I’m surprised it took me this long to notice, but maybe that’s because it is so unexpected.  There was a time when there was maybe 1 US rider in the premier class of motorcycle racing… this despite US dominance in history.  Because the Italians and Spanish seem to have such success I guess I was assuming they had a larger presence.  That is certainly true in the lower classes of grand prix motorcycle racing.  Read the rest of this entry »

Well, Nicky would have come in 4th if he hadn’t crashed near the end of the race.  What a miserable race it was too.  Or at least the conditions sucked.  The race was actually quite eventful… partially surprising, partly predictable.  Read the rest of this entry »

If you just started following MotoGP this season, you know that Nicky “The Kentucky Kid” Hayden is the reigning MotoGP World Champion.  Anyone who followed MotoGP last season knows Read the rest of this entry »