2021 AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SEASON PREVIEW
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Feature
While yet to formally an-
nounce his 2021 plans, the
ever-enigmatic Jeffrey Carver
Jr. remains capable of thrash-
ing the field on any given eve-
ning, and as a result, cannot
be overlooked.
Former Superbike ace JD
Beach struggled with a lack of
grip for much of '20 as Esten-
son Racing continued to devel-
op its Yamaha MT-07 DT race
bike. Solutions discovered late
last season promise better re-
sults in the year ahead, not to
mention the scheduled return
of TTs, of which Beach won
not once, but twice in '19.
The performance of multi-
time AMA road racing champion
James Rispoli remains of great
interest as well; the timesheets
say "HogSpoli" was actually
the fastest XG750R-mounted
rider regardless of class a year
ago as he blasted his way to
the 2020 AFT Production Twins
title. The charismatic Rispoli and
his Latus Motors team will now
step up to the Mission Super-
Twins class and defend Har-
ley's honor as the sport's long
dominant manufacturer reverts
to a more grassroots approach
to racing in 2021.
AFT SINGLES
It's Dallas Daniels versus the
world in AFT Singles. The
dominant defending champion
will brandish the number-one
plate on his Estenson Yamaha
YZ450F in '21 for the simple
reason that he's technically too
(Above) Can Bryan Smith find the form on the Miles that helped him win the
title in 2016? (Below) James Rispoli, the 2020 Production Twins Champion,
will defend Harley-Davidson's honor in the SuperTwins class this year.
