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IN THE WIND P38 READY TO MAKE HISTORY I ndian Motorcycle confirmed that its all-new Indian Scout FTR750 race bike will make its racing debut on Sunday, Sep- tember 25, at the Ramspur Winery Santa Rosa Mile AMA Pro Flat Track race in Santa Rosa, California. The race takes place at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds at 1350 Bennett Valley Rd. in Santa Rosa, with gates opening at 11 a.m. PDT. The Indian Motorcycle FTR750 will be piloted in its debut by AMA Pro Flat Track racing legend Joe Kopp. Kopp is one of 15 riders to complete the Dirt Track "Grand Slam," with victories on short track, TT, half-mile, and mile courses. In addition to his 2000 AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Cham- pionship, he took the 1999 and 2000 AMA 600 Hotshot and Su- pertracker Championships. The Indian Scout FTR750 will feature Kopps' #3 for the weekend. Indian Motorcycle acceler- ated its historic journey toward the official return to professional flat track racing with the pub- lic debut of the Indian Scout FTR750 on August 7 at the legendary Buffalo Chip venue in Sturgis, South Dakota. On hand for the epic, invitation-only event were Bobby Hill and Bill Tu- man, two surviving members of the legendary Indian Wrecking Crew, both AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers, along with hundreds of motorcycle industry dignitar- ies and members of the press. The debut of the Indian Scout FTR750 featured the #51 as a nod to Bill Tuman being the last factory racer to win a national on an Indian Motorcycle. The Indian Scout FTR750 is a clean-sheet-design racing ma- chine developed by the Indian Motorcycle Racing engineering and design teams. The bike is powered by a purpose-devel- oped, high performance 750cc V-Twin engine and features a unique, ultra-light steel frame, large centrally located airbox and sleek lightweight carbon fiber body. Much like the design philosophy behind Indian Mo- torcycle's family of production bikes, the design and engineer- ing teams built the FTR750 to artfully combine state-of-the-art technologies with design ele- ments from legendary Indian racing models from history. "It's a proud moment for all of us at Indian Motorcycle to get the Indian Scout FTR750 on the track and formally launch our professional flat track rac- ing program," said Gary Gray, Product Director for Indian Motorcycle. "We're delighted to have Joe Kopp riding for us at this historic debut event, and we look forward to a robust and highly competitive racing sched- ule for 2017." CN Joe Kopp will race the Indian Scout FTR750 at the Santa Rosa Mile. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY INDIAN MOTORCYCLE