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Reigning Bridgestone CSBK overall Canadian National motorcycle road racing Champion Ben Young celebrated his 30th birthday at Grand Bend last week, busy testing with the rest of the field for the second round of the National tour. The arc of BMW Motorrad’s leader’s event looked set, and the celebrations continued with a solid success in...

Last Saturday, Canadian Flat Track legend Doug Lawrence added to his resume at Welland Country Speedway – a real achievement given his success over the years at his home track. Lawrence took the wins in both the Feature race and the Pro 450 class, aboard a newly developed Honda prepared by the Lawrence family. As...

Kim and I recently celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. The more I think about it, the more impressive that milestone seems to be as many people will never hit that magic number. I know what you’re thinking. Impressive yes but what does that have to do with motorcycles? Well, the answer is that for those...

From a distance, the results from the opening weekend of Bridgestone CSBK series at Shannonville Motorsport Park were as expected. In the GP Bikes Pro Superbike Feature class, Alex Dumas leads the standings with a pair of wins, while Ben Young won the BS Battery Pole Award and netted a conservative second in the wet...

Last weekend, the MotoAmerica tour launched their regular season at Road Atlanta, after the one-off, non-Championship, open tire Super Sport and support class event last month at Daytona. If the opener is anything to go by, this is shaping up to be a great season south of the border. Recently, the Fresh ‘N’ Lean/Progressive Insurance...

Wanna hear a sexy statistic? Twenty percent of motorcycle riders are women, double what it was just a decade ago. This fastest growing demographic not only demonstrates skill, dedication, and passion for the sport, but also significant buying power. And instead of just waiting for the industry to catch up, many women have forged ahead...

Truth be told, I have some amazing memories from every track I have ever been to. Whether it was because of some incredible racing action, hanging with some great people or something funny that happened at the track, every race weekend I think of brings a smile to my face. While I have fond memories...

At the season-ending 2022 Valencia MotoGP round last November, several strong story lines encouraged fan enthusiasm. Foremost was the title battle between Ducati’s Pecco Bagnaia and Yamaha’s number one Fabio Quartararo. This resolved in Bagnaia’s favor, although some early race drama maintained the hype. The next story line was the departure of Suzuki from the...

Last week, I attended Ducati’s invitation event at a slick Toronto meeting space, the Brickworks. The Ready4Red event was a showcase for several new models, including Ducati’s latest electric assist bicycles. Ducati North America CEO Jason Chinnock hosted. I was happy to hear the enthusiastic Chinnock mention in his opening remark that Ducati had homologated...

A dramatic first Grand Prix weekend of the year concluded with Joan Mir recovering to 11th place. An apologetic Marc Marquez was left to lament his mistake which took out home hero Miguel Oliveira. Joan Mir approached Sunday’s 25-lap Portuguese Grand Prix with an open mind, aiming to gather as much data as possible after...

2022 was a big year for the 80th annual Daytona 200 at Bike Week. A club-formatted race in recent years, the annual season opener in Florida gained MotoAmerica status for the first time. While the main 200-miler was not a Supersport points race, it did mark the debut of the FIM’s (world sanctioning body) next...

For the first time since 2016, the AFT series once again held their season opening double-header at the short track in Daytona. While short on length, the small bullring proved to be long on action as the best in flat track bounced off bumps, walls, and each other, as they put on a tremendous show...