Masters to make Troy Bayliss Classic debut
The Aussie GP wildcard and Speedway World Cup rider is now turning his talents back to dirt track racingAustralia's international speedway rider Sam Masters will contest the 2017 Troy Bayliss Classic flat track event on Saturday, January 21 in Taree (NSW).
The 25-year-old from Newcastle, who has competed in the last two Australian speedway GPs at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, will line-up in the All-Star class.
Masters said he was looking forward to racing bar-to-bar against American flat track racers Jared Mees, Henry Wiles, Sammy Halbert as well the likes of three-time superbike world champion Troy Bayliss and three-time speedway world champion Jason Crump.
“It is a privilege to get the opportunity to race at the Troy Bayliss Classic," Masters said. “I grew up racing dirt track but it has been quite a while since I have raced it, especially on an oil track, so I am looking forward to getting out there and having a lot of fun."
Meanwhile, the Legends field features an incredible line-up of racers including Damon Buckmaster, Vaughn Style, Kevin Horton, Phil Lovett, Anthony Gunter, Rick Rice, Wayne Clark, Chris Watson and Stephen Gall.
Gall will be one to watch. The motocross icon boasts five Australian titles, four Mr Motocross titles, three Australian dirt track championships and is a two-time winner of the Finke Desert Race.
For more information on the 2017 Troy Bayliss Classic visit troybaylissevents.com.
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