08.09.2019

BROMLEY TAKES FOURTH AT WILLIAMS GROVE HALF-MILE

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Round 16 - American Flat Track Championship - September 8, 2019

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. – As the 2019 American Flat Track Championship winds down, Dan Bromley and the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team continue to battle for a second-consecutive title in the AFT Singles class with two rounds remaining in the series. On Saturday, Bromley claimed a fourth-place finish in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania with another hard-fought performance at the Round 16 Williams Grove Half-Mile.

Bromley got the day started off on the right foot as he qualified second overall with a close time of 26.153. Seeded into AFT Singles Heat 2, Bromley powered his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION to a second-place start and he battled his way into the lead on lap two. He held strong to maintain the heat race win. In the semi, he started off in third and worked his way into second on lap two. He once again fought his way to a second-place finish, giving him a front row start position for the Main Event. In the main, Bromley put himself into a favorable position off the start as he fought his way into the lead on the opening lap. He got passed early on and battled from the second-place position for the first six laps before settling into third. On the final lap, he diced back-and-forth for the third-place spot but ultimately got passed just before the finish line to claim fourth for the day.

Dan Bromley: “Williams Grove started off good with P2 in qualifying and winning the heat race. In the Main Event, it was hard to get traction so I ended up fading back to third and on the last lap, Oliver was able to get by me on the back straight. Overall, I’m happy but I still want more and I’m excited to get back up front the last two races.”

Bromley’s teammate, Shayna Texter, also had a great start to the day as she took the win in AFT Singles Heat 3. She shot off the line aboard her KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION to claim the holeshot and early lead in the race. She went on to sweep all five laps of the heat race to claim victory and carry a great start position into the semi. She once again outdueled the competition in the semi, leading all eight laps en route to the win. With another great start position in the Main Event, Texter got off to a top-five start but ended up getting shuffled back to ninth when the rider in front of her ran into bike issues and forced her to run wide in the next corner. From there, she put her head down and fought from the ninth-place position but she wasn’t able to gain any additional traction, finishing ninth for the day.

Shayna Texter: “The day started off rough – we qualified 12th overall – but things turned around with a win in the heat race and the semi. Overall, we had a really good day and it was nice to be consistent with Dan all day up front but it was just a little bit unfortunate being in the wrong place at the wrong time in the Main Event. I’m looking forward to the next two miles and hopefully we can get a podium at the next one!” 

Next Race:  September 21, 2019 – Minnesota Mile – Minneapolis, Minnesota

AFT Singles Main Event

1. Dalton Gauthier, HQV
2. Morgan Mischler, KTM
3. Oliver Brindley, YAM
4. Dan Bromley, KTM
OTHER KTM
9. Shayna Texter, KTM
14. William Kent, KTM
15. Michael Mckee, KTM 

AFT Singles Point Standings

1. Dalton Gauthier, 266 points
2. Dan Bromley, 251
3. Mikey Rush, 230
OTHER KTM
6. Shayna Texter, 165
8. Morgen Mischler, 145
12. Tristan Avery, 87

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