American Flat Observe: Memphis Shades DuQuoin Mile Is Saturday, July 6 – Roadracing World Journal

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Fireworks Anticipated as Progressive AFT Heads to DuQuoin for Independence Day Weekend

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 2, 2024) – Ten rounds into the 2024 Progressive American Flat Observe season, sanctioned by AMA Professional Racing, the sequence eventually prepares to do battle on a Mile racetrack – the Memphis Shades DuQuoin Mile on the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois, this Saturday, July 6.

The world’s elite bike grime trackers dicing it up on a Mile is well known as one of many biggest spectacles in all of motorsport. A novel check of tempo, braveness, and technique, Mile nationals are generally determined by mere inches regardless of being waged at triple-digits speeds.

The DuQuoin Mile is taken into account particular even inside its class. Generally known as the “Magic Mile,” DuQuoin has performed host to a a few of the most legendary and thrilling races in Grand Nationwide Championship historical past.

And this Independence Day weekend’s environment is destined to be that rather more electrical, as Saturday’s Progressive AFT occasion will conclude a full week of competitors that may even crown this 12 months’s novice nationwide champions throughout the 2024 Mission Meals AMA Flat Observe Grand Championship, sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Affiliation from June 30-July 6.

Progressive American Flat Observe has its resident Mile magician in Jared Mees (No. 1 Rogers Racing/SDI Racing/Indian Bike FTR750). The nine-time and reigning Mission AFT SuperTwins king has received an astonishing 17 of the latest 24 premier-class Miles courting again over the earlier 5 seasons.

That features final 12 months’s DuQuoin Mile, which noticed Mees avenge his 2015 defeat to Bryan Smith within the closest race the sequence has ever seen, determined by an official 0.000 seconds. Final 12 months’s contest was practically as shut, with Mees taking prime honors over Brandon Robinson (No. 44 Mission Roof Programs Indian FTR750) (0.033 seconds), Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) (0.097 seconds), and Briar Bauman (No. 3 Rick Ware Racing/KTM/Components Plus KTM 790 Duke) (0.160 seconds).

There’s a lesson in there for Estenson Racing Yamaha star Daniels, who is available in with a 21-point benefit, an ideal podium document on the season, and recent off a dominant victory on the Lima Half-Mile. He absolutely understands that if he doesn’t play his playing cards excellent this weekend, he might probably see that hard-earned factors lead eaten into and his podium streak snapped, even when he manages to complete only a fraction of a second behind the winner.

The Indian-mounted Mees and Robinson will each be seeking to make that chance a actuality, whereas Bauman can be motivated to showcase the prodigious top-end velocity of his KTM after utilizing it to such good impact within the 2023 season finale at Springfield, the final time the sector lined up for a Mile.

If a real pack conflict is to take maintain, it’ll doubtless embrace some or the entire following premier-class standouts: Brandon Value (No. 92 Memphis Shades/Sody Ent/OTBR Yamaha MT-07), Jarod Vanderkooi (No. 20 JMC Motorsports/Fairway Ford Ohio Indian FTR750), Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing Indian FTR750), Dan Bromley (No. 62 Memphis Shades/Vinson/Al Lamb’s Dallas Honda Transalp), and Bronson Bauman (No. 37 Fastrack Racing Mission Meals KTM 790 Duke).

It’ll additionally present a high-profile stage for rookies Trevor Brunner (No. 21 Mission Meals/Zanotti Racing KTM 790 Duke) and Declan Bender (No. 70 GOMR/BriggsAuto.com/Martin Trucking Indian FTR750) to proceed to show their abilities on the pinnacle of the game.

Components Limitless AFT Singles introduced by KICKER

As beautiful as final 12 months’s Mission AFT SuperTwins Important Occasion could have been, the Components Limitless AFT Singles introduced by KICKER race on the DuQuoin Mile was even tighter. Six riders took the checkered flag inside 0.262 seconds of the win, and even a tenth of a second behind first was an excessive amount of for a rider hoping to complete on the field.

The winner on that day was Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F), who is available in using excessive after additionally claiming prime honors simply days in the past in Ohio. With massive abilities and lightweight weight, Drane has instantly confirmed to be a monster on the Miles, a repute he’ll solely hope to reinforce this weekend.

That mixture will current fairly the problem for two-time defending class champion, Kody Kopp (No. 1 Rick Ware Racing/Components Plus KTM 450 SX-F). Kopp will little doubt be keen to begin up one other win streak after seeing his three-race run snapped this previous weekend. Whereas the majority of Kopp’s victories have come on Half-Miles and Brief Tracks, he made it his mission to win a Mile and achieved that feat in final 12 months’s Springfield Mile I. He’ll even be motivated by the truth that he left DuQuoin final 12 months with only a fifth-place outcome regardless of crossing the road a mere 0.106 seconds after Drane.

One other rider searching for revenge is Chase Saathoff (No. 88 JPG Motorsports Honda CRF450R), who completed second to Drane by 0.011 seconds right here a 12 months in the past. Saathoff is on one thing of a roll, having reeled in 4 consecutive podiums, together with six prime threes in his final seven races. Pretty much as good as his kind has been, his objective stays to remodel extra of these seconds and thirds into firsts.

The identical will be mentioned for fourth-ranked Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Mission Meals CRF450R), who completed third at DuQuoin in ‘23 and earned a win in final 12 months’s Crimson Mile.

James Ott (No. 19 1st Impressions Race Staff Husqvarna FC450) continues to move up the following group, which consists of fellow California natives Travis Petton IV (No. 82 ECG Racing/A.M Ortega KTM 450 SX-F), Tarren Santero (No. 75 Vinson Development/P&M Bikes Honda CRF450R), and Tyler Raggio (No. 55 Raggio Racing/Sluggo Racing KTM 450 SX-F), alongside will up-and-coming Pennsylvanians Logan Eisenhard (No. 66 Hannum’s Harley-Davidson KTM 450 SX-F) and Evan Renshaw (No. 265 American Honda/Mission Meals CRF450R). Nevertheless, if he continues at his more moderen tempo, Ott will discover himself as an alternative thought-about a member of the highest group, having scooped up three prime fives in his final 4 races.

There can be a lot to maintain spectators entertained off observe as properly, together with quite a few distributors, loads of meals and beverage choices, and in depth bike parking. 

Normal Admission Grandstand tickets will be bought for $30 (youngsters 12 and below free with a paid grownup GA ticket), whereas Reserved Grandstand tickets are $40 (all ages). The Pit Go Improve will be added to both possibility for $40 ($20 for youths).

New for 2024 is the Opening Ceremonies Trackside Fan Expertise ($150 all ages). This ticket possibility supplies reserved seating with Pit Go entry, a guided tour of, and photograph alternatives at, the infield podium and begin/end line, infield viewing of Opening Ceremonies and the warmth races, and a observe discuss and photograph alternative with 2016 Grand Nationwide Champion Bryan Smith.

Go to https://www.tixr.com/teams/trackenterprises/occasions/duquoin-mile-2024-80042 to order your seats right this moment.

Gates will open for followers at 4:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. PT) with Opening Ceremonies scheduled to start at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT). You’ll be able to catch the livestream of all of the weekend’s racing actions on FloRacing. Motorsports followers can subscribe to FloRacing to get pleasure from over 1,000 reside motorsports occasions in 2024. FloSports is out there by visiting https://flosports.hyperlink/aft or by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Hearth and Chromecast.

FOX Sports activities protection of the Memphis Shades DuQuoin Mile, that includes in-depth options and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Sunday, July 14, at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT).

For extra data on Progressive AFT go to https://www.americanflattrack.com.

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