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A Night In The Life…

First I’d like to thank everyone who has been in touch one way or another, via Facebook, Twitter, email or comments here on these posts. I really appreciate hearing from each of you, and every time someone comments on a photo or a blog post it only makes we want to share something else. So […]

This is only a test.

It’s something like a dress rehearsal. There is no audience. There is hardly any one here other than the teams, and even they aren’t fully represented. No sign of Hervé Poncharal, for example. Only a handful of guys in IRTA shirts, very few Dorna people. A marshal here and there out on the track, a […]

Testing, testing, one, two, three…

Quite a day yesterday, partially because it just kept on going and didn’t end until 4 this morning. When I went to bed here in the living room, David and Jensen were still finishing their work. If you’re here because of an interest in MotoGP, make sure to check out their coverage at MotoMatters and […]

Once More Into The Night

T. S. Eliot wrote that April is the cruelest month, but for grand prix fans, it’s November when the season ends. We’re eight weeks away from the final pre-season test at Losail International Circuit just outside Doha, Qatar, and a week after that test, the first race of the 2011 season will take place under […]

Rossi United

I’m taking a break from organizing my relocated office, which has moved from the front of the house to the rear, and wanted to tell you about a very nice experience made possible by… By what, exactly? Let’s see if we can figure it out. At the British Grand Prix, I noticed while shooting on […]

And Now A Word From Our Sponsor…

The second MotoMatters.com t-shirt has arrived from the printer and looks fantastic! I will be shipping the pre-orders today and tomorrow, so look for email notifications from USPS that your shipment is headed your way.

2011 MotoMatters Calendar Now For Sale

I’m very pleased to announce that our 2011 calendar is now up for pre-sale over at MotoMatters.com! On Monday I will be taking the computer files to the printer to begin the proofing process and we hope to be on press in the next two weeks and shipping to U.S. customers by the end of […]

Sometime the Biggest Battles Happen Off the Battlefield

In my capacity as a journalist in the MotoGP paddock, I do my best to refrain from sympathizing more with one rider than another or becoming a fanboy of anyone in particular. In fact this is often pretty easy, because behind the scenes glimpses into the riders’ personalities when they are temporarily out of the […]

Pedrosa Wallpaper

If I’d known how popular these hi-res desktops would be I’d have started offering them to you all sooner. Thanks to all who’ve emailed to ask for a copy of the Lorenzo and Trophy images–that small bit of give before the take has cut down as intended on the photos showing up on websites rather […]

MotoGP Trophy Desktop

MotoGP fans will likely recognize this item from the intro of the official race feed. Each year, the new MotoGP champ’s section is installed on the trophy, which is displayed at the non-fly-away rounds in Dorna’s mobile suite of offices. I saw it for the first time at Silverstone and grabbed a few photos of […]