PEORIA, Unwell. — Briar Bauman (No. 3 RWR/Components Plus/Latus Motors Harley-Davidson XG750R) claimed his third victory on the Peoria Motorbike Membership Race Park on this yr’s 78th World Well-known Peoria TT.
Bauman now hopes this triumph will pave the way in which to a 3rd Progressive American Flat Observe Grand Nationwide Championship as he prolonged his Mission AFT SuperTwins title benefit over rival Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) with simply three rounds remaining.
The opening lap performed out in favor of Daniels with the partisan followers in Peoria, Illinois, cheering on the house state hero. Whereas the holeshot went to Max Whale (No. 18 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650), Daniels crucially edged Bauman as they negotiated Flip 1.
Daniels then instantly seemed to position Whale between him and his adversary to achieve some early separation.
Bauman executed off a pair of clutch maneuvers in speedy succession, diving underneath Daniels after which hovering previous Whale over the leap as they powered down the following straight.
Whereas Daniels adopted Bauman by on Whale, he was unable to work out a option to reel the Rick Ware Racing star again in. As an alternative, the hole slowly stacked as much as virtually two seconds earlier than Daniels lastly made a late run to make it considerably fascinating ultimately.
Nonetheless, Bauman’s lead was by no means put in critical jeopardy, and he took the race by 1.204 seconds on the checkered flag.
The victory was Bauman’s seventh of the season and places Daniels up towards the wall of their championship battle. Bauman now leads 266-255.
Bauman mentioned, “I felt actually good all day. As soon as once more, large because of Dave (Zanotti) and Michelle (Disalvo). They labored their tails off. I’ve been (powerful on them). We’ve got a excessive customary as a result of Dallas and his group are so darn good. We didn’t actually suppose we’d be right here at this stage, so now all of the sudden, I’m like, ‘We’ve received to determine this out.’”
After beforehand ending inside the highest 5 on 5 separate events at Peoria, Jarod VanDerKooi (No. 20 Fastrack Racing/Wally Brown Racing KTM 790 Duke) eventually received his first podium within the fabled TT by ending a lonely third.
He was adopted residence by wild card and Peoria resident Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Mike Butler Racing Mission Meals Yamaha MT-07), who labored his well beyond Whale to grab away fourth.
Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Programs Harley-Davidson XG750R) completed sixth, one spot forward of Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Progressive Insurance coverage Honda Transalp), who had been the story of the race exterior of Bauman and Daniels till a mechanical concern spoiled what had been a stirring cost.
Dan Bromley (No. 62 Massive Momma and Daddy Deep Pockets Suzuki V-Strom 1050) added one more accolade to his already adorned flat observe profession by securing the 2025 AFT AdventureTrackers championship.
Bromley got here into Peoria with a wholesome factors benefit after accumulating two wins and a runner-up end in the course of the eighty fifth Sturgis Motorbike Rally. In consequence, he solely needed to maintain it good, secure, and on two wheels to efficiently shut out his title marketing campaign.
And that’s precisely what he did. After rival Jesse Janisch (No. 33 WFOracingonline.com/Öhlins Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250) grabbed the holeshot, Bromley momentarily tussled with Danny Eslick (No. 164 Saddlemen Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250) for second earlier than pondering higher of it.
He selected to take a seat secure in third and watch the showdown for the win transpire in entrance of him.
Janisch did the whole lot he may to maintain it neat and tidy, whereas Eslick was glad to do the alternative, sending it over the leap with main air whereas bucking and sliding his method across the corners in scorching pursuit.
Eslick’s aggression put him in place to aim a last-corner, last-lap go on Janisch. Nonetheless, it additionally noticed him run off into the grass in that try.
Janisch powered to the win whereas Bromley inherited second. Regardless of the mishap, Eslick recovered rapidly sufficient to spherical out the rostrum.
The victory was Janisch’s fifth general at Peoria and in his third class (AFT Singles in 2015, 2016, and 2018, Mission Manufacturing Twins in 2022, and AFT AdventureTrackers in 2025).
