| Daniels and Co. Attempt to Slow Mees’ Roll at Lima Half-MileThe Mission Lima Half-Mile is set to kick off the second half of the 2023 Progressive American Flat Track season in style. Read More… Great Scott! A fair amount of talk was dedicated to the fact that, with his three-Mile sweep, Jared Mees (No. 1 Indian Motorcycle/Rogers Racing/SDI Racing FTR750) overtook both Bubba Shobert and Bryan Smith to secure sole possession of third all-time on the Mile wins list at 26. Read more…Owner/Operator Lima would be a special place to make history. Not only is it the scene of his very first Progressive AFT victory, it’s also a high-profile race promoted by him and his wife, Nichole. Promoting a race requires a huge amount of effort, especially in the immediate lead-up to the event. Mees doesn’t brush off any of that work to focus on his racing until the actual day of the race. Read More…A New Level One of the reasons Mees has conquered the Lima Half-Mile on multiple occasions is because the pea-gravel cushion makes for arguably the most physically demanding and exacting race on the tour, year-after-year. Read More…Shifting Gears (and Fortunes) Kody Kopp (No. 1 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-F) escaped back-to-back-to-back Miles with his Parts Unlimited AFT Singles title lead threatened but not taken away. Now is his time to dish out the punishment. Last year, he was utterly dominant at Lima specifically and, more generally, the field’s undisputed Half-Mile ace, with all but two of his seven victories coming at that distance. Read More…1.673 Seconds Speaking of Saathoff, just how much longer can he be denied? He’s not 1.673 seconds short of his first pro win, he’s a combined 1.673 seconds short of having taken five wins in a row! Read More…ExperienceAnd speaking of Drane, it seems he may just be the exception to the rule – that rule being just how important experience is to enjoying success at the Miles. Well, Drane turned a few laps at a test at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds a year ago. Other than that, he’s thrown a leg over a racebike at a Mile on four occasions: Read More…We’re Still Here While Saathoff, Drane, and Lowe (he of two wins and four podiums in his last five outings) have hogged the spotlight as of late, don’t forget about the two riders who may have been viewed as the biggest threats to Kopp’s title defense prior to the start of the season. Read More… |
