Emma Gottsch Crowned 2026 Royal Enfield BTR Flat Track Champion

Emma Gottsch BTR Flat Track honors are official: Gottsch is the 2026 Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race. Flat Track Champion, clinching the title on the strength of consistency — three victories and two runner-up finishes across the five-round season — as the program wrapped its 2026 campaign developing the next generation of women in motorcycle racing.

Rodriguez Closes the Season With Back-to-Back Wins

Before the Emma Gottsch BTR Flat Track story became official, Madicela Rodriguez closed out the season the way she opened the previous round — with a win. The finale delivered genuine early drama: Rodriguez and Gottsch traded the lead multiple times in the opening laps before Rodriguez took control, steadily pulling away to cross the line more than four seconds clear of the field. It was her second consecutive BTR Flat Track Main Event victory, and it elevated her to second overall in the final championship standings.

Hanna Brewer mounted a late charge to challenge Gottsch for the runner-up spot before settling for third at the flag — her second podium of the season and further proof of the depth building across the BTR Flat Track field. Royal Enfield’s flat track program has continued producing genuinely competitive racing season over season.

Gottsch’s Consistency Wins the Title

Emma Gottsch’s title didn’t need the finale win to lock in to secure the championship — her season-long pace already had. Three wins and two runner-up finishes across five rounds is the kind of record that wins titles on consistency rather than fireworks, and it held up against a genuinely strong field all year. Julia Heess, unable to compete in the finale due to injury, still held onto third overall — a testament to how strong her results were earlier in the season.

On Gottsch’s title, “It’s been another great season where the championship has gone down to the wire,” said Adrian Sellers, Head of Custom & Motorsport at Royal Enfield. “Progress and development for every rider throughout the field… is the whole ethos of the program and will help continue to grow the sport. We’re proud of every rider who competed in this year’s campaign and love witnessing the progression throughout the year.”

Emma Gottsch’s capturing the BTR Flat Track championship caps a program built around giving participants the chance to build, train, and compete on Royal Enfield motorcycles. The BTR Flat Track program has made real progress on its core mission this season — developing the next generation of women in flat track racing, one close, hard-fought championship at a time.

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