Tom Drane grabs AFT Singles lead at Senoia Short T...

2025 American Flat Observe

Senoia Brief Observe

Photos by Tim Lester

AFT Singles

The Senoia Brief Observe correctly set the stage for the season forward, delivering a showdown that includes preseason title favourites Chase Saathoff and Tom Drane – nevertheless it took the complete day and a portion of the Fundamental to reach at that inevitability.

The entrance row was held down by simply two riders – Aidan RoosEvans and Tyler Raggio – after warmth race winners Dalton Gauthier and Bradon Pfanders have been unable to take part after colliding whereas operating first and second within the AFT Singles 1st Impressions Problem.

RoosEvans and Raggio shot off into the lead and took full benefit of their flip within the highlight, not less than till Drane and Saathoff lastly got here good when it mattered essentially the most.

Saathoff utilised a excessive line to work his approach from Row 3 and into the lead lower than two minutes into the Fundamental. Aussie Drane pressured his approach by way of to forestall his rival from executing his deliberate escape. The Estenson Racing star then spent the rest of the race displaying the Rick Ware Racing ace his entrance wheel, however he may by no means fairly make the within angle stick.

Saathoff took the checkered flag by 0.312 seconds over Drane to earn his first profession Brief Observe win and turn out to be simply the fifth rider in AFT Singles historical past to finish the category Grand Slam.

Chase Saathoff

“I struggled all day lengthy out right here, and I informed (Crew Chief) Bryan (Bigelow) earlier than that Fundamental Occasion, ‘Dude, I is likely to be on the third row, however when you repair the issues that I’m having, it’s a assured win.’ And I by no means suppose like that; I’m very humble about that kind of stuff, however I positively let the canine off the leash within the Fundamental.”

Regardless of falling in need of his bid to win, Drane took his ninth consecutive podium, most ever within the class.

Finishing a podium stacked three deep with significance was Evan Renshaw, who sailed his approach from twelfth to 3rd because of an adventurous excessive line to safe his first-career professional podium.

In the meantime, RoosEvans equaled his profession finest AFT Singles end in fourth, matching the outcome he claimed right here one yr in the past.

Trevor Brunner took fifth, adopted by Declan Bender, who impressed mightily in last-minute substitute responsibility filling in for Chad Cose.

Jared Lowe, Raggio, Evan Kelleher, and Hunter Bauer rounded out the highest ten.

Drane now leads the championship with 54 factors, adopted by Senoia winner Saathoff. Kopp continues to carry down third at 46 regardless of making his roadracing debut in Texas.

AFT Singles Outcomes

AFT Singles Standings – Prime 20

AFT SuperTwins

Historical past was made in Saturday evening’s Yamaha Senoia Brief Observe when Briar Bauman hustled the Harley-Davidson XG750R to its maiden Mission AFT SuperTwins victory.

Bauman twice teased that risk earlier this month on the 2025 Progressive American Flat Observe double season opener, however he nonetheless one way or the other managed to drag it off in gorgeous style at Senoia Raceway in Senoia, Georgia.

In actual fact, Bauman appeared out of kinds previous to the Fundamental Occasion, ending an uncharacteristic fifth in his warmth race, whereas title chief Dallas Daniels and quick qualifier Jarod VanDerKooi stole away the pre-race the momentum.

However because it performed out, the Fundamental delivered continuous drama that truly began prior the race itself. VanDerKooi went from pole place to the again of the grid – together with Brandon Value, Henry Wiles, and Billy Ross – after arriving late to the staging space.

That improvement resulted in a frantic opening a number of laps during which Daniels, Brandon Robinson, and Davis Fisher ran three extensive of their conflict for the lead, adopted intently by an on-form James Ott… and shortly sufficient, a charging VanDerKooi.

Proper across the time the race hit the midway level, Robinson took command. After which with three minutes to go, Bauman made his transfer. Lurking simply behind the leaders to that time, the two-time Grand Nationwide Champion snaked his approach as much as second earlier than making a strike for first with lower than two laps remaining.

Robinson reactively countered however Bauman was higher positioned and reasserted his declare. All of the whereas, Daniels was of their quick wake, desperately in search of a approach round each Harleys at Yamaha’s house spherical.

In the end, Bauman edged Robinson on the stripe to take the XG750R – which initially debuted again in 2016 – to its first-ever premier class victory with an emphatic 1-2 end.

Briar Bauman

“It’s a lot, proper? It means the world to me, to my Rick Ware Racing/Elements Plus/Latus Motors workforce. It means a lot to Dave (Zanotti) and Michelle (Disalvo) and everybody behind us. I struggled in our warmth race fairly badly, however the entire group got here collectively and stated, ‘Hey, what do we have to do to make this factor higher?’ This implies a lot to me, and it means a lot to my household. And, like I stated, I’ve an exceptional workforce.”

Daniels got here up 0.028 seconds in need of breaking apart the Harley first and second however nonetheless managed to up his record-breaking podium streak to 16 within the try. Fisher completed fourth one other half-second behind Daniels, whereas VanDerKooi ended his blitz up by way of the sector in fifth.

Trent Lowe continued his fairly seamless transition to Mission AFT SuperTwins competitors and the Honda Transalp with a tremendous sixth solely two seconds faraway from the win.

Ott adopted him house in seventh with Dan Bromley, Value, and Max Whale finishing the highest ten.

Daniels continues to guide the early-season championship chase however solely by a single level over Bauman (62-61). Robinson and Fisher are tied for third at 44.

AFT SuperTwins Outcomes

AFT SuperTwins Standings – Prime 20

Subsequent Up:

The world’s premier dust observe motorbike racing sequence continues its run of six consecutive Brief Tracks to open the 2025 season on Saturday, April 26, with its return to scenic Ventura, California, for the Ventura Brief Observe at Ventura Raceway.