Best in the Desert’s 2010 Vegas to Reno race marked the one-year point in my motorcycle racing career. Over the last year I have raced about 10 races between District 37 and BITD, and I came into this year’s race with a much different game plan, and a different bike. Instead of the KTM 525 I raced last year I opted for my KTM 950 Super Enduro. What I could remember of last year was a lot of wide-open stretches that my 525 struggled on. Another change of game plan would be to try and pace myself. Last year about 150 miles into day one I wrecked pretty bad. I’m not completely sure what happened (a concussion will do that to you), but this year I opted for the slow and steady pace. For some reason these plans always work until that flag drops and the race starts. For Ironman Experts the race started with the sun still below the horizon and basically a fog hanging in the air from the 45 minutes worth of bikes ahead of me. I stuck to my plan and backed the pace off when visibility was zero. By the first pit I had made just … Details
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The 2011 Daytona 200 Motorcycle Week will have a radical new look from season’s past as Daytona International Speedway splits its two biggest races into back-to-back weekend events.
In recent years, the Daytona Supercross and Daytona 200 have been staged on consecutive days over the final days of ‘Cycle Week, either Saturday and Sunday, or Friday and Saturday.
Now those two major motorcycle events will be held on different weekends during the traditional Bike Week time frame.
The first weekend of activity will focus solely on  … Details
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Deaf American Inspires Iranian Teenager as Racers Bond On and Off the Track
 In motocross, one of the fastest growing extreme sports, riders tear through rugged terrain. The sound of the roaring engine can let riders know when to shift gears, or if competitors are gaining ground.
But that’s not the case for 19-year-old Ashley Fiolek, who’s deaf.
“Motorcycle riding is a hearing sport, really,” Fiolek told CBS News correspondent Seth Doane. “Being deaf you have to rely on the vibration.”
At just 110 pounds, Fiolek throws around her 220-pound motorcycle. She’s turned a childhood passion into a full-time profession … Details
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PICKERINGTON, Ohio — In dry and dusty conditions, the 2010 AMA Racing East Hare Scrambles Championship Series came to a close in Lynnville, Ind., with Husaberg factory rider Mike Lafferty wrapping up a successful season by claiming the Series No. 1 plate with a final round win.
Lafferty, an eight-time champion of the AMA Rekluse National Enduro Championship Series, won the overall at five rounds of the eight-round series.
“Mike did a great job this year, and really put on a heck of a performance,” said American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Director of Racing Joe Bromley. “The AMA congratulates  … Details
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