2016 MotoGP Season Preview

As we approach the start of the 2016 MotoGP World Championship, we find ourselves in unfamiliar territory. After two years of Honda domination, Yamaha is back on top. After two years of Marc Marquez’s youthful exuberance beating out the old guard, the veteran and rival Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo is the reigning world champion. Unlike previous seasons where the rules have only……

Race Rip: F1 Monaco 2014

As I watched the podium “ceremony” in Monaco, I became very confused. I checked my phone and my computer and confirmed that it was indeed Sunday morning and I was not watching a weekday soap opera. The similarities between a soap and the Mercedes duo’s antics on the podium do create a lot of press,……

Race Rip: MotoGP Le Mans 2014

Okay, so this is a week late. Better late than never. Sometimes I think Marc Marquez is kind of like the Joker: He’s so good that he toys with us fans because he can. In two of the last three grands prix Marquez has made terrible starts only to knife his way through the field……

History, Safety & Speed: Should World Superbike Continue Racing at Imola?

As I watched the World Superbike races last weekend at the Autodromo de Enzo y Dino Ferrari (a.k.a. Imola), I could not help but think of the circuit’s recent past. The place is steeped in motorsports history. Who can forget the images of World Superbike greats like Bayliss and Edwards going like hell in the……