| Progressive AFT Returns to Orange County Fair Speedway for First Time in 35 YearsJared Mees is in position to rewrite history when Progressive AFT returns to Middletown, New York, for the first time in more than three decades. Read More… A Tribe of GOATs Jared Mees (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle/Rogers Racing/SDI Racing FTR750) is one checkered flag short and perhaps only days away from doing what was once unthinkable: relegating Scott Parker to second place on the all-time Half-Mile wins list. Read more…Black Hills RisingSpeaking of, everything seems to be going Mees’ way these days, including an updated ‘23 slate. In addition to closing to within five points of the championship lead, Mees’ title defense looked just a bit stronger as an unintended consequence of the news that the Black Hills Half-Mile would replace the Buffalo Chip TT during this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally due to inclement weather preventing the construction of the latter’s purpose-built TT course. Read More…Put Some Respect on His Name On more than one occasion in the past, Dan Bromley (No. 62 HRP Racing/Memphis Shades/Mike Vinson/Corbin Yamaha MT-07) has used his time on the mic during a podium ceremony to cast shade on his doubters after feeling overlooked. Read More…Backstretch Brunner Last weekend, Trevor Brunner (No. 21 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) looked like the rider everyone expected to see from the start of the ‘23 season as he fought for victory in West Virginia. It took Kody Kopp (No. 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F) being Kody Kopp to prevent the Estenson Racing pilot from earning his first win of the season. Even that might not be enough in the near future if Brunner continues to replicate his 2022 trendline. Read More…Battle for Second While Kopp currently enjoys a substantial title lead, the chase for second is cracking. 40 points separate Kopp from his second-ranked teammate, Max Whale (No. 18 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F), Meanwhile, just 12 points separate Whale from countryman Tom Drane(No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F), who is ranked seventh. Read More… |
