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IN THE WIND P30 MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS TO GLEN HELEN Y outhstream recently an- nounced the location of the 2017 Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations—Glen Helen Raceway. The Southern California track is poised to host the "Olympics of Motocross" next year in the event's first visit to the U.S. since 2010. "Since many years Glen Hel- en has been a devoted partner," Giuseppe Luongo, President of Youthstream said, "and I am delighted to be able to continue this strong partnership. It's a real pleasure working together with Bud Feldkamp and his staff. USA is an important country for motocross and it's fabulous to be returning to Glen Helen with the best motocross event of the year. The American fans are fantastic and deserve to have this unique event in their country and to be able to support their powerful U.S. Team.' Bud Feldkamp, President of Glen Helen Raceway stated: "Myself and the entire Glen Helen staff are extremely excited to host the 2017 Monster Energy Motocross of Nations. The op- portunity to welcome the world of motocross to our backyard in Southern California, for the first time in its 70-year history, is something that we do not take lightly at Glen Helen. Thank you to the FIM, AMA, and particular- ly Youthstream for giving us this honor. I look forward to doing everything in my power to make this a truly historic motocross event for all the teams and fans from around the world." CN INDIAN OFFICIALLY UNVEILS SCOUT FTR750 I ndian Motorcycle has officially unveiled the FTR750 flat track weapon Jared Mees will race in next year's Grand National Championship at the 76th Annual Sturgis Rally in South Dakota. Released to the public at the Motorcycles Are Art industry event, Indian had special guests on hand including the two surviving members of the legendary Indian Wrecking Crew, Bobby Hill and Bill Tuman, both of whom are AMA Hall of Fame members. The third member of the Wrecking Crew, Ernie Beckman, passed away in 1999. The motor- cycle featured the #51 of Bill Tuman, as a tribute to the last rider to win a Grand National Championship on an Indian in 1953. "A heritage of racing and winning is in the life- blood of this brand, and everyone in attendance was clearly proud to be a part of this important moment in the historic return of Indian Motorcycle to professional flat track racing," said President of Motorcycles, Steve Menneto. "We have an incred- ible team of engineers and designers working on this initiative, and all of us are deeply committed to building a world-class racing program that will live up to our legendary history on the track." The Scout FTR750 is powered by a custom- built V-twin developed in house with engine part- ners, Polaris Swissauto in Burgdorf, Switzerland and uses a tubular steel chassis and carbon fiber bodywork. CN This bike will have many, many eyes on its performances next year. But they've got possibly the best flat track rider in the world steering it in Jared Mees.