Philpot, Ky. (March 14, 2018) Donning his steel shoe and throwing his leg over the #95 G&G Racing/Rickdiculous/Team95/
JD will also compete at Round 2 of the AFT Championship, the Harley-Davidson Atlanta Short Track presented by Hellbender Harley-Davidson at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Georgia, on April 7. Proving his motorcycle-racing prowess and old-school dirt track/road racing versatility, the “Jiggy Dog” will also compete this year in the MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship’s Supersport class aboard the #95 Monster Energy/Yamalube/Graves/Yamaha YZF-R6, where he is considered a favorite to win his second Championship in the class.
“First off, I want to thank Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A and Graves Motorsports for allowing me to get some flat track in before our season starts,” JD commented. “I’m really looking forward to throwing my leg over the G&G Racing/Rickdiculous/Team95/
Last December, JD put America on top of the podium at the Superprestigio Invitational Dirt Track Event inside the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain. Racing for the first time at the Superprestigio, he took the overall victory aboard his #95 Ausio/Grau Racing Yamaha YZ450F after running the table in the Open Finals and then backing it up with the win in the Superprestigio SuperFinal.
American Flat Track will kick off its highly-anticipated 2018 season with the Bigger, Better, and Faster Harley-Davidson TT presented by Russ Brown Motorcycle Attorneys at DAYTONA under the lights inside the fabled trioval at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday, March 15, 2018. Tickets start at just $30 and are available for purchase now at daytonainternationalspeedway.
About American Flat Track:
American Flat Track is the world’s premier dirt track motorcycle racing series and one of the longest-running championships in the history of motorsports. Sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing in Daytona Beach, Fla., the series is highly regarded as the most competitive form of dirt track motorcycle racing on the globe. For more information on American Flat Track, please visit http://www.americanflattrack.