VOLUME 59 ISSUE 8 FEBRUARY 23, 2022 P97
BY CHRIS MARTIN
A
s covered last week in the first of this
three-part series, Progressive American
Flat Track finds itself combating deeply
reduced fields in its premier Mission Super-
Twins class that is currently dominated by a
fleet of nigh-unbeatable Indian FTR750s.
And as explained last week, getting
purpose-built racers and production-based
machines to play nicely together is a hugely
challenging endeavor. Race-only engines can
be designed to deliver more grip and greater
rideability in dirt track scenarios via increased
"moment of inertia" by way of massive cranks
and flywheels. Production-based racers,
meanwhile, are unable to match race-only
machines in this regard as the implementa-
tion of such engineering choices, while highly
advantageous for use in flat track, is equally
undesirable on the street.
Despite this hurdle, AMA Pro Racing is
committed to striking that balance in hopes of
attracting increased manufacturer participation
and providing Indian with a full grid of worthy
adversaries—even if it requires implementing
controversial measures such as the addition of
intake restrictors on the FTR to do so.
WE DELVE
DEEPER INTO
THE CURRENT
STATE OF
AMERICAN
FLAT TRACK
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