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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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