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 [...]
Read Full Post | Comments(1)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 [...]
Read Full Post | Comments(1)Dungey Dominates, USA Wins
Winning at home in front of a partisan crowd is perhaps a racer’s most satisfying achievement. But it also must be one of the most pressure-filled situations that these athletes experience; especially when the race pits nation vs. nation for international bragging rights. For the 21st time in 64 years, Team USA secured [...]
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Read Full Post | Comments(1)Eric Bostrom Hospitalized After Crash at Barber Motorsports Park
Eric Bostrom was officially credited with 12th place in Saturday’s AMA Pro American SuperBike race at Barber Motorsports Park. The Team Cycle World Attack Performance Yoshimura Suzuki rider was running fifth on the final lap of the race when he was rear-ended by Jordan Suzuki’s Brett McCormick in Turn 13. Both riders crashed. McCormick was [...]
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