End of an Era? Indian FTR750 Excluded
From AFT SuperTwins Racing
O
n August 16, 2024, American
Flat Track released its list of
twin-cylinder engines approved
for use in AFT Mission Super-
Twins competition, and Indian's
race-based FTR750 flat tracker
is not on it. Instead of the FTR,
the list shows the "983, V-Twin
Scout 60" as the lone accept
-
able Indian engine. The 2025
AFT SuperTwins Redline Tech-
nical Standards were released
the same day, and it shows the
FTR750 will not be eligible for
SuperTwins for 2025. As of now,
it appears Indian will most likely
step away from AFT racing in
the premier SuperTwins division,
at least with the FTR750.
A press release from Indian
was produced the same day
titled: "Indian Motorcycle Cel
-
ebrates the End of an Era of Flat
Track Racing Dominance, As
New AFT Rules Call for Produc-
tion-Only Engines, Rendering
the FTR750 Ineligible—Indian
Motorcycle's Championship-Win-
ning Race Bike Leaves Behind
Unprecedented Legacy, Secur-
ing Seven SuperTwins Titles &
More than 100 Race Wins in 135
races."
The rest of the release fo-
cused on the FTR750's racing
record and a long list of riders
who competed on it at one point
or another since the bike's ar
-
rival in 2016. The release made
no mention as to what Indian's
future plans will be in AFT Super-
Twins racing. However, reigning
AFT SuperTwins Champion and
Indian FTR750 racer Jared Mees
was quoted in the release: "I've
been fortunate enough to be on
this journey with Indian Motorcy-
cle since day one," said. "Racing
the FTR750 has been an incred-
ible experience, as I've never ex-
perienced a bike like the FTR750
in all my years competing. We've
had immense success over the
past eight years, and it's been
a true honor to be a part of the
Indian Wrecking Crew."
Stay tuned.
CN
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New AFT "production
only" rule renders the
Indian FTR750 ineligible
for SuperTwins racing.
