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    Team Profile: NKR Canada
    • Feb 27

    Team Profile: NKR Canada

    We heard about the new NKR Canada team through americanflattrack.com. The team's whole focus is to introduce young Canadian talent into AFT, starting in 2021 with Hunter Bauer (above). We realised we knew the force behind the NKR team, team manager, Niki Kendall, through the Vancouver Flat Track Club, in British Columbia, so we set up an interview to find out more about AFT's newest team manager and her plans. When did you first become involved with flat track, either as a f
    KTM AFT 2021
    • Feb 23

    KTM AFT 2021

    Plenty of announcements are coming out of AFT HQ at the moment as the 2021 season nears. The most recent is the launch of the 2021 KTM AFT Singles team. Young Australian, Max Whale, joins Shayna Texter-Bauman (as the recently married racer has chosen to be known as). That means the team is back to a two-rider squad after a season of having just Shayna, who fell below her normal high standards in 2020, finishing 12th in the standings. Conversely, privateer Whale was second in
    Interview: Dan Bromley
    • Feb 21

    Interview: Dan Bromley

    When we heard that Dan Bromley was moving from AFT SuperTwins into the Production Twins class we asked for an interview to find the reasons behind it, and we given some great insight from the 25-year-old former AFT Singles champ. You told us you live in Glen Rock, PA and told us you were at work when we first got in touch, what is your job? I am a full-time carpenter/ custom home builder for F.C. Batton and Son. We build pretty much any size or type of house, from the foundat
    Indian Contingency Calculations
    • Feb 20

    Indian Contingency Calculations

    Indian officially announced that they would run a two-man Wrecking Crew (as we reported earlier in the week). This is made up of a one-man factory team of reigning champ Briar Bauman, and the factory-supported independent (but not a true privateer), the former champ, Jared Mees. This is the first time in the new Indian team's lifespan that they've had two-rather than three riders on their 'Wrecking Crew' (see why we think that make business sense in BronBo Goes Private). On t
    BronBo Goes Private
    • Feb 17

    BronBo Goes Private

    News has broken that Bronson Bauman will be riding a privateer Indian FTR750 for the 2021 season. The younger of the Bauman brothers will be supported by Indian Motorcycle of Oklahoma, among others. He says, 'I plan to contest the entire series and chase down the championship on my own dime and time. I want to thank all of the supporters who stepped up to keep me on the racetrack this year. Racing for a factory for two seasons was a dream come true, but I still have goals to
    2Fast2Tasty
    • Jan 18

    2Fast2Tasty

    AFT has secured a non-bike industry sponsor for the the 2021 SuperTwins class and reintroduced a mouthwatering element of race day. Founded in America, Mission Foods are makers of tortillas, tortilla chips, flatbreads, and other baked products, and sponsors fo McLaren Racing, in F1 and Indy cars, plus field sports teams in the US and Australia. The announcement of a new sponsor doesn't normally warrant a post on the Sideburn blog, but the added interest here is that Mission F
    More AFT 2020 Rules
    • Dec 6, 2020

    More AFT 2020 Rules

    As promised, here are some more rules proposed by American Flat Track for 2021. AFT say they are in a final evaluation phase. We picked up on the SuperTwins engine and electronic rules first, but the ones below spell a big shake-up too. GI Memberships, Licenses, Credentials and Entries All Classes will utilize Team Owner structure (as introduced in SuperTwins in 2020) Details TBA So, this means that the team enters the race and 'supplies' the rider. I'm not 100% sure why they
    No Factory H-D in 2021
    • Nov 16, 2020

    No Factory H-D in 2021

    The rumour we heard last week turned out to be true: Harley-Davidson have not renewed Vance & Hines to run their factory AFT and NHRA drag racing teams. Vance & Hines are reported as saying they, 'will continue [our] racing tradition in 2021 with sponsored riders in a variety of racing series, and be the sole distributor for the sole licensee, manufacturer and seller of Harley-Davidson XG750R Production Twin motorcycles and Harley-Davidson XG750R SuperTwin motorcycles.' The M
    Interview: Cameron Smith
    • Nov 7, 2020

    Interview: Cameron Smith

    I've kept an eye out for Cameron Smith since I first noticed a young black man racing in the GNC, the only black rider I've ever seen race in pro flat track. I've been meaning to interview him for some time and finally caught up with him last week, to discuss his racing, background and plans. Here is Cameron Smith #44 - AFT Singles Class racer. GI SB: Tell us a bit about yourself. CS: I’m 21, my birthday is in June. I’ve been riding dirt bikes for 17 years now. I currently li
    Triumph to Race AFT in 2021
    • Nov 4, 2020

    Triumph to Race AFT in 2021

    I posted a somewhat flippant comment on instagram the other day under super photos of Mikey Martin on the Bonneville Performance Triumph twin, from a feature in Sideburn 11. I wrote, 'We’ve been making Sideburn so long we remember when Triumph used to race.' The bike we featured competed in the 2012 season, but the last time, we believe, a Triumph scored points in the GNC was at Springfield, 4 September 2016, an 8th with Jake Shoemaker on board. AFT commentator Scottie Deuble
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