Notes and Quotes from The Harley-Davidson Lone Star Half-Mile at Circuit of The Americas

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 21, 2016) - Round 3 of the 2016 AMA Pro Flat Track season, The Harley-Davidson Lone Star Half-Mile at Circuit of The Americas, was action packed and full of great racing. Here are some news and notes from the weekend: 

"Why Austin May Be America's Wildest Town for Motorcycle Maniacs" - Maxim

"the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show, MotoGP, and AMA Pro Flat Track joined forces over one crazy weekend." - Chris Nelson

"AMA Pro Racing is The Last Great Spectacle in Racing" - The Drive

"It's the last spectacle in American racing. Has to be. It's a barely orchestrated brawl, the best bent parts of rodeo and rugby. As if a world's worth of warring nations came together and said: "All right, boys, there's only one way to settle this: motorcycles." - Zach Bowman

"Flat Track Motorcycle Ride-Alongs Are Terrifying" - The Drive

"They went fast. I breathed evenly, living in the moment while sucking fumes. And then it was over. We pulled in, and I dismounted." - Neal Pollack

"AMA Pro Flat Track//Lone Star Half Mile" - Hot Bike: The Custom Motorcycle Magazine

"The racing action from the inaugural Harley-Davidson Lone Star Half-Mile at Circuit of The Americas was a good ol' flat track shootout." - Ed Subias

"The Grittiest Racing in America Kicks Off In Austin Tonight" - Yahoo! Autos

"Some mad instinct compels a flat track racer. Picture 130 mph at the end of a straight, on slick-polished dirt, into a banked left-hander. No front brake. Your rear? You use that to initiate a giant throttle-on slide." - Chris Cantle

"MotoGP Notebook: Slow Start, Fast Finish for Beleaguered Redding" - Austin American-Statesman

There is some crossover between MotoGP and Flat Track dirt racing. Several MotoGP riders, including Marc Marquez, have trained on dirt track and with American Flat Track racers in the past." -Sean Shapiro

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"CoTA's half-mile dirt track race, held last night was a hugely popular and great event." - Dean Adams

"Ask Superhuman Motorcycle Racer Marc Marquez Anything You Want Tomorrow" - Lanesplitter

"There are tons of other things happening in Austin this week, including the first round of the MotoAmerica series, AMA Pro Flat Track racing, and the Handbuilt Motorcycle show." - Sean MacDonald

"Barry Boone Talks Austin with AMA Pro Flat Track CEO Michael Lock" - Motorcycle.com

"Round 3 from Circuit of The Americas was a juxtaposition in many ways. International media loved what they saw and have already written extensively about the event." - Barry Boone

"Custom Indian Scout Sixty Flat Tracker Laps Lone Star Half-Mile" - American Iron Magazine

"AMA Pro Flat Track rider Robert Pearson took the Indian Scout Sixty flat tracker out for a session after securing his position in the Main on his Harley-Davidson." - Bryan Harley

Next Up:

Returning after 30 years, AMA Pro Flat Track will be in Phoenix, Ariz. for Round 4 of the 2016 season on Saturday, May 14, for the Law Tigers Arizona Mile. This will be the first mile event of the year and will be an afternoon twilight extravaganza held at Turf Paradise. For additional information and to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.arizonamile.com/.

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