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IN THE WIND P74 Honda, Richie Morris Racing Sign Wiles H onda and Richie Morris Rac- ing will make an all-out as- sault on the AFT Singles Champi- onship by signing Henry Wiles to contest the 2020 American Flat Track season aboard a Honda CRF450R. After returning to the scene fol- lowing more than 25 years away and coming within six points of claiming the AFT Singles title in 2019, Honda says it will increase its involvement and support of RMR for the upcoming season. "RMR has been a great partner, earning second place in the 2019 AFT Singles championship during our first year of collaboration," said Brandon Wilson, Manager of Advertising & Motorcycle Sports at American Honda. "For 2020, we're excited to have Henry Wiles on a CRF450R, and we look for- ward to him and the team continu- ing Honda's proud history in the sport of dirt track racing." "It's an honor to have American Honda back with RMR in an even larger ca- pacity in 2020," said Richie Morris, owner of Richie Morris Racing. "I'm so excited that this partnership includes the recruitment of Henry Wiles. In my opinion, Henry is one of the best flat track pros to ever swing a leg over a 450; RMR is proud to have him. We're certain that he's the right man to bring home the championship in 2020." Wiles said, "Richie gave me a call and was talking about going and winning a 450 champion- ship. It's absolutely exciting to be associated with American Honda, and I'm walking onto a good team that already has some things sort- ed out. That's going to be good for me, and I think it's going to be bad for everybody else. Richie was very up front with me about what the goal is. They've got ev- erything in place, and Richie has won championships before. He's a team owner who knows how to put the right people in place to do just that." Wiles will team with returning RMR rider Cole Zabala, who registered five top-10 finishes in AFT Singles action a year ago with RMR. CN KTM Championship Video K TM just released a championship highlight video showcasing it's 2019 GNCC and WORCS off-road race teams' efforts. Featuring champion-winning performances by GNCC's Kailub Russell (XC1) of the FMF KTM Factory Racing Team, and Ben Kelley (XC2) and Jesse Ansley (XC3) of the Trail Jesters KTM Racing Team. Also featured is WORCS Champion Taylor Robert of the FMF KTM Factory Racing Team. The video gives you a fast-forwarded trip through the season. CN Honda and Richie Morris Racing will seek the 2020 AFT Singles Championship with new recruit Henry Wiles.