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Daytona 200 Monument: Big Names Being Added March 10

The Daytona 200 Monument is proud to announce the class of 2021. This year’s inductees include Bruce Rossmeyer of Destination Daytona Harley-Davidson; Stephen Matthews...

Interview: Luca Marini, In The January Issue

Featured In the January 2021 issue of Roadracing World:  "I am Like Ice, Valentino Is Like Fire..."         Luca Marini has vivid memories...

Historic Racebike Illustrations: 1976 MV Agusta 350, In January Issue

Featured In the January 2021 issue of Roadracing World:          On July 4th, 1976, America was celebrating its bicentennial, and just a...

AHRMA: Teams Announced For Dick Mann Team Challenge (Updated)

AHRMA honors Dick Mann with unique on and off-road challenge (January 27, 2021, Elora, Tennessee) The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) is honoring an...

Motorsports Photographer Mary Grothe, R.I.P. (Updated)

Professional motorsports photographer Mary Grothe died at her home in Gainesville, Virginia on January 25. She was 75. Grothe, the daughter of William Scott Seegers,...

Girls Gone Racing, In The January 2021 Issue

Featured In the January 2021 issue of Roadracing World:          It was the middle of the night in the summer of 1989...

Shops: Antigravity Batteries, In The January Issue

Featured In the January 2021 issue of Roadracing World:          Scott Schafer didn’t invent lightweight lithium-ion batteries, and wasn’t in the battery...

Guided Virtual Tours Of Ducati Museum Now Available

Ducati Digitalization Process Continues with Online Journey, a Virtual Tour of Ducati Museum A digital guided tour, accessible from a PC, smartphone or tablet, for...

How IRTA’s Mike Trimby Made MotoGP A Show, In the November Issue

Featured In the November 2020 issue of Roadracing World:          Former racer Mike Trimby has worked in the MotoGP paddock since the...

Track Ride: A Tale of Two Triples At Barber, In November

Featured In the November 2020 issue of Roadracing World:          "It only took me a few laps around Barber Motorsports Park on...

The Barber Museum Restoration Shop, In November

Featured In the November 2020 issue of Roadracing World:           “It was chance that I ended up inside the Barber Museum’s Restoration...

Video: Riding A 2021 MV Agusta Superveloce 800 At Barber

Roadracing World Racing Editor Chris Ulrich laps Barber Motorsports Park on the 2021 MV Agusta Superveloce 800, which MV Agusta then donated to the...

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