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Difficult weekend for the Aussies as AFT hit Chico, California

Mon, 20 May 2024 00:33:30 +0000

2024 Progressive American Flat Track Championship Round Six – Silver Dollar Short Track Images courtesy of AFT AFT Singles – Silver Dollar Short Track Kody Kopp extended his Parts Unlimited AFT Singles lead at Round Six of the AFT Championship – the Silver Dollar Short Track – scoring his third ST victory of the season thus […]

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Tom Drane wins Ventura Short Track Singles

Sun, 12 May 2024 12:22:33 +0000

2024 Progressive American Flat Track Championship Ventura Short Track Images by Tim Lester AFT Singles – Ventura Short Track Australia’s Tom Drane of the Estenson Racing Yamaha team has secured his second victory of the 2024 season in an action-packed AFT Singles Main Event at the Ventura Short Track, that saw the tables turned more than […]

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Podium for Tom Drane at AFT Texas Half-Mile

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 02:16:45 +0000

2024 Progressive American Flat Track Championship Texas Half-Mile Images by Tim Lester AFT Singles – Texas Half-Mile It turns out 13 was the lucky number for Chase Saathoff in his protracted, often excruciating, pursuit of a maiden Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER win, with Aussie Tom Drane also nabbing a spot on the podium. […]

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Tue, 12 Mar 2024 05:26:18 +0000

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Victory for Tom Drane at Daytona Flat Track Singles after race one disaster

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 02:33:58 +0000

2024 Progressive American Flat Track Championship Daytona I & II Images by Kristen Lassen, Hunter Scott Daytona I – AFT Singles Double AFT Singles champion Kody Kopp kicked off the new season in perfect fashion claiming the Daytona I win just days after joining the Rick Ware Racing outfit. The same couldn’t be said for Tom […]

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Razgatlıoğlu flying high amongst the canyons on F 900 GS

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 20:06:35 +0000

Toprak Razgatlıoğlu gets dirty at Canyon Clash challenge 2021 FIM World Superbike Champion Toprak Razgatlıoğlu took to the dirt in an off-road challenge in Türkiye’s Kemaliye district – the Dark Canyon, alongside four-wheeled DTM racing series competitor Ayhancan Güven. Renowned as one of the planet’s deepest canyons, Dark Canyon is an iconic course for motorcyclists […]

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Images from the Aussie Flat Track Nationals finale – Gallery C

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 22:19:55 +0000

2023 Aussie Flat Track Nationals Images Balcary Park, Gunnedah, NSW Gallery C Images by RbMotoLens For the full round five and six report see: Drane dominates Gunnedah but Kirkness crowned AFTN Champ

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Images from the Aussie Flat Track Nationals finale – Gallery B

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 23:27:42 +0000

2023 Aussie Flat Track Nationals Images Balcary Park, Gunnedah, NSW Gallery B Images by RbMotoLens For the full round five and six report see: Drane dominates Gunnedah but Kirkness crowned AFTN Champ

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Images from the Aussie Flat Track Nationals finale – Gallery A

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:26:32 +0000

2023 Aussie Flat Track Nationals Images Balcary Park, Gunnedah, NSW Gallery A Images by RbMotoLens For the full round five and six report see: Drane dominates Gunnedah but Kirkness crowned AFTN Champ

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Drane dominates Gunnedah but Kirkness crowned AFTN Champ

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 06:07:45 +0000

2023 Aussie Flat Track Nationals Rounds 5 & 6 Balcary Park, Gunnedah, NSW Images by RbMotoLens The 2023 Aussie Flat Track Nationals (AFTN) wrapped up at Gunnedah’s Balcary Park over the weekend, with 85 riders racing for line and championship honours as the six-round season came to a close. It was Mick Kirkness claiming back-to-back […]

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Stars return for Aussie Flat Track Nationals finale in Gunnedah

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 21:58:37 +0000

2023 Aussie Flat Track Nationals Gunnedah Balcary Park Preview The final two rounds of the Aussie Flat Track Nationals (AFTN) will land in Gunnedah’s Balcary Park oil track on Saturday, running into Sunday, and both Max Whale and Tom Drane have returned from their American Flat Track (AFT) season campaigns in the USA to line up […]

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Jack Miller puts back into the sport again with ‘Flat Track with Jack’ event

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 09:30:53 +0000

Flat Track with Jack In the lead up to this weekend’s Australian GP Jack Miller took time out to return to his roots on Wednesday to host the ‘Flat Track with Jack’ junior experience, providing an unforgettable day of assisting in sharpening the skills of the next generation of young flat track racers with KTM […]

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Images from Senior Dirt Track Championships at Albury-Wodonga

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:39:36 +0000

2023 Australian Senior Dirt Track Images Images by Colin Rosewarne

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Senior Dirt Track Championships run and won at Albury-Wodonga

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 22:22:57 +0000

2023 Australian Senior Dirt Track Championships Words & Images by Colin Rosewarne The 2023 Australian Senior Dirt Track Championships was held at a gloriously sunny Albury-Wodonga Motorcycle Club and spectators witnessed some great racing. Sunday morning was marred with multiple stoppages due to medical aid being required to treat more than a few on-track injuries, […]

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2023 Aussie Flat Track Nationals Rounds 3 & 4 Gallery C

Sat, 23 Sep 2023 03:30:59 +0000

2023 Aussie Flat Track Nationals Rounds 3 & 4 Mick Doohan Raceway, Brisbane – Gallery C Images by RbMotoLens

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2023 Aussie Flat Track Nationals Rounds 3 & 4 Gallery B

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 23:05:19 +0000

2023 Aussie Flat Track Nationals Rounds 3 & 4 Mick Doohan Raceway, Brisbane – Gallery B Images by RbMotoLens

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Van Eerde & Kirkness top AFTN Rounds 3 & 4 in Brisbane

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 04:30:35 +0000

2023 Aussie Flat Track Nationals Rounds 3 & 4 Mick Doohan Raceway, Brisbane Images by RbMotoLens The Aussie Flat Track Nationals (AFTN) has continued its full-throttle charge up and down the east coast, with the country’s best flat trackers sliding their steeds through Rounds Three and Four of the championship chase over the weekend, in […]

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2023 Aussie Flat Track Nationals Rounds 3 & 4 Gallery A

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 04:06:02 +0000

2023 Aussie Flat Track Nationals Rounds 3 & 4 Mick Doohan Raceway, Brisbane – Gallery A Images by RbMotoLens

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Tom Drane ends AFT season on a high with Springfield Mile II win

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 05:11:31 +0000

2023 Progressive American Flat Track Championship Springfield Mile II Images by Tim Lester Nine riders ran in contention for victory for the full ten laps and two minutes of the epic finale, running five wide and swapping positions all the while, with the runner-up position in the title race to be decided between Drane and […]

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Kopp claims title at Springfield Mile, Drane 0.01 off victory

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 06:11:04 +0000

2023 Progressive American Flat Track Championship Springfield Mile I Kody Kopp could have cruised to a safe fifth to successfully defend his Parts Unlimited AFT Singles title but instead he took the narrowest of victories – 0.010-seconds to fend off a hard charging Tom Drane for the win. Kopp ran third for much of the […]

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Whale & Drane miss podium at Castle Rock TT

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 23:16:07 +0000

2023 Progressive American Flat Track Championship Castle Rock TT The AFT Singles championship race got even closer after the Castle Rock TT over the weekend, Trevor Brunner (No. 21 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) earning his second win of the 2023 season in a tense ride that saw him close in on the standings lead with […]

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Tom Drane runner-up at Black Hills Half-Mile | Max Whale P4

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 03:43:06 +0000

2023 Progressive American Flat Track Championship Black Hills Half-Mile Kody Kopp No. 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F pulled off the most impressive of his seven race wins this season on Sunday at Black Hills Speedway, taking a narrow victory from Tom Drane, with Trent Lowe and Max Whale battling it out for […]

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Jarred Brook fifth at Flat Track World Championship opener

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 23:32:14 +0000

2023 FIM Flat Track World Championship National Speedway Stadium – Manchester, England Final One The 2023 FIM Flat Track World Championship kicked off at the National Speedway Stadium in Belle Vue, England, on Saturday night, with Ondřej Svědík taking his Yamaha to victory despite the wet conditions. The 27-year-old Czech rider won all four of […]

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Drane runner-up at AFT Peoria TT | Whale P4 | Beach tops Twins

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 02:33:34 +0000

2023 Progressive American Flat Track Championship Peoria TT Trevor Brunner scored his first victory of 2023 in a surprising conclusion to a topsy-turvy Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER Main Event at the Peoria TT, complete with red-flag. Prior to a mid-race red flag, team-mates Kody Kopp (No. 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing […]

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