2019 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK PREVIEW
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(Right) Chad
Cose is taking
advantage of
Suzuki's lucrative
AFT Singles
contingency
program. He has
some factory
support, as well.
(Below) KTM
enters the
AFT Singles
Championship with
factory backing
and defending
Singles champ Dan
Bromley (right),
Shayna Texter
(left), and Team
Manager Chris
Fillmore.
PHOTO: SIMON CUDBY
ride with the team at the final two AFT
races in 2018. Estenson has long felt
that Beach is a top contender for a
Grand National Championship title and
is happy to have him join the program
for this season.
"I'm excited about next season and
to have JD as a part of our program,"
Estenson said. "I met him through Kolby
[Carlile] a couple of years ago and
have watched him race. He's extremely
talented, both in dirt track and road
racing, and I'm so happy to have him
on board for 2019. It's so rare that a
rider can perform at a high level in
both championships, especially in the
modern era, when every discipline has
become more and more specialized.
So, although our original plan was just
to go flat track racing with JD, I'm really
happy to be able to put this together
and have him ride for us both in Ameri-
can Flat Track and MotoAmerica. We
have a great partner with Attack Perfor-
mance. Richard [Stanboli] is one of the
best in the business with a lot of suc-
cess in the sport. I think it's going to be
a great year."
Jake Johnson is returning to the
Estenson team for his second season,
and he brings a wealth of experience to
the table. In addition to his two Grand
National Championships, Johnson is
part of the sport's elite group to com-
plete a dirt track Grand Slam, and he
sits 16th on the all-time win list with 21.
