Andrew Hines just got his Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson under 7 seconds at the Gatornationals, with a 6.991-second run at 196.16 mph. Who said Harleys were slow? … [Read more...]

When riders in MotoGP or World Superbike need a little bend and stretch or tending to, there's a mobile clinic that's been around since 1977. Called Clinica Mobile, it travels to all of the races and has a full staff to treat the riders and others in the paddock community. The truck and trailer have been through a lot of upgrades and the current unit, pictured here, looks … [Read more...]

For those of you more interested in pure high speed as opposed to racing around a track, there is a venue on the east coast where racers can get their fix. ECTA, formerly the East Coast Timing Association runs several meets during the year at the Laurinburg/Maxton Airport in North Carolina. Their first meet is coming soon on April 2nd and 3rd. Nowhere near the length of the … [Read more...]

The racing yesterday was interesting. Changing the 200 to Formula Xtreme from the Superbike class puts a lot of lesser known racers in the racing news. The Superbike riders get a lot more publicity than the AMA's other classes and I knew most of the riders in that race but in the 200, after you get past the first 5 or 6, at least for me, they became mostly unfamiliar. If you … [Read more...]

SpeedTV race coverage begins at 11:00am Eastern and runs till 4:30. SuperBike runs at 11:15am. The Daytona 200 is scheduled for 2:00pm. Be watching or set the VCR or digital recorder. … [Read more...]

The Daytona 200 will be different this year with AMA Formula Xtreme bikes in place of AMA Superbikes. The course has been changed quite a bit, too with less time on the banking and more twisties. This should be an interesting race. Lots of action all week with the 200 on Saturday. Lots of live TV coverage, too. The increase in infield racing will mean more work for the riders … [Read more...]