AMA Pro Flat Track 2015 Schedule Released
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Recently, the American Motorcycle Association (AMA) released the
Pro
Flat Track 2015 schedule, just a week after they changed the
name for the events two racing classes Ultimate Motorcycling
reported. Additionally, the association released 12 finalized
rounds with the anticipation of four more, bringing the total to 16
rounds for the series.
The Pro Flat Track Expert class name was changed to the Grand
National Championship (GNC1) and the Pro Singles class was changed
to GNC2. According to the source, the GNC2 class will sport dirt
track motorcycle races mainly on single cylinder motorcycles, with
a few races on the more powerful twin cylinder bikes that the GNC1
racers will be using for most of their races. Thus the GNC2 class
is a good stepping stone for those trying to earn their way into
the GNC1 event. However, the GNC1 event will continue to host some
of the best dirt track motorcyclists in the world.
According to a press release from AMA Pro Racing, the group is
still working with four different locations to host their events.
The AMA Pro Flat Track series was started in the U.S. and uses a
dirt track for motorcycle racing.
It's currently one of the oldest motorsports events in the nation,
and the first race sanctioned by AMA happened in 1924 on a one-mile
dirt oval road in Toledo, Ohio.
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Jim Davis, Hall of Famer for AMA, won the first annual race, which
eventually led to several decades of interest in the sport and the
eventual creation of the GNC in 1954.
The confirmed dates so far for the 2015 AMA Pro Flat Track Schedule
will include two days at the Daytona Flat Track in Daytona Beach,
Florida, on March 12 and 13. The next event isn't until May 24,
with the Springfield Mile I at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, in
Springfield, Illinois.
Then the event will go to the West Coast for the Sacramento Mile at
the California Expo Fairgrounds on May 30. Some of the other
locations include, Lima, Ohio; Rapid City, South Dakota; Peoria,
Illinois; and Pomona, California.
Confirmed Dates on the 2015 AMA Pro Flat Track Schedule
- March 12: DAYTONA Flat Track I, Daytona Beach,
Fla.
- March 13: DAYTONA Flat Track II, Daytona
Beach, Fla.
- May 24: Springfield Mile I, Illinois State
Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill.
- May 30: Sacramento Mile, Cal Expo Fairgrounds,
Sacramento, Calif.
- June 20: Hagerstown Half-Mile, Hagerstown
Speedway, Hagerstown, Md.
- June 27: Lima Half-Mile, Allen County
Fairgrounds, Lima, Ohio
- August 1: Castle Rock TT, Mt. St. Helens
Motorcycle Club, Castle Rock, Wash.
- August 4: Black Hills Half-Mile, Black Hills
Speedway, Rapid City, S.D.
- August 16: Peoria TT, PMC Race Park, Peoria,
Ill.
- September 6: Springfield Mile II, Illinois
State Fairgrounds, Springfield, Ill.
- October 3: Calistoga Half-Mile, Calistoga
Speedway, Calistoga, Calif.
- October 10: Flat Track Season Finale, LA
County Fairplex, Pomona, Calif.