Back to the Beach:
Progressive AFT Returns to
Ventura Raceway
The stars of Progressive
American Flat Track return to
scenic Ventura Raceway for an
oceanside showdown.
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And
Here’s To You, Mr. Robinson
It was just a few weeks ago that
we published a
feature of which the basic
premise was that – even with all
the justified hype surrounding
the Grand National Championship
rematch featuring Jared Mees
(No. 1 Rogers Racing/SDI
Racing/Indian Motorcycle FTR750)
versus Dallas Daniels (No. 32
Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT)
– one shouldn’t overlook the
fact that there is another.
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Rookie
Watch
Another major league talent
whose capabilities have been at
least partially hidden in the
shadows is Mission AFT
SuperTwins rookie Max
Whale (No. 18 Latus
Motors Racing/Liqui Moly
Harley-Davidson XG750R).
Whale had the misfortune to come
up through the ranks during the
back-to-back arrivals of Daniels
and Kody Kopp
(No. 1 Rick Ware Racing/Parts
Plus KTM 450 SX-F) in the
Parts Unlimited AFT
Singles class. Still,
it was clear to anyone paying
attention that the Australian
had a bright future in the
premier class, and that his
physical stature suggested he
might even be better when
muscling around a bigger and
more powerful bike.
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The
Hunt for 503
While Whale’s seventh was the
best result for an XG750R in
over a year, it was, of course,
not the best result for a
Harley-Davidson of any type in
that time frame.
Sammy Halbert
(No. 69 Dodge Bros.
Racing/Castrol Harley-Davidson
XR750) will be back in action
this weekend looking to give the
iconic Harley-Davidson XR750 its
503rd victory after
demonstrating that possibility
was all too real in the Daytona
double opener.
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The
Unconventional Double
Ventura native Kayl
Kolkman (No. 98
Underground Suspension/Öhlins
USA Yamaha MT-07) has an outside
chance at pulling off the rare
single header double podium.
Kolkman is rather a unique case
in that he only races
Progressive AFT events
sporadically yet maintains the
potential to challenge up front
just about any time he does.
Dating back to 2016, he’s
averaged less than four starts
per season, and yet, he’s
finished inside the top ten in
each season he’s competed (he
sat out the 2020 pandemic year).
Among those top tens include a
podium and a pair of fourths.
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The
Chase is Over, Chase May Now
Proceed
At long last, Chase
Saathoff (No. 88 JPG
Motorsports Honda CRF450R) is
officially a Progressive AFT
race winner.
To be fair, it didn’t actually
take that long at all, just a
bit over two seasons. A great
many riders go much longer to
get their maiden wins and even
more never earn one. It just
felt like it took forever due to
a unique blend of advance hype
and high-profile near misses.
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Who’s
Next?
A good example of that
phenomenon is Saathoff’s former
teammate, Trent Lowe
(No. 48 American Honda/Mission
Foods CRF450R), who earned his
first win during last year’s
stop in DFW in what was his
fifth season running as year-in
and year-out top-five
finisher. Lowe then picked up a
second career win just three
races later at the Red Mile.
Besides Saathoff’s quest for a
second win, attention now turns
to who might be the next to get
their debut Progressive AFT
victory.
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