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After an unbelievable response to the inaugural Aussie Flat Monitor Nationals (AFTN) in October final 12 months, 2023 will see an growth of the collection to 6 rounds. It will likely be run over three weekends and a spread of floor varieties and observe configurations, together with however not restricted to flat observe and TT layouts.
The collection, now heading into its second 12 months, grows from simply two back-to-back rounds in 2022 to 6 rounds of racing, with entrants a 24-race marketing campaign to turn out to be the 2023 AFTN champion.
2022 AFTN Professional 450 Champion, Mick Kirkness: “I’m glad to see the AFTN develop in 2023. We’d like a collection in Australia that offers riders an opportunity to indicate their strengths, make errors and enhance on their weaknesses to win a championship. It’s a enjoyable occasion to experience, the ambiance is nice, and I feel it will likely be fascinating to see who decides to enter subsequent 12 months with no rounds clashing with calendars abroad.”
AFTN Promoter, Dave Maddock: “Contemplating the brief discover, we had an ideal response to the AFTN final 12 months, with constructive suggestions from entrants and enquires from golf equipment round Australia to host rounds sooner or later. This offers us greater than sufficient confidence to proceed our plan to develop the collection in a sustainable manner. We’re sticking with the double-header format and may as soon as once more promise entrants loads of track-time per class. I’m additionally actually glad that we will embrace Taree within the calendar. The membership has had a troublesome few years, and it’s our hope that the AFTN can play a job in getting racing again onto the enduring oil observe.”
2023 AUSSIE FLAT TRACK NATIONALS
- Spherical 1: Flat Monitor Structure – Appin, NSW (Saturday, July 1)
- Spherical 2: TT Structure – Appin, NSW (Sunday, July 2)
- Spherical 3: Flat Monitor Structure – Brisbane, Qld (Saturday, September 16)
- Spherical 4: TT Structure – Brisbane, Qld (Sunday, September 17)
- Spherical 5: Flat Monitor Structure – Taree, NSW (Saturday, November 11)
- Spherical 6: TT Structure – Taree, NSW (Sunday, November 12)
CLASSES OF COMPETITION
- Professional 450: 450cc 4-stroke | MX Body | 19-inch flat observe tyre | 16+
- Professional 250: 250cc 2- or 4-stroke | MX Body | 19-inch flat observe tyre | 16+
- Professional Twins: 499cc 4-stroke & above | Road Body – Twin cylinder | 19-inch flat observe tyre | 16+
- Junior Lites: 150cc 2-stroke or 250cc 4-stroke | MX Body | 19-inch flat observe tyre | 13 – U16 years
- Junior 85: 85cc 2-stroke or 150cc 4-stroke | MX Body | 17-inch flat observe tyre | 9 – U13 years
For more information, try www.AFTN.com.au, and keep tuned to AFTN’s social channels:www.instagram.com/FlatTrackNats and www.fb.com/FlatTrackNationals
