MAX WHALE RISES WITH RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING FOR SENOIA SHORT TRACK VICTORY Round 3 – American Flat Track Championship SENOIA, Georgia – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing s Max Whale captured his first AFT Singles victory of the 2023 American Flat Track Championship season in Saturday night s Senoia Short Track, as defending champion and teammate Kody Kopp finished in fifth position to maintain his points lead following three rounds. After winning the opening Heat of the round and then going on to earn P1 in the Dash-for-Cash, 21-year-old Whale controlled proceedings in the 22-lap Main Event onboard his KTM 450 SX-F with a wire-to-wire performance. His winning margin was eventually 1.483s, which sees him climb to third in the standings. Max Whale: What a day! We started off on the wrong foot with P7 in qualifying and we had to work hard from there. But, I worked my way through the field to win my Heat, then
INDIAN MOTORCYCLE RACING TAKES HOME THE WIN AT RED MILE II WITH THRILLING PERFORMANCE BY JARED MEES Mees Extends His Championship Points Lead with Successful Doubleheader Performance Aboard His FTR 750 Minneapolis, MN. – It was an exhilarating weekend of racing for Indian Motorcycle Racing, presented by Progressive Motorcycle Insurance, with reigning SuperTwins Champion Jared Mees rebounding after a second-place finish at Red Mile I to come away with an impressive win the following night at Red Mile II. Mees’ victory extended his points lead to 109 in the championship standings, 22-points ahead of second, and gives Indian Motorcycles their fourth overall win for the 2022 American Flat Track season. The success over the weekend is all the more impressive, considering new regulations imposed by American Flat Track that require teams running the FTR 750 to run a 34-millimeter restrictor plate. This ultimately inhibits the FTR 750’s ability to make power in stark contrast to compet