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American Flat Track: Terry Poovey Named Grand Marshal For Dallas Half-Mile

Terry Poovey to Serve as Grand Marshal for Dallas Half-Mile

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 21, 2023) – Progressive American Flat Track is thrilled to announce that dirt track legend Terry Poovey has been named the Grand Marshal of the Mission Dallas Half-Mile presented by Roof Systems at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas on Saturday, April 22.

It’s only fitting that the native Texan and winner of five Grand National Championship Half-Miles will serve in the role as Progressive AFT returns to the Dallas Fort-Worth area where he resides for the first of the ‘23 season’s five Half Miles.

Poovey enjoyed a 30-year AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame career, in which he won a total of 11 Grand National Championship Main Events aboard Harley-Davidson, Honda, Bultaco, and Rotax-powered racebikes. An oval specialist and Daytona Short Track hero, Poovey earned multiple wins on Miles, Half-Miles, and Short Tracks alike.

While, like so many of his contemporaries, the majority of Poovey’s wins came aboard Harley-Davidson’s iconic XR750, Poovey also has the distinction of being the rider American Honda handpicked to debut and develop its revered RS750 race bike that later went on to win four consecutive Grand National Championships with Ricky Graham and Bubba Shobert at the controls.

After finally hanging up his helmet in 2005, Poovey joined forces with his brother-in-law and fellow Hall of Famer Kenny Tolbert to serve as the crew for multi-time champion Chris Carr.

Visit https://www.tixr.com/groups/americanflattrack/events/dallas-half-mile-57732 to purchase your tickets today!

Gates will open for fans at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT) with Opening Ceremonies scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT).

For those that can’t catch the live action from the circuit, FansChoice.tv 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://www.fanschoice.tv.

FOX Sports coverage of the Mission Dallas Half-Mile presented by Roof Systems, featuring in-depth features and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Sunday, April 30, at 11:00 a.m. ET (8:00 a.m. PT).

For more information on Progressive AFT visit https://www.americanflattrack.com.

About Progressive American Flat Track

Progressive American Flat Track is the world’s premier dirt track motorcycle racing series and one of the longest-running championships in the history of motorsports. Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing in Daytona Beach, Fla., the series is highly regarded as the most competitive form of dirt track motorcycle racing on the globe. For more information on Progressive American Flat Track, please visit us on the web, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, check us out on Instagram and catch all the Progressive American Flat Track racing action on FOX Sports.

MotoAmerica: Kyle Wyman Breaks Lap Record In Baggers FP1 At Road Atlanta

Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson rider Kyle Wyman led MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Free Practice One (FP1) with a new lap record time Friday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

Riding his highly-modified Road Glide, Wyman lapped the 2.5-mile course in 1:31.669, which eclipsed his previous All-Time and Race Lap Record of 1:31.789, according to MotoAmerica.

Bobby Fong was the best of the rest with a 1:32.277 on his Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands Design Indian Challenger.

Third in the session was James Rispoli, who did a 1:32.667 on his Vance & Hines/Mission Harley-Davidson.

 

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MotoAmerica: May Magnificent In Stock 1000 FP1 At Road Atlanta

Geoff May, riding his Geoff May Racing Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, was fastest in MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Free Practice One (FP1) Friday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

May’s 1:27.599 was half of a second quicker than the 1:28.038 Hayden Gillim did on his Disrupt Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R.

Kaleb De Keyrel, a newcomer to the class, finished third in the session with a 1:28.144 on his new Orange Cat Racing BMW.

 

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World Supersport: Öncü Under Race Lap Record In FP2 At Assen

Can Öncü, riding his Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R, led World Supersport Free Practice Two (FP2) with a lap time of 1:37.591 (which was quicker than the current Race Lap Record of 1:37.688) Friday afternoon at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands.

 

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MotoAmerica: Gagne Holds Off Beaubier, Petersen In Superbike FP1

Progressive Fresh N Lean Yamaha’s Jake Gagne, the two-time and defending MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Champion, topped Free Practice One with a time of 1:24.501 Friday morning at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, in Braselton, Georgia.

Cameron Beaubier, riding his new Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR, was second-best with a lap time of 1:24.520.

Gagne’s teammate Cameron Petersen was a close third with a 1:24.678.

It’s important to note, however, that Gagne did his best time on lap four, while Beaubier did his best time on his 16th and final lap of the session.

 

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MotoAmerica: Scott Heads Supersport FP1 At Road Atlanta

Tyler Scott, riding his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750, topped MotoAmerica Supersport Free Practice One (FP1) with a time of 1:30.181 Friday morning at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, in Braselton, Georgia.

Four-time AMA Superbike Champion Josh Hayes was best of the rest on his Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha. Stefano Mesa was third-quickest on his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R.

 

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MotoAmerica: Bicknese Leads Junior Cup FP1 At Road Atlanta

Hayden Bicknese, riding his Bicknese Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400, led MotoAmerica Junior Cup Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, in Braselton, Georgia.

SportbikeTrackGear.com’s Max Van was second-best, and Altus Motorsports Alessandro Di Mario was third in the session.

 

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MotoAmerica: Landers Leads Twins Cup FP1 At Road Atlanta

Rocco Landers, riding the Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 in place of injured Ben Gloddy, led MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

 

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MotoAmerica: Landers Subbing For Gloddy In Twins Cup At Road Atlanta

Rocco Landers is filling in for injured Ben Gloddy on the Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 in MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup this weekend at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

Gloddy fell in a chain-reaction crash with Dominic Doyle during Twins Cup Race One at Daytona International Speedway in March and suffered lacerations in his groin area that required surgery.

The 17-year-old from New Hampshire rode recently in his role as a flat track instructor with American Supercamp, but discomfort during that school led Gloddy to withdraw from this weekend’s event, according to a member of his team.

Gloddy did not respond to attempts by Roadracingworld.com to contact him prior to post time, but on April 19 he posted the following to social media:

“It’s been an up and down ride since Daytona and after experiencing some setbacks I will not be at Atlanta this weekend. I have no doubts that Robem Rodio Racing will be on the box for both races and I will be cheering all my buddies on from NH. What took place at and after Daytona was a little more traumatic physically and mentally than I initially thought and I will be taking this time to work on myself to be stronger than ever. I am sorry to let everyone down and I cannot thank my team, sponsors, friends, family and fans enough for all the support.”

To replace Gloddy, Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering has enlisted the services of 18-year-old Landers. In addition to finishing as the runner-up in the 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship, Landers won the MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship in 2020 and back-to-back MotoAmerica Junior Cup titles in 2019 and 2020.

World Supersport: Manzi Tops Tight FP1 At Assen

Stefano Manzi, riding his Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, topped World Supersport Free Practice One with a 1:38.316 Friday morning at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands.

The top 15 riders were separated by only 1.3 seconds.

 

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American Flat Track: Terry Poovey Named Grand Marshal For Dallas Half-Mile

Terry Poovey (18). Photo courtesy AFT.
Terry Poovey (18). Photo by Dave Hoenig, courtesy AFT.

Terry Poovey to Serve as Grand Marshal for Dallas Half-Mile

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 21, 2023) – Progressive American Flat Track is thrilled to announce that dirt track legend Terry Poovey has been named the Grand Marshal of the Mission Dallas Half-Mile presented by Roof Systems at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas on Saturday, April 22.

It’s only fitting that the native Texan and winner of five Grand National Championship Half-Miles will serve in the role as Progressive AFT returns to the Dallas Fort-Worth area where he resides for the first of the ‘23 season’s five Half Miles.

Poovey enjoyed a 30-year AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame career, in which he won a total of 11 Grand National Championship Main Events aboard Harley-Davidson, Honda, Bultaco, and Rotax-powered racebikes. An oval specialist and Daytona Short Track hero, Poovey earned multiple wins on Miles, Half-Miles, and Short Tracks alike.

While, like so many of his contemporaries, the majority of Poovey’s wins came aboard Harley-Davidson’s iconic XR750, Poovey also has the distinction of being the rider American Honda handpicked to debut and develop its revered RS750 race bike that later went on to win four consecutive Grand National Championships with Ricky Graham and Bubba Shobert at the controls.

After finally hanging up his helmet in 2005, Poovey joined forces with his brother-in-law and fellow Hall of Famer Kenny Tolbert to serve as the crew for multi-time champion Chris Carr.

Visit https://www.tixr.com/groups/americanflattrack/events/dallas-half-mile-57732 to purchase your tickets today!

Gates will open for fans at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT) with Opening Ceremonies scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT).

For those that can’t catch the live action from the circuit, FansChoice.tv 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://www.fanschoice.tv.

FOX Sports coverage of the Mission Dallas Half-Mile presented by Roof Systems, featuring in-depth features and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Sunday, April 30, at 11:00 a.m. ET (8:00 a.m. PT).

For more information on Progressive AFT visit https://www.americanflattrack.com.

About Progressive American Flat Track

Progressive American Flat Track is the world’s premier dirt track motorcycle racing series and one of the longest-running championships in the history of motorsports. Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing in Daytona Beach, Fla., the series is highly regarded as the most competitive form of dirt track motorcycle racing on the globe. For more information on Progressive American Flat Track, please visit us on the web, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, check us out on Instagram and catch all the Progressive American Flat Track racing action on FOX Sports.

MotoAmerica: Kyle Wyman Breaks Lap Record In Baggers FP1 At Road Atlanta

Kyle Wyman (33). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Kyle Wyman (33), as seen at Daytona in 2023. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson rider Kyle Wyman led MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Free Practice One (FP1) with a new lap record time Friday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

Riding his highly-modified Road Glide, Wyman lapped the 2.5-mile course in 1:31.669, which eclipsed his previous All-Time and Race Lap Record of 1:31.789, according to MotoAmerica.

Bobby Fong was the best of the rest with a 1:32.277 on his Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands Design Indian Challenger.

Third in the session was James Rispoli, who did a 1:32.667 on his Vance & Hines/Mission Harley-Davidson.

 

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MotoAmerica: May Magnificent In Stock 1000 FP1 At Road Atlanta

Geoff May (99), as seen in 2022 at Road Atlanta. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Geoff May (99), as seen on his Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP in 2022 at Road Atlanta. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Geoff May, riding his Geoff May Racing Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP, was fastest in MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Free Practice One (FP1) Friday at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

May’s 1:27.599 was half of a second quicker than the 1:28.038 Hayden Gillim did on his Disrupt Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R.

Kaleb De Keyrel, a newcomer to the class, finished third in the session with a 1:28.144 on his new Orange Cat Racing BMW.

 

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World Supersport: Öncü Under Race Lap Record In FP2 At Assen

Can Oncu (61). Photo courtesy Kawasaki.
Can Öncü (61). Photo courtesy Kawasaki.

Can Öncü, riding his Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R, led World Supersport Free Practice Two (FP2) with a lap time of 1:37.591 (which was quicker than the current Race Lap Record of 1:37.688) Friday afternoon at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands.

 

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MotoAmerica: Gagne Holds Off Beaubier, Petersen In Superbike FP1

Jake Gagne (1), as seen in 2022 at Road Atlanta. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Progressive Fresh N Lean Yamaha’s Jake Gagne, the two-time and defending MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Champion, topped Free Practice One with a time of 1:24.501 Friday morning at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, in Braselton, Georgia.

Cameron Beaubier, riding his new Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR, was second-best with a lap time of 1:24.520.

Gagne’s teammate Cameron Petersen was a close third with a 1:24.678.

It’s important to note, however, that Gagne did his best time on lap four, while Beaubier did his best time on his 16th and final lap of the session.

 

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MotoAmerica: Scott Heads Supersport FP1 At Road Atlanta

Tyler Scott (70). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Tyler Scott, riding his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750, topped MotoAmerica Supersport Free Practice One (FP1) with a time of 1:30.181 Friday morning at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, in Braselton, Georgia.

Four-time AMA Superbike Champion Josh Hayes was best of the rest on his Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha. Stefano Mesa was third-quickest on his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R.

 

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MotoAmerica: Bicknese Leads Junior Cup FP1 At Road Atlanta

Hayden Bicknese (69). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Hayden Bicknese (69). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Hayden Bicknese, riding his Bicknese Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400, led MotoAmerica Junior Cup Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, in Braselton, Georgia.

SportbikeTrackGear.com’s Max Van was second-best, and Altus Motorsports Alessandro Di Mario was third in the session.

 

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MotoAmerica: Landers Leads Twins Cup FP1 At Road Atlanta

Rocco Landers. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Rocco Landers, as seen during the 2022 season. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Rocco Landers, riding the Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 in place of injured Ben Gloddy, led MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup Free Practice One (FP1) Friday morning at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

 

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MotoAmerica: Landers Subbing For Gloddy In Twins Cup At Road Atlanta

Rocco Landers (97). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Rocco Landers (97) at speed on his Suzuki SV650 en route to the 2020 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.

Rocco Landers is filling in for injured Ben Gloddy on the Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 in MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup this weekend at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

Gloddy fell in a chain-reaction crash with Dominic Doyle during Twins Cup Race One at Daytona International Speedway in March and suffered lacerations in his groin area that required surgery.

The 17-year-old from New Hampshire rode recently in his role as a flat track instructor with American Supercamp, but discomfort during that school led Gloddy to withdraw from this weekend’s event, according to a member of his team.

Gloddy did not respond to attempts by Roadracingworld.com to contact him prior to post time, but on April 19 he posted the following to social media:

“It’s been an up and down ride since Daytona and after experiencing some setbacks I will not be at Atlanta this weekend. I have no doubts that Robem Rodio Racing will be on the box for both races and I will be cheering all my buddies on from NH. What took place at and after Daytona was a little more traumatic physically and mentally than I initially thought and I will be taking this time to work on myself to be stronger than ever. I am sorry to let everyone down and I cannot thank my team, sponsors, friends, family and fans enough for all the support.”

To replace Gloddy, Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering has enlisted the services of 18-year-old Landers. In addition to finishing as the runner-up in the 2022 MotoAmerica Supersport Championship, Landers won the MotoAmerica Twins Cup Championship in 2020 and back-to-back MotoAmerica Junior Cup titles in 2019 and 2020.

World Supersport: Manzi Tops Tight FP1 At Assen

Stefano Manzi (62). Photo courtesy Ten Kate Racing.
Stefano Manzi (62). Photo courtesy Ten Kate Racing.

Stefano Manzi, riding his Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, topped World Supersport Free Practice One with a 1:38.316 Friday morning at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands.

The top 15 riders were separated by only 1.3 seconds.

 

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