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AFT Contingency postings near
$2 million - and still growing
On the heels of record-breaking
contingency postings from
Harley-Davidson and Indian
Motorcycle (two of the biggest
in flat track history), American
Flat Track is nearing the $2
million mark in rider
contingency, with generous
postings from long-time series
partners and supporters of the
sport: Dunlop Motorcycle Tires,
Sunoco, Arai Helmet, S&S Cycle,
Husqvarna Motorcycles,
American Honda, Yamaha Motor
Corp., Kawasaki Motor Corp. –
with more coming soon.
The current dollar
availability breakdown
looks like this:
Harley-Davidson: $562,500
Indian Motorcycle: $358,000
Kawasaki Motors Corp.: $356,100
Yamaha Motor Corp.:
$211,500
Husqvarna Motorcycles: $88,700
S&S Cycle: $80,500
American Honda: $68,160
Dunlop Motorcycle Tires: $54,000
Photo Credit: Scott Hunter/American Flat Track
Arai Helmet: $45,800
Sunoco: $15,500
TOTAL: $1,840,760
S&S Cycle adds to massive Flat Track
Contingency program
With 2018 is shaping up to be an
“epic” year in the world of flat track
racing, with a highly competitive field
and the largest contingency program
in the history of the sport, S&S Cycle
is taking their involvement in the
series to another level with the
announcement of a “massive
contingency program.”
In making the announcement,
Marketing Director David Zemla said
“2017 was a pretty amazing year for
Flat Track and the teams we
supported, in 2018 we are adding to
our series commitment with a
contingency support program and a
custom exhaust option.”
Last year S&S high performance
exhausts were often seen on the
podium, so for 2018 they’ve
expanded their efforts to include
Kawasaki and Harley powered twins
as well as privateer Indian racers
(excluding the Indian Motorcycles
Wrecking Crew).
Pay-outs down to 10th place are up
for grabs, with over $70,000 at stake
and another $5,000 for a
Championship. For the first time, S&S
is also offering a custom exhaust build
and dyno tuning session in their
Wisconsin facility (by appointment) at
no additional cost.
“All S&S systems are lightweight
stainless and designed to meet the
105dB sound limit. The results racers
Photo Credit: Andrea Wilson/American Flat Track
have already seen from our exhausts
have been outstanding, so we are
now opening up the opportunity to
leverage our Proven Performance
expertise.”
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Dixie Speedway to again
host AFT Round 2
The red clay of the legendary
Dixie Speedway will be flying
once again on April 7, 2018,
when race number two of
American Flat Track’s 2018
season - the Harley-Davidson
Atlanta Short Track presented
by Hellbender Harley-Davidson -
returns for the second year in a
row to the three-eighth-mile
Woodstock, Georgia venue.
After a layoff since 1974,
American Flat Track returned to
the Atlanta area in 2017 at Dixie
Speedway, where Jared Mees
led an Indian podium sweep.
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