While we’re still poring over Harley-Davidson‘s annual report, making Excel spreadsheets, and winning at bullshit bingo, a couple interesting facts have struck us about the company and some of the trends it is experiencing. While it’s been mostly doom and gloom around Harley-Davidson in 2010, the Milwaukee-based company does appear to be solely in business because of the strong cost-cutting CEO Keith Wandell has been able to achieve during his tenure. Despite the moaning and groaning from the Bar & Shield loyal about Wandell’s non-motorcycle riding lifestyle, the CEO knows how to trim the fat, which is exactly what this HOG needed. Find five interesting facts for you to mull over this weekend after the jump … Details
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The Ducati Marlboro motorcycle racing team concluded the second Malaysian MotoGP looking for answers, with Valentino Rossi (VR46) and Nicky Hayden (#69) finishing the third day back in 11th and 12th out of 17.
The progress was slower than what the team had hoped for and now only have the final March 13 and 14 winter test at the Qatar Losail International Circuit, prior to the MotoGP season opener at the same racetrack.
In Sepang, the Italian rider  … Details
Two-time Motocross champion Travis Pastrana will make seven Nationwide Series starts in 2011…Â
Doing stunts like jumping out of airplanes without a parachute or ramp-to-ramp jumps is pretty cool, but I also think I really will like this NASCAR thing.
I logged my first official laps behind the wheel in the Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway last month, and our performance was so much more than I ever could have dreamed of. Our next test comes Thursday in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Phoenix. Our sixth-place finish in my NASCAR debut at Irwindale set the bar pretty high for our No. 99 Boost Mobile Toyota team, but … More