Vance & Hines is doubling up with a pair of TT titans for the American Flat Track race at the legendary track this weekend. When the team's lead rider 2019 AFT Singles champ Dalton Gauthier suffered a broken medial malleolus (the bump on the inside of your ankle) in the last double header, it left D&D Cycles and Vance & Hines with some mighty big boots to fill. Enter TT masters Hayden Gillim and Jesse Janisch!
While boasting a strong all-around flat track game, Janisch is best known for his TT accomplishments… and for good reason. The Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, native is the winningest TT rider in AFT Singles history, including victories at the 2015, 2017, and 2018 Peoria TT. He’ll compete this weekend on the #96 Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson XG750R.
Perhaps best known for his many roadracing successes across a wide range of equipment and classes, Gillim happens to be tied for third all-time in AFT Singles TT wins, trailing only Janisch and long-time friend JD Beach. One of those wins came in Peoria, breaking up Janisch’s ownership of the undercard at the venue with a triumphant run in 2016. This weekend, Gillim will serve as Gauthier’s direct substitute on the #59 D&D Cycles/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson XG750R.
