Mission AFT SuperTwins rider
Dallas Daniels (32) racing
Friday night at the Jackpine
Gypsies Super TT in Sturgis.
[Photo: American Flat Track/Tim
Lester]
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
(August 8, 2025) – Dallas
Daniels (No. 32
Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT)
got his revenge in the form of a
convincing victory at the
Jackpine Gypsies Super
TT to close out an epic
three-round week for
Progressive American Flat Track,
sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing, during the
85th Sturgis Motorcycle
Rally in Sturgis, South
Dakota.
Daniels and his Mission
AFT SuperTwins title
rival Briar Bauman
(No. 3 RWR/Parts Plus/Latus
Motors Harley-Davidson XG750R)
appeared set on another
collision course at the
Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club
after their high-profile Tuesday
clash.
The two were again the riders to
beat heading into the Main Event
without much between them in
terms of lap times. However, the
sport’s all-time winningest TT
rider, Henry Wiles
(No. 911 DL Racing/HYMMC Yamaha
MT-07), flashed his old form
throughout the day and stood as
the ultimate wild card. And that
proved true, as he slotted
between Daniels and Bauman as
the race got underway.
But less than two laps in, Wiles
hit a neutral, allowing Bauman
to slip past with relatively
little effort.
At that point the chase was on.
While largely processional, it
was still a rather tense affair,
with Daniels opening up a couple
tenths here and Bauman stealing
them back there. Eventually,
however, the Estenson Racing
star outlasted the RWR title
leader’s pursuit and expanded
that lead to a massive
5.781-second advantage by the
time he took the checkered
flag.
After the race, Daniels said,
“(After Tuesday), I was just
thinking I wanted to get to the
next race, and I wanted to win.
I knew that this track would
kind of be in my wheelhouse;
it’s what I grew up on. I felt
like on Monday and Tuesday I was
riding really good. Things were
gelling, and this year we really
haven’t been gelling like we did
last year. We were starting to
find our groove, and… well,
everybody knows what happened. I
don’t need to sit up here and
talk about it. But a great
rebound. It’s a good win. I just
can’t thank my whole Estenson
Racing Monster Energy Yamaha
team enough. They stick behind
me no matter what.”
Wiles tagged on behind Bauman
for a time before fading from
that pace to find himself
haunted by Davis Fisher
(No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob
Lanphere’s BMC Racing KTM 790
Duke). Unfortunately for Fisher,
he encountered mechanical issues
before he could make a move, and
his potential podium was
transformed into a disappointing
11th. It also cost him a golden
opportunity to make up serious
ground on third-ranked
Brandon Robinson (No.
44 Mission Roof Systems
Harley-Davidson XG750R), who had
earlier encountered issues of
his own to wind up 12th.
That left Wiles safe in third,
and he earned a second
premier-class podium this season
despite taking part in only half
the races to date.
Jarod VanDerKooi
(No. 20 Fastrack
Racing/Wally Brown Racing KTM
790 Duke) inherited fourth with
Dan Bromley
(No. 62 Memphis Shades/Vinson
Construction Suzuki GSX-8S)
adding yet another top five to
his collection.
Declan Bender
(No. 70 Memphis Shades/Luczak
Racing Yamaha MT-07),
Max Whale (No. 18 Moto
Anatomy X Powered by Royal
Enfield 650), James Ott
(No. 19 G&G Racing
Yamaha MT-07), Trent
Lowe (No. 48 American
Honda/Progressive Insurance
Honda Transalp), and
Logan McGrane (No. 14
Schaeffer's Motorsport KTM 790
Duke) rounded out the top ten.
Following 12 of 16 rounds,
Bauman leads the tightened title
chase over Daniels by seven
points (243-236). Robinson
remains third at 164, followed
by Fisher at 148, and VanDerKooi
at 142.
AFT AdventureTrackers™
Dan Bromley
(No. 62 Big Momma and Daddy Deep
Pockets Suzuki V-Strom 1050)
claimed a big win and grabbed a
commanding title lead in
AFT AdventureTrackers
action with just next Saturday’s
race in Peoria remaining to
determine the championship.
The contest was expected to be
another shootout between Bromley
and Jesse Janisch
(No. 33
WFOracingonline.com/Öhlins
Harley-Davidson Pan America
1250), and that’s how the race
initially took shape.
While Bromley held down first
off the line, Janisch was
looking racy in second,
repeatedly attempting to square
up his rival to steal away
first. However, that bid ended
in unconventional fashion, with
pieces of Janisch’s machine,
including the rear seat, falling
loose moments before he crashed
from contention.
Bromley then cruised on to claim
an easy win of some 3.596
seconds. He said, “Not saying
there was a lot of development
that went into this bike, but
there are a lot of great people
who came behind (this program).
Seat Concepts came through and
gave us a tall seat that was a
huge help, and Drew Smith at
Works Enduro went through the
suspension and made sure it
wasn’t a pogo stick. Big shout
out to those guys, my parents,
and my family watching back at
home.”
Janisch’s fall put
Austin Luczak (No. 188
Memphis Shades/Black Hills
Powersports Honda Africa Twin)
in second but only momentarily,
as he found himself immediately
under fire by a big crew of big
names.
Ultimately, he gave way, with
Danny Eslick
(No. 164 Saddlemen
Harley-Davidson Pan America
1250) working his way through to
take second.
Third went to TT legend
Henry Wiles (No. 911
Walter Bros. Harley-Davidson Pan
America 1250) after he fought up
from the back of the field after
crashing early in an incident
that brought out the red flag.
Dalton Gauthier
(No. 79 Triumph Racing Triumph
Tiger 900 GT Pro) passed up to
fourth, while Luczak followed up
his first career Progressive AFT
podium with a third top five in
five days.
Following three of four rounds,
Bromley leads Janisch 65-51.
Eslick is third at 45, followed
closely by Luczak (43), Wiles
(42), and Gauthier (41).
AFT Singles presented by
KICKER
Chase Saathoff
(No. 88 RWR/Parts Plus Honda
CRF450R) closed out a bountiful
trip to Sturgis with his second
AFT Singles presented by
KICKER victory this
week.
Even better for the Rick Ware
Racing runner, his title hopes
were further boosted by the
efforts of fellow Illinois
native Aidan RoosEvans
(No. 26 FRA Trust/ATV’s and More
Yamaha YZ450F), who held off
Tom Drane (No.
59 Estenson Racing Yamaha
YZ450F) to score his maiden
Progressive AFT podium in
second.
However, before aiding
Saathoff’s championship chances,
RoosEvans had proven a huge
thorn in his side. The two- and
four-wheel ace hounded Saathoff
deep into the contest, utilizing
some creative lines in an
attempt to uncover a path around
the leader.
Once it became clear that wasn’t
going to happen, RoosEvans did
what he needed to in order to
keep the hard-charging Drane
behind him to the checkered
flag.
As a result, Saathoff reduced
his title deficit from 23 points
to a more manageable 16
(230-214) as he prepares to
defend his home turf next
weekend at the fabled Peoria TT
where he won a year ago.
“It was a tough one,” Saathoff
said. “I could feel (RoosEvans)
the whole time. I was a little
bit slower in (Turns) 1 and 2 in
the Short Track (section). I
tried not to bobble and that’s
about it. I just stayed
consistent and held my line. I
can’t thank the whole team
enough. We started off this day
super slow. I got really good
starts, which is pretty rare for
me. And every time I got in the
lead, I just held my line and
did what I know how to do.”
Bradon Pfanders
(No. 83 Hannum’s HD/Pfanders
Racing KTM 450 SX-F) overtook
Tarren Santero
(No. 75 Mission Roof Systems
Honda CRF450R) for fourth just
before half-distance and stayed
in that position for the
duration.
Santero, however, continued to
go backwards. Dalton
Gauthier (No. 79 D&D
Certified Racing KTM 450 SX-F),
Trevor Brunner
(No. 21 American Honda/Mission
Foods CRF450R), Jared
Lowe (No. 63 Big
R/Little Debbie Racing Honda
CRF450R), and Kage
Tadman (No. 288 Roof
Systems/Old Oak Ranch KTM 450
SX-F) all took advantage of a
difficult last couple of laps
for Santero (who’d looked like a
potential winner earlier in the
day) to finish fifth through
eighth, respectively.
FIM Supermoto ace
Bronson Pearce (No.132
A1R Racing, FRA Trust Yamaha
YZ450F) finished one position
behind Santero to complete the
top ten.
Next Up:
Progressive American Flat Track
will now travel directly to one
of the sport’s most iconic
events – the World
Famous Peoria TT – on
Saturday, August 16, at the
Peoria Motorcycle Club
in Peoria, Illinois.
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to purchase your tickets now.
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