It’s been called a paved motocross course. It’s been likened to street courses such as Monte Carlo due to the many walls near the track’s edges. What can be said for sure is that Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway is a one-of-a-kind stop on both the World Superbike (WSBK) and MotoAmerica (MA) calendars each season. With […]
If you have raced competitively at any level you know the feeling. It could have been running track in high school. It could have been mountain bikes in a local club. Here it is national level flat track. In any event you’ve felt the butterflies. You probably developed a pre-race ritual or routine to burn […]
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This Sunday, June 25th, is the running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. For the first time in several years, there will be a free live webcast with a full battery of former racers and on air talent to give you the play-by-play. The 10-year contract with Matchsports sounds more promising than some of […]
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The first race of the Isle of Man TT is tomorrow. The Superbike race will be 6 laps and is scheduled for 2pm local time. There is an 8hr difference to the US west coast and 5hr difference to the US east coast.If you fancy an early morning cup of coffee and some racing, there […]
American Flat Track Racing – The Sacramento Mile American flat track racing continued its resurgence when the fastest slideways riders in the world took over the Sacramento Mile. “Flyin’”Bryan Smith carried the #1 plate into battle on his Indian FTR750, spending most of the day fighting his teammates Brad “the Bullet” Baker and “Jammin’” Jared […]
One does not have to be the loneliest number. Bryan Smith took the number one plate in the 2016 AMA Pro Flat Track (now American Flat Track) championship, and he had company– in the form of Jared Mees, who came within a whisker of snatching the title away (which would have been his 5th). […]
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The dust of Dakar is settled, so why not open up some old wounds? It’s actually best to start out by saying that “Fuelgate” is not the biggest story of Dakar. The thing that makes it so interesting is it being the least talked about story. Though to be perfectly honest, it has also been […]
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TRUCKS!!! The words “epic” and “mammoth” cannot be overused when describing the truck category in the Dakar Rally. This year’s favorite, Gerard De Rooy settled for third in his Iveco, suffering big setbacks in two stages and struggling to make up the time. It left the door open for a one-two finish for a jubilant […]
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Bike Category The bikes had a serious shake up as they came out of the mountains and hit the final dunes in the 2017 Dakar Rally. All competitors had just spent days struggling with rain, extreme cold, and the thin air of the mountains. While Stage 10 began with the cold and altitude, they quickly […]
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Judging by the comments section on Dakar Rally’s official Facebook page, people did not understand the reasoning behind cancelling Stage 09 due to a landslide. Some lamented the Rally losing its defining spirit of grit and tenacity. Others railed against organizers for their inconsiderate attitude towards local fans who drove long distances to see race […]
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Lyndon Poskitt took advantage of a cancelled Stage 09 to call into his sponsors at Adventure Spec, giving an update from the trenches of this year’s Dakar Rally. Lyndon currently sits second in the Malle Moto class; a class of riders who race without support crews and perform all service themselves while sleeping in tents. […]
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The latest Dakar Heroes installment is a testament to the toughness and unforgiving nature of the famous rally. For those just tuning in, these videos tend to run a day behind for editing purposes, plus Stage 06 was cancelled due to a powerful weather system that moved in and flooded the area. But even the […]
