Why You Should Watch Flat Track Racing
A few days ago, we told you all about Harley’s very own AMA Flat Track racing exploits. Now, just a few days later, and there’s more flat track racing news to be had. And this time, it’s from Indianapolis itself.
According to Harley-Davidson, this last race was a cracker with Harley Pro rider Brad Baker storming to victory at the Indy Mile.
To start off, this is Bakers second win of the season in the AMA Pro Harely-Davidson GNC1 Present by Vance & Hines Flat Track Series. Using a specialized Harley-Davidson XR750 motorcycle, Baker powered out of turn four and did a text book draft pass on Jared Mees and Bryan Smith down the front straight. It was truly a photo finish with Baker crossing the finish line only .020 seconds in front of Bryan Smith
“The Factory Harley-Davidson had the power to get to the line first,” said Baker, the 2013 Grand National champion. “I’d been trying a smoother high-low line through the turns and knew it would work because it would give me better drive up the straight. Mees made a move to try and break my draft but that set me up perfectly to get past him. It’s really exciting to get my first mile win on this historic track.”
This race just proves that this series should be televised nationally for the sake of all those flat track enthusiasts and those who need to become one.