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FLINDERS GOT OFF
TO A SOLID START
THROUGHOUT THE
SIONS AS HE STEADILY
IMPROVED HIS TIME,
EVENTUALLY CLOCK-
ING THE EIGHTEENTH
FASTEST LAP HEAD-
ING INTO THE RACING
-- he became a club racing champion in 2011, shortly
In recent years, Flinders has become a regular contender in the Superstock
1000 class and he’s set to compete in the 2017 series as one of the youngest riders in the field aboard a Thrashed Bike Racing Yamaha. >>
thereafter beginning his pro career in 2013 as a com-
petitor in the AMA Pro Supersport class and the Vance
& Hines XR1200 series.
ACTION.
T XAS E
SHOWDOWN
FIRST COUPLE OF SES-
The twenty year old English native set out
to a solid start from the back of the grid as he
did his best to separate himself from his closest rival, Anthony Kosinski. The two of them were relatively close through- out the opening laps, but Flinders maintained the advantage and began to build a slight advantage over his fellow Yamaha rider. Flinders rode a consistent race in which he managed to earn eighth place overall in
the Superstock class, finishing approximately fifteen seconds ahead of Kosinksi behind him. In the second race, Flinders was able to better his race pace significantly, improving his best time by a colossal two seconds from the first race. The British born youngster found himself in a fierce battle with Kawasaki’s Ty- ler O’Hara for the majority of the race, and the two of them finished merely one tenth of a second apart from one another, but it was Flinders that got the short end of the stick. Nonetheless, he made significant improvements from the first day of racing and ended up capping
off the first round with a ninth place finish in the Superstock class.
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