DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
(March 7, 2023) –
AMA Pro Racing
is pleased to announce the
appointment of Bryan
Smith as the
Series Director of Progressive
American Flat Track.
Smith will transition
immediately from his current
role as the Director of Industry
Relations to the expanded role
of AFT Series Director.
“Over the last year, Bryan has
consistently demonstrated the
leadership capabilities that are
necessary to take on even
greater responsibilities with
the series,” said Gene Crouch,
CEO of AMA Pro Racing. “Bryan’s
ability to leverage the
knowledge he’s gained over the
course of his motorcycle racing
career as both a factory rider
and championship-winning
privateer will also be
critically important as we form
future strategies for the
sport.”
Smith first joined AMA Pro
Racing in 2022 following a
decades-long career as one of
the sport’s leading competitors.
His accolades include winning
the Grand National Championship
as a Kawasaki-mounted privateer
in 2016 before becoming a
Factory rider, racing on the
Indian Motorcycle and
Harley-Davidson squads in
subsequent seasons. His
understanding of the sport as a
competitor, tactician,
historian, mechanically minded
rider, and now series’ staffer
make him uniquely well suited to
tackle his new role as Series
Director.
“When I joined the Progressive
AFT management team a year ago,
I said my goals were to give
back to the sport and see it
grow,” said Smith. “That’s even
more true today. I’m encouraged
by what we’ve accomplished
already, and I’m excited to
embrace this new opportunity to
create an even greater impact. I
feel certain we’re on the right
path to take the sport to the
next level.”
In his new role, Smith will be
responsible for managing all
competition aspects of
Progressive AFT, including
season calendar and event
planning, event operations,
safety and track prep and series
rules development. Smith will
also continue to manage rider &
team relationships and new rider
evaluation.
“We are very excited to move
Bryan into this new role,” said
Kevin Crowther, Chief
Competition Officer of AMA Pro
Racing. “Bryan has a wealth of
knowledge from all levels of
competition, and the experience
he gained last year working with
the paddock and the Progressive
AFT staff has given him the
tools that he needs to make a
positive impact on the sport.”
The 2023 Progressive American
Flat Track season will launch
with the hugely anticipated
return of the DAYTONA
Short Track I & II at
Daytona International
Speedway on
Thursday, March 9 and Friday,
March 10. Get your
tickets now at
https://www.tixr.com/promoters/americanflattrack.
For those that can’t catch the
live action from Daytona
International Speedway,
FansChoice.tv is the
live streaming home of
Progressive AFT, sign up now and
catch every second of on-track
action starting with Practice &
Qualifying and ending with
Victory Podium at the end of the
night at
https://www.fanschoice.tv.
FOX Sports coverage,
featuring in-depth features and
thrilling onboard cameras, will
premiere on FS1
from the Daytona Short
Track I on March 18 at 10:30am
ET (7:30am PT) and
Daytona Short Track II
on March 19 at 12:30pm ET (9:30am
PT).
For more information on
Progressive AFT visit
https://www.americanflattrack.com.
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