Yoshimura Suzuki took another great victory at this weekend’s Suzuka 8 hour race in Japan.
The Suzuki Yoshimura team of Daisaku Sakai, Kasuki Tokudome and Nobuatsu Aoki took victory with a one-lap gap over the Kawasaki Trick Star Racing of Hiloyasu Izutsu, Shinya Takeishi and Ryuji Tsuruta and the Honda Dream RT Sakurai ridden by Takumi Takahashi and Chojun Kameya, who ended in third place.
The Suzuki Plot Faro Panthera of Osamu Deguchi and Koji Teramoto finished in fifth place, after competing in the top three for much of the race … Details
FORMER FORMULA ONE driver-turned motorcycle racer Michael Schumacher is not ruling out the possibility of turning his back on the IDM German Superbike series and instead standing in for injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, following the Brazilian’s horrendous accident at the weekend.
Schumacher, who retired from Formula 1 three years ago, told the BBC in that he was not interested in returning to F1, but following recent developments the five-time champion’s spokeswoman told the Beeb:  … Details
Reed Continues Dominance with Victory in Washougal
Dungey Captures Second Straight, Ties for 250 Class Points Lead
WASHOUGAL, Wash. (July 25, 2009) – With sunny skies above, the world’s best motocross competitors invaded the Pacific Northwest and Washougal MX Park for the Motosport.com Motocross National Presented by Yamaha and Scott USA, round eight of the 2009 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship. Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki’s Chad Reed, of Australia, took his third win of the 2009 in the 450 Class. Suzuki teammate Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., won his second consecutive race and moved into a tie atop the 250 Class points standings. Honda of Houston’s Jessica Patterson, of Tallahassee, Fla., took her first win of the season in the WMX Class.
After returning to the series from a two-year hiatus…Â Details
You have to hand it to Red Bull-sponsored motorcycle riders for continuing to astonish fans with their remarkable achievements, and to the makers of the energy drink for adeptly using these athletes to maintain high visibility.
Two weeks ago, Robbie Maddison performed a back flip across the 100-foot gap of London’s fabled Tower Bridge.
On Saturday at Chicago’s Butler Field at Grant Park, with the city’s skyline as a backdrop, Ronnie Renner launched himself 63 feet, 5 inches above ground, eclipsing the world record he set last year…Â Details