Sleaford rider Bell ready to race in the USA
Sleaford's Jack Bell has partnered with Dick Shepherd Triumph to boost Jack's Flat track racing efforts.
In January Jack will be making a two weeks trip to the USA to take on some of the best US riders at the Pensacola Clash and Winter Throwdown.
Dick kindly supplied two brand new Triumph TF450 machines to help boost Jack's performance in British and World championship events.
Jack will be racing a Triumph TF450, kindly prepared and loaned by John Pearson.
United States is the pinnacle of Flat Track Racing. I’ve always followed the American Flat Track (AFT) series watching top level riders battle and admired their purpose-built tracks.
Watching the AFT races I can see they host a very professional show and encourage lots of manufacturers and sponsors to the Flat Tracks scene in America.
Jack made my USA debut at the Winter Throwdown in January 2025: this is classed as a series outside the AFT circuit but still brings interest from the best American riders due to its high level sponsorship.
Jack said: "This is clearly the best event for me to attend and it allows me to make the most of the trip whilst maximising my time on the bike across the pond.
"This time I’m trying to make the most of my American Flat Track trip: being able to ride a Triumph TF450 just like I ride in the UK is going to be a great help.
"Having a bike I am comfortable is a benefiting factor, biggest change is that I’ll need to adapt to the different track surfaces and techniques used over there.
"I am very excited for this action packed trip, I am working hard and gathering as much information as possible to be sure I am 100 per cent ready for the trip.
"Whilst in the USA I will meet up with the Dead Good Race Team from the UK, they’ll be taking part in Cory Texter Winter Throwdown and I look forward meeting up with riders from home to race against the best of USA.
"This trip is a big learning curve for me, with lots of fast riders, and I will gain lots of knowledge and try my hardest to fight for top positions. The trip is proving to be a heavy cost due to flights and sport insurance, if anyone is interested in sponsoring me please get in touch and we can sort advertising and sponsorship packages."