28.6.06

Ecclestone driving a hard bargain on US return to fold - Sport - Times Online: "Ecclestone told The Times: “It does not matter to Formula One if there is no grand prix in the US. What do we get from America? Aggravation, that’s about all. If you say ‘good morning’ over there and it’s five past 12, you end up with a lawsuit. We have never got any sponsors out there. The television has never taken off; we have more viewers in Malta than over there."
Six enter final lap in pursuit of MotoGP - Markets - Times Online

27.6.06

NTSB Press Release During the forum, the NTSB will examine issues raised by a number of recent motorcycle accidents, including the June 12 motorcycle crash involving Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, and the June 11 crash involving a motorcycle and a minivan in Williamsport, PA that killed five persons.

26.6.06

Grand American Road Racing Association: "there's a crossover road in the middle of the track that is new. It has a really big elevation change to the road from the grass and when I hit that, the car got launched"

25.6.06

Motorsport.com: News channel: "Hand's BMW went off the track and over a mound of dirt, which served like a motorcycle stunt rider's ramp and launched him into the air. The car flipped at least eight times and finally landed on its roof, with fuel pouring out of it."

Let's hope someone from the AMA saw this and makes sure that mound is eliminated before the Superbikes race there next month.
Carrera GT Crashes Into Court

22.6.06

The In-Car Camera Never Blinks (but Viewers Flinch) - New York Times: "'A near crash is just like a crash except that somebody did something to avoid it,'"
Safety Line Crossed During Deadly N.H. Motorcycle Week
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Mark your calendars. The Motocross des Nations returns to the US on September 23, 2007 at Budds Creek in Maryland.
Vespa maker Piaggia goes public - Yahoo! News
TheDenverChannel.com - News - Motorcyclist Dies After Lightning Strike
Helmet House acquires property

5.6.06

Champ Car Co-owner Believes NASCAR is Interfering with Phoenix Race Plans :: PaddockTalk :: Two drivers, Two cars... Drop the flag...It's all good!: "The next thing I know, there are letters flying off from ISC to the (Phoenix) city council containing a number of falsehoods. But more disturbing, within two weeks, there is a motion being passed at the state level – well, trying to be passed -- which would, in fact, ban all forms of motor sports if it isn’t on one of the ISC tracks. Whether it be karting, all across motorcycling, MotoGP -- you name it"

4.6.06

Motorsport.com: News channel: "Kipp was fastest in Saturday morning's damp practice session "

2.6.06

Blount County's 'Dragon' roars with motorcycle enthusiasts
OneWheelDrive.Net - News - General - MotoGP feature film, “Velocity” Gets it Start
Soup :: Emde Resigns From AMA Racing Committee: "the need for ... establishing procedures that avoid any suggestion of conflicts of interest."

Somebody needs to ask Mr. Emde to explain why this point is important in this context.