Progressive AFT Opens
Sturgis Doubleheader with Black
Hills Half-Mile
The legendary Jared Mees looks
to take control of the 2024
Grand National Championship with
another big night at Black Hills
Speedway.
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Race of Champions
As noted in the preview release,
11 of the 15 Mission AFT
SuperTwins Main Events
at Black Hills Speedway were won
by riders who also earned at
least one Grand National
Championship.
Joining reigning champion
Jared Mees (No.
1 Rogers Racing/SDI
Racing/Indian Motorcycle FTR750)
in that tally are fellow
premier-class champions
Briar Bauman (No. 3
Rick Ware Racing/KTM/Parts Plus
KTM 790 Duke), Bryan
Smith, Joe Kopp, Scott Parker,
Chris Carr, and
Ricky Graham.
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Battling History
As a quick reminder, here’s what
was included in this space
regarding the title hopes of
Brandon Robinson
(No. 44 Mission Roof Systems
Indian FTR750) prior to the
Peoria TT:
“Realistically, (Robinson) needs
to take another step this season
to bolster his chances. A top
five, especially if achieved in
conjunction with a 1-2 from
Beach and Bauman, would keep
Robinson within striking
distance for when the series
returns to some venues better
suited to his talents.”
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Rewriting History
Twenty riders throughout the
sport’s history have
successfully completed the Flat
Track Grand Slam in its
present-day meaning, achieved by
winning a premier-class race in
all four of the sport’s
disciplines (Mile, Half-Mile,
TT, and Short Track).
Fewer than half of that number
have accomplished it more than
once. And among that most
exclusive company, no one has
completed it in full on two
different makes of equipment.
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Stacking Wins
Just when it looked as if double
defending Parts Unlimited AFT
Singles champion Kody Kopp (No.
1 Rick Ware Racing/Parts Plus
KTM 450 SX-F) had sailed beyond
the grasp of his rivals to
occupy his own stratosphere,
title rivals Chase Saathoff (No.
88 JPG Motorsports Honda
CRF450R) and Tom Drane (No. 59
Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F)
struck back to claim the last
three wins in succession.
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Man of Destiny
Despite suffering through this
small-scale wins drought, Kopp’s
recent run of second-place
finishes hasn’t been an overly
terrible development. In fact,
if he carries his streak of
runners-up through the end of
the season, the most any rider
can possibly gain on him is 20
points ((25-21)x5). And his
current advantage? 28 on
Saathoff and 40 on Drane.
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Can Anyone Else Step
Forward?
Kopp. Saathoff. Drane. There’s
no denying this has been a
three-rider race (with Kopp
doing everything in his power to
make it a one-rider race). The
lead trio has not only combined
to claim ten of eleven wins this
season, they’ve also scooped up
26 of 33 possible podiums (with
three others only being made
available following on-track
incidents involving Saathoff and
Drane).
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