If you are following the World Superbike championship, you might notice a strange similarity to the AMA Superbikes. Troy Corser is dominating and he is riding a GSX-R1000. Corser won this weekend's doubleheader much like Mladin over here. It's not all bike by any means, talent and skill are paramount, but if your talent and skill are high AND you happen to be riding a well … [Read more...]

Race number two at Barber today was another start to finish lead for Mat Mladin, just like yesterday. He led every lap of both Superbike races, yesterday and today! Hodgson was second. It's beginning to look like the Suzuki GSXR1000 is more bike than any of the others by just a little bit. Combine that with Mladin's skill and it could be a long season for the other riders. … [Read more...]

Barber Motorsports Park was the latest scene of the competitive destruction wrought by Mat Mladin. Hodgson came in fourth. Suzukis were one, two, three. … [Read more...]

This is just one more example of what you can do with a Hayabusa engine, a welder, skill and the desire to go really fast. Rick Yacoucci has been going to the salt for some years. Last year he went 331mph. Rick previously raced a Hayabusa but it looks like he decided a special purpose racer would be better, he did keep the engine, though. He has lots of pictures on his site. … [Read more...]

Valentino Rossi may be every bit as good as everyone, including me, thinks he is. First race of the season at Jerez and his first win of the season. It was close with a last turn tussle with Sete Gibernau but first across the finish line is what counts. … [Read more...]