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In an all-new partnership , Cleveland , Ohio based Lincoln Electric has been named Official Welder of Progressive AFT . " With nearly 130 years of history behind it , Lincoln Electric stands today as the global leader in arc welding and cutting ." www . lincolnelectric . com

The NHRA has added Pine Valley Raceway in Lufkin , Texas to the NHRA Member Track Network . Originally built in 2004 , the track reopened in 2023 under the leadership of Buck and Austin Hayward , also joining the NHRA Member Track Network for the first time . The family has already made several improvements to the NHRA Division 4 facility with the goal of " making it a top-notch racing facility in East Texas and to bring sanctioned NHRA events to the track ." Buck Hayward , who served as the NHRA Electronics Director for 30 years said that " in 50 years of supporting drag racing manufacturing timing systems , installing timing systems to building tracks I never thought I would ever find myself as a track operator ." Pine Valley becomes one of the 120 NHRA Member Tracks - eligible to offer racers in the area a variety of NHRA racing opportunities in the future .

The latest Market Report from SEMA shows the automotive aftermarket continuing to grow , surpassing $ 51bn in sales in 2022 - growth of + 2 % over 2021 . This is described as continuing a decade of growth for the industry . That said , the growth rate is lower than the 4 % to 5 % usually seen , with SEMA estimating that sales growth will " remain fairly flat in 2023 . " Pickup accessories remain the biggest segment for the industry at over $ 15bn in sales . Over 80 % of companies expect their sales to stay the same or grow in 2023 .

Verge Motorcycles , the electric superbike pioneer , has formed an Advisory Board comprising top industry leaders to support its plans for global conquest . " The esteemed experts provide motor sports and technology know-how that will be vital for the company ' s international expansion . Verge is already enjoying strong growth , and the company is now recruiting top talent for its new Innovation Office in London ." New advisors so far include Mark Wilson , former CFO of Aston Martin Lagonda PLC and McLaren Automotive , and F1 legend Mika Häkkinen . Verge is recruiting for its Innovation Offices in Tallinn , San Francisco and London .

Harley-Davidson Screamin ' Eagle factory rider Kyle Wyman extended his MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers points lead with a win on June 3 and a third place finish on June 4 at the recently repaved 4.048-mile Road America course in Elkhart Lake , Wisconsin . Racing in front of a Harley-Davidson hometown crowd , Wyman rode the team ' s race-prepared Road Glide motorcycle to his fourth consecutive race victory on June 3 , and battled his way to the podium on June 4 for a 1- 3 that further extended his King Of The Baggers series points lead by 13 points . " This was another strong weekend for the Factory Harley team ," said Wyman . " It was great to get the win in front of all the Harley fans there , so close to headquarters in Milwaukee - and especially fun to have Willie G . Davidson there to see it ." In the five-lap Saturday race , Wyman sifted through the field on the first lap and locked onto the rear wheel of the race leader , Factory Indian rider Tyler O ' Hara . O ' Hara and Wyman pulled away from the field , with O ' Hara ' s lead never more than 0.16 seconds . On the last lap , Wyman out-braked O ' Hara into turn 8 - O ' Hara ran wide through the turn and Wyman passed for the lead , opening a big enough gap to prevent O ' Hara making a draft pass on the long uphill front straight to the finish . Wyman crossed the line 0.567 seconds clear of O ' Hara .

Mission King Of The Baggers Standings

James Rispoli finished third on the Vance & Hines / Mission / H-D Road Glide . Travis Wyman finished sixth on the Factory Harley-Davidson Road Glide . In Round 6 ( June 4 ) pole sitter Bobby Fong got a great start on his Sacramento Mile / Roland Sands Indian and pulled away from the field . Behind him Kyle Wyman , Factory Indian rider Jeremy McWilliams , and Rispoli and Hayden Gillim on the Vance & Hines / Mission / H-D Road Glides battled for the entire five-lap race . McWilliams crashed out on the last lap . Wyman drafted past Gillim on the front straight run to the finish but could not quite catch Rispoli , who crossed the line just 0.01 seconds ahead to take second place . Gillim finished fourth followed by Travis Wyman . After six of 14 rounds in the 2023 MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers series , Kyle Wyman leads the championship with 116 points ,

followed by Rispoli with 103 points and Gillim with 89 points . O ' Hara sits in fourth place with 81 points . Travis Wyman is in 10th place with 40 points . Next up is Laguna Seca , July 7-9 at Monterey , California ( WeatherTech Raceway - Rounds 7 & 8 ); Followed by Brainerd , Minnesota , July 29 & 30 ( Rounds 9 & 10 ); Circuit of the Americas , Austin , Texas ( Rounds 11 & 12 , September 9 & 10 ), with the finale at the New Jersey Motorsports Park , Millville , New Jersey ( Rounds 13 & 14 , September 23 & 24 ). www . motoamerica . com

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