TTXGP, FIM e-Power finally working together

It’s been in the works for months and now it looks like they’re announcing before the exact agreement has been worked out. TTXGP and its copycat FIM e-Power are collaborating on select races for the 2011 season (schedule below). The … Continued

The Thunderdrome! returns with three 2011 dates

Detroit’s guerilla race, The Thunderdrome!, is returning for 2011 with three dates. Last October’s inaugural event on the city’s derelict Dorais Velodrome saw hundreds of people who wouldn’t otherwise have any involvement with motorsports actually racing mopeds, minibikes, bicycles and … Continued

Valentino Rossi, rock star

Even before the number 46 GP11 has seen race action, Ducati is leveraging Valentino Rossi‘s star power in a way that Yamaha never managed. Ducati’s pre-season MotoGP night at Bologna’s Piazza Maggiore was packed with 38,000 fans, giving us a … Continued

Why I was wrong about MV Agusta

I’ve never been as wrong about a motorcycle brand as I’ve been about MV Agusta. Back in 2009, when the new generation of Harley-developed MVs was released, I criticized them heavily for posting inferior numbers to the previous generation while … Continued