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AMA Pro Racing announced today the 2014 AMA Pro Road Racing schedule, featuring the full complement of classes at each stop on the circuit. The AMA Pro SuperBike, GoPro Daytona SportBike and AMA Pro SuperSport divisions will contest doubleheaders at each round in 2014, while the Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series will participate in one race final per weekend. The 73rd annual DAYTONA 200 will …
Two of every three deaths in U.S. auto racing over the past three years occurred at short tracks, which have been slow to embrace changes that are saving lives in racing’s major leagues. The most recent tragedy happened last weekend in New York when auto racing star Tony Stewart hit and killed 20-year-old sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr., who was standing on the track …
It was neither Peter nor Xavier’s first serious accident. Peter crashed into a tire wall at Portland International Raceway in May 2009 when he dove into a corner to find he had no brakes. He broke several bones—the tibia and fibula just above the boot line, a femur and a humerus just above the elbow—and severed a radial nerve, all requiring multiple surgeries. In July, …
The gate drops and 24 twin-engine motorcycles leap forward in screaming unison. The elbow-to-elbow pack surges, speeding ahead on the flat track at more than 100 miles per hour. In seconds, they’ve reached the first turn; riders lean sharply in a horse-powered ballet. As one steel-toed booted foot skims the packed soil, each jockeys for position. The crowd roars, thirsty for more. Welcome to the …
The company’s survival depended on the police contract, so Moto Guzzi dusted off Carcano’s V-twin concept and conceived the V7 — so called because of the V shape of the cylinder layout and its 700cc capacity. A civilian version was shown at the 1965 Milan show, but with this workaday motorcycle Moto Guzzi was riding down a road far from its winning ways on the …
Racing motorcycles is your favorite hobby and you spend much of your time traveling to and from races. However, your motorcycle's racing numbers are starting to wear down, and it is time for you to replace them. Racing numbers attach to your motorcycle in a number of ways, including painted on, decals, and stickers. Racing number decals come in a variety of sizes, the most …
Instead of holding individual press conferences to debut its various factory racing teams, Yamaha decided to bring them all together under one roof for the press to see them all at once. Begin Press Release: Yamaha Motor Europe Launches 2017 Racing Challenge in Italy As the new racing season draws closer, Yamaha Motor Europe N.V. has taken a moment between preseason testing activities to gather …
A century ago, Americans fell in love with speed. While the Wright Brothers flew overhead and Model T’s rolled off Henry Ford’s assembly line, the new sport of motorcycle racing began drawing large crowds bent on celebrating a piston-powered future. The Hendee Manufacturing Company introduced the 1.75-horsepower, single-cylinder Indian in 1901. Harley-Davidson followed in 1903. Inevitably, racing ensued. Early contests were held on horse-racing ovals …
AJ Allmendinger didn’t exactly quell rumors that he recently test drove on Charlotte Motor Speedway’s road course, fueling speculation the 2.4-mile layout might be used as early as for this season’s NASCAR all-star race. Allmendinger was asked about the test Tuesday at the speedway’s media tour at the Charlotte Convention Center. After joking at first that he was playing golf in the area, Allmendinger acknowledged …