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Kayla Yaakov: Race Like A Girl

Posted by Rob Brooks | Jun 5, 2026 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

Making History at the Daytona 200

Posted by Road Dirt Crew | Mar 8, 2026 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

Beaubier Wins Sixth Superbike Title

Posted by Road Dirt Crew | Sep 29, 2025 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

MotoAmerica at VIR: Behind the Scenes

by Geoff & Barb Nickless | Aug 27, 2026 | Industry & Racing | 1 |

The paddock at a major motorcycle racing event sprouts up overnight like a traveling circus. Haulers, trucks, and vans with trailers arrive from all over the country, and all day into late evening. It becomes a campground of motor homes big and small, portable tents, toolboxes, camping gear, propane BBQs, motorcycles (of course) and all things necessary to support a rider as they pursue what they love- motorcycle road racing. Whatever track MotoAmerica rolls into, this racing circus appears and is gone as quickly as it went up. The only things missing are the elephants and peanuts.

MotoAmerica at Laguna Seca 2026

by Geoff & Barb Nickless | Jul 21, 2026 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

MotoAmerica’s annual stop in Monterey marks the mid-season for teams and riders. The wear and tear of the season begins to take its toll. Losing sponsors, injuries, and mechanical breakdowns tax the resolve of everyone in the paddock. Somehow though, the riders are internally programed to lay it on the line and race as if nothing else matters. This provided the fans an exciting two days of wheel-to-wheel action at the famed Laguna Seca circuit.

Rain on the Ridge

by Geoff & Barb Nickless | Jul 7, 2026 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

There have been many anecdotes about rainy weather throughout history, but this past weekend at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington brought to mind one that is parodied more often than others. Even Snoopy used Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s quote, “It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents-except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the” track. Friday, June 26th was a challenging day for everyone at the racetrack. Wind and rain, in sheets, rolled through off and on during the day, yet somehow MotoAmerica riders managed to brave it all and complete qualifying for Saturday. Teams, crews, riders, media and everyone it takes to run a race event hunkered down without complaining and got the job done!

Kayla Yaakov: Race Like A Girl

by Rob Brooks | Jun 5, 2026 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

I briefly spoke with motorcycle racer Kayla Yaakov last year, in the Rahal Ducati Racing paddock area at Road Atlanta. She was cheerful, chatty, smiling ear to ear, diminutive in stature, but 10 feet tall in passion and drive. If you didn’t know she was a professional motorcycle racer, and a very successful one at that, you would be forgiven for merely mistaking her for an enthusiastic teenager. Her wide-eyed wonder, combined with her laser-focused skills on a race bike, have propelled her to stardom in the MotoAmerica road racing series, and she deservedly has become the talk of the track.

Making History at the Daytona 200

by Road Dirt Crew | Mar 8, 2026 | Industry & Racing | 0 |

At the 84th running of the legendary Daytona 200, the history books got a rewrite thanks to a trio of factors- Herrin, Yaakov, and Ducati. Tim Lester was there to capture the history-making moments for us.