
Ryder Notes: Breakfast With Casey by julian ryder on the ground in the boot-shaped country Friday, May 20, 2016 The first time I saw Casey Stoner at Mugello was ten years ago, he was riding a 990cc Honda. It was his first year in the top class and he hadn't so much as tested the bike at the...
Ryder Notes: Time To Fly-Away by staff Sunday, October 26, 2014 You wouldn't have thought you could have a race like that on motorcycles like that in 95 degrees of heat, track temperatures of 130 degrees, and the sort of humidity that means you need a change of clothing after walking from rental...
Q Do you worry about other aspects of when you leave the sport? There's a lot of days to fill. Do you think you have enough interests, or do you have a plan for that? A Yes and no. Typical motorcycle racer, think that when they stop, that everything will be fine, and that's just it. But I think...
The pre-event press conferences held on the Thursday ahead of each MotoGP round can vary a good deal in interest. For the most part, they are full of pleasantries and platitudes, both riders and journalists doing their best to look interested and not to start playing with their phones. After the...
The first day of practice at Brno turned out to be a day of two halves. The morning was glorious, sunny and relatively warm. Clouds began gathering shortly after lunch, and the first spots of rain started to fall just as FP2 for the Moto3 class came to a close. The rain grew steadily heavier for...