American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 245 December 2019 | Page 10

Vance & Hines Extends AFT
Production Twins Class
Contingency
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AFT 2020 Schedule
American Flat Track has
announced its 18-event
schedule for the 2020 season,
which once again launches
anew at legendary Daytona
International Speedway on
March 14 with a Saturday of
Speed: an epic season opener
with the DAYTONA 200 and
DAYTONA TT doubleheader.
The series sees a return of two
fan favorites - the OKC Mile
and Charlotte Half-Mile, at the
Charlotte Motor Speedway in
Charlotte, N.C. The fastest Mile
in the world - the Springfield
Mile - will run back-to-back as a
doubleheader, making for a
Labor Day weekend event
unlike any other. It all wraps up
next fall with the Meadowlands
Mile finale at the most
spectacular venue of the
season: Meadowlands Racing &
Entertainment in East
Rutherford, N.J.
Photo: American Flat
Track/Scott Hunter
FINAL 2020 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SCHEDULE:
1.
DAYTONA 200 & DAYTONA TT - Daytona International
Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
2.
March 28: Atlanta Short Track - Dixie Speedway, Woodstock, GA
3.
April 4: Charlotte Half-Mile - Charlotte Motor Speedway,
Concord, NC
4.
May 2: Texas Half-Mile - Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
5.
May 9: So-Cal Half-Mile - Perris Auto Speedway, Perris, CA
6.
May 16: Sacramento Mile - Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA
7.
May 30: Red Mile - Red Mile, Lexington, KY
8.
June 13: Laconia Short Track – New Hampshire Motor Speedway,
Loudon, NH
9.
June 20: OKC Mile - Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OK
10.
June 27: Lima Half-Mile - Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH
11.
July 4: New York Short Track - Weedsport Speedway,
Weedsport, NY
12.
August 9: Buffalo Chip TT - Buffalo Chip, Sturgis, SD
13. August 11: Black Hills Half-Mile - Black Hills Speedway,
Rapid City, SD
14. August 22: Peoria TT - Peoria Motorcycle Club, Peoria, IL
15. September 5: Springfield Mile I - Illinois State Fairgrounds,
Springfield, IL
16. September 6: Springfield Mile II - Illinois State Fairgrounds,
Springfield, IL
17. September 12: Williams Grove Half-Mile - Williams Grove Speedway,
Mechanicsburg, PA
18. September 26: Meadowlands Mile* - Meadowlands Racetrack,
East Rutherford, NJ
*Subject to final confirmation
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March 14:
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - DECEMBER 2019
With the breaking news of the Harley-
Davidson XG750R becoming available
to more American Flat Track
competitors in the AFT Production
Twins class for the 2020 championship
season, Vance & Hines is also
announcing an expansion of its
contingency programs to include over
$35,000 for racers in the AFT
Production Twins class.
“Without a doubt, some of the closest
racing in 2019 took place in Production
Twins,” said Vance & Hines co-founder
Terry Vance. “It was truly a thrill to see
the production-based Harley-Davidson
XG750R take its first victory at the
Sacramento Mile with Dalton Gauthier,
who then backed up that win the
following weekend at the Springfield
Mile I.”
Developed in partnership with
aftermarket and racing powerhouse
Vance & Hines, the Harley-Davidson
XG750R features a custom-built Vance
& Hines racing exhaust system.
Competitors on the XG750R, as well as
other makes who use a Vance & Hines
racing exhaust in the AFT Production
Twins class, will be eligible for both race
and championship contingency
bonuses.
Competitors will be required to have
Vance & Hines decals displayed on their
motorcycle as well as a Vance & Hines
patch on their leathers to qualify for
contingency payouts. Decals and
patches will be provided through Vance
& Hines and AFT Tech inspection.
Vance & Hines has posted a $5,000
year-end award for any eligible rider
who wins the AFT Production Twins
championship using a Vance & Hines
exhaust system throughout the
season. In addition, at each round,
contingency payments will be awarded
to AFT Production Twins riders finishing
in the top five, using a Vance & Hines
exhaust system - with a win scooping
$750.00.
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Weekend Date for 2020
DAYTONA TT Season Opener
American Flat Track (AFT) has
announced that its 2020 DAYTONA TT
season opener is moving to a weekend
date on Saturday, March 14. "The 2020
running of this Bike Week at Daytona
spectacle has America's Original
Extreme Sport joining forces with
another motorcycle racing staple: the
iconic DAYTONA 200."
A multi-year agreement has been
signed between AFT and Daytona
International Speedway (DIS) - "the
doubleheader event will usher in a new
level of excitement for motorsports
enthusiasts.
"Traditionally racing two days apart,
the DAYTONA TT and DAYTONA 200,
sanctioned by the AMA and operated
by the American Sportbike Racing
Association (ASRA), will now run
together on the second Saturday of the
historic Daytona Bike Week festivities.
"Fans will be able to enjoy the 79th
DAYTONA 200 during the day and stay
into the evening to cheer on the
athletes of American Flat Track at their
season-opening DAYTONA TT."
Michael Lock, CEO of American Flat
Track, said: "2020 is shaping up to be
a breakout season for AFT. After
incorporating the Start-Finish banking
for the first time at the TT in 2019, we
are further enhancing the track design
to encourage even more passing into
Turn 1 for our season opener in 2020."
The 2019 running of the DAYTONA TT
saw history made as AFT introduced a
multi-surface racetrack by
incorporating the front stretch of the
historic Daytona International
Speedway tri-oval into its purpose-built
dirt TT course. 2020 will see this taken
to the next level with further track
enhancements.