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THE
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Kopp To Red Bull KTM
Factory Racing Team
T
he Red Bull KTM Fac-
tory Racing team has
signed 17-year-old up-and-
comer Kody Kopp to its
rider lineup for the 2022
American Flat Track Cham-
pionship in the Singles
class. Kopp will compete
alongside teammate Max
Whale and will pilot the KTM
450 SX-F Factory Edition.
Kopp, a Washington na-
tive, earned Rookie of the
Year in his 2021 AFT Singles
debut season, finishing
seventh overall in the cham-
pionship. He finished on the
podium three times and had
six top-10 finishes.
"I'm very thankful for this
amazing opportunity to join
Red Bull KTM Factory Rac-
ing," said Kopp. "I raced
KTMs a lot as an amateur,
so I am super excited to be
returning back to my roots.
Bronson Bauman To
Vance & Hines H-D
T
he Latus Motors Racing has
signed Bronson Bauman to
ride the Vance & Hines Harley-
Davidson XG-750R SuperTwin for
the 2022 Progressive American
Flat Track season.
Team Owner George Latus
said, "We're excited to have
Bronson as part of our team for
the upcoming season. He and
his team were pitted next to us
pretty much all last season, and
we've seldom seen a harder
working, more dedicated rider.
Plainly put, he impressed all of us
with his riding skill, tenacity, tech-
nical savvy and just plain hard
work. We've done testing with
him, and he's a good fit for the
team, and we enjoy working with
him as we continue de-
velopment of the bike.
2022 is going to be an
exciting season!"
Bauman said, "I'm so
excited and honored
to ride for the Latus
Motors Racing Harley-
Davidson team. I have
already enjoyed the few
times we've worked to-
gether and feel like we
mesh well as a group. I
can't wait to see what this 2022
AFT season has in store for us."
Latus Motors Racing was
founded by George Latus, owner
of the Latus Motors dealership
located in Gladstone Oregon,
just outside of Portland.
CN
Bronson Bauman
will make the switch
from Indian to
Harley-Davidson in
the AFT SuperTwins
Championship for the
2022 season.
Kody Kopp, the son of legendary racer Joe Kopp,
has signed on with the Red Bull KTM Factory
Racing Team and will be following the AFT
Singles Championship in 2022.
