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Mees Targets Record Tenth Grand National Championship as Progressive AFT Opens ‘24 Season with Daytona Bike Week Doubleheader
The 2024 Progressive American Flat Track season will kick off in spectacular doubleheader fashion with the Royal Enfield Short Track at DAYTONA I & II. Read More
Before Our Eyes
The primary storyline of 2024 is obvious to all. Jared Mees (No. 1 Rogers Racing/SDI Racing/Indian Motorcycle FTR750) enters the new season boasting three consecutive Mission SuperTwins titles, which has put him in position to break one of the foundational records in all of motorsport.
Scott Parker’s tally of nine Grand National Championships was once – and not all that long ago – viewed as all but unapproachable. Mees has not only approached it, he’s equaled it.
As for his chances of attaining GNC #10, well, Mees pretty much has to be considered the preseason favorite to retain the #1 plate and rewrite the record books in the process.
That said, it’s important that we not treat the ‘24 campaign as a season-long coronation, nor a tenth title as an inevitability. On paper at least, this year’s battle is set to be among the stiffest of Mees’ career, and simultaneously, his single best chance to get it done.
The reasons behind those seeming contradictions are the same: Dallas Daniels (No. 32 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT) and Briar Bauman (No. 3 Rick Ware Racing/KTM/Parts Plus KTM 790 Duke).
Over its long history, the Grand National Championship has largely been the domain of Grandmasters – riders who have ruled over the sport for years on end before ultimately passing the baton to the next transcendent talent.
In fact, dating back to its origins as a season-long championship in 1954, just eleven riders have accounted for 50 Grand National Championships, approximately 70% of the total awarded.
For the moment, this trend leans in the Indian superstar’s favor. However, it could just as easily turn to work against him.
In only his second premier-class…
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