Posted on behalf of
Latus Motors Racing
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
(January 15, 2026) –
Latus Motors Racing is pleased
to announce that Kody Kopp will
return to competition for the 2026
Progressive American Flat Track season,
making his debut in the Mission
AFT SuperTwins class
aboard the Harley-Davidson
XG750R.
A former three-time AFT
Singles champion and
the winningest rider in AFT
Singles history, Kopp returns to
the Progressive AFT paddock
following a year away from the
series spent competing in
professional road racing.
The Mica, Washington, native
will step into the sport’s
premier class for the first time
in his career, marking a new
chapter for both Kopp and Latus
Motors as the team takes on
Mission AFT SuperTwins
competition.
Kopp and the Latus Motors
Harley-Davidson XG750R are
scheduled to make their Mission
AFT SuperTwins debut at the Royal
Enfield Short Track at Daytona,
March 5–6, opening the 2026
Progressive American Flat Track
season.
Kody Kopp – Latus Motors
Racing:
“I am extremely excited for 2026
and grateful for this
opportunity to compete in the
premier class of American Flat
Track. I felt very comfortable
from my first few laps aboard
the XG750R, and that feeling has
only progressed since. I am
confident that as a team, we
will be prepared to kick off the
2026 season in strong fashion at
Daytona!”
Team Owner George Latus:
“The team is super excited to
have Kody as our rider for the
season. I've had the privilege
of working with the Kopp family
for over two decades, both when
Joe was actively campaigning and
now as Kody continues his career
on the Harley-Davidson XG750R.
I'm personally honored to have
Dave Zanotti and Michelle
DiSalvo continuing with us,
along with Chris Carr, Joe Kopp,
and a very supportive group of
sponsors. As Kody's sister,
Karly, once said about why she
liked our team: ‘They just want
to go fast and have a blast.’
We'll do exactly that in 2026.”
