Kawasaki Confirms 2019 American Flat Track Contingency Program
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (January 23, 2019) – Kawasaki announced today its 2019 American Flat Track Contingency Program totaling $424,850 – boasting a 19% increase over its 2018 program.
The per-race and championship contingency payouts are available to riders in all three classes, broken down as follows:
Payouts
AFT Twins/AFT Production Twins/AFT Singles
1. $5,000/ $1,500/ $1,500
2. $4,000/ $1,000/ $1,000
3. $3,000/ $750/ $750
4. $1,000/ $500/ $500
5. $750/ $250/ $250
6. $500/ $200/ $200
7. $300/ $150/ $150
8. $200/ $100/ $100
9. $150/ $100/ $100
10. $100/ $100/ $100
Per-Race Subtotal
$15,000/ $4,650/ $4,650
Races
18 races/ 11 races/ 18 races
Per-Race 2019 Total
$270,000/ $51,150/ $83,700
Champion Bonus
$5,000/ $5,000/ $10,000
To be eligible for contingency payouts, riders must run a Kawasaki KX450F in AFT Singles or an eligible Kawasaki twin-cylinder engine in AFT Production Twins and AFT Twins. In all classes, Kawasaki Lime Green must be the dominant color on the machine in order to qualify.
To help riders take home as many contingency dollars as possible, American Flat Track has created online Contingency Guidelines for each of its three classes: 2019 American Flat Track Contingency.
American Flat Track will kick off its highly-anticipated 2019 season with the Bigger, Better, and Faster DAYTONA TT presented under the lights of the Daytona International Speedway on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Tickets start at just $35 online ($45 at the gate) and are available for purchase now at www.americanflattrack.com.
For more information on American Flat Track and the upcoming 2019 season visit www.americanflattrack.com.
How to Watch:
NBCSN and FansChoice.tv are the official homes for coverage of American Flat Track. For the 2019 season, NBCSN’s coverage of AFT moves to highly-coveted, weekend afternoon programming slots within two weeks of each event. The complete schedule for AFT on NBCSN can be viewed at http://www.americanflattrack.com/events-nbcsn/. FansChoice.tv remains a cornerstone of AFT’s digital strategy, providing live streaming coverage of every event on AFT’s live page while previous events and exclusive features are available on AFT’s VOD page.
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.com, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, check us out on Instagram, live stream the events at FansChoice.tv and catch all the American Flat Track racing action on NBCSN.