Orient Express Racing Pro Street records fell again this past weekend as hard work, exploiting the advantages of racing a 1000cc bike, new tires, and relatively recent rule changes continue to revolutionize the class—to the delight of some and the discouragement of others. At the beginning of this season, riders…
Strategy Nets Newgarden Texas Win
Josef Newgarden came seemingly from nowhere to win the IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. The 2019 championship leader fended off Alexander Rossi in a thrilling duel over the final 10 laps to capture the DXC Technology 600. “I didn’t see him up front all day,” said Rossi. “All of…
Juncos Partners Send McLaren Knocked Out and Loaded
I’m sure you’ve seen this somewhere before, but we’ll talk a lot more about it here: two-time Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso and Team McLaren will not race in the 2019 Indy 500 after failing to qualify. Returning to the 500 for a second time in a bid to…
Webb extends Supercross lead with Houston win
The thirteenth round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross also held within it the third and final round of the Triple Crown series, and the racing could not have been much more exciting for the 49,183 fans packed into NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. In the 450SX Class, Red Bull…
Race 2 at Kuwait Motor Town
Pro Bike winner Mohammed “Big Mo” Al-Awad and American Richard Gadson in Super Street Bike led winners at the second International Drag Race at Kuwait Motor Town. BIKE PHOTOS FROM RACE 1 CANDID PHOTOS FROM RACE 1 CAR PHOTOS FROM RACE 1
Kyle Wyman wins 78th running of the Daytona 200
The American Motorcyclist Association congratulates rider Kyle Wyman on winning the 78th edition of the Daytona 200. The Walworth, N.Y., resident and MotoAmerica AMA Superbike Class competitor rode a Yamaha YZF-R6 to his first career Daytona 200 victory. The event took place Saturday on the 3.51-mile road course at Daytona…
Newgarden wins IndyCar Series opener at St. Pete
When Josef Newgarden ran longer, harder and faster (got it, ladies?) in a middle stint of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, it paid off with victory at the end. Newgarden kicked off the 2019 NTT IndyCar Series season victorious by 2.8998 seconds over reigning series champion Scott Dixon.…
Ducati and Dovizioso win by .023—or Did They??
NOTE: At the VisitQatar Grand Prix, the FIM MotoGP Stewards Panel received various protests concerning aerodynamic devices on the rear swing arm of Ducati machinery ridden by Andrea Dovizioso (Mission Winnow Ducati Team), Danilo Petrucci (Mission Winnow Ducati Team) and Jack Miller (Alma Pramac Racing). The protests were made by…
MotoAmerica in Review: Road Atlanta
As the North American motorcycle road racing season gets fired up next weekend in Daytona, Eatmyink takes a sharp look at 2018 through the words of Michael Marino and lens of Michael Brock. Sometimes someone wins in a season opener and gets out to an early championship lead, only to…
Power on IndyCar Pole at St. Pete
The streets of St. Petersburg have become Will Power’s qualifying playground. The Team Penske veteran continued his amazing dominance of NTT P1 Award qualifying for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, laying down the best lap Saturday in the Firestone Fast Six to earn the race’s pole position for the…