Attention Gearheads – Handbuilt Motorcycle Show during Moto GP weekend in Austin, Texas
Now here is some clever marketing. MotoGP touches down at COTA in Austin, Texas in a mere couple of weeks drawing thousands of spectators and gear heads. Whether or not you are mechanically inclined, you have an opportunity to take in the artistry of bike building by hand. No assembly line models. These bikes are […]
Ducati Island resurfaces in Texas
The spirit of the MotoGP race lives on as Ducati debuts Ducati Island at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas in April. Race enthusiasts were disheartened late last season when the announcement was made that MotoGP would no longer take place at Laguna Seca in California. Not only did it mean a favourite race […]
No more MotoGP for Laguna Seca
Just as I was looking forward to planning a repeat trip, this statement gets released by Mazda. Raceway: For 25 years, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca has served as the “home” for Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the United States, having staged 15 world championship Grands Prix since 1988. Unfortunately, and in spite of loyal support […]
Lawrence Ulrich talks the ride of his life
Meet Lawrence Ulrich – one of my media companions this year at Laguna Seca. New Yorker all the way and man, could he pick the wine! Lawrence got the opportunity of a lifetime to ride one lap around the track as a passenger with Randy Mamola on the Ducati GP bike. His story is worth […]
Marquez set Rookie Record with 5th win
Marc Marquez has made more MotoGP™ history, winning Sunday’s bwin Grand Prix České republiky to become the first rookie ever to claim five victories in his maiden season. On this occasion, the Repsol Honda Team rider came out on top after an immensely close fight with teammate Dani Pedrosa and Yamaha Factory Racing’s Jorge Lorenzo. […]
Marquez breaks record and takes the pole at Indy
Marc Marquez continued his domination of the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix weekend by claiming a spectacular pole position on Saturday, beating the previous pole record by over eight tenths of a second. The Repsol Honda Team rider will share Sunday’s front row with his closest title rivals, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa. The fight […]
MotoGP back on at Indianapolis and live on SiriusXM
Sirius XM announces broadcast deal Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) and Dorna Sports today announced an agreement to make SiriusXM the exclusive North American radio broadcaster of the FIM MotoGP World Championship Grand Prix, marking the national U.S. radio debut of the world’s premier motorcycle racing series. SiriusXM’s coverage will begin this weekend (August 16-18) […]
What a Wicked Weekend – Part II – MotoGP
By Marissa Baecker Laguna Seca, California – The MotoGP is the Formula 1 for riders that represents ten countries, 24 full-time riders, including three from the U.S., and a race season that runs each year from April to November. As of 2013, there are three U.S. stops – Austin, Texas in April, Laguna Seca, California […]
MotoGP riders pair speed with protection
By Marissa Baecker Securing the win in Germany last weekend at the Sachsenring, MotoGP rider, Marc Marquez, has officially taken the lead of the race as it returns to our continent this weekend. I know there are more than a few die hard GP fans that make the trek every year on their bikes to […]
Marquez storms into championship lead with Sachsenring win
Marc Marquez has won the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at the Sachsenring, picking up his second MotoGP™ victory and seventh podium finish from eight races. In the absence of both Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa, the same three riders were on the podium as at the Dutch TT, with Cal Crutchlow and Valentino Rossi […]