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2025 American Flat Observe

Ventura Brief Observe

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AFT Singles – Ventura Brief Observe

Making his skilled debut on the Ventura Brief Observe, Kage Tadman got here in with the admirable aim of merely making the Principal Occasion. Remarkably, the 17-year-old Californian managed to perform that aim by setting the tempo in qualifying, successful his warmth, taking prime honours in AFT Singles 1st Impressions Problem, after which dominating the Principal Occasion.

Chase Saathoff carried the momentum of his first-career Brief Observe win into Ventura Raceway, and did every thing in his energy to forestall Tadman from pulling off the stunner.

The RWR ace combated Tadman’s huge and wild line with a extra managed and conservative inside tour of the beach-side circuit. That technique allowed Saathoff to make the occasional inroad, however Tadman’s sheer tempo finally proved an excessive amount of because the rookie pulled to a close to one-second margin of victory to open his profession with an ideal 100% successful share.

Kage Tadman

“All of it begins in follow. I felt actually good in follow. I knew there have been a couple of issues we wanted to work on to get a little bit bit faster. After follow, qualifying rolled round and we did tremendous effectively there, after which heats, sprint, and particularly the Principal… this can be a dream evening. I’d by no means have thought this might have occurred in my rookie debut.”

Tarren Santero made it two Californians on the rostrum in third. Santero, who was in want of a robust outcome after getting his ‘25 marketing campaign off to a slower-than-anticipated begin, labored his well past after which shook freed from points-leader Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) to seize his second profession AFT Singles prime three.

And thus the Australian’s record-setting podium streak got here to an finish at 9 together with his fourth-place end. Nonetheless, it was ok to keep up his place atop the championship order, albeit by a slim two-point margin over rival Saathoff (68-66).

Trevor Brunner accomplished the highest 5 after battling with the hungry Jared Lowe and Aidan RoosEvans. Justin Anselmi, Evan Renshaw, and Reece Pottorf accomplished the highest ten.

Earlier within the night, Madicela Rodriguez held off  a charging Emma Gottsch to safe her first-career Royal Enfield Construct. Practice. Race. Principal Occasion victory. Taia Little grabbed the ultimate spot on the rostrum.

AFT Singles Outcomes

AFT Singles Standings – Prime 20

AFT SuperTwins – Ventura Brief Observe

It took the Harley-Davidson XG750R greater than eight Progressive American Flat Observe seasons, to eventually earn its maiden Mission AFT SuperTwins victory. It took only one extra race to get its second.

Each wins got here courtesy of two-time Grand Nationwide Champion Briar Bauman, who was once more in spectacular kind at Ventura Raceway en path to a second consecutive victory.

Whereas Bauman ended the evening in glory, the highlight panned forwards and backwards all through the day. Dallas Daniels held the higher hand for the majority of the occasion together with his stiffest problem arguably coming from Suzuki-mounted Dan Bromley, who truly got here out on prime of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Problem.

In the meantime, the likes of Max Whale (No. 18 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650), Logan McGrane, and James Ott jockeyed for podium positions within the early going of the Principal after Daniels took the holeshot, however the real form of the race would shortly be made evident.

Regardless of demonstrating largely pedestrian pace within the lead-up to the Principal, as soon as there Bauman pounced on Daniels within the opening handful of laps. Whereas the Estenson Racing star tried to work out a means during which to counter, he additionally needed to cope with the charging Jarod VanDerKooi, who powered his means into third the place he set his sights previous Daniels and on Bauman.

A pink flag supplied each Daniels and VanDerKooi with a second likelihood at corralling Bauman, however neither have been in a position to take benefit. Little modified after the restart, and the checkered flag finally noticed Bauman sail by with a 0.881-second margin of victory, whereas Daniels got here out on prime of a seesawing struggle with VanDerKooi for second.

Brandon Robinson discovered his means into competition as he so typically does to assert fourth, whereas Bromley closed out a standout day with a top-five Principal Occasion displaying.

Whale was additionally rewarded with a robust sixth, whereas Davis Fisher, Ott, Trent Lowe and McGrane rounded out the highest ten.

Bauman’s back-to-back victories not solely put him degree with Daniels by way of wins on the season, it additionally catapulted him previous the preseason title rival favorite within the early-season championship chase (84-81).

Briar Bauman

“I’m simply pleased with everybody on this Rick Ware Racing staff. We’re simply digging on this factor. I don’t know if it’s a renaissance or a fairy story, however we’re simply doing our factor. I’m nonetheless so inexperienced on the bike – and after I present up and qualify ninth or tenth or no matter it was – it’s powerful to suppose (that we’re the championship favorite). We’re nonetheless placing one foot in entrance of the opposite, and Dallas has an unbelievable motorbike and he’s an unbelievable racer. He’s acquired an insane staff, and proper now I believe he’s going to win this championship. He’s inheritor to the throne, however I’ve worn the crown a couple of occasions, and I’m going to do my job and attempt to get it again.”

AFT SuperTwins Outcomes

AFT SuperTwins Standings – Prime 20

Subsequent Up:

The dust observe motorbike racing sequence closes out its back-to-back West Coast swing with subsequent week’s go to to Chico, California, for the Silver Greenback Brief Observe at Silver Greenback Speedway on Saturday, Could 3.