Kawasaki claims AMA flattrack win No.2

HARLEY-DAVIDSON aren't going to like this: Bryan Smith and his Ninja 650-based flattracker have taken their second consecutive victory in an AMA Grand National Twins Mile event, this time in Springfield, Illinois.

Last week, Smith took victory in the same event at the prestigious Indy Mile, giving Kawasaki their first AMA flattrack win.

 "I've never won back-to-back nationals, so this is a dream come true for me," said Smith of his fourth-ever Mile win. The 27-year-old former Harley-Davidson factory rider and AMA 883 champion from Flushing, Mich., is a Mile specialist: "I'm always better on the bigger, faster tracks. And how our bike makes power on the big tracks is a major advantage. Springfield is a really fast, groove track with huge corners. We go almost as fast through them as we do on the straights. We've got another Mile this weekend that suits my style even more. It would be awesome to keep the streak alive."