Back To The Future For KK1: AFT Champion Kody Kopp Returns To Road Racing
Kody Kopp, the three-time AFT Champion, is soon to be Kody Kopp, the MotoAmerica Talent Cup rider. Photo by Karen E. Ott Photography. It’s no surprise that Joe Kopp’s son…
King Kenny Roberts To Start MotoAmerica Talent Cup Team
Three-time 500cc World Champion Kenny Roberts will field a MotoAmerica Talent Cup team featuring three-time AFT Singles Champion Kody Kopp in the 2025 MotoAmerica Championship. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.…
Fans From 48 States Celebrate Successful 19th Annual Barber Vintage Festival
Three-time 500cc Grand Prix World Champion “King” Kenny Roberts was the Grand Marshal for the 19th Annual Barber Vintage Festival and lapped the Barber Motorsports Park road course aboard his…
MotoAmerica Riders Represent In Races Around The World (Updated)
Stefano Mesa won the AHRMA Pro Challenge race at Barber Motorsports Park aboard his Boulder Motor Sports Pierobon X80R equipped with a Ducati 1198cc V-Twin Superbike engine. Photo courtesy of…
MotoAmerica And Daytona International Speedway Ink Three-Year Deal For Daytona 200
MotoAmerica and Daytona International Speedway have reached a three-year agreement that will see MotoAmerica continue to promote the historic Daytona 200 through to the 2028 edition. Photo by Brian J.…
Three-Time 500cc Grand Prix World Champ Kenny Roberts To Ride His 1980 YZR500 At Goodwood Festival of Speed
Kenny Roberts poses aboard his Yamaha YZR500 0W48 at Circuit of The Americas in April. He'll ride the bike this weekend at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Photo by Brian…
Like Father, Like Son: Sharing The Roberts Legacy
In a press event held at Circuit of The Americas last month, Kenny Roberts (left) and Kenny Roberts Jr. (right), the only father-and-son duo in the 75-year history of the…
Throwback Thursday: The Boss’s Wheels
Wayne Rainey (6) leads Kenny Roberts (2) and Eddie Lawson (7) out of the Corkscrew at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca and into, you guessed it, Rainey Curve. While it's widely…
Throwback Thursday: The King And His Court
With a cup of Coca-Cola clenched in his teeth and a pencil in his right hand, 25-year-old Kenny Roberts autographs a San Jose Mile program for...wait, that kid looks familiar.…
Cycle World’s Kevin Cameron Goes “Inside” Indian’s Mission King Of The Baggers Racebike
Defending Mission King Of The Baggers Champion Tyler O'Hara rails his Indian Challenger through the Corkscrew at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. Kevin Cameron has been…
Wayne Rainey Gives Thanks For Support Of “Rainey’s Ride To The Races”
Wayne Rainey (center) is surrounded by legends. (From left to right) Eddie Lawson, Kenny Roberts, Doug Chandler, Bubba Shobert, Rick Johnson, Kevin Schwantz and Carlos Checa. Photo by Jeff Bushnell…
Duly Noted: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
The year 1964 was a good one for motorcycle road racing legends to be born. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. Random notes, comments, statistics, musings, and bits of trivia from…
Third Annual “Rainey’s Ride To The Races” Set For MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest At Laguna Seca
For a third successive year, the "Rainey's Ride To The Races" will be held in conjunction with the 2023 MotoAmerica Speedfest At Laguna Seca and this year's ride will feature even…
The Science Of Speed: Daytona’s High Banks
Tires, momentum, and centripetal force all come into play on the high banks at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by Brian J. Nelson. The history of Daytona International Speedway began in…