KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Matthew Chapin on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R led the SC-Project Twins Cup warmup on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Alessandro Di Mario took second on the Robem Engineering Aprilia RS660, ahead of Dominic Doyle on the Giaccmoto Racing Yamaha YZF-R7, Avery Dreher on the Bad Boys Racing Suzuki and Logan Cunnison on the Speeddemon Racing Aprilia.
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Dare to Dream: Developing the R9 for WorldSSP – A New Racing Era Begins
A new chapter of Yamaha Racing history began two weeks ago in Australia as the all new R9 made its debut in the FIM Supersport World Championship. And as racing debuts go, the Next Generation Supersport machine did not disappoint.
Introducing a brand-new motorcycle at world championship level is no easy task in the best of circumstances, let alone when the machine being succeeded has a legacy as iconic as the R6.
The development team at Yamaha Motor Europe Motorsport Research and Development have been working on the R9 in secret since early 2024 in close collaboration with the engineers from Japan.
The R9 is a hugely significant new model and to match this significance, Yamaha assembled its strongest-ever rider and team line-up in WorldSSP. Three teams, all former World Champions, (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate, Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Racing and GMT94) would field a six-strong rider-line up comprising of a mix of youth and experience to give Yamaha the best chance of success with the new machine.
The teams got a first taste of the new bike in WorldSSP spec for the first time in a shakedown test at Cremona last November, before heading off on their own pre-season testing programmes. Poor weather in Europe limited these tests, meaning the R9 headed to Australia for the first race of the season as an unknown quantity.
The official pre-season test at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit showed the bike had potential and as Round 1 got underway, Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) securing a front row start for the R9’s debut race offered further promise.
An exciting race would follow with not just one R9 in the mix but multiple throughout the two-part encounter, which featured mandatory a mandatory pit-stop at the mid-way point. In poetic style, Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate) – twice a runner-up in the WorldSSP championship – took the R9 to victory in its first ever race 126 days after he’d crossed the line first in the R6’s last ever race.
In our latest YouTube video, join the teams in Australia to go behind the scenes of the preparation for the opening races of the year as the R9 makes history. Watch below.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 7, 2025) – Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) opened his 2025 Grand National Championship campaign in perfect double-victory fashion by completing the Royal Enfield Short Track at DAYTONA I & II sweep on Friday night. However, he was forced to do so in a manner that yet again promised an incredible Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, to come.
After stealing Thursday’s victory from Briar Bauman (No. 3 RWR/Parts Plus/Latus Motors Harley-Davidson XG750R) despite struggling pretty much all day long, Daniels was more in his expected Mission AFT SuperTwins title favorite form throughout Friday’s program.
Daniels continued that trend by breaking free early in the Main Event while Bauman found himself caught up in a four-rider melee that also included Henry Wiles (No. 911 J&M Logging/Ray C’s Harley-Davidson Kawasaki Ninja 650), Sammy Halbert (No. 69 OnlyFans/Castrol Kawasaki Ninja 650), and Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing KTM 790 Duke).
By the time Bauman established himself in second, Daniels had a cushion of nearly 1.4 seconds at the front. But just when Bauman started to whittle away at that advantage, he was forced to play defense after Fisher came charging up in third. That chase/defend accordion continued to play out in both directions, with Bauman freed up again when Wiles closed on Fisher from fourth.
But Bauman’s golden opportunity to give the XG750R its maiden premier-class win didn’t come until the leaders hit traffic – the exact situation that cost him Thursday’s win with their positioned swapped.
And in fact, the RWR star managed to momentarily grab the lead with just 20 seconds remaining on the clock. However, his Estenson Racing Yamaha-mounted rival countered in the very next turn and managed to hold his adversary at bay over the final two laps to prevent the reversal of fortunes.
Daniels said, “Man, I thought last night was the toughest I ever had to ride, but I think tonight beat that. I had a really good night going – won the heat race, won the (Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge). I was feeling really good. I got a really good start and was out front. But I could just feel the pressure coming in. I was keeping an eye out, and I knew he was getting closer and closer… It was just such a nailbiter. Brian rode a hell of a race, gave me a good battle, and it was super fun.”
Fisher came home in third, equaling his ‘24 podium total in the season’s opening week. Combined with his Thursday fourth, Daytona proved a seamless transition for Fisher who was expected to take more time to come to grips with his Rackley Racing KTM after spending the previous seven seasons on an Indian.
The experienced duo of Wiles and Halbert earned fourth and fifth, respectively, pushing down a handful of strong title contenders in the process. That list was headlined by Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Harley-Davidson XG750R), who took sixth, and Jarod VanDerKooi (No. 20 Fastrack Racing/Wally Brown Racing KTM 790 Duke), who finished seventh.
Dan Bromley (No. 62 Memphis Shades/Vinson Construction Suzuki GSX-8S) returned to action after suffering a laceration to his foot on Thursday and did so most impressively with an eighth-place result aboard his Suzuki.
Meanwhile, Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Progressive Insurance Honda Transalp) and Max Whale (No. 18 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650) made it a remarkable seven different manufacturers in the race’s top ten as the premier class’ new production-only ruleset shine in their debut.
Daniels has the early title advantage following Rounds 1 & 2 after grabbing the maximum of 46 points in Daytona. He’s followed by Bauman at 38 with Fisher and Wiles locked even in third at 30.
AFT Singles presented by KICKER
24 hours spent by the field hoping to find a solution to combat the Thursday form of reigning-but-not-defending AFT Singles presented by KICKER champion Kody Kopp (No. 1 Bob Lanphere/KTM/Fastrack Racing KTM 450 SX-F) ultimately proved fruitless. In fact, the class’ three-time champ was even more dominant on Friday night.
An increase in the level of difficulty with the track’s surface and visibility only served to widen the margin separating Kopp from his would-be challengers. Operating on another level, the new Talent Cup competitor was quite easily the fastest rider in every practice and qualifying session and then won both his heat and the 1st Impressions AFT Singles Challenge going away.
The only hitch in his evening was a shock crash he suffered while working the sighting lap ahead of the Main Event. No worries – Kopp popped back up, straightened out his handlebars, grabbed the holeshot, and pulled an immediate gap at the front.
Up by 1.5 seconds in the race’s opening minute, Kopp continued to pile it before finally taking the checkered flag with nearly five seconds in hand.
Already the all-time winningest rider in AFT Singles history, Kopp came into the week with 21 wins to his name and leaves Daytona with a career tally of 23. That puts him four victories up on second-ranked Shayna Texter-Bauman and a full ten ahead of the next closest riders (premier-class ace Daniels and ‘19 class champ Gauthier).
Five of those wins came here in Daytona. After earning the latest of those triumphs, he said, “I’ve never won a race after crashing on the sight lap! There’s a first for everything. That start was hectic because my lever was bent to the moon, so I couldn’t really feel anything. But we straightened it out and went for it. I couldn’t ask for a better week to come back and have some fun with the boys. Now it’s time to go lean on the asphalt and keep learning over there.”
Even beyond Kopp’s runaway, the contest was a rather processional one; the entire top five – Chase Saathoff (No. 88 RWR/Parts Plus Honda CRF450R), Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F), Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 D&D Certified Racing KTM 450 SX-F), and Bradon Pfanders (No. 83 Hannum’s HD/Pfanders Racing KTM 450 SX-F) – ran their own races pretty much throughout.
There was more significant (and more typical) fighting further down the field. Tyler Raggio (No. 55 Raggio/Sluggo/Unsettled Racing KTM 450 SX-F) held off Trevor Brunner (No. 21 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), while Tarren Santero (No. 75 Mission Roof Systems Honda CRF450R) slashed his way up from the back of the field after being forced to burn his provisional start in the season’s opening week.
Evan Renshaw (No. 65 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450) was the final rider remaining on the lead lap in ninth, while rookie Ethan Kitchen (No. 105 Lucky Thumb M/C Yamaha YZ450F) rounded out the top ten.
Even though Kopp technically leads with a perfect 46-point opener, the effective title lead falls to Drane, who put together a solid effort to open his ‘25 title campaign with 35 points. Gauthier is next with 30, one point up on championship hopeful Saathoff at 29.
Meanwhile, in the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Main Event, Taia Little (No. 11 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited) got her revenge in the rematch, narrowly fending off Thursday winner Emma Gottsch (No. 5 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited) to take the checkered flag first. Mya Maffei (No. 28 Royal Enfield) completed the podium in third.
Next Up:
The 2025 Progressive American Flat Track season will resume in three weeks’ time with the Yamaha Senoia Short Track on Saturday, March 29 at Senoia Raceway in Senoia, Georgia. Visit https://www.tixr.com/groups/americanflattrack/events/senoia-short-track-122449 to secure your tickets today.
For those that can’t catch the live action from the circuit, FloRacing 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 the Victory Podium at the end of the night at https://flosports.link/aft.
FOX Sports coverage of the Royal Enfield Short Track at DAYTONA I, featuring in-depth features and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Saturday, March 15, at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT), with the Royal Enfield Short Track at DAYTONA II set to air the following day, Sunday, March 16, at 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PT).
For more information on Progressive AFT visit https://www.americanflattrack.com.
It was a good day for Harley-Davidson at Daytona International Speedway. The Motor Company took the top three spots in Mission Super Hooligan qualifying and the top four spots in the race on its Pan America ST. In Mission King of The Baggers, Kyle Wyman put his factory Road Glide on pole, won the two-lap, $5,000 Challenge and rode away from the field in Race One. “When we finish the first day of the weekend with a gap like we had yesterday, it’s going to be pretty good for us,” Wyman said.
Bradley Smith on the factory Dynojet Harley-Davidson and Cameron Petersen on an SDI Indian Challenger, two rookies to the Baggers class, wound up on the podium in Race One and were thrilled to be there. Petersen had an injury pre-season that threatened to sideline him for the year, and Smith was just overwhelmed by the dual challenge of trying to learn to race a Bagger, especially after not racing for four years, and then trying to learn Daytona at the same time. “It doesn’t matter how you try to prepare, your eyes are just wide open all the time and you’re asking yourself, oh my God what am I doing?” Smith said.
Tyler Scott said he rode by himself most of the day and had speed in hand going into the Time Attack, where he landed pole for the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750. The team wrapped up Saturday by winning the Pit Stop Challenge and pocketing $7,000 for their 18.92-second service.
TOBC Racing’s Brandon Paasch and PHR Performance riders Peter Hickman and Richard Cooper qualified third, fourth and fifth for the Daytona 200, putting three Triumphs in the top five.
The SC-Project Twins Cup race featured a breakaway pack of four at the front, with three different manufacturers on the podium and separated by 0.174 after nine laps. Matthew Chapin on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R finished first, ahead of Alessandro Di Mario on the Robem Engineering Aprilia RS660 and Dominic Doyle on the Giaccmoto Yamaha YZF-R7.
KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Kyle Wyman capped off a perfect Friday at Daytona International Speedway with a lights-to-flag win in the King of The Baggers Race One. Wyman led home factory Dynojet Harley-Davidson teammate Bradley Smith, with SDI Racing’s Cameron Petersen third on his Indian. Kyle Ohnsong was fourth on the TAB Racing Indian, ahead of Jake Lewis on the Saddlemen Race Development Harley-Davidson. Defending Baggers Champion Troy Herfoss crashed and remounted, while James Rispoli and Loris Baz collided in Turn One at the start and did not finish. Hayden Gillim also suffered a mechanical and DNF.
KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Matthew Chapin executed a perfect last-lap draft pass on his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R and won the SC-Project Twins Cup Race One on Friday at Daytona International Speedway.
Weekend-long leader Alessandro Di Mario was second on the Robem Engineering Aprilia RS660, ahead of Dominic Doyle on the Giaccmoto Yamaha YZF-R7, Sean Ungvarsky on the Koch Racing Yamaha and Avery Dreher on the Bad Boys Racing Suzuki.
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KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Cory West led out of the chicane and held off Travis Wyman by 0.042 seconds to win the Super Hooligan Race One at Daytona International Speedway. West’s best lap on the Saddlemen Race Development Harley-Davidson Pan America was a 1:51.833, while teammate Wyman was a tick quicker at 1:51.574. James Rispoli led KWR Harley-Davidson teammate Cody Wyman across the line, with Jason Waters on the Edge Racing Triumph fifth.
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KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Tyler Scott took his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750 on the pole for the 83rd running of the Daytona 200 with a 1:48.135 lap during the Time Attack that set the first 12 positions on the grid.
Defending Daytona 200 Champion Josh Herrin was second on the Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse HSBC Ducati Panigale V2, 0.383 seconds back. Two-time Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch was third on the TOBC Racing Triumph, ahead of Peter Hickman and Richard Cooper on the PHR Performance Triumph machines.
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Kyle Wyman edged James Rispoli and Troy Herfoss to win the two-lap King of The Baggers Challenge on Friday at Daytona International Speedway. Wyman, on a factory Dynojet Harley-Davidson, crossed the line 0.238 seconds ahead of teammate Rispoli, with Herfoss on the S&S Indian close behind. Teammate Loris Baz got a miserable start but worked his way back to fourth, ahead of Bradley Smith on the remaining factory Harley-Davidson.
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KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Kyle Wyman took his factory Dynojet Harley-Davidson to pole for the King of The Baggers at Daytona International Speedway. Troy Herfoss and Loris Baz were second and third on their S&S Indians, ahead of factory Harley-Davidson riders Bradley Smith and James Rispoli.
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Matthew Chapin on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R led the SC-Project Twins Cup warmup on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Alessandro Di Mario took second on the Robem Engineering Aprilia RS660, ahead of Dominic Doyle on the Giaccmoto Racing Yamaha YZF-R7, Avery Dreher on the Bad Boys Racing Suzuki and Logan Cunnison on the Speeddemon Racing Aprilia.
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Dare to Dream: Developing the R9 for WorldSSP – A New Racing Era Begins
A new chapter of Yamaha Racing history began two weeks ago in Australia as the all new R9 made its debut in the FIM Supersport World Championship. And as racing debuts go, the Next Generation Supersport machine did not disappoint.
Introducing a brand-new motorcycle at world championship level is no easy task in the best of circumstances, let alone when the machine being succeeded has a legacy as iconic as the R6.
The development team at Yamaha Motor Europe Motorsport Research and Development have been working on the R9 in secret since early 2024 in close collaboration with the engineers from Japan.
The R9 is a hugely significant new model and to match this significance, Yamaha assembled its strongest-ever rider and team line-up in WorldSSP. Three teams, all former World Champions, (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate, Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Racing and GMT94) would field a six-strong rider-line up comprising of a mix of youth and experience to give Yamaha the best chance of success with the new machine.
The teams got a first taste of the new bike in WorldSSP spec for the first time in a shakedown test at Cremona last November, before heading off on their own pre-season testing programmes. Poor weather in Europe limited these tests, meaning the R9 headed to Australia for the first race of the season as an unknown quantity.
The official pre-season test at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit showed the bike had potential and as Round 1 got underway, Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) securing a front row start for the R9’s debut race offered further promise.
An exciting race would follow with not just one R9 in the mix but multiple throughout the two-part encounter, which featured mandatory a mandatory pit-stop at the mid-way point. In poetic style, Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate) – twice a runner-up in the WorldSSP championship – took the R9 to victory in its first ever race 126 days after he’d crossed the line first in the R6’s last ever race.
In our latest YouTube video, join the teams in Australia to go behind the scenes of the preparation for the opening races of the year as the R9 makes history. Watch below.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 7, 2025) – Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) opened his 2025 Grand National Championship campaign in perfect double-victory fashion by completing the Royal Enfield Short Track at DAYTONA I & II sweep on Friday night. However, he was forced to do so in a manner that yet again promised an incredible Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, to come.
After stealing Thursday’s victory from Briar Bauman (No. 3 RWR/Parts Plus/Latus Motors Harley-Davidson XG750R) despite struggling pretty much all day long, Daniels was more in his expected Mission AFT SuperTwins title favorite form throughout Friday’s program.
Daniels continued that trend by breaking free early in the Main Event while Bauman found himself caught up in a four-rider melee that also included Henry Wiles (No. 911 J&M Logging/Ray C’s Harley-Davidson Kawasaki Ninja 650), Sammy Halbert (No. 69 OnlyFans/Castrol Kawasaki Ninja 650), and Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing KTM 790 Duke).
By the time Bauman established himself in second, Daniels had a cushion of nearly 1.4 seconds at the front. But just when Bauman started to whittle away at that advantage, he was forced to play defense after Fisher came charging up in third. That chase/defend accordion continued to play out in both directions, with Bauman freed up again when Wiles closed on Fisher from fourth.
But Bauman’s golden opportunity to give the XG750R its maiden premier-class win didn’t come until the leaders hit traffic – the exact situation that cost him Thursday’s win with their positioned swapped.
And in fact, the RWR star managed to momentarily grab the lead with just 20 seconds remaining on the clock. However, his Estenson Racing Yamaha-mounted rival countered in the very next turn and managed to hold his adversary at bay over the final two laps to prevent the reversal of fortunes.
Daniels said, “Man, I thought last night was the toughest I ever had to ride, but I think tonight beat that. I had a really good night going – won the heat race, won the (Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge). I was feeling really good. I got a really good start and was out front. But I could just feel the pressure coming in. I was keeping an eye out, and I knew he was getting closer and closer… It was just such a nailbiter. Brian rode a hell of a race, gave me a good battle, and it was super fun.”
Fisher came home in third, equaling his ‘24 podium total in the season’s opening week. Combined with his Thursday fourth, Daytona proved a seamless transition for Fisher who was expected to take more time to come to grips with his Rackley Racing KTM after spending the previous seven seasons on an Indian.
The experienced duo of Wiles and Halbert earned fourth and fifth, respectively, pushing down a handful of strong title contenders in the process. That list was headlined by Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Systems Harley-Davidson XG750R), who took sixth, and Jarod VanDerKooi (No. 20 Fastrack Racing/Wally Brown Racing KTM 790 Duke), who finished seventh.
Dan Bromley (No. 62 Memphis Shades/Vinson Construction Suzuki GSX-8S) returned to action after suffering a laceration to his foot on Thursday and did so most impressively with an eighth-place result aboard his Suzuki.
Meanwhile, Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Progressive Insurance Honda Transalp) and Max Whale (No. 18 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650) made it a remarkable seven different manufacturers in the race’s top ten as the premier class’ new production-only ruleset shine in their debut.
Daniels has the early title advantage following Rounds 1 & 2 after grabbing the maximum of 46 points in Daytona. He’s followed by Bauman at 38 with Fisher and Wiles locked even in third at 30.
AFT Singles presented by KICKER
24 hours spent by the field hoping to find a solution to combat the Thursday form of reigning-but-not-defending AFT Singles presented by KICKER champion Kody Kopp (No. 1 Bob Lanphere/KTM/Fastrack Racing KTM 450 SX-F) ultimately proved fruitless. In fact, the class’ three-time champ was even more dominant on Friday night.
An increase in the level of difficulty with the track’s surface and visibility only served to widen the margin separating Kopp from his would-be challengers. Operating on another level, the new Talent Cup competitor was quite easily the fastest rider in every practice and qualifying session and then won both his heat and the 1st Impressions AFT Singles Challenge going away.
The only hitch in his evening was a shock crash he suffered while working the sighting lap ahead of the Main Event. No worries – Kopp popped back up, straightened out his handlebars, grabbed the holeshot, and pulled an immediate gap at the front.
Up by 1.5 seconds in the race’s opening minute, Kopp continued to pile it before finally taking the checkered flag with nearly five seconds in hand.
Already the all-time winningest rider in AFT Singles history, Kopp came into the week with 21 wins to his name and leaves Daytona with a career tally of 23. That puts him four victories up on second-ranked Shayna Texter-Bauman and a full ten ahead of the next closest riders (premier-class ace Daniels and ‘19 class champ Gauthier).
Five of those wins came here in Daytona. After earning the latest of those triumphs, he said, “I’ve never won a race after crashing on the sight lap! There’s a first for everything. That start was hectic because my lever was bent to the moon, so I couldn’t really feel anything. But we straightened it out and went for it. I couldn’t ask for a better week to come back and have some fun with the boys. Now it’s time to go lean on the asphalt and keep learning over there.”
Even beyond Kopp’s runaway, the contest was a rather processional one; the entire top five – Chase Saathoff (No. 88 RWR/Parts Plus Honda CRF450R), Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F), Dalton Gauthier (No. 79 D&D Certified Racing KTM 450 SX-F), and Bradon Pfanders (No. 83 Hannum’s HD/Pfanders Racing KTM 450 SX-F) – ran their own races pretty much throughout.
There was more significant (and more typical) fighting further down the field. Tyler Raggio (No. 55 Raggio/Sluggo/Unsettled Racing KTM 450 SX-F) held off Trevor Brunner (No. 21 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), while Tarren Santero (No. 75 Mission Roof Systems Honda CRF450R) slashed his way up from the back of the field after being forced to burn his provisional start in the season’s opening week.
Evan Renshaw (No. 65 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450) was the final rider remaining on the lead lap in ninth, while rookie Ethan Kitchen (No. 105 Lucky Thumb M/C Yamaha YZ450F) rounded out the top ten.
Even though Kopp technically leads with a perfect 46-point opener, the effective title lead falls to Drane, who put together a solid effort to open his ‘25 title campaign with 35 points. Gauthier is next with 30, one point up on championship hopeful Saathoff at 29.
Meanwhile, in the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. (BTR) Main Event, Taia Little (No. 11 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited) got her revenge in the rematch, narrowly fending off Thursday winner Emma Gottsch (No. 5 Royal Enfield/Parts Unlimited) to take the checkered flag first. Mya Maffei (No. 28 Royal Enfield) completed the podium in third.
Next Up:
The 2025 Progressive American Flat Track season will resume in three weeks’ time with the Yamaha Senoia Short Track on Saturday, March 29 at Senoia Raceway in Senoia, Georgia. Visit https://www.tixr.com/groups/americanflattrack/events/senoia-short-track-122449 to secure your tickets today.
For those that can’t catch the live action from the circuit, FloRacing 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 the Victory Podium at the end of the night at https://flosports.link/aft.
FOX Sports coverage of the Royal Enfield Short Track at DAYTONA I, featuring in-depth features and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Saturday, March 15, at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT), with the Royal Enfield Short Track at DAYTONA II set to air the following day, Sunday, March 16, at 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PT).
For more information on Progressive AFT visit https://www.americanflattrack.com.
It was a good day for Harley-Davidson at Daytona International Speedway. The Motor Company took the top three spots in Mission Super Hooligan qualifying and the top four spots in the race on its Pan America ST. In Mission King of The Baggers, Kyle Wyman put his factory Road Glide on pole, won the two-lap, $5,000 Challenge and rode away from the field in Race One. “When we finish the first day of the weekend with a gap like we had yesterday, it’s going to be pretty good for us,” Wyman said.
Bradley Smith on the factory Dynojet Harley-Davidson and Cameron Petersen on an SDI Indian Challenger, two rookies to the Baggers class, wound up on the podium in Race One and were thrilled to be there. Petersen had an injury pre-season that threatened to sideline him for the year, and Smith was just overwhelmed by the dual challenge of trying to learn to race a Bagger, especially after not racing for four years, and then trying to learn Daytona at the same time. “It doesn’t matter how you try to prepare, your eyes are just wide open all the time and you’re asking yourself, oh my God what am I doing?” Smith said.
Tyler Scott said he rode by himself most of the day and had speed in hand going into the Time Attack, where he landed pole for the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750. The team wrapped up Saturday by winning the Pit Stop Challenge and pocketing $7,000 for their 18.92-second service.
TOBC Racing’s Brandon Paasch and PHR Performance riders Peter Hickman and Richard Cooper qualified third, fourth and fifth for the Daytona 200, putting three Triumphs in the top five.
The SC-Project Twins Cup race featured a breakaway pack of four at the front, with three different manufacturers on the podium and separated by 0.174 after nine laps. Matthew Chapin on the RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R finished first, ahead of Alessandro Di Mario on the Robem Engineering Aprilia RS660 and Dominic Doyle on the Giaccmoto Yamaha YZF-R7.
KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Kyle Wyman capped off a perfect Friday at Daytona International Speedway with a lights-to-flag win in the King of The Baggers Race One. Wyman led home factory Dynojet Harley-Davidson teammate Bradley Smith, with SDI Racing’s Cameron Petersen third on his Indian. Kyle Ohnsong was fourth on the TAB Racing Indian, ahead of Jake Lewis on the Saddlemen Race Development Harley-Davidson. Defending Baggers Champion Troy Herfoss crashed and remounted, while James Rispoli and Loris Baz collided in Turn One at the start and did not finish. Hayden Gillim also suffered a mechanical and DNF.
KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Matthew Chapin executed a perfect last-lap draft pass on his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R and won the SC-Project Twins Cup Race One on Friday at Daytona International Speedway.
Weekend-long leader Alessandro Di Mario was second on the Robem Engineering Aprilia RS660, ahead of Dominic Doyle on the Giaccmoto Yamaha YZF-R7, Sean Ungvarsky on the Koch Racing Yamaha and Avery Dreher on the Bad Boys Racing Suzuki.
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Cory West led out of the chicane and held off Travis Wyman by 0.042 seconds to win the Super Hooligan Race One at Daytona International Speedway. West’s best lap on the Saddlemen Race Development Harley-Davidson Pan America was a 1:51.833, while teammate Wyman was a tick quicker at 1:51.574. James Rispoli led KWR Harley-Davidson teammate Cody Wyman across the line, with Jason Waters on the Edge Racing Triumph fifth.
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KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Tyler Scott took his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750 on the pole for the 83rd running of the Daytona 200 with a 1:48.135 lap during the Time Attack that set the first 12 positions on the grid.
Defending Daytona 200 Champion Josh Herrin was second on the Celtic/Economy Lube + Tire/Warhorse HSBC Ducati Panigale V2, 0.383 seconds back. Two-time Daytona 200 winner Brandon Paasch was third on the TOBC Racing Triumph, ahead of Peter Hickman and Richard Cooper on the PHR Performance Triumph machines.
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KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Kyle Wyman edged James Rispoli and Troy Herfoss to win the two-lap King of The Baggers Challenge on Friday at Daytona International Speedway. Wyman, on a factory Dynojet Harley-Davidson, crossed the line 0.238 seconds ahead of teammate Rispoli, with Herfoss on the S&S Indian close behind. Teammate Loris Baz got a miserable start but worked his way back to fourth, ahead of Bradley Smith on the remaining factory Harley-Davidson.
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KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Kyle Wyman took his factory Dynojet Harley-Davidson to pole for the King of The Baggers at Daytona International Speedway. Troy Herfoss and Loris Baz were second and third on their S&S Indians, ahead of factory Harley-Davidson riders Bradley Smith and James Rispoli.
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