The CEO Of American Flat Track Knows Horsepower Doesn t Win Races And Nostalgia Is Fueling A Motorcycle Resurgence
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American Flat Track has been an officially sanctioned championship since 1954, and ruled the motorcycling world in the 50s and 60s as a dangerous outlet for rebellious youths to get their kicks. The series has survived all these years later, but fell out of fashion for some decades. It’s back and it’s better than ever with closer competition, incredibly talented riders, and bikes that are totally unparalleled. Much of that success is owed to AMA Pro Racing CEO, Michael Lock.
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Royal Enfield Renews Partnership With American Flat Track In 2021
Royal Enfield Renews Partnership With American Flat Track In 2021
Royal Enfield North America will be an official OEM partner with Progressive American Flat Track for 2021.
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Royal Enfield won the American Flat Track for the first time in 2020
Johnny Lewis won the Production Twins event with the FT 650
Royal Enfield North America has announced that the brand has renewed its partnership with Progressive American Flat Track for the 2021 season. Under the partnership, Royal Enfield North America will be an official OEM partner with Progressive American Flat Track (AFT) for 2021, and will return with its fleet of motorcycles to the AFT Fan Zone at select rounds, where fans will be able to see the bikes, and also have access to official MotoAnatomy X Royal Enfield flat track apparel. In the inaugural Progressive AFT campaign in 2020, Royal Enfield came off with an impressive performanc
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ROYAL ENFIELD SELECTS BTR ROAD RACING PARTICIPANTS
Seven female motorcyclists have been selected for the road racing program
Milwaukee, Wis. (January 19, 2021) – Royal Enfield today announced its seven finalists for the BUILD TRAIN RACE (BTR) road racing program. The seven female motorcyclists come from diverse backgrounds and over the course of the next year are tasked with converting Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 motorcycles into road racing motorcycles, for a series of exhibition races to be held in 2021.
Royal Enfield launched the BTR program in 2019, challenging four women to build flat track motorcycles and compete in select exhibitions during American Flat Track events. After a strong response to the program, the second phase of BTR will showcase the road racing capabilities of the Continental GT 650
Back in the Twenties , Ettore Bugatti built one of these for his then-four-year-old son Roland. Soon enough, people who had seen it running around the factory loved it. The car was a hit, so much so that Ettore put them into production, building 500 for customers around the world. It was based on his Type 35 Grand Prix car, a vehicle Bugatti said was the winningest race car in history, with more than 2,000 victories. So to celebrate the company’s 110th anniversary, Bugatti decided to make another one. Taken from digitized scans of a real 1924 Type 35 and then shrunk to 75% size, the Bugatti Baby II will fit a real, live adult. I know because I drove one, though not very fast. My drive came in the Rose Bowl Parking Lot and was limited to the car’s 42-mph top speed. You can set top speed at as little as 12 mph, up to 24 mph, and as high as my knuckle-blistering 42 mph, all depending on who is behind the wheel. There is also a geo-fence that shuts the car off if your little driver
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