TOP-FIVE FINISH FOR RED BULL KTM'S DAN BROMLEY AT LACONIA SHORT TRACK

LOUDON, N.H. – Round 8 of the 2019 American Flat Track Championship made its way to Loudon, New Hampshire over the weekend for the Laconia Short Track, where Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Dan Bromley scored a top-five finish in the AFT Singles Main Event.

Bromley, the defending AFT Singles Champion, put himself into a front row start position in Heat #2, where he put his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION into a top-four position off the start. He battled for a top-three spot throughout the five-lap heat race, where he ultimately finished third. In the Semi, Bromley grabbed a top-10 start and climbed his way up to third by the fourth lap. From there, he maintained a solid pace to secure a third-place transfer into the Main Event. Bromley took advantage of a front row start position in the Main Event as he powered his way to a fourth-place start. He once again inserted himself into the lead battles early on, dicing for the second-place position before the first red flag came out. He held onto second after the restart but a small mistake allowed two riders to catch up and he continued the three-way battle into the second restart, eventually moving into fifth late in the race.

Dan Bromley: “Laconia was an eventful weekend! Overall, I felt that as a team we did great. Everything was super smooth in the pits and the day went by great. I had a few small mistakes that cost me in the Main Event, but I learned from it and I’m going to use those mistakes to my advantage in the remaining races.”

Shayna Texter got off to a great start, qualifying fourth overall to claim a front-row start position in AFT Singles Heat #1. She powered her KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION into third off the start, where she maintained a solid position throughout the heat race. With a third-place finish, Texter sustained her front-row grid position in the Semi. She got off to a fourth-place start in the Semi, quickly working her way into third by lap two. From there, she continued to dice it up inside the top-five, where she ultimately claimed a fifth-place transfer into the Main Event. Beginning from row two, Texter didn’t get off to the best start as she rounded the opening lap in the 16th position. Racing through a clutch issue for the duration of the Main Event, Texter did her best to push through the adversity and ultimately salvaged 16th place for the night.

Shayna Texter: “This was one of the gnarliest and roughest tracks around. I qualified fourth overall, so I was really excited for that given the conditions and how physical the race track was. I was feeling good and competitive heading into the Main Event but unfortunately, we had a little bit of a clutch issue going on. I was able to ride through the issue but it definitely was noticeable and a factor in our result. Overall, I’m happy with how I rode and with how the bike was working through all the rough stuff. It makes me super excited heading into Lima, a race that I won last year.”

Next Race: June 29, 2019 – Lima Half-Mile – Lima, Ohio

AFT Singles Main Event

1. Mikey Rush, Honda

2. Dalton Gauthier, Husqvarna

3. Max Whale, Kawasaki
OTHER KTM

5. Dan Bromley, KTM

11. Tristan Avery, KTM

15. Morgen Mischler, KTM

16. Shayna Texter, KTM

17. Jeremy Orr, KTM

AFT Singles Point Standings

1. Mikey Rush, 141 points

2. Dalton Gauthier, 131

3. Jesse Janisch, 129

4. Dan Bromley, 114

OTHER KTM

6. Shayna Texter, 66

9. Morgen Mischler, 61

12. Tristan Avery, 44