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    Indy: Sweeps, Grand Slams & Records
    • Aug 29, 2020

    Indy: Sweeps, Grand Slams & Records

    Earlier this week we reported how unpredictable the 2020 AFT Singles was. We believe there is not even a hint of a dominant week in, week outr acewinner yet. AFT SuperTwins is far more easy to bet on. The winner is going to be on an Indian FTR750. Four races, four Indian wins, two to Mees two to current #1 Briar Bauman. Out of the 12 possible podium positions so far in 2020, only one position has been filled by a non-Indian rider, Bryan Smith's third place at the second Indy
    UPDATE - For Sale: Estenson FTR750
    • Jun 11, 2020

    UPDATE - For Sale: Estenson FTR750

    This Indian FTR750 appeared on a facebook marketplace for sale yesterday, posted by an Estenson mechanic and former national racer, Brandon Bergen. The price is $53,000 (£41,750, €46,500), but maybe you could haggle down to $50K. It doesn't give many details in description, but perhaps this is the bike Jake Johnson won the Buffalo TT and came third at Peoria at in the 2018 season (when Estenson allowed Jake to swap between the Yamahas the team is more linked to and an Indian
    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
    SuperTwins: The Future of AFT
    • Jan 12, 2020

    SuperTwins: The Future of AFT

    If you've been following the blog or AFT news, you'll know that flat track's elite class is evolving for 2020. It's a fairly fundamental change that sees the sport following a course set by MotoGP as far back as the 1980s. Instead of each race being open to any rider with a relevant licence, the majority of the grid is set season (barring injury) with a handful of 'wild card' spots available at each round, for rider who don't want to, or can't, commit to the full season. In t
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