Traveling over 80 miles through some of the steepest passes in the Alps, the 600 moped riders entering the Red Bull Alpenbrevet this last weekend had just 10 hours to complete the course. That might sound like an awfully long … Continued
The Thunderdrome took the show on the road for the first time, in what was also the first race ever held on the Gilmore’s Car Museum’s track. Usually used for parade laps by only the finest show cars, this weekend … Continued
Everyone’s favorite debaucherous two-wheeled demolition derby is departing Detroit this weekend for a road trip across the state to the Gilmore Car Museum outside of Kalamazoo. There, a 1/4-mile oval flat track will play host to minibike, moped, scooter and … Continued
Once again, Detroit has proved itself America’s leading city of hoonage. Saturday, The Thunderdrome’s second ever race went off successfully, defying the infield lake, roving packs of post-apocalyptic UAW zombies and this country’s encroaching mediocrity in the process. What follows … Continued
The Thunderdrome is returning to Detroit’s abandoned Dorais Velodrome this Saturday, April 30th. Have a junky old moped, scooter, bicycle or pit bike or minibike you want to race with your friends? It doesn’t matter who you are or what … Continued
In order to comply with legal regulations which often allow them to be ridden without helmets and without even a license, most mopeds are less than 50cc and have a top speed limited to 30mph. This jet-powered MBK has obviously … Continued
Faster than a speeding bullet, yet slower than traffic, this real life superhero was spotted fighting crime at nearly 90mph on a Moroccan highway. Criminals beware, you can hear this man of steel’s moped inside your car, at speed, hundreds … Continued