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Rainey Rides Yamaha YZR500 At Goodwood Festival Of Speed

Three-time 500cc Grand Prix World Champion and current President of MotoAmerica Wayne Rainey rode his 1992 World Championship-winning Yamaha YZR500 today at the Goodwood...

Three-Time World Champion Taveri To Be Named MotoGP Legend

Luigi Taveri to be named MotoGP™ Legend The three-time World Champion will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Austria Friday, 17 June 2022 Three-time World...

Historic Racebike Illustrations: 1969 MZ 250, In The June Issue

Featured In the June 2022 issue of Roadracing World: After World War II, most of German industry was in ruins, and the DKW motorcycle factory...

USCRA Celebrating 100 Years Of Moto Guzzi June 11-12 At NHMS

2022 Laconia Motorcycle Week Race Event Celebrates 100 years of Moto Guzzi The United States Classic Racing Association, an AMA-affiliated club, is pleased to announce...

AMA Announces 2022 Hall Of Fame Nominees

AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Announces 2022 Nominees Voting to determine the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class of 2022 is now open PICKERINGTON, Ohio —...

Moto Guzzi: A Tale Of Two 100th Anniversary Celebrations

Editorial Note: Below is a press release issued by Elena Bagnasco, granddaughter of Moto Guzzi co-founder Giorgio Parodi, on the pandemic-delayed Moto Guzzi 100th...

Number 46 Retired From Use In MotoGP

Number 46 retired from MotoGP™ at Mugello The 'Doctor' was in the house for a special ceremony at the Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley Saturday, 28 May...

Max Biaggi Named MotoGP Legend

Max Biaggi becomes a MotoGP™ Legend The four-time World Champion is inducted into the Hall of Fame at Mugello Friday, 27 May 2022 Max Biaggi is now...

Suzuki Celebrates 20 Years Of ATV Manufacturing In America

Suzuki Celebrates 20 Years of ATV Manufacturing in the United States Rome, GA - Suzuki Motor USA, LLC is proud to celebrate 20 years of...

R.I.P. Motorcycle Chassis Designer Sandy Kosman

Famed motorcycle chassis designer and high-performance parts fabricator Sanford "Sandy" Kosman died earlier today, according to DragBike.com. He was 80. In addition to Championship-winning motorcycle...

AHRMA Classic MotoFest Returns To Laguna Seca July 15-17

AHRMA Classic MotoFest™ Returns to Laguna Seca ELORA, TN, May 16, 2022 – The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA), will return to the iconic...

Isle Of Man TT: McGuinness Set For 100th TT Race Start

JOHN MCGUINNESS MBE - LIVING LIFE IN THE FAST LANE AT 50 26 years ago, John McGuinness travelled to the Isle of Man to take...

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It’s go-time for the best of the best. The Mission Mini Cup National Final is coming to Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, this weekend, August 8-10. Photo by Larry Lawrence.

MotoAmerica Mini Cup: National Final At Road America

Young racers from 17 states and four countries will converge on Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, this weekend for the second annual MotoAmerica...
Danny Kent riding his McAMS Racing Yamaha at Donington Park. Photo courtesy McAMS Racing Team.

BSB: Kent Holds Off Stacey To Lead Thruxton Free Practice

Danny Kent led his Bennetts British Superbike Championship opposition in the Free Practice times at Thruxton as the McAMS Racing Yamaha rider maintained his...

BSB Sportbike: Gus Rodio Riding GSX-8R For MP RACING

LuxeStar VIP Suzuki are thrilled to confirm that American rider Gus Rodio will compete aboard the MP RACING Suzuki GSX-8R in the Sportbike class...
26 of the most talented prospects in amateur motocross will take to the track at Ironman Raceway for the last SMX Next – Motocross Scouting Moto Combine of 2025. Photo Courtesy MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.

Ironman Raceway Set to Host Final Event of 2025 SMX Next

Highly Decorated Rider Coaches to Mentor 26 Elite Prospects One Week Removed from 2025 Monster Energy AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship. With the 2025 Pro Motocross...
Earl Hayden in 2006, the year Nicky Hayden won the MotoGP World Championship. Photo by DPPI.

Taking Kids Racing, Part 3: Advice From The Late Earl Hayden

Part 3 of a series, reprinted from the April 2011 edition of Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology Magazine. Copyright 2011, 2015, 2020, 2024, 2025....