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MRF reports that the U . S . EPA announced a policy change related to gasoline with 15 % ethanol ( E15 ). In 2025 , this new policy will allow gas stations in eight Midwestern states to sell E15 fuel year-round . Current policy prohibits E15 sales between June 1st and September 15th because of concerns that it adds to smog on hot days . In 2022 and 2023 , the EPA announced emergency waivers that allowed for summertime E15 sales , citing market disruptions , including the war in Ukraine . This move by the EPA will make those temporary changes permanent in Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota , Missouri , Nebraska , Ohio , South Dakota and Wisconsin .

BRP closed out 2023 with a flurry of awards from Good Design USA - five - making 12 international design awards in 2023 in total . All the five BRP products that were submitted for consideration by Good Design USA were rewarded : the Advex helmet for snowmobilers ; the Sea-Doo Explorer Pro personal watercraft and Manitou Cruise pontoon boat ; and the Lynx Shredder and Ski-Doo MXZ X-RS winter powersports products .

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Having been a supporter of GNCC for over 40 years , Dunlop has confirmed that it will continue to be a Feature Sponsor of the GNCC Racing series in 2024 , providing support to all two-wheel motorcycle racers at all 13 rounds . In addition , Dunlop is introducing a new GNCC Loyalty Program . Instead of only awarding the top riders , Dunlop has decided to give ALL Dunlop riders a chance to earn free tires due to their commitment to the Dunlop brand . All riders who purchase six Dunlop Geomax tires trackside from Gear Racewear at a GNCC event or purchase six tires online via the dunlopracing . com store and pick them up at GNCC event , get their seventh tire free .

AMA Pro Racing and FloSports , a global independent sports media company and streaming platform , have entered into a multi-year media agreement making FloRacing the exclusive livestreaming and content destination for Progressive American Flat Track ( AFT ).

24 AFTERMARKET MOTO DESIGN - MAY 2024

Round 3 - March 24 Reigning Mission SuperTwins champion Jared Mees ( No . 1 Rogers Racing / SDI Racing / Indian Motorcycle FTR750 ) returned to his successful 2023 script , rebounding from quiet season openers at Daytona with a statement performance in the Yamaha Senoia Short Track at Senoia Raceway in Senoia , Georgia …

Mission Super Twins Delayed to Sunday March 25 , the factory Indian star was involved in a minor pre-race dispute and was forced to line up on the far outside of Row 1 after believing he could select the slot at the bottom .

Even if it went against his wishes , the swap either gifted him the ideal position or the motivation required to make it work , as Mees promptly blasted into the lead once the race got underway . Initially Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT ) slid underneath Mees , to steal away first less than a minute into the Main Event . But Mees reclaimed the front position a short two laps later and then went about steadily working his way to what proved to be a 1.591-second margin of victory , with Daniels taking second 1.59 seconds behind the reigning Champion . The fight for third was a hard-fought three-way affair for much of the race , led for a long spell by Johnny Lewis ( No . 10 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650 ) with Brandon Robinson ( No . 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750 ) and Briar Bauman ( No . 3 Rick Ware Racing / KTM / Parts Plus KTM 790 Duke ) jammed up close behind . Eventually it was Robinson who took the third podium spot , with Bauman fourth and a charging Jarod Vanderkooi ( No . 20 JMC Motorsports / Fairway Ford Ohio Indian FTR750 ), fifth after circulating as low as ninth in the early going . Lewis did well to keep Robinson and Bauman corralled behind him for the majority of the contest , but their superior pace ultimately won out , with Lewis eventually finishing sixth . The remainder of the top ten consisted of a pair of premier-class veterans – Brandon Price ( No . 92 Memphis Shades / Corbin / OTBR Yamaha MT-07 ) and Davis Fisher ( No . 67 Rackley Racing / Bob Lanphere ’ s BMC Racing Indian FTR750 ) – and class rookies

1 Dallas Daniels 64 1 3 2 1 2 Brandon Robinson 61 3 1 3 1 3 Jared Mees 54 6 5 1 1 4 Brandon Price 45 2 9 7 0 5 Briar Bauman 44 8 4 4 0

Trevor Brunner ( No . 21 Mission Foods / Zanotti Racing KTM 790 Duke ) and Max Whale ( No . 18 Latus Motors Racing / Liqui Moly Harley-Davidson XG750R ) in 10th . There were four Indian FTR750s in the top-ten , with two Yamaha MT-07s , two KTM 790 Dukes , Lewis ' s Royal Enfield 650 and Max Whale ' s H-D XG750R in 10th spot .

Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER Reigning two-time Parts Unlimited AFT Singles king Kody Kopp ( No . 1 Rick Ware Racing / Parts Plus KTM 450 SX- F ) continued to build his case as the most accomplished rider in class history , earning a record-tying sixth career Short Track win . While the victory ultimately proved a lonely one , his win was born from chaos . Former class champion Dalton Gauthier ( No . 79 D & D Racing / Certified KTM 450 SX-F ) grabbed the holeshot with title fighters Tom Drane ( No . 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ), Chase Saathoff ( No . 88 JPG

Motorsports Honda CRF450R ), and Kopp running alongside while sorting out second in shadow . In one fell swoop , that fight for second became one for the lead as Drane ( ultimately second ) and Saathoff ( third ) both went under Gauthier while Kopp ringed around the outside at the same moment despite no obvious mistake on Gauthier ’ s part . Kopp continued to work the high line , using it to overhaul Drane and then make his escape in relatively short order . At that point , the top three broke apart , while Gauthier lost one final position to Aiden RoosEvans ( No . 26 FRA Trust / ATV ’ s and More Yamaha YZ450F ), who ran just removed from the lead pack for the entirety of the race for fourth with Gauthier fifth . Kopp ' s win was on one of four KTM 450 SX-Fs ( plus the near identical Husqvarna FC 450 ), with three Yamaha YZ450F and a pair of Honda CRF450R in the top-10 . www . americanflattrack . com

Next Up is the Mission Texas Half- Mile ( Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth , TX on April 27 ; Silver Dollar Short Track ( Silver Dollar Speedway – Chico , CA ) May 04 and the Ventura Short Track at the Ventura Raceway – Ventura , CA on May 11 . New York , New Jersey and Ohio follow in June ; two race weekends in Illinois in July ; Rapid City and Sturgis , SD in August ; with the Springfield Mile Double Header on August 31 and September 01 before a final race weekend venue remains to be confirmed for September 06 , 2024 .

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