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Kawasaki Press Release: Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team leader Ryan Villopoto will make a decision about his participation in this weekend’s MXGP of Europe at Valkenswaard in Holland after tests later this week. Villopoto was injured when he crashed during the second race of the GP of Trentino last weekend; he has undergone medical examination this week and has been informed by the doctors that he suffered from a coccyx failure. The 26 years old American will make a decision together...

Amidst driving rain, flooding, delays, and great racing at Road Atlanta’s round two of the 2015 season, we had a short chat with MotoAmerica’s Communications Manager, Paul Carruthers. If you’re unfamiliar with Carruthers, his credentials make him the perfect fit for his job. Carruthers grew up on the racetrack. He’s the son of Kel Carruthers, a 250 Grand Prix World Champion who also won the Isle of Man and was manager of the team that brought Kenny Roberts to his world championships. Where...

Well, if you want to know how you win then maybe you shouldn’t ask me because on this day, I didn't win. I’ve tried my hand at professional racing, track days on motorcycles and cars, schooling on and off the track, and still one of my favorite things in the world is a good motorcycle game.   How does it work? Easy, last rider to cross the finish line wins. Put your foot down, and you’re out. Leave the designated area, and you’re out. It's tournament style elimination.   We heard about...

If you've every dreamed about racing motorcycles, but thought that you couldn't because your motorcycle was too old, or that it would be too expensive, or that you weren't fast enough—well, welcome to a whole new world my friend. From dirt track ovals to the country's premier road racing tracks, the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) stages racing events for motorcycles of nearly every type and era. Don't let the word "historic" fool you into thinking that AHRMA races...

Hardball! Riders say Valentino Rossi seems like a really nice guy. Until you get close to him on the track. Two numbers sum up how Rossi won Sunday—the laps on which the two men in contention made their fastest laps. Rossi went 1:39.019 on lap 20, and Marc Marquez, who crashed out by touching his front to Rossi’s rear tire on lap 24, made his best lap of 1:39.071 on lap 2. Be fast at the end—when it counts. Argentina’s Termas de Rio Hondo track and Indianapolis are the two most abrasive in...

Kurt Caselli Foundation Press Release: The Kurt Caselli Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of The KCF Concussion Management Program, the first of its kind for youth motorcycle racing. In cooperation with the AMA Youth Hare & Hound Series, The KCF will begin collecting concussion baselines from all youth series competitors using the King-Devick Concussion Test. In recent years, nearly every form of youth sports in the country has implemented some type of concussion management...

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British superstar Bradley Smith, who rides for the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 MotoGP team, looked comfortable and collected while running a close fourth during the first five laps of the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas at COTA before fading slightly to an eventual sixth. “Yeah, it was good,” he said. “I could actually breathe and think! That’s not always been the case, but it’s a sign that I’ve got more brain space while running with those guys.” A few specific items have given Smith that...

Monster Energy/Graves Yamaha‘s Cameron Beaubier had a perfect day in imperfect conditions at Road Atlanta, the Californian having it all his way in the Honda Superbike Challenge of Road Atlanta on a day when his main rivals in the championship faltered. Beaubier topped his teammate Josh Hayes by 4.699 seconds in the first of two wet races on a day of horrible weather in Georgia. Then he and the rest of the racers had to endure a lengthy wait as the MotoAmerica and Road Atlanta crews were...

To all ANB Club Members,     UNITED WE RIDE...       This year will be full of Excitement and rides, ANB Motorcycles promise you a ride every Sunday whether a short one or an official big ride. You can find the year calendar on ANB Motorcycles Facebook page.   ANB Motorcycles club has the pleasure to invite you on Sunday the 12th of April to Its Opening ride to Beit Mounzer.   Mr. Mario Saade, had the pleasure to invite you to his Residence, a wonderful place, next to...