Nothing’s ever easy in flat track racing, and last Saturday’s race was everything but. None of it stopped Salinas, California’s Briar Bauman from taking his first AFT Twins #1 plate with one round to go (the Meadowlands Mile this Saturday in New Jersey). Huge roostertails of congratulations to BB and Indian.

AFT Press Release:

SHAKOPEE, Minn. (September 21, 2019) ? American Flat Track crowned Briar Bauman (No. 14 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) the 2019 AFT Twins presented by Vance & Hines champion following Saturday evening?s wild and tense Indian Motorcycle Minnesota Mile presented by Law Tigers at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota.
Even though multi-time reigning champion Jared Mees (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750) did all that he could by winning his seventh AFT Twins Main Event of the season in runaway fashion, both he and Bauman were well aware all Bauman needed to do to lock up the crown was finish on the podium — something he?d already accomplished 14 times in 16 attempts this season.
While he ultimately made it 15 to clinch the title, Bauman?s crowning achievement did not come without drama or adversity — not by a long shot.
The first of Bauman?s obstacles came early, as he was involved in a high-speed crash in the early stages of the Main Event that also involved his brother, Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Indian Motorcycle/Progressive Insurance FTR750), MobileView Rookie of the Y...