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Ritual

We had a pleasant but strange drive back from the track just before 5AM this morning. The sun was rising to our left, barely perceptibly at first, but the soft blow glow on the horizon grew stronger as we approached downtown Doha. I was sorry we’d missed the morning call to prayer: I quite like […]

Working Late

The demise last year of the Friday morning practice session means that day 1 in Qatar doesn’t start until well into the evening, and with one practice session per class we were done and heading back to the media center just before midnight. BMW is a series sponsor of MotoGP, and Losail has the nicest […]

We’re not in Kansas

Just a short post for now as this crazy schedule has gotten the better of me. We left the track at about 2:30 AM last night, erm, this morning. I finally got into bed at 4 AM, and managed to sleep for six and a half hours, straight, woot! Tonight is the late night, as […]

In the club, at least for now…

Instead of staying in a hotel this year, I’m sharing an apartment or sorts (it’s a room in a Residence Hotel) with a fellow photographer, Andrew Wheeler, whose work has probably had more influence on me than any other sports shooter. I’ve known him in person for several years and it was largely his offer […]

Qatar Redux

I used to think that San Francisco to Europe was a long flight. But San Francisco to Qatar? When you get to Europe, you’re almost halfway there. From take-off at SFO to landing in Doha (with the odd stay on he plane lay-over in Riyadh): 23 hours of travel time. To make that trip you […]

Back in the saddle…

It’s almost that time again! The 2010 Grand Prix season starts in just under two weeks at the Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar, and I’m very excited to be returning to this unique place for the season opener. It’s going to be great to be track-side and in the paddock of the highest level […]

Order Now And Get It For Christmas!

In case you haven’t heard, our 2010 Motorcycle Racing Calendar is available from the website, and if you order now, you’ll have it before Christmas. The calendar features full MotoGP and WSBK race schedules in a Monday to Sunday format so you’ll never miss race in 2010. Each month highlights a MotoGP or WSBK rider, […]

Photos for Riders for Health

This weekend is the Cycle World motorcycle show in San Mateo, and our local NorCal Riders for Health chapter will have a booth to help spread the word. As usual, I’m donating something, in this case two of my favorite photos from the 2009 season. The above photo was taken a the Sachsenring in Germany, […]

2010 is right around the corner

And the 2010 MotoMatters.com calendar is nearly finished. We’ve been waiting for the FIM race dates to sort themselves out, and after Brno moved up recently we believe we’re finally ready to go to press. Now, if all the race weekends on the provisional calendars will just stay where they are (cough, Valencia, cough) and […]

Nicky Takes a Look

I’m back home after a great weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for MotoGP. The event started off on Thursday with the Riders for Health auction, where my photo of Nicky Hayden raised $800 for my favorite charity. My photos have now contributed almost $3,000 to Riders!