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Turner Racing Raises the Stakes for AFT Singles Competition

January 5, 2022 By Kali Kotoski Following up on a sensational inaugural 2021 American Flat Track season, Turner Racing has enlisted an All-Star squad of riders in its hunt for a championship ring. Perennial front runner Morgen Mischler, 2019 series champ Dalton Gauthier and 2021 Nicky Hayden AMA Flat Track Horizon Award winner Chase Saathoff

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KTM Finds Winning Stride in 2021

January 4, 2022 By Keaton Maisano KTM Factory Racing was hard to miss in 2021 as its riders frequently visited podiums and hoisted numerous trophies. Highlighted by the team’s AMA 450 Supercross title, a pair of MotoGP wins and success within the enduro discipline, KTM’s season was ripe with success. Pit Beirer, KTM Motorsports Director,

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2022 Progressive American Flat Track’s 18-Round Schedule Announced

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (November 24, 2021) — Progressive American Flat Track has announced an 18-round schedule for the 2022 season that will bring the world’s premier dirt track motorcycle racing series to new venues in new markets as well as a return to the major motorcycle rallies. Ideally balanced in its March-October dates, coast-to-coast locations, and

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Indian Motorcycle signs Shayna Texter-Bauman

Indian Motorcycle signs Shayna Texter-Bauman to 2022 Progressive American Flat Track AFT Supertwins Factory Race Team MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (November 18, 2021) – Following an exhilarating 2021 Progressive American Flat Track (AFT) season, the reigning five-time Manufacturers Champion, Indian Motorcycle Racing, today announced the signing of Shayna Texter-Bauman to its 2022 AFT SuperTwins factory race team. With the signing, Indian Motorcycle will welcome the

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Texter-Bauman, Red Bull KTM Conclude Three-Year Tenure

November 16, 2021 By Keaton Maisano After a three-year run with the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team, the Progressive American Flat Track Series’ winningest Singles rider is beginning a new chapter in her career. On Nov. 12, the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team and Shayna Texter-Bauman announced the conclusion of their relationship, which

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The AMA Congratulates American Flat Track Champs!

Jared Mees crowned AMA Grand National Champion; Dallas Daniels goes back-to-back as AFT Singles Champ; Cory Texter takes second Production Twins title October 11, 2021 By Joy Burgess Photos: Kristen Lassen and Scott Hunter American Flat Track’s season finale finally took place on Sat., Oct. 9 after being delayed a day due to heavy rain

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AMA Flat Track Grand Championship Scheduled for July in Du Quoin, Ill.

Five days of amateur racing returns to the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds PICKERINGTON, Ohio (July 8, 2021) — The 2021 AMA Flat Track Grand Championship is scheduled for July 15-20 in Du Quoin, Ill., promising five days of intense competition among the nation’s elite amateur riders. Promoted by Steve Nace Racing, the Grand Championship returns

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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Everett Brashear Passes

Everett Brashear, one of the top AMA flat-track racers in the 1950s, died Oct. 29 in Los Angeles, Calif. He was 93. Between 1952 and 1960, Mr. Brashear won 15 AMA flat-track nationals and dozens of regional races. He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998.

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