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    Vintage Bikes Faster Than Factory Twins
    • 17 hours ago

    Vintage Bikes Faster Than Factory Twins

    A few years ago the DTRA (that's the UK national dirt track series, if you're new around here) introduced transponder timing for the majority of classes. You can buy your own or rent one from the club. The timing is accurate and takes the pressure off finding volunteer lap scorers. The added benefit is the MyLaps timing system is linked to an app called SpeedHive which logs results, race times and lap times. People can check the data on their smartphones at the track, or refe
    Royal Enfield win in DTRA
    • 2 days ago

    Royal Enfield win in DTRA

    The Royal Enfield Twin FT is a bike we have followed and reported on since it first appeared as a concept show bike. We shared the very first spy shots of the race bike being tested in the UK; we covered its transformation into an American Flat Track Production Twin with Johnny Lewis’s MotoAnatomy team; their testing, first race and first win, then the news that Royal Enfield would race in the UK (see the bottom of the post for links to the coverage). Yesterday, two AFT spec
    DTRA Round 1: Predictions
    • 7 days ago

    DTRA Round 1: Predictions

    Guest blog from Max Inman with his predictions for the Indian Motorcycle DTRA Round 1, King's Lynn. Pro 1. #14 Tim Neave 2. #11 Gary Birtwistle 3. #20 Toby Hales Tim Neave grew up racing flat track in the UK, but he now races in BSB Superstock, so he rarely comes back to racing flat track, but when he does, he puts a show on. 2019 Hooligan winner Gary Birtwistle finished 4th in the 2019 Pro class while 2018 Champion Toby Hales finished 3rd in 2019. With the reigning champion
    Indian's New Hooligan Racer
    • Apr 20

    Indian's New Hooligan Racer

    Indian Motorcycle have secured the services of Greenfield's George Pickering to race their S&S-prepared FTR1200H in the DTRA Hooligan championship. Pickering (above, on Indian's FTR750) will debut on the V-twin hooligan at the first DTRA round, King's Lynn on 8 May. It will be his first ever Hooligan race. We caught up with him for a quick Q&A about the new. SIDEBURN: You've had two or three seasons off from racing, running the title-winning Greenfield pro team, and developin
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