Steve Rapp’s Famous Mission R ride

People are excited about this new Mission R for one big reason: it’s fast. A point demonstrated by Steve Rapp at Laguna Seca two years ago, when he annihilated the competition, throwing down lap times competitive with 600cc ICE race … Continued

Steve Rapp on MotoGP, road bikes and airplanes

My friend Johnny Grudzien works for Dainese, doing rider support at the AMA races. He connected me with Steve Rapp at Laguna Seca. We talked about his disappointing debut on the Attack Performance CRT bike, the upcoming Indianapolis GP and … Continued

A lap of Laguna aboard the Mission R

At yesterday’s REFUEL zero emissions time trial event, Steve Rapp put the Mission R around Laguna Seca in 1:43.7 (unofficial). The previous record of 1:44.4 (official) was held by Michael Czysz and his 2010 MotoCzsyz E1pc. The two bikes, along … Continued