We were waiting on a few dates for the AMA GNC calendar to be announced, and now they're all in. I don't know my US geography inside out, but from the list of states I'm pretty sure nothing is going within at least a full day's drive of the West Coast. And that seems insane. But what do I know? If it was easy to organise we'd all be doing it. I guess the people on the West Coast just don't like flat track enough (I'm kidding). What is the reason? No venues?
March 4 Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach, FL S.T.
March 5 Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach, FL S.T.
May 23 Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL T.T.
May 24 Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL Mile
June 20 Bulls Gap Speedway, Bulls Gap, TN Half-mile
June 27 Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH Half-mile
July 18 Darke County Fairgrounds, Greenville, OH Half-mile
July 25 Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, MD Half-mile
Aug. 1 MetraPark Raceway, Billings, MT Half-mile
Aug. 16 Beulah Park, Grove City, OH Mile
Aug. 23 Peoria Race Park, Bartonville, IL T.T.
Aug. 29 Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN Mile
Sept. 5 Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL S.T.
Sept. 6 Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL Mile
To check out the dates, regs, rider numbers, rider photos and bios for 2009 click here. GI
Yup, the AMA National Flattrack scene has developed an allergy to big coastal cities on either side of the country. They almost had an event in New Jersey a couple years ago, then called it off. The closest since then was in Monticello, NY. which is only a 2.5 hour ride from civilization, but they still didn't get a turn out that could rival a High School football game in most states.
ReplyDeletebullshit-I'm pissed...nuff said.
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