We Are The Champions: Twins Cup Champion Alessandro Di Mario
Hands down, Alessandro Di Mario has the coolest name in the MotoAmerica paddock. Say it to yourself slowly and let it roll off your tongue… Alessandro Di Mario. The kid…
Off Track With Carruthers And Bice: 1993 500cc GP World Champ Kevin Schwantz Checks In From Texas
https://youtu.be/o83Lv4niUuM It's been more than three decades since Kevin Schwantz won the 500cc Grand Prix World Championship, and the man still remains one of the world's best-known and most-beloved motorcycle…
Mid-Ohio Memories, 1987: Schwantz Wins, Protests Fly
Kevin Schwantz beat his rival Wayne Rainey to win the Superbike National at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1987. Photo by Larry Lawrence. The 1987 AMA Superbike season featured a…
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…
Super Hooligan Will Be A “Carousel Of Progress” At Laguna Seca
The past, present, and future come together next weekend for Roland Sands Design's Super Hooligan National Championship, which is part of GEICO Motorcycles MotoAmerica Superbikes At Monterey. I love going…
Goodwood FOS
Wayne Rainey rides the YZR50 he last rode in 1993 prior to the accident in Misano that left him paralysed from the chest down
Goodwood Festival Of Speed: Wayne Rainey Rides Again
Three-time 500cc World Champion Wayne Rainey and his 1992 championship-winning Yamaha YZR500 at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed. Photos courtesy of Yamaha. The following is from Yamaha... Three-time 500cc Grand…
Rainey, Schwantz & Doohan, Italian GP 1990
Doohan, Roberts And Schwantz To Join Rainey At Goodwood Festival Of Speed
(From left to right) Kevin Schwantz, Wayne Rainey and Mick Doohan. We have a feeling all three will be smiling at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed. Photo by Gold &…
Back To The Banking, A Return To Daytona: Part 2, 1988-1990
Kevin Schwantz won the 1988 Daytona 200 in a runaway. With the news that MotoAmerica is headed to Daytona International Speedway in March of 2022 for the Daytona 200, we…
Brainerd For Brain Nerds: A Refresher Course
Honda-mounted Stephane Mertens (2) leads Yamaha rider Fabrizio Pirovano (4) in 1990 at Brainerd International Raceway, the second year of a three-year span when the World Superbike Championship held a…
Off Track Podcast: Kevin Schwantz
https://youtu.be/j-e4RBa-3B0 Kevin Schwantz joined Carruthers and Bice for this week's Off Track with Carruthers and Bice. That's right: Kevin Schwantz. As in 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz. The Texan talks…