A bit of the valley’s almost-forgotten sporting history resurfaces today and Saturday as dozens of motorcycle racers spin around a short, slick and quick concrete track at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.
“You have to lean in pretty far and stay on the gas,” Jethro Halbert, a professional racer from San Jose, said before Thursday’s practice round in an indoor pavilion. “There’ll be a lot of bumping out there.”
Indoor motorcycle racing was popular in the 1950s and 1960s, when San Jose was Northern California’s mecca of motor sports from go-cart to stock-car racing. But as …Â Details
MotoGP riders help Bridgestone launch new Battlax BT-003RS hyper sports street tyre
One week ahead of the final pre-season MotoGP test in Jerez, LCR Honda rider Randy de Puniet and Pramac Racing’s Niccolo Canepa flew to the southern Spanish circuit of Almeria to support the media launch of Bridgestone’s Battlax BT-003 Racing Street hyper sports tyre.
The Battlax BT-003RS is designed to…Â Details
A growing number of U.S. startups have invested millions in the two-wheel electric-vehicle market, and many models are poised for production.
When it comes to electric vehicles, the Tesla Roadster and Chevrolet Volt get all the love. But there are other EVs rolling around, and they’re balancing on two wheels.
Since 2007, when Vectrix of Middletown, R.I., first rode onto the scene with its battery-powered Maxi Scooter, a growing number of U.S. startups have entered the plug-in two-wheeler market. They’ve invested millions of dollars in vehicles, many of which are poised for production within a year.
Led by pioneers with impressive résumés, these companies predict growth despite the down economy… Details