American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 244 November 2019 | Página 12

Mees Completes Mile Sweep at Season Finale The final race of the AFT Twins presented by Vance & Hines 2019 series saw outgoing champion Jared Mees complete a clean sweep of the season's Mile races by taking the win at the Meadowlands Mile, at East Rutherford, NJ on September 28. With Briar Bauman (No. 14 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) coming home in 15th, having already won the 2019 championship, Mees (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) secured his own bragging rights by ending the season with a perfect sweep of the season’s finale. Mees was pushed hard by long-time rival Bryan Smith (No. 4 Crosley Brands/Howerton Motorsports Kawasaki Ninja 650) who finished second, with Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) third, securing a season 1-2-3 for the Indian Wrecking Crew. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (No. 23 Roof Systems of Dallas/Indian of Metro Milwaukee FTR750) secured fourth spot in the 2019 championship with his sixth place finish at Meadowlands; Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Harley- Davidson/Vance & Hines XG750R Rev X) was fourth, securing championship fifth spot; ahead of Henry Wiles (No. 17 Bandit Industries/DPC Racing/Wilco Racing Indian FTR750) fifth for a seve n th plac e championship finish behind Jarod Vanderkooi, who brought the second AFT TWINS Pos Rider 1 2 3 4 5 Briar Bauman Jared Mees Bronson Bauman Jeffrey Carver Jr. Brandon Robinson Points 326 320 251 223 206 AFT SINGLES Pos Rider 1 2 3 4 5 Dalton Gauthier Mikey Rush Dan Bromley Ryan Wells Chad Cose Points 286 280 277 197 190 AFT PRODUCTION TWINS Pos Rider 1 2 3 4 5 Cory Texter Ryan Varnes Kolby Carlile Dalton Gauthier Chad Cose Points 190 182 173 145 139 factory H-D XG750R Rev X home in 9th for a sixth place championship finish. In the AFT Singles, Dalton Gauthier (No. 122 D&D Cycles/Gobert Smash Husqvarna FC450) completed his remarkable comeback season with an uncharacteristically quiet ride to 14th at Meadowlands - good enough nonetheless to secure the 2019 championship title. The Meadowlands win was taken by Mikey Rush (No. 15 RMR Honda/Red Riders Rewards Honda CRF450R), securing him second place in the championship, with Ryan Wells (No. 94 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) second, for fourth place championship finish and 2018 AFT Singles champ Dan Bromley (No. 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX- F) third at Meadowlands for a third place championship finish. Chad C o s e f i n i s h ed t h e S i n g l e s championship in fifth place. In the AFT Production Twins class, Chad Cose (No. 49 Parkinson Bros Racing Kawasaki Ninja 650) took the win, ahead of Ryan Varnes (No. 68 Varnes Racing/RoyBuilt Kawasaki Ninja 650) second and James Rispoli (No. 71 Black Hills Harley-Davidson XG750R). The 2019 Production Twins championship win went to Cory Texter (No. 65 G&G Racing/Holeshot Powersports Yamaha MT-07); with Ryan Varnes second; Kolby Carlile (No. 136 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07) third; Dalton Gauthier fourth and Chad Cose fifth. www.americanflattrack.com Briar Bauman Crowned 2019 AFT Twins Champion Briar Bauman (No. 14 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) has secured the 2019 AFT Twins presented by Vance & Hines Championship with one race to go after finishing third in the Indian Motorcycle Minnesota Mile at Canterbury Park, Shakopee, Minnesota on Saturday, September 21st. Multi-time reigning champion Jared Mees (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) took the win, with Bryan Smith (No. 4 Crosley Brands/Howerton Motorsports Kawasaki Ninja 650) second, but a 15th podium, any podium, in his 17th race of the season was all the younger of the Bauman brothers needed to secure his first AFT Twins Crown. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (No. 23 Roof Systems of Dallas/Indian of Metro Milwaukee FTR750) brought it home in fourth, with Henry Wiles (No. 17 Bandit Industries/DPC Racing/Wilco 12 AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER Racing Indian FTR750) fifth. Going into the final race of the 2019 season (the Meadowlands Mile, East Rutherford, NJ) on Saturday, September 28, Mees is second in the standings, ahead of fellow Indian Wrecking Crew rider Bronson Bauman third, Jeffrey Carver Jr. fourth and Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Kennedy Racing/Armbruster Racing Indian FTR750) fifth to give the FTR750 a potential championship top five riders. Following 15 thrilling laps of Roof Systems AFT Singles presented by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys action, Mikey Rush (No. 15 RMR Honda/Red Riders Rewards Honda CRF450R) edged Ryan Wells (No. 94 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) by an impossibly close 0.004 seconds for a third victory of the season, with rookie standout Dallas Daniels (No. 163 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) and championship leader Dalton Gauthier (No. 122 D&D Cycles/Gobert Smash Husqvarna FC450) moving a step closer to winning the Singles title by finishing fourth. In the Production Twins, Kolby Carlile (No. 136 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07) made certain the AFT Production Twins championship fight would go down to the season finale with his second class victory of the season. Chad Cose (No. 49 Parkinson Bros Racing Kawasaki Ninja 650) took second, with Cody Johncox (No. 196 Sunnyside Cycles/Luczak Racing Yamaha MT-07) picking up his second podium of the season ahead of Cory Texter (No. 65 G&G Racing/Holeshot Powersports Yamaha MT-07) fourth and Dalton Gauthier (Black Hills Harley-Davidson, Pro-Beam by Custom Dynamics, Harley- Davidson XG750R Rev X) fifth. www.AMDchampionship.com