Flat track racing

In 1999, Bryan Smith was #1 amateur dirt track racer in the nation, winning the coveted AMA Racing Horizon Award

Buy a Print today! How can I make that claim? 1) The Yamaha TZ750 was the most powerful motor ever mounted in a motorcycle frame for road racing and the mile oval. It had the potential to reach 200-mph on a road track. It was eventually banned. 2) It was only raced on the dirt mile-oval for one-year, by Kenny Roberts, Sr. (above), and Rick Hocking. I do not recall anyone else. 3) This was photographed at the start/finish line on the front straight, mid-race. That’s about top-speed. KR is…

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Flat Track Racing king

Flat track racing is all the rage in Europe and the States, but it hasn't really caught on in South Africa yet. There's no official race series there—just the occasional 'run what ya brung' shindig, where the emphasis is on fun rather than hard-nosed competition. That hasn't stopped Johannesburg local Justin Steyn from building his ideal flat track rig though—a replica of Honda's late-80s RS600 race bike. The RS600 was the baby brother to the dominant RS750, purpose-built for short tracks…

Technology and art of the first half of the 20th century.

2001 Harley-Davidson 1200 Sportster street tracker by Bill Brosius, built in tribute to his father and their shared love of flat track racing.

Baker on the Factory Harley

Dave Aldana