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72 nJanuary 2017n www.thunderpress.net THUNDER PRESS AMA PRO RACING ANNOUNCES 2017 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SCHEDULE Racing series rebrands and expands AFT Events brings races to more markets DAYTONA BEACH, FLA., NOV. 11—AMA Pro Racing is proud to announce an expanded 18-round schedule for the debut season of the newly rebranded American Flat Track series (formerly AMA Pro Flat Track). The 2017 calendar includes improvements to geographic diver- sity, the mix of track confi gurations (six Miles, seven Half-Miles, two Short Tracks and three TTs) and boasts the most rounds on a schedule since 2011. American Flat Track has been re-envisioned for 2017. In addition to a rebranding of the series, the class structure and event format have also been modernized. Every event on the 2017 schedule will feature the world's best fl at track motorcycle racers com- peting on powerful, twin-cylinder motorcycles in the AFT Twins class, while the rising stars of the sport bat- tle it out on spirited single-cylinder machines in AFT Singles. AMA Pro Racing's subsidiary promotions company AFT Events, which was formed in 2016 to develop the event experience and bring the sport to new markets, has expanded from a single round in 2016 to eight next season. That expansion has allowed for careful consideration in the planning of the calendar, which features an effi cient, streamlined fl ow of events aimed at minimizing costs for participants. The 2017 season will kick off on March 16 during Bike Week in Daytona Beach, Florida, on a new TT circuit under the bright lights inside Daytona International Speedway. The debut event is moving inside the "World Center of Racing" on a one-of-a-kind 0.6-mile TT track designed by seven-time Grand National Champion Chris Carr. The Daytona TT will mark the dawning of a new era for America's most historic form of motorcycle racing, and will serve as the fi rst battleground for the great American war between Harley- Davidson and Indian Motorcycles in 2017. —Press release March 16 Daytona TT Daytona, Beach, FL March 25 Georgia Short Track Woodstock, GA April 1 Charlotte Half-Mile Concord, NC May 13 Arizona Mile Phoenix, AZ May 20 Sacramento Mile Sacramento, CA May 27–28 Springfi eld Mile I Springfi eld, IL June 3 Red Mile Lexington, KY June 17 OKC Mile Oklahoma City, OK June 24 Lima Half-Mile Lima, OH July 8 Rolling Wheels Half-Mile Elbridge, NY July 29 Calistoga Half-Mile Calistoga, CA Aug. 6 Buffalo Chip TT Sturgis, SD Aug. 8 Black Hills Half-Mile Rapid City, SD Aug. 13 Peoria TT Peoria, IL Sept. 2–3 Springfi eld Mile II Springfi eld, IL Sept. 9 Williams Grove Half-Mile Mechanicsburg, PA Sept. 23 Lone Star Half-Mile Fort Worth, TX Oct. 7 Perris Short Track Perris, CA 2017 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SCHEDULE March 16-19 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville, FL April 28-30 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Charlotte, NC May 5-7 NHRA Southern Nationals Atlanta, GA June 8-11 NHRA Summer Nationals Englishtown, NJ June 22-25 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Norwalk, OH July 6-9 Route 66 NHRA Nationals Chicago, IL July 21-23 Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals Denver, CO July 28-30 Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sonoma, CA Aug. 17-20 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Brainerd, MN Aug. 30-Sept. 4 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Indianapolis, IN Sept. 15-17 NHRA Carolina Nationals Charlotte, NC Sept. 21-24 NHRA Keystone Nationals Reading, PA Sept. 29-Oct. 1 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals St. Louis, MO Oct. 12-15 AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals Dallas, TX Oct. 26-29 NHRA Toyota Nationals Las Vegas, NV Nov. 9-12 Auto Club NHRA Finals Pomona, CA March 16-19 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville, FL April 28-30 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Charlotte, NC May 5-7 NHRA Southern Nationals Atlanta, GA June 8-11 NHRA Summer Nationals Englishtown, NJ June 22-25 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Norwalk, OH July 6-9 Route 66 NHRA Nationals Chicago, IL July 21-23 Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals Denver, CO July 28-30 Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sonoma, CA Aug. 17-20 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Brainerd, MN Aug. 30-Sept. 4 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Indianapolis, IN Sept. 15-17 NHRA Carolina Nationals Charlotte, NC Sept. 21-24 NHRA Keystone Nationals Reading, PA Sept. 29-Oct. 1 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals St. Louis, MO Oct. 12-15 AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals Dallas, TX Oct. 26-29 NHRA Toyota Nationals Las Vegas, NV Nov. 9-12 Auto Club NHRA Finals Pomona, CA 2017 NHRA PRO STOCK MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES READER'S RIDES! Submit a picture of your bike at www.thunderpress.net/ readers-rides today! BIKES! RALLY PICS! We want to see them all!