Mees on Cusp of History
as ‘24 Progressive AFT Season
Concludes at Lake Ozark Speedway
Jared Mees will attempt to
complete his historic run to an
unprecedented tenth Grand
National Championship at this
weekend's Progressive AFT season
finale.
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What’s at Stake
Beyond What’s at Stake
Only the finishing touches
remain to complete a feat so
monumental that its potential
achievement was made the
defining story of the season
even before it was even
officially underway. In fact,
the quest has arguably defined
the past few seasons when the
mere possibility began to come
into focus.
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BR PB
The flipside of Mees’
advantageous championship
positioning is that Robinson’s
pathway to the title is not much
larger than a keyhole (attached
to a door with a missing key and
a chain lock behind
it). However, there’s still
plenty of motivation for
Robinson to perform, even if
he’d need all sorts of help to
ultimately walk away with the #1
plate.
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The Definitive Racebike
of the Modern Era
And with only Mees and Robinson
left in championship contention,
by definition that means that
the all-conquering Indian FTR750
will exit the sport in its final
season before the series shifts
to production-only regs in 2025
a perfect eight-for-eight in
Grand National Championship
battles (excluding the 2016
season, in which it made a
teaser of a debut in the season
finale). Read
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The Definitive Racebike
of the Era to Come?
However thoroughly decorated,
the FTR750 is not completely out
of the woods just yet.. Its
claims of walking away
undefeated in championship
fights still hangs in the
balance in another sense this
weekend as the
Manufacturer Championship
rages on. Read
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The Definitive Racebike
of the Millenium(s)
We would be remiss if we didn’t
note that this weekend also
marks the final race of the
Harley-Davidson XR750. In fact,
one could argue that we’ve
buried the lede by waiting this
long to get into it. In the
larger story of the Grand
National Championship, few, if
any, entities – man or machine –
can rival the historical
significance of the XR750.
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Mirror, Mirror
It’s previously been noted just
how eerily similar the rise of
Kody Kopp (No.
1 Rick Ware Racing/Parts Plus
KTM 450 SX-F) was to that of
Dallas Daniels just a couple
years before him. To review,
they found similar breakout
success on the amateur circuit
culminating in the Nicky Hayden
AMA Flat Track Horizon Award,
became Progressive AFT stars as
rookies, and earned
championships in just their
second and third seasons
competing in the Parts
Unlimited AFT Singles
class.
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Still on the Table
Even with their championship
ambitions fading, there’s still
some realistic goals that can be
achieved by the two riders yet
to be eliminated from title
contention:
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Winning Numbers
Without question, the intense
competition fueling the efforts
of Kopp, Drane, and Saathoff has
left precious little trophy
hardware for anyone else to
collect this season.
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