Michael Lock

This week, we put in a call to the man at the top, the CEO of American Flat Track, Michael Lock. We get to know the man behind the flat track resurgence, what drew him to the series and motorcycles in general, and expectations for the upcoming AFT season. 00:24 - Scottie update 00:47 - Michael Lock intro 01:30 - Talks of Flat Out Friday event 04:38 - Where are you from originally? 05:20 - How did you get into motorcycles? 09:05 - Talks of what inspired him to become a leader 10:55 - Talks of how his relationship with American Flat Track began 14:00 - What were your first impressions of the sport? 17:01 - Talks about changes to the sport over the past few years 19:39 - “…some things that are going to happen in the next 60-90 days are going to be game-changers…” 20:57 - Talks about changes to the race format in 2017 25:26 - Talks of the future of the Superprestigio 27:05 - What has Michael Lock and AFT been up to this off-season? 29:02 - Is there a reason behind why you have to ride one particular brand of motorcycle per event? 34:33 - “with no disrespect to the twins guys, my favorite three races (of 2017) were Singles races…” 36:17 - Teases a major AFT Singles announcement coming in the next week 37:04 - Michael talks of the advisory group and what it means to him and AFT 40:38 - Talks of new multi-year deal with NBC 44:15 - What else can we expect in 2018? 46:00 - “Grams gotta know…” 50:36 - “…I want the best riders in the world competing in American Flat Track…”