2024
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Italian Bike Week Lignano Sabbiadoro , IT • Sep 12-15 www . italianbikeweek . net
CIMA Motor Chongqing , CN • Sep 13-16 www . cimamotor . com
Bike Blues & BBQ Fayettville , AR , US • Sep 18-21 www . bikesbluesandbbq . org
Myrtle Beach Bike Week Fall Myrtle Beach , SC , US • Oct 2-8 myrtlebeachbikeweek . com
Biltwell Kernville Kampout Kernville , CA , US • Oct 4-6 www . kernvillekampout . com
The Congregation M / c & Car
Show ( 7th ) Charlotte , NC , US • Oct 5 www . thecongregationshow . com
AMA Hall of Fame Days Pinkerton , OH , US • Oct 10-13 www . americanmotorcyclist . com
Barber Vintage Festival Birmingham , AL , US • Oct 11-13 www . barbermuseum . org
Biketoberfest Daytona Beach , FL , US • Oct 17-20 www . biketoberfest . org
Born Free Texas Yellow Rose Canyon , TX , US • Oct 17-20 www . bornfreeshow . com
Oslo Motor Show Oslo , NO • Oct 25-27 www . oslomotorshow . no
Bigtwin Bikeshow & Expo Houten / Utrecht , NL • Nov 1-3 www . bigtwin . nl
SEMA Las Vegas , US • Nov 5-8 www . semashow . com
Lone Star Rally Galveston , TX , US • Nov 7-10 www . lonestarrally . com
EICMA (# 81 ) Milan , IT • Nov 6-10 www . eicma . it
Bagger Racing League 4 Willow Springs , CA , US • Nov 16-17 www . baggerracingleague . com
Custombike Show Bad Salzuflen , DE • Nov 29-Dec 1 www . custombike-show . de
INTERMOT Cologne , DE • Dec 5-8 www . intermot-cologne . com
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Motorcycle Expo San Diego , CA , US • Jan 11-12 www . biltwellinc . com
Motor Bike Expo ( MBE ) Verona , IT • Jan 24-26 www . motorbikeexpo . it
2024
AFT Confirms Season Finale for Lake Ozark
Progressive American Flat Track , sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing , has now confirmed the venue for its September 14 final race of the season , staging the 2024 Grand National Championship season finale at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon , Missouri . The inaugural Lake Ozark Short Track is destined to be a centerpiece attraction of the 18th Annual Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest , which will draw more than 125,000 motorcycle enthusiasts to the Lake of the Ozarks to celebrate the area ' s beautiful scenery and incredible twisty roads from September 11-15 . This will also mark the first occasion
Robinson Wins Texas Half-Mile
Brandon Robinson ( No . 44 Mission Roof Systems Indian FTR750 ) took the win at the Mission Texas Half-Mile presented by Al Lamb ’ s Dallas Honda and Roof Systems of Dallas at the Texas Motor Speedway , Fort Worth , on September 27 - Round 4 of the AMS Pro Racing sanctioned 2024 Progressive American Flat Track season …
Mission Super Twins
Robinson had to go through both ninetime Grand National Champion Jared Mees ( No . 1 Rogers Racing / SDI Racing / Indian Motorcycle FTR750 - second ) and premier-class phenom Dallas Daniels ( No . 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT - third ) to snatch his hard-fought victory . Estenson ace Daniels blasted into the lead off the launch and Mees dove up the inside as the two threatened another 1-2 breakaway at the front . Robinson was having none of it though in the season ' s fourth Half-Mile , tracking the duo down to transform the lead pack into a three-way before they managed to shake free . The trio traded positions in a flurry of moves before Robinson took command as the contest approached half distance . His thoughts of making an escape were the series will visit Lake Ozark Speedway . The venue , which opened in 2004 , is a 1 / 3-mile semi-banked clay oval with seating for more than 5,000 spectators . Progressive American Flat Track will serve as one of the title partners of Bikefest to maximize awareness of what promises to be one of the most highly anticipated finales in recent memory as living legend and reigning Mission AFT SuperTwins king Jared Mees makes his bid for immortality via an unprecedented tenth Grand National Championship . Ed Schmidt , Bikefest member , said : " We ' re thrilled to bring Progressive
upended by brake issues and Mees - the greatest Half-Miler in the history of the series and the winner of the previous three Texas Half-Miles - stormed back alongside Robinson with two to go . Mees attempted an around-the-outside bid to steal away the win on the race ’ s final corner , but Robinson held firm , edging the factory Indian pilot to the checkered flag by a narrow 0.120- second margin . Daniels came home another 0.676 seconds back . Davis Fisher ( No . 67 Rackley Racing / Bob Lanphere ’ s BMC Racing Indian FTR750 ) came out on top of a two-rider fight for fourth that saw two-time Mission SuperTwins champ Briar Bauman ( No . 3 Rick Ware Racing / KTM / Parts Plus KTM 790 Duke ) bring it home on fifth . The platform diversity story continues to unfold , with five Indian FTR750s in the Top 10 , including first and second ; two Yamaha MT-07 riders ( third and eighth ); a H-D XG750R ( Max Whale , seventh ); a KTM 790 Duke ( Fisher in fourth ) and Johnny Lewis scored 9th for his Moto Autonomy team on the Royal Enfield 650 .
Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER
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American Flat Track racing to this year ' s Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest . The racing is incredible and should prove to be a hit alongside all the other new attractions we have on tap . With more than 300 bars and restaurants , over 50 live music and entertainment shows , a Harley-Davidson giveaway , and tons of vendor areas , we have every expectation that 2024 will be the largest Bikefest yet ." www . americanflattrack . com
number for Chase Saathoff ( No . 88 JPG Motorsports Honda CRF450R ) in his protracted , often excruciating , pursuit of a maiden Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER win . After having previously notched up 12 podiums - half of those runners-up - Saathoff at last secured that elusive win , even if it didn ’ t play out quite the way he had envisioned . In fact , the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles Main Event felt as if it was actively attempting to derail Saathoff ’ s luck as opposed to indulging it . After showcasing race-winning speed throughout the day , Saathoff ’ s bid was pushed until the end of the day when inclement weather forced a reshuffling of the schedule . And when it did finally take place , the Main was red-flagged no less than three times - each one with Saathoff in the lead - due to a combination of precipitation and crashes . The race was ultimately called complete with just over one minute remaining on the clock . As a result , Saathoff was awarded the win despite being robbed of the satisfaction of crossing the finish line in first . Title fighters Kody Kopp ( No . 1 Rick Ware Racing / Parts Plus KTM 450 SX- F ) and Tom Drane ( No . 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) were credited in second and third after charging their way forward - Kopp having run as low as eighth in the early going . Saathoff ' s CRF450R won with one of the four Hondas in the Top 10 ; Kopp was one of the three KTM 450 SX-F riders in the Top 10 ; with two Yamaha YZ450Fs led by Drane in third and Jame Ott in seventh on a Husqvarna FC 450 badged KTM .
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