Progressive American Flat Track
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race.
Emma Gottsch (No. 5) leads the Build. Train. Race. pack at Daytona.
Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. is Royal Enfield's flat track class for women, on motorcycles built from the INT 650. It has raced at selected American Flat Track rounds since 2020.
How the program works
Riders apply to join. Each sends a two-minute video about herself, a few riding clips and a written resume. The next step is a long online talk with Jennifer Lewis, Royal Enfield's Custom & Motorsports Program Manager.
Build. Train. Race. is a two-year program. The riders travel to the races together as one team, and on track they race each other as hard as any other class.
How the 2026 Build. Train. Race. race days ran
Counted from the official session list of each Build. Train. Race. round in 2026 (5 rounds). Each round’s own list is the final word.
- Practice
- One session at all 5 rounds.
- Qualifying
- Two sessions at all 5 rounds.
- Heat races
- One heat at all 5 rounds.
- Main Event
- At all 5 rounds, over 10 laps.
Emma Gottsch in 2026
Emma Gottsch finished first in the 2026 Build. Train. Race. standings with 107 points.
She won the first three races of the year: both nights at Royal Enfield Short Track at DAYTONA in March and the Ventura Short Track in April. She was second at the Caterpillar Nashville Short Track and at the Appalachian H-D Williams Grove Half-Mile.
2026 races
- March 5, 2026 Royal Enfield Short Track at DAYTONA I Won by Emma Gottsch
- March 6, 2026 Royal Enfield Short Track at DAYTONA II Won by Emma Gottsch
- April 25, 2026 Ventura Short Track Won by Emma Gottsch
- June 6, 2026 Caterpillar Nashville Short Track Won by Madicela Rodriguez
- July 11, 2026 Appalachian H-D Williams Grove Half-Mile Won by Madicela Rodriguez
2026 championship
Race results show the classification for an individual race. Championship standings show season points for the selected class.
Points scored through Round 11, Appalachian H-D Williams Grove Half-Mile, July 11, 2026. Standings retrieved November 11, 2026, 7:34 PM EST.
Top 5 of 10 riders in the official 2026 Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. standings.
- Position 1 Emma Gottsch 107 points3 wins
- Position 2 Madicela Rodriguez 92 points2 wins
- Position 3 Julia Heess 73 points0 wins
- Position 4 Hanna Brewer 71 points0 wins
- Position 5 Kristen Rodrigues 66 points0 wins
Where to watch AFT
Watch AFT races live or on demand with a FloRacing subscription. Watch past races on FansChoice.tv.
Sources
Photographs
- Emma Gottsch (No. 5) leads the Build. Train. Race. pack at Daytona. Photo: Scott Hunter for AMA Pro Racing. Published with 10 Minutes + 2 Laps with Jennifer Lewis, June 18, 2026
- Build. Train. Race. riders meet their fans at Daytona. Photo: Kristen Lassen for AMA Pro Racing. Published with 10 Minutes + 2 Laps with Jennifer Lewis, June 18, 2026
- Julia Heess (No. 13) and Emma Gottsch (No. 5) at the Ventura Short Track, April 25, 2026. Photo: Tim Lester for AMA Pro Racing. Published with 10 Minutes + 2 Laps with Jennifer Lewis, June 18, 2026
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