The Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals was held this weekend at the Gainesville Raceway. The weather seemed to be perfect for racing this weekend with Karen Stoffer and her Suzuki/Geico Powersports motorcycle setting a national record with a time of 6.847 in the quarter mile. Karen stated after the run, ” We’ve still got the good conditions out there that we had yesterday, and everyone’s got the nerves out after the first round. I’m not sure it can go any lower than that, but I’m not going to set it in stone just yet.” Â
Karen Stoffer has been involved with Motorcycle Drag Racing since 1990 when she was picked to be Rookie of the year at the Los Angeles County Raceway. She was one of the first few women to be licensed in Pro-Stock Motorcycle Racing … Details
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02/26/2010
American riders Nicky Hayden, Colin Edwards and Ben Spies seized three of the top five spots in a MotoGP test Feb. 25-26 at the Sepang Circuit near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Eighteen riders tested to prepare for the 2010 season, which includes the Red Bull Indianapolis GP on Sunday, Aug. 29 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
2008 Red Bull Indianapolis GP winner Valentino Rossi led with a top lap of 2:00.271 on his Fiat Yamaha at the 15-turn, 3.447-mile Sepang track. 2007 World Champion Casey Stoner was second overall at 2:00.512 on his Ducati … Details
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Nicky Hayden was delighted with the setup breakthrough that allowed him to set the third-fastest time in MotoGP testing at Sepang today.
The American has been unable to match his teammate Casey Stoner so far in his Ducati career, but today the duo took … Details
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Valentino Rossi continued his domination of preseason MotoGP testing by setting the fastest time in today’s Sepang session.
The reigning champion has now been quickest on all three full-field test days held this winter. He topped the times with … Details
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