandon Price to compete in the 2022 Mission SuperTwins presented by S & S Cycle class aboard an Indian FTR750 . GOMR - which previously competed as BriggsAuto . com Racing - will continue to be overseen by Johnny and Sarah Goad , with mechanical assistance from Tom Draina and Caylee Goad ; Russ and Illene Briggs will provide the resources to back the operation . GOMR will also field rising star Tyler Scott in the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER class . Scott - the reigning MotoAmerica Junior Cup champion - will run a limited Progressive AFT schedule in conjunction with his roadracing efforts . Scott ' s dad , former professional flat track racer Mike Scott , will serve as his builder / tuner , with Davey Loikits rounding out the crew .
The 2017 Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER Champion Kolby Carlile is to compete on the H-D XG750R for the 2022 Mission Production Twins presented by Vance & Hines Championship under the KC36 banner with title sponsorship from Las Vegas Harley-Davidson . After claiming five career victories and a national title aboard 450 cc single-cylinder machinery , the New York native stepped up to twin-cylinder competition full time in 2019 .
AFT has announced that veteran sportscaster Ralph Sheheen will join the " Voice of AFT " Scottie Deubler in the broadcast booth to provide indepth coverage of the 2022 season . Deubler will be calling a 14th straight season for AFT , while Kristen Beat will provide key insights from the pits . Sheheen is one of the most recognized voices in US motorsports with more than three decades of nationally televised broadcasting experience . Riki Rachtman - master of mayhem in both the motorsports and music worlds - will return for a third consecutive season to provide additional color from the pits at select rounds .
Challengers Rise to The Daytona Challenge
Sidestepping the inclement weather to successfully get both King of The Baggers races away on the 3.560 miles of the Daytona International Speedway , the Indian Challengers proved to have the beating of Harley ' s 2021 Championship winning Screamin ' Eagle team as Year Three of the performance bagger racing adventure got underway . Specifically , the Mission Foods S & S Cycle Indian Challenger Team emerged top-dogs from the weekend . Tyler O ' Hara took the win in Race 1 on Friday 11th , with teammate Jeremy McWilliams fourth - the pair split by the Screamin ' Eagle Road Glides of Travis Wyman second and brother Kyle in third . Taylor Knapp ( Vance & Hines ) bringing it home fifth just behind McWilliams in a close race that saw Trask ' s Shane Narbonne ( Harley ) finish sixth - less than five seconds splitting the first six . Race 2 was a different story ( Saturday March 12 ) with 57-year-old veteran Northern Irishman McWilliams besting O ' Hara for the win , the pair ahead of the RSD Indian of Bobby Fong , third
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KING OF THE BAGGERS 2022
Pos |
No . |
Name |
Total |
Diff |
Gap |
R1 |
R2 |
1 |
29 |
Tyler O ' Hara |
45 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
20 |
2 |
99 |
Jeremy McWilliams |
38 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
25 |
3 |
10 |
Travis Wyman |
31 |
14 |
7 |
20 |
11 |
4 |
50 |
Bobby Fong |
25 |
20 |
6 |
9 |
16 |
5 |
44 |
Taylor Knapp |
21 |
24 |
4 |
11 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
Kyle Wyman |
16 |
29 |
5 |
16 |
DNF |
7 |
108 |
Andrew Lee |
16 |
29 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
14 |
Frankie Garcia |
14 |
31 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
43 |
James Rispoli |
13 |
32 |
1 |
DNF |
13 |
10 |
87 |
Patricia Fernandez |
12 |
33 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
86 |
Shane Narbonne |
10 |
35 |
2 |
10 |
DNF |
12 |
121 |
Hawk Mazzotta |
9 |
36 |
1 |
DNF |
9 |
13 |
21 |
Zack Nation |
5 |
40 |
4 |
5 |
DNF |
14 |
17 |
Bryan Shields |
5 |
40 |
0 |
DNF |
5 |
15 |
317 |
Scott Beal |
0 |
45 |
5 |
DNF |
DNF |
16 |
69 |
Danny Eslick |
0 |
45 |
0 |
DNF |
DNF |
17 |
13 |
Cory West |
0 |
45 |
0 |
DNF |
DNF |
18 |
55 |
Eric Stahl |
0 |
45 |
0 |
DNF |
DNF |
after his Race One 7th spot the day before .
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That gave the Indian Challengers four out of the six available podium spots for the weekend , including a Race 2 podium sweep . James Rispoli ( Vance & Hines ) put his Race One DNF behind him for fourth in Race 2 ahead of Travis Wyman who dropped to 5th after his second spot the day before . Taylor Knapp brought home his Vance & Hines Harley in 6th . RSD ' s Frankie Garcia scored a pair of 9th spots ( Indian ) with Patricia Fernandez on the Saddlemen / Lloydz Garage Indian delivering a pair of 10th place finishes . Going into the next round at the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in Georgia in April , Tyler O ' Hara heads the point standing on 45 , ahead of Jeremy McWilliams on 38 , Travis Wyman on 31 , Bobby Fong in fourth on 25 and Taylor Knapp on 21 in fifth - Kyle Wyman is currently wearing the # 1 plate for Harley in sixth spot ( 16 points ).
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