After a long winter break, the racing season is back in full swing. The British Superbike riders just finished up the first race of the 2011 BSB season, and will return to the track this weekend at Oulton Park. Tommy Hill leads the series, but only by four points ahead of former BSB champion Shane [...]
It’s been more than two months since the AMA Pro Road Racing Championship hit the asphalt. The AMA may not be racing this weekend, but they will hit the track for a testing session at Miller Motorsports Park. The AMA Pro Racing Championship will head to MMP on May 2-3 for an official two day test. [...]
The MotoGP riders have had nearly a month off since the second round of the season in Jerez, but they’ll return to the track this weekend for round three of the 2011 MotoGP season. Jorge Lorenzo is the man to beat as the MotoGP riders prepare to take to the grid in Portugal. Lorenzo has [...]
The Pramac Racing team is ready for Estoril. Randy de Puniet will be lining up on Sunday for the Portugal GP, and his teammate Loris Capirossi could be there as well. Capirossi has been dealing with an inflamed shoulder injury, but says that he is confident that he’ll be on the bike this weekend. Capirossi, [...]
The new Isle of Man TT Documentary, TT3D: Closer to the Edge, had a huge opening weekend. The new TT documentary is the highest grossing documentary in the UK since Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. The new TT film, which brought in about £313,000 ($520,000) at the box office this weekend, putting it in the box [...]
In the first quarter of 2011, most major brands reported a rise in motorcycle sales. The Motorcycle Industry Council reports that major brands saw a rise of 7.2% in motorcycle sales during the first quarter of 2011, compared to the same time period last year. The Motorcycle Industry Council’s Retail Sales Report, tracks the sales [...]
Just a few days after Polaris acquired Indian Motorcycle, Polaris announced another company that will reside in its garage. Polaris will acquire Global Electric Motorcars, a subsidiary of Chrysler. GEM, based in Fargo, North Dakota, manufacturers electric powered vehicles. Polaris now has the oldest motorcycle manufacturer in US history with Indian Motorcycle, as well as [...]
By no fault of his own, Iraq war veteran Zacharie Perez was hit by two cars on a Texas interstate. A third car narrowly missed Perez as he laid on the concrete. Perez was riding his motorcycle near Dallas when he slowed down due to traffic. The car behind him didn’t slow down, and rear [...]
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