American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 228 July 2018 | Page 9

the Goodwood Festival of Speed,”
Gray said. “One of our goals was to
help increase the global reach and
appeal of the American Flat Track
series. Being invited to an event that
features the best of Formula 1 and
MotoGP shows that we are definitely
heading in the right direction under
the guidance of Michael Lock and
AFT.”
The American Flat Track contingent will
have its own paddock area at
Goodwood, which means fans and
media will have amazing access to the
AFT motorcycles and their riders. It’s
just one more way Goodwood is
taking the up-close-and-personal
concept to a totally new level – and
another reason the event is so beloved
by motorsports fans worldwide.
“The Goodwood Festival of Speed is
like the Oscars for racing motorcycles
and cars, hosted at an amazing
country estate in England and
attended by motorsports royalty,” said
Michael Lock, CEO of American Flat
Track. “We are very excited to have
been invited to introduce the athletes
and bikes of American Flat Track to a
new European fan base, who are
starting to stream our sport in rapidly
increasing numbers via Fanschoice.tv.
This is the start of big things for AFT”!
www.goodwood.com
www.americanflattrack.com
Mees wins AFT Round 9 - Oklahoma City
Defending Grand National
Champion Jared Mees (No. 1
Indian Motorcycle Rogers
Racing SDI Scout FTR750) has
won again - this time Round 9
of the AFT Twins presented by
Vance & Hines - the OKC Mile
presented by Indian Motorcycle
of Oklahoma City Remington
Park, Oklahoma City (June 16).
Henry Wiles (No. 17 Bandit
Industries/Wilco Racing/Willy
Built Indian Scout FTR750),
long considered a TT and Short
Track specialist, was second;
Bryan Smith (No. 4 Indian
Motorcycle Racing backed by
Allstate Scout FTR750) was
third; Brad Baker (No. 6 Indian
Motorcycle Racing backed by
Allstate Scout FTR750) was
fourth; an impressive Robert
Pearson (No. 27 R/J
Performance/Hite Trucking
Indian Scout FTR750)
completed the top five.
Indian Scout FTR750-mounted
privateers Davis Fisher (No. 67
Double D Performance/RMR
Indian Scout FTR750) and Jake
Johnson (No. 5 Estenson
Racing/McCandless Truck Center
Photo Credit: Scott Hunter/
American Flat Track
Indian Scout FTR750) came in
sixth and seventh place,
respectively. Eighth place went
to Chad Cose (No. 49 Indian
Motorcycle of Oklahoma City
Scout FTR750), who battled his
way up from outside the top 10
to give his title sponsor a great
deal to cheer about at its home
event.
Shawn Baer (No. 32 Schaeffers
Motorsports KTM LC8 950)
backed up last year’s
breakthrough OKC Mile top five
with another strong ride on the
KTM this year. Works Harley-
Davidson pilot Brandon
Robinson (No. 44 Harley-
Davidson Factory Flat Track
Team XG750R) rounded out the
top ten.
AFT Singles title leader Dan
Bromley (No. 62 KTM North
America/Bromley Motorsports
450 SX-F) increased his
championship points advantage
with a third victory of the
season in the singles. Ryan
Wells, the 2016 AFT Singles
champion (No. 94 RMR/Al
Lamb’s Dallas Honda CRF450)
was second with Shayna Texter,
the rider with the all-time win
record in the class (No. 52
Husqvarna Motorcycles/JCS
Racing FC 450) third.