
Edwards and Herrin are two of only three U.S. riders competing in the World Championship this year - the other being Nicky Hayden. The colder than normal temperatures and bone-chilling wind kept Edwards from doing some scheduled COTA track laps. But the intrepid Herrin, a 23-year-old Californian...
Colin Edwards will retire from motorcycle racing at the end of the 2014 FIM MotoGP World Championship season. The 40-year-old Texan confirmed what many expected during Thursday's pre-event press conference for this weekend's Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas at Circuit of The Americas near...
Kevin Schwantz and Circuit of The Americas have quietly patched up their differences out of court and agreed to "collaboratively promote" motorcycle roadracing at the 20-turn, 3.4-mile Austin, Texas, circuit that Schwantz helped design. According to a statement from the track, Schwantz will...
It was fitting – some might say inevitable – that Colin Edwards chose the Grand Prix of the Americas in his home state of Texas to announce his retirement. He had just spent the last couple of weeks at home, with his growing kids, doing dad stuff like taking them to gymnastics and baseball and...
Limited supply of three-day paddock passes now available for the 2014 Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas! AUSTIN, Texas (Feb. 21, 2014) - With only two months to go until Austin's next MotoGP race, Circuit of The Americas (COTA) is excited to announce that spectators can now enjoy the once...
For those who haven't noticed, Riders for Health is our go-to charity here at Asphalt & Rubber, and in case you're not familiar with Riders (that's what the hip kids call it), the organization is a registered not-for-profit charity that was started by Andrea and Barry Coleman, along with some...
Foggily stumbling down into the hotel lobby at 6:30 am Valencia time, I gave thanks to Benjamin Franklin, who came up with the idea of Daylight Savings time way back in 1784. It was in truth 7:30 am, but the clocks had moved forward just a few hours earlier, affording me a blissful and much...