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    Best SB Artwork of 2020
    • Jan 10

    Best SB Artwork of 2020

    Following on from last weeks Best SB Photos of 2020 post, here are my ten favourite illustrations of the four issues we made in 2020. Sideburn has always used a lot of illustration, with some artists have only one appearance in the mag, others becoming regulars. Eight of these pieces were commissions, two were supplied as part of portfolio features. I've purposely only chosen one piece of work from each artist, and not included artwork we've used on our merch (which we also l
    Winter Throwdown 3
    • Oct 20, 2020

    Winter Throwdown 3

    Cory Texter has just finished a gruelling AFT season, that squeezed 8 races into four consecutive weekends. He came up a few points short of retaining his #1 plate, losing out to James Rispoli and his Harley XG750R, but Cory's string of results in the final six races was three wins and three second places, making him the form rider as the season got serious. And now what does he do? He organises his own pro/am race in Florida, the Winter Throwdown. January will see third ann
    AFT: Relentless
    • Oct 8, 2020

    AFT: Relentless

    AFT's relentless Covid-era schedule continues this week with another double-header. The Charlotte Half-Mile, a banked clay, car racing half-mile. Racing is taking place on Friday and Saturday. Depending how results go, all three championships could be wound up this weekend, but as it stands, AFT SuperTwins is most open. Briar Bauman, #1, is just 12pts ahead of Jared Mees, #9, the latter coming off the back of a double-win last weekend at the Atlanta Short Track. Third place S
    AFT Atlanta Rnd 1
    • Oct 3, 2020

    AFT Atlanta Rnd 1

    Not too many shock results last night, but that doesn't mean they weren't noteworthy. AFT SINGLES Dallas Daniels #32 is the most hyped young rider in more than a decade and he's proven his supporters were right. Four race wins on the trot, six wins in total this season, more than the rest of the field combined and stretching his title lead over Henry Wiles in second m the title race. Wiles came in 5th on the night. Mischler, #13, was second, Brandon Kitchen third. It's just n
    Moroney's Fast Hogs
    • Sep 9, 2020

    Moroney's Fast Hogs

    When Sideburn launched, in early 2008, it was difficult for non-Americans to find out about flat track. US fans could travel to races and buy Cycle News, but there wasn't much more. Social media started to change that, then came Fanschoice.tv, introducing live racing to not only foreigners, but loads of Americans too. American Flat Track's website became a massive improvement of the former AMA Pro one, then regular podcasts appeared - Off The Groove and Tank Slappin'. Since l
    11 Things We Learned From Volusia
    • Jul 21, 2020

    11 Things We Learned From Volusia

    Vance & Hines Harley Still Has A Long Way To Go Harley's best finish from the Volusia double-header was delivered by new boy Dalton Gauthier, 7th on Friday. The next day not one of the three factory riders could get in the top 10. Gauthier was top again but this time in 11th, ahead of the more experienced Smith and Vanderkooi.. Yamaha Might Have Even Further To Go I can't imagine JD Beach had a pair of tenth places in mind when he signed up for a full season of AFT on the Est
    C-Tex
    • Jun 29, 2020

    C-Tex

    This is 2019 AFT Production Twins champ, Cory Texter on his G&G Yamaha. Cory writes tech advice aimed at amateur racers for the magazine, his first piece was in Sideburn 40, and covered wheels and tyres. In the current issue he explain gearing and getting it right while under pressure on race day. Cory also wrote about his championship winning bike and kit in Sideburn 39. ORDER SIDEBURN MAGAZINES Cory is also raising funds for his amateur team with raffles of memorabilia. Fin
    Artist Intro: Prankur Rana
    • Jun 10, 2020

    Artist Intro: Prankur Rana

    When Sideburn planned to introduce Cory Texter's C-Tech feature as a new regular, in SB40, I chose to bring a fresh artist into the Sideburn fold and settled on Prankur Rana. He doesn't have one set style, and his images have humour, dynamism and an original take in a field where too many artists are copying others. Perfect. I also like that he's from a very different background to many of our contributors. Here is a short interview to introduce you to Prankur. GI Hi Prankur,
    C-Tex Presents: 1999 Harrington Half-Mile
    • Jun 4, 2020

    C-Tex Presents: 1999 Harrington Half-Mile

    Cory Texter, 2019 AFT Production Twins champ and Sideburn columnist, is back with another of his C-Tex Present video posts. This post contains spoilers for the race, so if you don't want to know the outcome, watch the footage first then compare notes with Cory's expert take on it straight after. Click C-Tex Presents to see his other video posts. I chose the 1999 Harrington Half-Mile as the next vid for you all to check out. This one is a must-see for many different reasons. F
    Sideburn 41: Out Now!
    • May 26, 2020

    Sideburn 41: Out Now!

    A global lockdown couldn't stop Sideburn from amassing a tantalising all-you-can-eat buffet of the freshest flat track stories from around the world. Tuck into: Johnny Lewis describing Royal Enfield's entry into American Flat Track Jeffrey Carver's giant-killing Wood Rotax And the £58,000 Brough Superior hooligan racer PLUS The rookie who thought the ideal beginner's bike was a 'brand new' Bultaco Astro AND A reappraisal of road racing 'drama' Silver Dream Machine AND Input f
    C-Tex Presents: 2002 Daytona Short Track
    • May 9, 2020

    C-Tex Presents: 2002 Daytona Short Track

    Cory Texter is not only the 2019 AFT Production Twins champion, Sideburn columnist and podcaster, he's a total flat track nerd. Who better to recommend flat track race highlights on YouTube to watch? The Daytona Short Track in 2002 was nothing short of epic. Flat track was in a weird transitional period at that time. Many of the top riders were still riding Rotax-powered racebikes, but the emergence of the motocross-framed DTX bikes were being put in production as seen with J
    C-Tex Presents: 1992 Mineral Wells Half-Mile
    • Apr 24, 2020

    C-Tex Presents: 1992 Mineral Wells Half-Mile

    Cory Texter is not only the 2019 AFT Production Twins champion, Sideburn columnist and podcaster, he's a total flat track nerd. Who better to recommend flat track race highlights on YouTube to watch? The race is the Mineral Wells Half-Mile from 1992. It had rained quite a bit, which is not ideal for a clay track. The first highlight from this YouTube video is heat race number one. Not only is my dad, Randy Texter in this heat race, but you also have Scott Parker, Chris Carr a
    C-TECH: Airbag Suits
    • Mar 10, 2020

    C-TECH: Airbag Suits

    Now that AFT mandates airbag suits for SuperTwins class, new Sideburn correspondent, Cory Texter, talks us through airbag tech. Flat-track racing is enjoying a well-documented resurgence. From the standpoint of someone who has been attending and later contesting nationals since the day I was born, I doubted the sport would ever make it back to the Camel Pro days. When I turned professional in 2007, sponsorship was difficult to find, television packages were nonexistent, and
    This Racetrack Eats Motorcycles
    • Feb 16, 2020

    This Racetrack Eats Motorcycles

    I was interviewing AFT privateer Shawn Baer a couple of days ago and he mentioned the Mega Mile race. We ran some photos from it in the magazine years ago and I couldn't remember why the race hadn't gone back there. I did remember it was a 1.25-mile oval out east, but had forgotten it was called Colonial Downs and was in Virginia. A search threw up this pretty incredible race footage from 2014. There are lots of familiar names in the race, being only five years ago, but lots
    C-Tech
    • Feb 8, 2020

    C-Tech

    This is Cory 'C-Tex' Texter, current American Flat Track Production Twins champ and our new tech columnist from Sideburn 40. Cory is going to be writing about getting the most out of your bike on race, or practice, day whatever flat tracker your ride and however quick your currently ride. We're really excited about having a rider of his stature giving us tips from a lifetime in the sport. Read about his championship winning G&G Racing Yamaha MT-07 and his trusted kit in Sideb
    Tank Slappin' Podcast - UPDATE
    • Jan 3, 2020

    Tank Slappin' Podcast - UPDATE

    I've been listening to podcasts on an almost daily basis for years now. I was slow on the uptake with Off The Groove, the long-running flat track podcast by AFT announcer Scottie Deubler and the show's producer, Chris Carter, but now I listen every week. A new flat track podcast, Tank Slappin' has been added to the roster, this one co-hosted by AFT 2019 Production Twins champ Cory Texter and former GNC number 1, Jake Johnson. Where Off The Groove is unswervingly positive abou
    Winter Throwdown
    • Nov 17, 2019

    Winter Throwdown

    Cory Texter is organising another winter race in Florida (where winter is something they see on TV). Classes for just about everyone you can imagine and supported by lots of pros who make Florida their home now. See more at the official Winter Throwdown event page. AFT Production Twins champ, Cory has also written a couple of regulars for the next Sideburn, out in early-December. Make sure you get hold of it by subscribing to Sideburn. Super poster by, yep, Ryan Roadkill. #Co
    Epic580 - Charity Ride
    • Nov 11, 2019

    Epic580 - Charity Ride

    2019 AFT Production Twins racer Cory Texter organised a 580-mile bicycle ride through the length of Florida to raise money for AFT Pro riders who were very seriously hurt in the back half of the 2019 season. The amount, and severity, of these recent injuries has really shocked the sport and Cory wanted to do something about it, as did his fellow racers: Brandon Robinson, Jarod Vanderkooi, James Rispoli, Chad Cose and Noah Chambers. The ride was completed yesterday. They're fi
    Springfield Mile 2 Thoughts
    • Sep 4, 2019

    Springfield Mile 2 Thoughts

    So, it was supposed to be three nationals in three days, but it became four when rain on Saturday night into Sunday waterlogged the track. Fortunately, Monday is the US holiday of Labor Day, so the event was slid back one day. Again, there were only two classes racing, the Twins (Elite, Expert, whatever you want to call them) and Production Twins. AFT Singles don't race on the miles. Early on the track was marbly. Best Twins qualifying lap time was 0.5 slower than the best fr
    Lima Half-Mile Thoughts
    • Jul 5, 2019

    Lima Half-Mile Thoughts

    This is a little bit later than usual for a couple of reasons, but I saw this race live in the flesh, having flown out to the Midwest and driven for hours on end to follow the fortunes of Red Torpedo-sponsored riders, Jared Mees and Shayna Texter. And it was a great experience. My full story will be in the next issue of Sideburn with photos by Ed Subias, but here are some thoughts. The race is promoted by Jared and Nichole Mees. That means they put up the money to bring the A
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