We already wrote a post describing what a literally bruising affair the AFT season finale at Charlotte was, but, in case you haven't seen this widely shared video, this is the crash that ended Briar Bauman's title challenge, and nearly put Sammy Halbert in orbit. Long-term fans of the sport won't need reminding that Sammy Halbert races with the number 69, in honour of his brother Jethro, who died in August 2015, as a result of a crash in a grand national race, at Calistoga th

Weather permitting, there are a maximum of three rounds remaining of 2021 AFT season, and it's still all to race for in at least two of the classes. There was all kinds of controversy at the previous round, the Springfield Mile. In the Singles, Dallas Daniels was awarded a win, without crossing the finish line, when he was in a collision with Honda' Trevor Brunner, and a red flag caused the race to conclude. Daniels backed it up with another win, and leapfrogged Max Whale to

25: The number of AFT rounds since an Indian FTR750 didn't win the premier class race. The last non-Indian rider to win a national was JD Beach, on the Estenson Yamaha MT-07, at the Buffalo Chip TT, on 4 August 2019. That was the race that Jake Johnson was leading when his bike lost power within sight of the line and JD overtook him, winning by 0.2s, for a unique Estenson Yamaha Twins 1-2. Since Beach's win, five different riders have won on Indians. Jared Mees - 11 Briar Bau

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