The green flag waved twice on November 9, 1957, on the freshly paved asphalt. Once for the christening of the new Laguna Seca Raceway and once for the start of its first sports car race: the 8th Annual Pebble Beach National Championship Sports Car Road Races.The 8th Annual event was...

MotoAmerica has renewed its agreement with FOX Sports that will see the network continue to air MotoAmerica Superbike races while also adding a slate of additional MotoAmerica content to its programming in 2021.The 2021 MotoAmerica Series will again air on FOX Sports along with a slate of additional MotoAmerica content....

Robert Davis, Senior Vice President, Special Assignments for Mazda North American Operations, stands beside the giant Mazda 787B mural on the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca hillside. (photo: Alison Arena)Nestled in the coastal hillsides of the scenic Monterey Peninsula, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is widely considered to be one of the...

Jorge Lorenzo says he has learned not to be intimidated by Yamaha MotoGP teammate Valentino Rossi's huge global popularity.While motorcycle racing legend Rossi receives adulation the world over, Lorenzo has sometimes received boos from some sections of fans when on grand prix podiums, as Marc Marquez did amid his spat...

Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez insists winning last weekend's San Marino Grand Prix has not altered his belief that his title defence is over.Marquez took a strategic victory in a dry-wet-dry race at Misano but remains third in the standings and 63 points behind championship leader Valentino Rossi. The...

Turns out that MotoGP isn't the only racing series with a Doctor Rossi. Thanks to a commitment from MotoAmerica, riders who suffer injury or illness at any of the 2015 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Race Series rounds will get care from a familiar face: Dr. Raymond Rossi.Rossi, who has...

MotoAmerica has announced Motorcycle Superstore as an official long-term partner of the MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship and the exclusive online retailer of the series.Motorcycle Superstore will be the title sponsor of the Aftermarket Expo at all MotoAmerica events and a major supporter of its television broadcasts with...

MotoGP could "double" its crowds in America if it can generate more opportunities for riders from the United States, says 1993 500cc world champion Kevin Schwantz.Aspar's Nicky Hayden will be the only American rider in three grand prix classes at this weekend's Circuit of The Americas round. From 1978 to...

The recent takeover of AMA road racing by the new KRAVE group that includes motorcycling legend Wayne Rainey has had one prominent casualty, as Daytona International Speedway announced that it was canceling the Daytona 200 for 2015."After having multiple discussions with Moto America/KRAVE regarding a sanction agreement for 2015 Daytona...

The American Motorcyclist Association announced that KRAVE Group LLC, led by three-time motorcycle world champion and Wayne Rainey, will manage a new professional road racing series in North America."Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG) confirms the transfer of sanctioning, operational, promotional and commercial rights for professional motorcycle road racing to the American...