Colin Fraser: The Daytona 200 – Exclusive coverage on InsideMotorcycles.com...
There is lots of excitement associated with the upcoming 82nd running of the Daytona 200, the first MotoAmerica event of 2024 season. The historic 200 format began on the coastal beach, then...
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Many of the top Canadians planning to compete in this Saturday’s 82nd running of MotoAmerica’s season-opening Daytona 200-miler attended JenningsGP in North Florida on Tuesday, March 5, for the second...
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On-track action opened at Daytona International Speedway in Florida on Thursday, March 7, in preparation for Saturday’s scheduled 82nd running of the 200-mile motorcycle road race on the 5.65km course....
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The final component of the build up for the 82nd running of the Daytona 200 was the Time Attack session on Friday afternoon, March 8, for the top 12 riders by time (after two Q sessions) in the...
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This year’s Daytona 200 reminded me of “back in the day,” in a number of ways. The field was deeper, stronger, and faster than it has been since the very start of the “tame Daytona” era when the old...
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We caught up with Ben Young while the three-time Canadian Superbike Championship was on his way to the airport, scheduled to participate in a Blackfoot Cycle BMW launch event in Calgary that evening....
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I first met John Owens in the infield at Daytona International Speedway during Bike Week practice in 1979. I guessed John was from the U.K., given his fair complexion and impending sun burn – back in...
View ArticleThe Lean Angle By Russ Bond
We are two rounds into the 2024 MotoGP season. If we think back to all the pre-season stories, like Marc Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) switching brands, the wonder kid Pedro Acosta (GASGAS Factory...
View ArticleColin Fraser: MotoGP Pre-Show Circuit of the Americans, Austin, Texas
The first on-track activity for the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americans in Austin, Texas, involved action at the venue’s parking lot Go-Kart track for MiniGP Ohvale racers. The focus was on the new...
View ArticleColin Fraser: MotoGP 2024 GP of the Americas Saturday Sprint Photo Gallery
Ever wonder what the view is like from track side at a MotoGP race? IM’s Colin Fraser provides the answer with these images captured during Saturday Sprint Race action at the GP of the Americas at COTA...
View ArticleColin Fraser: GP of the Americas in Photos – Sunday Race Action
Inside Motorcycles’ Colin Fraser was on hand in Austin this weekend taking in all the action in MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. Here is a look at some of the images from Sunday’s on track entertainment.
View ArticleColin Fraser: Gibb vs Mercier was a Big Story 40 Years Ago
George Orwell’s dystopian novel, 1984, was set in a near future when events and circumstances had gone far beyond anyone’s current day experience or expectations. For the Canadian road racing...
View ArticleColin Fraser: Young Steals the Show at Shannonville, Dion aiming for Grand Bend
At many of the races on the CSBK Championship national tour, the post GP Bikes Podium features a special award from the FAST Riding School. The FAST “big cheque” goes to the hard charger from the...
View ArticleColin Fraser: Western History Lesson?
Just over 44 years ago, many of Canada’s top motorcycle racers were headed to Edmonton – just as they are today. The 1980 event at the long-gone circuit north of the city, Edmonton International...
View ArticleColin Fraser: Western Revelations
The trip west for the third round of the Bridgestone CSBK Series and the opening two races of the MiniGP Nationals was always going to be entertaining and feature any number of rising stars that...
View ArticleColin Fraser: Dresden FTC debut a Taylor Triumph
Mounted on a Sehl-built Rotax 600 cc framer, Don Taylor scored his second National victory of the year in round four Flat Track Canada action at the Dresden Fairgrounds on Saturday evening, July 27....
View ArticleColin Fraser: Back Home with Ben
“Thankfully, I think our preparation is going well,” starts Ben Young, who was worried that the break between Bridgestone CSBK round four at Atlantic Motorsport Park and next week’s annual National...
View ArticleColin Fraser: Daley Double Redux
Trevor Daley has participated in the Canadian National Superbike championship for well over a decade, but this year his CSBK schedule is a partial one, due to a range of other professional commitments...
View ArticleColin Fraser: Comeback Casas
Top racers recover from challenges in a variety of ways, and injury makes things more complicated. Yamaha Canada’s occasional Pro Superbike ace, Tommy Casas, returned to national action at the recent...
View ArticleColin Fraser: Marquez completes remarkable come back; now a title contender?
Frequently referred to as a GOAT even though his career is still very much active, Marc Marquez recently had a much-predicted return to full form in MotoGP. Aboard his year-old Gresini Ducati, Marquez...
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