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Former Grand National Champion flat tracker Jake Johnson and fellow rider Kayl Kolkman spin some laps on a test day out at Perris Raceway as they prepare for their upcoming AMA Flat Track season.

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thetoothperry116 wrote: 9:09pm January 16, 2013

poor bikes. shift! haha

Metta wrote: 11:05pm January 16, 2013

Love me some flat track... sweet vid!

Please don't hate us. wrote: 11:24pm January 16, 2013

They used to also have flat track at a motocross track in NH called Jolly Rogers. They would have flat track on Saturday night. I heard that one time New England MX'er Keith Johnson was there camping for a Sunday MX and borrowed a flat track bike from some one and raced, beating the guys that raced it all the time.

flabergast wrote: 12:14am January 17, 2013

nice!! I raced flat track last year for the first time. just trying something diffrent for me and it has totally improved my cornering speed. ive been on that track. Vince you put on some good races

pizzacorner wrote: 6:46am January 17, 2013

I have gotten on the small flat track at Durhamtown that is next to the dirt drag strip, which is just for fun. I found it very fun, even on MX tires. I noticed they took the front brakes off their bikes.

cxd56 wrote: 8:02am January 17, 2013

This reminds me of on any Sunday a little

srp140 wrote: 8:56am January 17, 2013

san jose mile were some of the best races i have ever seen back in the day!!! #41 ricky graham was one of the greatest flat trackers there ever was ! bring back the san jose mile !!!

wiseguy46l wrote: 11:34am January 17, 2013

The rev limiter usually doesn't affect the motor I.e. valves because it is strictly electronic and it helps flat trackers set up for the corners. We gear for track length and traction. Travis Pastrana had tried to race at the Daytona national a while ago and only qualified 65th or something. Keith Johnson must not have rode a pro class at that race

wiseguy46l wrote: 11:37am January 17, 2013

We usually only run one gear, and rarely two