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Continue reading →: 2016 Riding Season Review
As we get closer to the first snow falling and the end of the 2016 riding season, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what has been one of my most memorable riding years to date. Despite not going on the western states adventure I had hoped to,…
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Continue reading →: The New Rider Advice New Riders Hardly Every Receive
If you are going to ride like you have something to prove, please do not ride One of the biggest problems motorcycling as has faced for a long time is its hooliganistic image. Try walking up to three random people in the mall and ask them what is the first thing…
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Continue reading →: RaceRip: F1 Australian GP 2016
This past weekend’s Australian Grand Prix delivered just about everything it could be expected to. Surprises, talk of safety, great midfield battles, a failed qualifying “innovation,” and the debut of an American team were all on tap. Indeed, the Australian GP has carried on the pre-season tones that will likely define the…
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Continue reading →: RaceRip: MotoGP Qatar GP 2016
In my season preview article, I noted that this was going to be a MotoGP season full of unknowns. The usually consistent “premier class” saw a number of rules and equipment changes over the off-season. The first round in Qatar answered a lot of those questions, and not the way…
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Continue reading →: Race Rip: WSBK Thailand 2016
Until the last few laps of Race 2, I was going to start this report by saying that the on-track action at the Chang International Circuit had been overshadowed by the track conditions. The slippery surface that had riders regularly running off the track at several corners was detracting from the on-track product. Then the last 5 laps happened. Then…
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Continue reading →: Why I am so excited about Nicky Hayden’s move to World Superbike
At first glance, Nicky Hayden’s move from MotoGP to World Superbike seems like a step backward. Hayden is moving from a series where a crankshaft is probably as expensive as an entire superbike. This is something we have seen other riders do toward the end of their careers. Talented riders…
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Continue reading →: 2016 World Superbike Season Preview
As we make our way through February, we come ever closer to one of the weekends that has defined my life for the last nine years. Sure, the end of February means that big sporting events have already passed us by. The Super Bowl and the Daytona 500 are in the history books…
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Continue reading →: 2016 MotoGP Season Preview
As we approach the start of the 2016 MotoGP World Championship, we find ourselves in unfamiliar territory. After two years of Honda domination, Yamaha is back on top. After two years of Marc Marquez’s youthful exuberance beating out the old guard, the veteran and rival Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo is the reigning world champion. Unlike previous seasons…
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Continue reading →: Race Rip: F1 Monaco 2014
As I watched the podium “ceremony” in Monaco, I became very confused. I checked my phone and my computer and confirmed that it was indeed Sunday morning and I was not watching a weekday soap opera. The similarities between a soap and the Mercedes duo’s antics on the podium do…
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Continue reading →: Race Rip: MotoGP Le Mans 2014
Okay, so this is a week late. Better late than never. Sometimes I think Marc Marquez is kind of like the Joker: He’s so good that he toys with us fans because he can. In two of the last three grands prix Marquez has made terrible starts only to knife…
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