QUICK LINKS IN THE WIND 24 STUFF 84 FIRST RIDE 2018 YAMAHA XSR700 GO YOUR OWN WAY

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1 QUICK LINKS IN THE WIND 24 STUFF 84 FIRST RIDE 2018 YAMAHA XSR700 GO YOUR OWN WAY

2 VOL. 54 ISSUE 47 NOVEMBER 28, 2017 FULL TEST 2018 HARLEY-DAVIDSON SOFTAIL FAT BOB 114 THE ULTIMATE BRUISER 46 TH FLORIDA WINTER OLYMPICS HUNGRY FOR TROPHIES OZARK 100 MILER HARD ENDURO ASHBURN MAKES IT LOOK EASY Also JEREZ MOTOGP & WORLDSBK TESTS ARCHIVES: DRAG RACER DAVE SCHULTZ

3 VOL. 54 ISSUE 47 NOVEMBER 28, 2017 P25 AFT ANNOUNCES 2018 RACE CALENDAR American Flat Track (AFT) announced its 18-race calendar for the 2018 season, which begins with the Daytona TT at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday, March 15, and finishes up just a stone s throw from downtown New York City. The Meadowlands Mile, a new event to be held on the mile-long horse track at the famed Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey, wraps up the season on October 6. Comprised of eight mile races, five half-miles, three TTs and two short track events, the 2018 series features two new venues the mile track at New Jersey s Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment and the short track at Weedsport Speedway in Weedsport, New York and one location returning to the calendar, the mile track at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota. Both the Minnesota Mile and Meadowlands Mile will take place at high-end horseracing facilities with modern amenities, while Weedsport Speedway, situated between Rochester and Syracuse, New York, recently received significant upgrades and is now hailed as one of the country s finest dirt speedways. AFT will visit two new venues in AFT enters its second year of broadcast coverage on NBCSN and fifth year of live streaming coverage on FansChoice.tv. An enhanced broadcast package, featuring improved coverage and exciting new broadcast airdates, is planned for 2018 and will be announced in the coming months. Complete 2018 American Flat Track Schedule: 3/15 (Rnd 1) Daytona TT Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 4/7 (Rnd 2) Atlanta Short Track Dixie Speedway, Woodstock, GA 4/28 (Rnd 3) Texas Half-Mile Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX 5/5 (Rnd 4) Calistoga Half-Mile Calistoga Speedway, Calistoga, CA 5/12 (Rnd 5) Arizona Mile Turf Paradise, Phoenix, AZ 5/19 (Rnd 6) Sacramento Mile Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA 5/27 (Rnd 7)* Springfield Mile I Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL 6/2 (Rnd 8) Red Mile Red Mile, Lexington, KY 6/16 (Rnd 9) OKC Mile Remington Park, Oklahoma City, OK 6/30 (Rnd 10) Lima Half-Mile Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH 7/7 (Rnd 11) New York Short Track Weedsport Speedway, Weedsport, NY 8/5 (Rnd 12) Buffalo Chip TT Buffalo Chip Campgrounds, Sturgis, SD 8/7 (Rnd 13) Black Hills Half-Mile Black Hills Speedway, Rapid City, SD 8/18 (Rnd 14) Peoria TT Peoria Motorcycle Club, Peoria, IL 9/2 (Rnd 15)* Springfield Mile II Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL 9/8 (Rnd 16) Williams Grove Half-Mile Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA 9/29 (Rnd 17) Minnesota Mile Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN 10/6 (Rnd 18) Meadowlands Mile Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment, East Rutherford, NJ *Note: As in 2017, AFT Singles will race a TT at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in conjunction with Springfield Mile I on May 26 and a Short Track during the Labor Day Weekend as part of the Springfield Mile II event on September 1. CN

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5 cing, Motul, National Cycle, Bell, ter, RK Chains, Twin Power, TCX, asket, Evans, Universal Coating, n, Rekluse, Rod Lake, Jack me Fit, Goodridge, Crank Works,, Polar VOL. 54 ISSUE 47 NOVEMBER 28, 2017 P101