Toprak Razgatlioglu topped FIM Superbike World Championship Free Practice One (FP1) at TT Circuit Assen, in The Netherlands. Riding his ROKiT BMW Motorrad M 1000 RR on the damp-but-drying 2.8-mile (4.5 km) track, the Turkish star recorded a lap time of 1:35.684 to top the field of 23 riders. Alex Lowes was the best of the rest with a 1:35.974 on his factory Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR. Two-time and defending World Champion Alvaro Bautista was third with a 1:36.271 on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R. American Garrett Gerloff finished the session sixth with a time of 1:36.386 on his Bonovo A ..read more

Roadracing World started this exclusive special feature recognizing the most promising young road racers as an answer to pessimists who claimed America had no new, up-and-coming young racers. This edition of the Roadracing World Young Gun Awards marks the 28th consecutive year of showcasing an abundance of new talent. Roadracing World Young Guns have won: FIM MotoGP and FIM Superbike races and World Championships; MotoAmerica and AMA Pro races and Championships, including 13 AMA Pro Superbike Championships; A KTM RC Cup World Final race; WERA National Endurance Championship ..read more

The best piece of protective equipment does you no good if it’s sitting on the shelf in the garage or hanging in a closet when you crash. Part of the trick of designing truly effective protection is making it easy to use and operate. Alpinestars’ new Tech-Air 7X airbag system is, in my experience, the most comfortable, easy-to-use and easy-to-operate track-oriented airbag system I have used to date. It does not provide the MotoGP-level protection of its most protective system. But it is user-serviceable, easy to get on, and is cooler than other systems. And it is truly universal, in that it ca ..read more

YART FASTEST IN THE EWC SO FAR AFTER DRAMA-HIT FIRST QUALIFYING FOR 24 HEURES MOTOS The battle for pole position in the 24 Heures Motos, round one of the 2024 FIM Endurance World Championship, is go with Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team on top in the first three sessions that help towards forming the grid for the famous Le Mans race. Niccolò Canepa, Marvin Fritz and Karel Hanika – riding with the #1 on their Bridgestone-equipped Yamaha YZF-R1 following their 2023 EWC title triumph – were quickest in the Blue, Yellow and Red sessions held on a sunny but chilly Circuit Bugatti this afterno ..read more

WILLOW SPRINGS GRAND PRIX APRIL 13TH & 14TH – EVENT REPORT When headed out to the track, no matter the discipline, your end goal is to get to the starting line, start and finish the race, hopefully do well enough for a trophy, and return home safely for Monday morning’s work alarm.  But to accomplish that task, there may be a lot of other races mixed in to meet that goal.  Racing home from work on Friday to make sure you get to the track before the gate closes.  Racing to fix your bike if you break in practice.  Your heartbeat racing as you ..read more

Outspoken ahead of Assen Chapter three of the 2024 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship season is about to take place at the legendary TT Circuit Assen in the Netherlands. Countless classics at this track and also in recent rounds mean that 2024’s Pirelli Dutch Round is destined to be one for the ages; we caught up with the main stars on Thursday during WorldSBK’s media day. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team): “We want to be on the podium!” After a strong Barcelona, the rostrum is the aim for home-hero Michael van der Mark: “It’s always nice to arrive at your home t ..read more

MotoAmerica Live+ To Debut “Road Atlanta Preview Show” This Weekend At Steel Commander Superbike Series Opener Thirty Minute Live Interview Show To Debut On Friday Morning From Road Atlanta IRVINE, CA (April 18, 2024) – MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing championship, will debut a new feature on MotoAmerica Live+ at this weekend’s opening round of the Steel Commander Superbike series at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. The “Road Atlanta Preview Show” will feature MotoAmerica Live+ commentators Roger Hayden and Jamie Howe and will air live from Road Atlanta on Friday ..read more

Ready, Set, Go: The 10th Anniversary Season Of MotoAmerica Begins In Earnest At Road Atlanta Superbike, Supersport And Junior Cup Get Their Championships Started This Weekend At Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta   IRVINE, CA (April 18, 2024) – While Mission King Of The Baggers and BellissiMoto Twins Cup already have races under their belts in 2024, Steel Commander Superbike, Supersport and Junior Cup will start their championships this coming weekend at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta as the 10th anniversary of the MotoAmerica series begins in earnest in Braselton, Georgia, April ..read more

Roadracing World MotoGP Editor and Isle of Man TT winner Mat Oxley and two-time World Championship-winning Crew Chief Peter Bom have started “The Oxley Bom MotoGP Podcast,” which will be focused on the FIM MotoGP World Championship. This podcast is “Austin 2024 – Go With The Flow.” The original podcast can be found on BuzzSprout.com or listened to via other places you get podcasts. From the Oxley Bom Podcast: There’s literally no track in MotoGP with more twists and turns than the Circuit of The Americas in Austin. It’s got twenty of them, so you’re in the wrong place if you’re ..read more

Our East Coast tour is starting in Virginia at the end of this month. After that is New Jersey, which was just freshly re-paved! Next is the National Corvette track in Kentucky (outstanding grip there), then six days straight at Barber Motorsports Park, the most beautiful track in America. Seriously, it’s the most beautiful track in America—ask anyone who has been there. With the season getting rolling, weather shifting to motorcycle-friendly type, and the US MotoGP just happening in Texas, riding is on people’s minds and with that comes a desire to make each ride better with increased confide ..read more