
Who would win in a fight between Superman and Batman? Little kids ask questions like that. And race fans do, too, but with restrictive contracts that have virtually eliminated most inter-championship battles of modern motor-racing superheroes, it is all just theoretical. But on Saturday, January...
Five years ago, I watched Casey Stoner drive hard out of Turn 11 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, pull alongside MotoGP race leader Jorge Lorenzo as they crested turn one—the fastest section of the rolling, 2.238-mile racetrack—complete a daring pass on the reigning world champion going into turn...
A race is more than just a race. This past weekend, both the World Superbike and MotoAmerica motorcycle road racing series came to one of the most fabled tracks in America, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The racing was exciting, yet the crowd was not nearly as big as you would think. Maybe it was...
Silly Season 2003: Will 2002 be the last year for Nick Hayden in America? by dean adams Friday, December 28, 2001 He won the last four races of the 2001 season, smashed the track record at Daytona earlier this month and isn't yet 21 years old. Without a doubt, Nick Hayden is the new star of the...
I hate being the nihilistic voice of MO, but when it comes to the state of American talent at world-level motorcycle road racing, we're f*#ked. If the swirling rumors of Nicky Hayden's departure from MotoGP come to pass, it'll be the first time since 1977 America's been absent from competing at...
The MotoGP circus came to American shores last weekend at the historic Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on the Central California coast near Monterey. As usual, the MO staff made our annual pilgrimage to the West Coast's premier motorcycle event.We're happy to report a three-day attendance total of...
With increased factory involvement and a competitive field the first shoots of a resurgence for motorcycle racing in United States are starting to grow. The United States has been a consistent breeding ground for world-class racers over the last four decades, but the decline of domestic racing...