But for the third consecutive year, the series took a detour to a second speedway-style track. “With how gnarly the track was, you had to be pretty on point.”. “This one is more of a Supercross track,” said Red Bull KTM’s Aaron Plessinger. “I love speedway tracks, I wish they would add more,” Plessinger said. Motorsports’ Shane McElrath put the Atlanta track in the same category as Red Bull Straight Rhythm — which is essentially the dirt bike version of a drag race, involving one-on-one matchups on a straight, half-mile course. 12 Suzuki rider, who finished 12th on Saturday, Atlanta outranks Daytona in regard to pure difficulty.

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