Jay Leno rode the new Brough Superior at the Pebble Beach Concour last month. He is a lucky guy.
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MORGANTOWN, W.V. (September 1, 2009) – This weekend in Steel City marks not only the finale of one of the finest motocross seasons in history, but a weekend of hope in the race to cure breast cancer. The Steel City event will go PINK for all the lost, survivors and those who are currently in need.
“This is a milestone for American Women’s Motocross,” commented Carrie Coombs, Vice President and CFO of MX Sports. “This is the first year that women have been fully incorporated into the AMA Pro Motocross Championships. To celebrate their accomplishment … Details
MotoGP weekend in Indianapolis means a number of things – lots of bikes on the streets, people camping in weird places, an inordinate number of “Pedrosa Sucks†T-shirts, and the AMA Lucas Oil Indy Mile Grand National race. On an eerily cool clear night, MotoGP’s distant relations arrived at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in their RV’s to watch their sons, brothers and dads slide around in the dirt, trying to win enough money to pay for the gas it took to get here. And after almost a dozen hard-fought heats and preliminaries, Kenny Coolbeth, Jr. left the field in his dust to take the lead in the 2009 AMA Flat Track championship.
In yet another blatant display of bad judgment, I invited my wife Nancy to accompany me tonight, starting with a reception hosted by …Â Details & Pictures
Alex de Angelis became the first motorcycle rider to break the 200 mph barrier at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The San Marino resident joined Tom Sneva as Indy racers who were first to reach that speed. Sneva did it on four wheels, though, touching 200 mph in qualifying for the 1977 Indy 500.
De Angelis hit 200 three different times Sunday going through the speed trap near the start-finish line. His record time was a 201.3 on lap 19. But the 25-year-old was more satisfied with his runner-up finish to Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo—his first podium finish in the series.
It was a significant jump from Saturday when the bikes were topping …Â Details