By Lulu

Flat Track Racing is part of the history of motorcycling and of Bike Week. The last two years the Daytona TT Race is one of the exciting events of Bike Week that we are privileged to be part of. The air is electric at the world famous International Speedway and the crowds are growing each year. Under the lights of the track the night starts out with pomp and circumstance with the singing of our National Anthem and ends with fireworks. Trick rider Bubba Blackwell jumped a slew of cars successfully. And a young teenager was doing burn outs and trick riding on a Street Glide. Flat track racing is one of the most dangerous sports. The bikes line up tight and take off within inches of each other making the jumps and turns at breakneck speeds. Seven-time Grand National Champion Chris Carr and his crew redesigned the track with 40-foot wider corners and a 150-foot jump, making for higher speeds than ever. The motorcycle jockeys on Indians, Harleys and others do their best to stay in the race and bring their steel pony across the finish line first! This has become a real competition between the two motorcycle companies. An Indian Scout FTR750 won 14 of 18 races in 2017. 2017 series winner Jared Mees defended his title on his Indian winning the first race of the series in Daytona on his Indian.

If you come to Daytona and don’t take the time to check out Flat Track Racing you are missing out on an exciting experience. Just visiting the track is awesome and seeing the skills these racers possess is inspiring.

A note of thanks to Scott Hunter for providing a couple of the racing shots!