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YAMAHA'S 2019 AFT
CONTINGENCY PROGRAM
Y
amaha announced its 2019 American Flat Track
Contingency Program totaling $440,500—the larg-
est contingency announcement for the 2019 season
thus far.
The per-race contingency payouts are available to
riders in all three classes, broken down as follows:
Finish AFT Twins AFT Singles AFT Production Twins
1st $10,000 $1500 $1000
2nd $5000 $750 $750
3rd $2500 $500 $500
4th $1500 $200 --
5th $1000 $150 --
Per-Race $20,000 $3100 $2250
Races 18 18 11
2019 Total $360,000 $55,800 $24,750
Yamaha
introduced its
hefty contingency
plan for eligible
riders in the
2019 AFT
Championship.
To be eligible for contingency
payouts, riders must run an eligible
2018 or newer YZ450F in the AFT
Singles class or 2015 or newer
FZ-07 or MT-07 in AFT Production
Twins and AFT Twins classes. In
all classes, both the "Yamaha" and
"bLU cRU" logos must be placed
as directed on both the motorcycle
and the rider's leathers. CN
KAWASAKI'S 2019 AFT
CONTINGENCY PROGRAM
K
awasaki also announced its 2019 American Flat Track Contin-
gency Program totaling $424,850—boasting a 19% increase
over its 2018 program.
The per-race and championship contingency payouts are avail-
able to riders in all three classes, broken down as follows:
Finish AFT Twins AFT Singles AFT Production Twins
1st $5000 $1500 $1500
2nd $4000 $1000 $1000
3rd $3000 $750 $750
4th $1000 $500 $500
5th $750 $250 $250
6th $500 $200 $200
7th $300 $150 $150
8th $200 $100 $100
9th $150 $100 $100
10th $100 $100 $100
Per-Race $15,000 $4650 $4650
Races 18 18 11
2019 Total $270,000 $83,700 $51,150
Champion Bonus $5000 $10,000 $5000
To be eligible for contingency
payouts, riders must run a Kawa-
saki KX450F in AFT Singles or an
eligible Kawasaki twin-cylinder en-
gine in AFT Production Twins and
AFT Twins. In all classes, Kawasaki
Lime Green must be the dominant
color on the machine in order to
qualify. CN
Kawasaki has increased its AFT
contingency program for 2019.