Mees Targets Record Tenth Grand
National Championship as
Progressive AFT Opens ‘24 Season
with Daytona Bike Week
Doubleheader
The 2024 Progressive American
Flat Track season will kick off
in spectacular doubleheader
fashion with the Royal Enfield
Short Track at DAYTONA I & II.
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Before Our Eyes
The
primary storyline of 2024 is
obvious to all. Jared Mees (No.
1 Rogers Racing/SDI
Racing/Indian Motorcycle FTR750)
enters the new season boasting
three consecutive Mission
SuperTwins titles, which has put
him in position to break one of
the foundational records in all
of motorsport.
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Dark Horse Stable
Are
there any other riders in the
premier class who could prove to
be legitimate championship
threats? That’ll have to be
proven over time, but the class
certainly does not lack for
race-winning talent beyond the
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Diversity In Action
A
pair of red, white, and blue
Hondas piloted by Dan
Bromley (No. 62 Big Red
Super Twins/Al Lamb’s Dallas
Honda Translap) and
Morgen Mischler (No. 13
Big Red Super Twins/Al Lamb’s
Dallas Honda Translap) mark a
most welcome return for Honda to
the premier class. Their
addition is a high-profile
example of an impressively
diverse list of machinery
boasted by this weekend’s entry
list.
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Breaking the Logjam
The
highly unusual situation of two
generational-type talents not
only joining the pro ranks in
rapid succession, but both
electing to defend their titles
as opposed to immediately
jumping up to the premier-class
ranks has impacted progression
class-wide.
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Triple Threat…
“Triple threat” could
alternatively refer to Kody
Kopp’s (No. 1 Latus
Motors/BMC/WBR KTM 450 SX-F)
pursuit of an unprecedented
third Parts Unlimited Singles
presented by KICKER title or the
three-headed monster most likely
to stand in his path.
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…And Beyond
Potential challengers for the
class title – and race wins in
particular – do not end with
those four riders of course.
This year’s Parts Unlimited AFT
Singles field features a former
champion in Dalton Gauthier (No.
79 D&D Racing/Certified KTM 450
SX-F), the class’ all-time
winningest rider in Shayna
Texter-Bauman (No. 52 Rick Ware
Racing/Parts Plus KTM 450 SX-F),
and a rider on the verge of
earning his first in James Ott
(No. 19 1st Impressions Race
Team Husqvarna FC450).
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