Indian Motorcycle Racing and its championship-winning Scout FTR750 continued its unbelievable season at the Harley-Davidson New York Short Track, at Weedsport, New York, on July 7 with an eight consecutive podium sweep at round 11 of the 2018 AFT Twins presented by Vance & Hines season so far.
Indian Motorcycle Wrecking Crew riders and privateers have combined for a total of eight all-Scout FTR750 podiums. The win marked Jared Mees’ ninth of the season and second consecutive year of hitting a grand slam of Mile, Half Mile, Short Track and TT race wins on the Scout FTR750.
Completing the podium sweep at Weedsport were Indian Motorcycle privateer Kenny Coolbeth Jr. (Nila Racing, Columbia Avionics, Bell, TCX Boots, Vanson) and Wrecking Crew rider Brad Baker, who finished second and third, respectively. It was Coolbeth’s fifth and Baker’s eighth top-five and finish of the season so far.
Indian Motorcycle privateers Davis Fisher (Double D Performance, Bob Lanphere, Beaverton Motorcycles, RMR, Parkinson), Henry Wiles (Bandit Industries, Wilco Racing, Willy Built, Mad Dog), and Briar Bauman (Zanotti Racing, Roof Systems, Western Powersports, Hard) placed fourth, fifth and sixth respectively aboard their Scout FTR750s.
Through 11 races, Mees continues to control the leaderboard with 245 points, while Wiles ranks second with 167 points, and Baker third with 147 points. Jeffrey Carver Jr. (129) and Coolbeth (125) are fourth and fifth, while Bauman (117), Chad Cose (106), Fisher (103) and Bryan Smith (99) rank sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth.
Following the Goodwood Festival of Speed appearance in England that took place this past weekend, select Indian Motorcycle riders will stop in Minneapolis for X-Games on Sunday, July 22. The American Flat Track season will continue its season on August 5 at the Buffalo Chip TT in Sturgis, South Dakota, followed by a quick turnaround with the Harley-Davidson Black Hills Half Mile in Rapid City on August 7 and then Peoria, Illinois, TT on August 18.