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AUGUST 2023 (# 289 )
COMMENT - Wall Street Isn ' t Sharing the Hardwire Love ............................ 4
Writing two weeks before Harley ' s Q2 Fiscals are published , Robin Bradley does a ' deep dive ' into the backstory behind the first quarter numbers to see if the limited amount of data to emerge since then gives us any clues as whether the ' Solid Start ' to 2023 sustains .
PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN FLAT TRACK - a Trifecta of Race Reports .... 20-26
With Jared Mees having overtaken Daniels at the top of the standings for the 2023 season so far , we have three race reports to catch you up on the series since the last edition of AMD went to press .
KING OF THE BAGGERS - Laguna Seca .................................................... 16
July 7 and 8 saw Rounds 7 and 8 of the 2013 King Of The Baggers season - at the famous Laguna Seca Weathertech Raceway , at Monterey , California . It was a great weekend for the Vance & Hines / Mission / Harley-Davidson team and their H-D Road Glides .
AHDRA - Pridemore Leads AHDRA Winners at Kuhnle .............................. 28
Tim Hailey reports on the AMA / AHDRA Advanced Sleeve All-Harley Nitro Buckeye Nationals at the recently upgraded Kuhnle Motorsports Park , Thompson , Ohio , USA June 9-11 , with local hero Jason Pridemore coming out on top in the marquee Top Fuel class .
ITALIAN BIKE WEEK - Lignano Sabbiadoro , September 14-17 ................ 14
Father and son team Moreno and Micke Persello are looking to leverage their 37 years of success with Biker Fest each May and establish a season-ending ' Fun in the Sun ' weekend with added ADV and Off-Road derring-do !
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