American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 223 February 2018 | Page 6

www.americanflattrack.com LATEST Photos courtesy of American Flat Track 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.” www.sscycle.com 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. Continues on page 8 6 AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - FEBRUARY 2018 www.AMDchampionship.com