MotoGP: All Change?

008 Max Biaggi's Factory Aprilia RSV4

Motegi changed everything. Casey Stoner, who is leaving Ducati for Honda, won over Andrea Dovizioso on a Honda. The two of them pulled away from the previously ascendant Yamahas of Valentino Rossi, who is leaving for Ducati, and Jorge Lorenzo, who is heading for a world championship this year. Might this put an end to [...]

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Valentino Rossi speaks out: “320 km/h is more than enough.”

008 Aprilia Tuono V4R

Italian GQ recently asked nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi if he could invent a new motorcycling championship, what would be his rules? Here is Rossi’s response: “First, the right number of competitors is 24 or 26. At the moment, I’d keep the four-strokes, even if everyone loves the 500cc two-strokes, but unfortunately the world is [...]

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Eric’s Take, Part 6—Bostrom Blogs!

024 Aprilia Tuono V4R

Team Cycle World Attack Performance Yoshimura Suzuki’s season finale at Barber Motorsports Park didn’t end as well as it began. But, as with life, nothing comes without hurdles, and bridging the distance between ourselves and America’s fastest men on two wheels was never going to be easy. To back up a bit, what better way [...]

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Officially unofficial: The 2011 Provisional MotoGP Calendar.

    FIM ANNOUNCEMENT – 2011 Provisional MotoGP Calendar Thursday 30 September For immediate release   The FIM today announced the provisional calendar for the 2011 MotoGP World Championship as the following:   Date Grand Prix Circuit March 20th Qatar* Losail April 3rd Spain Jerez April 24th Japan Motegi May 1st Portugal Estoril May 15th [...]

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Soils of Bakersfield: Racing Dirt Track at the County Fair

When our Associate Editor packs up the steel shoe, it won’t be long before it’s Crying Time. by Mark Cernicky and the Buckaroos photos by Jamey Blunt With the forecast in the 100+ temp range, it seemed like the perfect time to flee the Pacific coast and head over the Grapevine to Bakersfield for the [...]

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