Valentino Rossi talks about each version of Yamaha’s YZR-M1 MotoGP bike, from 2004, when Rossi first joined Yamaha, through to last year’s 2009 machine, his last title on board a Yamaha M1
If there was ever a motorcycle racer truly dedicated to the sport, Ben Bostrom would be the one. The Redding, Calif., rider had some ups and downs in AMA Pro Racing, but always ended up in the news due to his strong work ethic.
And this work ethic continues to pay off. For 2011, the 2009 AMA Daytona 200 winner and 2008 SuperSport Champion will be riding the Suzuki GSX-R1000 for Michael Jordan Motorsports in the 2011 AMA Pro Racing National Guard Superbike Championship series … Details
How fast can you go in a standing mile? Well if your name is Bill Warner, you can reach 278.6 MPH from a standing stop in a mile’s distance, and then slowdown in another half-mile of run-off. Helping Warner achieve that impressive feat is a turbocharged 1299cc Suzuki Hayabusa that makes 650hp, which Warner methodically turned the screws on until he beat the previous record at the Texas Mile of 261.5 MPH.
A tropical fish farmer and marine biologist by day, Warner is no fish out of water when it comes to going fast (we apologize for that horrible pun), setting the track records this year at the Maxton, North Carolina (272 mph), Loring, Maine (273 mph) and now Goliad, Texas (278.6 mph). If you think firing a bike off down a straight track is just a matter of twisting the throttle and holding on, we suggest you read  … Details & Pictures
Soon we get our first look at the future shape of the top flight of motorcycle racing.
After the race in Valencia the weekend after this one, Valentino Rossi gets to swing his leg over the factory Ducati for the first time. And with the MotoGP crown already decided for this year, it’s hardly surprising that the focus is on that moment.
Of course, such things set up a huge raft of questions; not only about this weekend’s race in Portugal, but the season to come.
Will Rossi go for it now? What’s he got to gain by  … Details