RANCHO CUCAMINGA, CA – September 16, 2024 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – It is with utmost honor that Dunlop marks over a decade as the official Progressive American Flat Track tire across all categories! Every year, the anticipation grows as North America’s premier flat-track racing series keeps reaching new heights. The exhilaration of the 2024 American Flat Track Series culminated in a spectacular finale at the Lake Ozark Short Track in Eldon, Missouri. Both the 2024 American Flat Track SuperTwins and Singles Series reached a season culmination, with record books on the line and reigning champions in control until the very end.
As the final round approached, the gap in the Mission SuperTwins championship stood at an adequate twenty-two points. Returning multi-time champ Jared Mees on his Indian Motorcycle/Rogers Racing/SDI Racing FTR750 had to only score three points to break a tie with the legendary Scott Parker and become the only rider in the seven-decade existence of the series to claim a tenth Grand National Championship!
The always competitive SuperTwins racers, Brandon Robinson on his Mission Roof Systems, Hudson Roofing, Liqui Moly Indian FTR750 and the Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 racer, Dallas Daniels were not going to let Mees win effortlessly. Unfortunately, Dallas Daniels missed out on three races during the season due to a broken femur and just about put him out of contention for the championship.
The decisive moment came when Jared Mees decided to put his head down, grab the holeshot, battling it out in the early stages of the race then never look back, winning by nearly half a second! Mees clinched the title with a margin of thirty-one points while racing on his reliable and trustworthy Dunlop DT4 tires. This makes it his fourth championship in a row and a total of ten championships for Mees, beating Scott Parker for most of all time!
On another front, in the Parts Unlimited AFT Singles class presented by Kicker, reigning champion Kody Kopp entered with a significant twenty-two-point advantage as well. With a dramatic main event that included a red flag restart, the Rick Ware Racing, Parts Plus, Jacob Construction Kopp, rode conservatively to finish third on the night and locked in his third consecutive championship, surpassing Tom Drane by fifteen points.
Mike Buckley, Senior VP of Sales and Marketing at Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, remarked, “The 2024 American Flat Track races have offered some of the most exhilarating moments in recent memory. With new records being made, it proves the competitiveness is at an all-time high. The continued progress across series, categories, motorcycles, and the outstanding performance of DT4 tires stands as a testament to AFT’s unwavering commitment and the collective efforts of all racers, teams, and supporters. Next year will see some major changes in the series, but our privilege being the official tire partner of American Flat Track will continue.”
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Source: Dunlop Motorcycle Tires
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