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TrackDaz Reschedules First Event on New Buttonwillow Track

TrackDaz Reschedules Inaugural Motorcycle Event at New Track at Buttonwillow Raceway Park Buttonwillow, CA – TrackDaz has been forced to reschedule the highly anticipated event...

MV Agusta Celebrates 80th Anniversary

MV AGUSTA CELEBRATES ITS 80TH ANNIVERSARY Since January 19th 1945, MV Agusta has been creating masterpieces on two wheels, infused with innovation, beauty, and proudly...

Triumph Icons Tour Visiting 13 Cities Across The USA

ALL-NEW 2025 MODELS WILL BE ON DISPLAY, INCLUDING ICON LIMITED EDITIONS, TIGER SPORT 800, AND THE OFF ROAD TF 450-RC TOUR VISITING 13 CITIES ACROSS...

AHRMA: Motobilia Signs As National Road Racing, Dirt Track & Off Road Sponsor

Motobilia named the National Title Series Sponsor of the AHRMA Roadracing, Off-road and Dirt Track racing series for 2025 to 2027 The American Historic Racing...

WCM Co-Owner Peter Clifford Remembers Partner Bob MacLean (Updated)

Remembering Bob MacLean   By Peter Clifford   Thanks for running an obit on Bob. He was the very best friend and business partner anyone could wish for....

RIP: Osamu Suzuki, Who Led Suzuki Motor For Decades, Dead at 94

Osamu Suzuki, who led the Japanese motorcycle and car manufacturer for nearly five decades, died in Japan on December 25th, at the age of...

Quail Motofest Announces Featured Classes For 2025 Event

Carmel, Calif. - Carmel’s premier motorcycle celebration returns to The Quail Golf Club as The Quail MotoFest on Saturday, May 17, 2025. The newly...

Historic Racebike Illustrations: 1957 Moto Guzzi 350, In the October Issue

Featured In the October 2024 Issue of Roadracing World:         Everyone loves a David versus Goliath story or even simplicity beating complexity....

Ducati Introduces Its Lightest Twin-Cylinder Engine Ever

New V2 Engine: The Lightest Ducati Twin-Cylinder At only 120 lbs, the new V2 is the lightest in Ducati’s long history of twin-cylinder engines The new...

SoCal Norton Club’s 45th Hansen Dam Rally Is Sunday, November 3rd

The SoCal Norton Club's 45th Annual Hansen Dam Rally (largely for British bikes and their fans) will be held tomorrow, Sunday, November 3rd. Hansen...

Racing History: The Slippery Tale of Aerodynamics, In the October Issue

Featured in the October Issue of Roadracing World         Enzo Ferrari allegedly once said, “Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines.”...

R.I.P.: Famed Chassis Builder & Fabricator Rob North

Rob North (June 30, 1940 - October 16, 2024) was born and raised in Coventry, England. His sidecar racing in the early 1960s led...

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Mert Lawwill Celebration Of Life Scheduled For August 30

By Don Emde It was great to hear from Joe Lawwill that people are sending in their RSVP's for the Mert Lawwill Celebration of Life...
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American Kristian Daniel Jr. Hits Top-10 In Moto3 Junior WC

Kristian Daniel Jr. Scores Top-10 Finish In Moto3 Junior World Championship Debut At Barcelona May 24th, 2026 - Barcelona, Spain Teenage American rider Kristian Daniel Jr....
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WSBK: Preview Of The Aragon Round

The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship heads to MotorLand Aragon from 29-31 May for Round 6, with Bulega carrying an unbeaten run into the...
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MotoAmerica: Superbike & Supersport Highlights From Barber

If you haven’t seen the races at Barber Motorsports Park, catch the highlights from Superbike and Supersport Races 1 & 2 now!    https://youtu.be/X08q1uT-RCI?si=KihP-mOpBJ9p4lEP   https://youtu.be/T9YmVLcdYP8?si=ETTSouCIZ87ZfsNj   https://youtu.be/qtmLmP03Rxw?si=jR0E-Mb6zNaPg9Ir     https://youtu.be/vGp2Zr9a5YM?si=8nEQPxR7DmHDXvB3    

California Superbike School: Should You Trust Your Tires?

Here we have a video of Dylan and Johnny talking about tires and grip. Let us know what you think.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AuVeGoCvPo     Reminder: We have the second...