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Intro: Continental ContiAttack SM 2 Tires

Featured In the August 2024 issue of Roadracing World:         Continental Tire was founded in 1871 and was a leader in motorcycle,...

Collections: Moto Talbott Museum, In The August Issue

Featured In the August 2024 issue of Roadracing World:          Anybody who views motorcycles as being objects of art as much as...

MotoGP: Chantra Signs With LCR Honda

Somkiat Chantra to become first Thai rider to join MotoGP class from 2025 with IDEMITSU Honda LCR IDEMITSU Honda LCR is pleased to announce that...

Video: John Kocinski Interviewed On Gypsy Tales Podcast

John Kocinski, the 1990 250cc Grand Prix World Champion and 1997 Superbike World Champion, was recently interviewed on the Gypsy Tales Podcast. Watch the...

MotoGP: Mike Trimby Becomes First Non-Rider Named MotoGP Legend

Mike Trimby named MotoGP™ Legend Trimby becomes the first non-rider to be inducted in the Hall of Fame, honouring his off-track contributions to the sport Friday,...

MotoGP: Teams Unveil Special 75th Anniversary Liveries At Silverstone (Updated)

In celebration of its 75th anniversary, Dorna, rights holder of the MotoGP World Championship, asked all 11 teams to come up with special liveries...

Friends Of Laguna Seca Activates Long-Term Concession Agreement

FRIENDS OF LAGUNA SECA ACTIVATES LONG-TERM CONCESSION AGREEMENT Local nonprofit officially assumes management of the Laguna Seca Raceway and Recreation Area today MONTEREY, Calif. (August 1, 2024)...

A Short History Of Vanson Leathers

Once Upon a Time... Vanson Leathers – celebrating its 50th anniversary this year – is a company that has continued to handcraft motorcycle riding and...

Video: Yamaha Racing Heritage Club Brings Legends Together At Jerez

Editorial Note: Scroll down to watch the video. WHEN LEGENDS UNITE! YAMAHA RACING HERITAGE CLUB BRINGS TOGETHER RACING HISTORY AT JEREZ The Yamaha Racing Heritage Club...

Yamaha Celebrating “Weekend Of Champions” At AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days

Yamaha Proudly Sponsors AMA® Vintage Motorcycle Days and Celebrates With “Weekend of Champions” Yamaha is pleased to announce its support of the AMA®’s annual Vintage Motorcycle...

AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days: MotoAmerica Deploying RWAF Soft Barriers

AMA Thanks Roadracing World Action Fund, MotoAmerica for Support in VMD Road Racing Efforts PICKERINGTON, Ohio — With a wide collection of vintage road racing...

Aaron Dreher, R.I.P., Father Of Avery And Ella Dreher (Updated: Services Friday)

Aaron Dreher, the father of MotoAmerica racers Avery, age 18, and Ella Dreher, age 14, died July 11 while driving to a race event...

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Bridgestone CSBK Wide Shot from the CTMP race. Photo courtesy Lauren McKirgan

CSBK: Bridgestone Tires Continued Breaking Records in 2025

During the 2025 season, which concluded at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, 11 riders on Bridgestone BATTLAX racing tires set a total of...
zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motor Speedway kicked off the postseason racing for the third time since the SMX World Championship was launched in 2023. Photo credit: Feld Motor Sports

SMX: Lawrence Wins Playoff 1 in Truncated Postseason Opener

Concord, N.C., Team Honda HRC Progressive's Jett Lawrence kicked off the postseason with a victory at Playoff 1 of the 2025 SMX World Championship™. The...
The top three overall in SW-Motech Superbike: (L to R) West, Waters and Pearson. Photo by RbMotoLens.

ASBK: Waters Extends Lead As Ecstatic West Lands Winning Blow

Veterans Josh Waters and Anthony West were the stars of a challenging round six of the 2025 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship presented...
Photo courtesy California Superbike School

California Superbike School: Track Days Coming Soon

Summer East Coast Tour Complete Our summer East Coast tour is wrapped up. We visited Virginia, New Jersey, and Pittsburgh, and we’re already looking forward...
Lowes (22), Rea (65), Petrucci (9), Van der Mark (60) and Vierge (97) battling at Magny-Cours. Photo courtesy Dorna.

WorldSBK: Race Two Results From France

Toprak Razgatlioglu won World Superbike Race Two Sunday at Magny-Cours, in France. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR, the 2024 WorldSuperbike Champion...