Flat Track Returns
This Weekend!
F
ollowing almost 10 months of an-
ticipation, preparation, lockdown
and limbo, the 2020 American Flat
Track season is at last set to com-
mence. The long-awaited opener will
kick off the resurrected campaign
this weekend, with the first of a
season of doubleheader events, the
Volusia Half-Mile I & Volusia Half-
Mile II on Friday, July 17, and Satur-
day, July 18, at Volusia Speedway
Park in Barberville, Florida.
Tickets will be available but in
limited numbers, there will be a pre-
entry health screening to ensure fan
safety, and enhanced sanitation and
cleaning protocols will be followed.
And, of course, the practice of so-
cial distancing will be highly encour-
aged outside the air fences.
Here is a brief preview of the
2020 AFT Championship.
The dawn of the AFT SuperTwins
presented by Vance & Hines era
comes alongside a reconfigured
schedule that features a heavy dos-
age of Half-Miles, starting with AFT's
first-ever visit to Volusia Speedway
Park for rounds one and two. That
altered reality will force new Grand
IN
THE
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(Above) Brian Bauman
will finally get his chance
to start his defense of
the number-one plate
when the 2020 AFT
Championship gets
underway this weekend
at Volusia. (Right) Dalton
Gaultier's move up to the
AFT Twins class will assure
a new Singles Champion
this year. PHOTOS: DAVE HOENIG
