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

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

We were meeting up with Jeffrey Carver in a bar in Kathmandu, ready for Sideburn's first Nepal trip. Last night he won his first AFT race in over two years, at the Charlotte Half-Mile. I can't think of a pro flat track racer I don't like, but there aren't many I like as much as #23. Nepal photo: Andrew Neri Podium photo: Lassen/ American Flat Track #JeffreyCarver #AFT2020 #AmericanFlatTrack #AFTSuperTwins #IndianFTR750 #SideburnNepal

And what does it mean for AFT SuperTwins? Going into the penultimate race weekend of the year, a glance at the AFT SuperTwins standings reveals grim reading for Yamaha fans, and worse still for the Estenson team. Combining the scores for the Yamaha USA-supported riders, JD Beach and Kolby Carlile, sees a total of 118pts: 68 for Beach, 50 for Carlile. That leaves them in 14th and 15th respectively, out of 16 full-time and five occasional/wild card riders. 118pts is fewer than