SHAYNA TEXTER BATTLES FOR THE WIN, SECURING SECOND OVERALL AT THE RED MILE

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team took on its first Mile of the 2019 season on Sunday following a rain-postponement from Saturday’s originally scheduled event. With some additional track prep and finally a dry day for racing, Shayna Texter was able to showcase her Mile-skills with a second-place finish in the AFT Singles Main Event for Round 7 of the 2019 American Flat Track Championship in Lexington, Kentucky. 

Bouncing back from a tough weekend at the previous round, Texter instantly looked comfortable aboard her KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION as she qualified second overall for the day. Lining up in Heat #2, she got off to a third-place start, quickly working her way into the lead by lap two. She finished strong with the heat-race victory, setting herself up for a good start in the Semi. In Semi #2, Texter didn’t get the best jump off the start as she rounded the opening lap in seventh. She put her head down and charged to the front by lap four and she held on to secure another win to send her into the Main Event on the front row. 

In the Main Event, Texter shot off the line to capture the holeshot and early lead. She continued to battle with Mikey Rush for the lead, swapping the position several times throughout the 15-lap race. Texter held the advantage with two laps to go, where she began setting herself up for the finish line. However, her strategy didn’t go to plan as she lost traction coming out of turn four, which allowed Rush to break away just enough to secure the win. Texter crossed the finish only 0.102 behind for a hard-fought second-place, where she earned her second-best finish of the season.

Shayna Texter: “I felt good all day. I led eight out of the 15 laps and felt really good on the last two laps, setting myself up for the finish line. I wanted to follow Mikey into turn three and get a draft off of him on turn four. I knew that if I led the race off of four I probably wasn’t going to be able to hold the lead with the draft coming into play so I tried to set myself up in good position and I went into turn three right behind Mikey. Unfortunately, I spun it up in the rear and lost traction, giving him a little too much of a run off of four. It wasn’t enough of a straightaway to reel him back in and catch him before we crossed the line. Overall, I’m happy to get a podium but obviously bummed to end the day in second place. I felt like the team, the bike and myself were definitely capable of getting the job done and getting a win but we’ll take second and hopefully carry this confidence into the next round and the rest of the season.”

It was a tough day for Bromley, who came into the weekend with a solid podium finish behind him. Qualifying third, the Pennsylvania native got the day started on the right foot as he headed into Heat #3 with a favorable start position. Bromley didn’t get the best start in the heat, rounding the opening lap in a top-five position. He dropped to sixth on lap two and battled his way back to ultimately finish fifth. With a second-row start in Semi #1, Bromley put himself into fourth off the start, where he battled inside the top-five throughout the race. On the final lap, he put on a charge to secure a fourth-place transfer into the Main Event. 

He started off in sixth for the Main Event, climbing his way up to fourth by lap two. From there, he continued to battle inside the top-five for the first 11 laps, where he set himself up to battle for a podium position. However, while engaged in battle, Bromley got bumped off the race-line and fell back to ninth, where he ultimately finished for the night.

Dan Bromley: “Overall, I am happy with how both the bike and myself were working but I’m disappointed with my result. I’m excited to get back on a smaller track in two weeks.”

Next Race: June 15, 2019 – Laconia Short Track – Loudon, New Hampshire

AFT Singles Main Event

1. Mikey Rush, Honda

2. Shayna Texter, KTM

3. Kevin Stollings, Honda
OTHER KTM

6. Tristan Avery, KTM

9. Dan Bromley, KTM

10. Morgen Mischler, KTM

AFT Singles Point Standings

1. Jesse Janisch, 119 points

2. Mikey Rush, 116

3. Dalton Gauthier, 111

4. Dan Bromley, 100

OTHER KTM

6. Shayna Texter, 66

7. Morgen Mischler, 61

12. Tristan Avery, 44