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The fastest motorcycle road racers on the planet, the MotoGP World Championship, and the best America has to offer in three different classes will take over Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Friday through Sunday at the fifth annual Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix.

To kick off the two-wheel action Independence Day weekend, former Yamaha World champions Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson and “King” Kenny Roberts will take on “The Doctor,” Valentino Rossi, at 3:30 p.m. today in a special free exhibition on World SuperKarts.

The two-wheel action begins Friday with practice sessions. Saturday there will be qualifying sessions, including MotoGP, and the AMA American SuperSport race. Sunday, there will be racing in MotoGP, AMA Daytona Sportbike and AMA American Superbike.

Rossi is both the defending race champion and …  Details

But his renewed threat to remain at helm leaves impression he can’t relinquish control, even when all signs say it’s time to go

Odds are that Formula One driver Robert Kubica wouldn’t be racing today if it weren’t for Max Mosley.

Anyone who saw the BMW-Sauber driver survive a heart-stopping, 300-km/h crash at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix understands the safety stamp Mosley put on his Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) presidency.

“It shows that the push of FIA for the safety, you know, to the teams and that they crash-test everything, it has been a big improvement,” Kubica said a week after the crash.

“And also big thanks to FIA because …  Details

Video Automobile Sports Car Misc. – Nice video with the Top 15 most expensive cars of the world and more car things.

All is fair in love, war, and racing… the little Fiat gets a major head start, followed by sexy sister Ferrari 550 rolling out next. Big brother Ferrari Shell Oil sponsored Formula One car heads off the starting line last, driven by Michael Schumacher. All that is missing from this little Fiat Group behind the scenes racing show is an Alfa Romeo (the 8C Competizione being the latest apple of our eye when it comes to red cars with modern classic status) and a Maserati — the new Quattroporte S would do.

Make your best bet and then click play to see who finished up the race first, second, and last …  Details