Texan Ben Spies started from ninth place on the race grid for Sunday’s Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana on the pavement of Ricardo Tormo Circuit near Valencia, Spain. Racing for Monster Yamaha Tech 3 team in his first MotoGP Premier Class race Ben did an excellent job with a seventh place finish, just ahead of Repsol Honda’s Andrea Dovizioso. His seventh place finish was something he raced for near the end of the race and he obviously wanted to beat Dovizioso and he did. His placing did knock Dovizioso back to eighth place and in combination with Colin …read more

MotoGP riders are knights on metal steeds that routinely cheat serious injury as they compete against each other on unforgiving tracks that can leave a rider in need of serious rehabilitation or even sitting on the side lines for an extended period. The speeds that they routinely achieve during the races don’t allow for the time to recover or react once a mistake has been made and at these moments the reality of racing must really impress itself on a racer. The adrenaline spike at the moment when a racer realizes he lost control of the bike and is about …read more

The MotoGP competitions at Donington Park came to an end Sunday after a history that has seen its share of amazing moments and tragic events. This marks a point in history that’s both a pity and turns a page in the history books of the fastest sport on two wheels that will never be forgotten. Andrea Dovizioso will rank a note or two in the history books as the last premier class winner at the Midlands circuit, but this competitive racer is probably just glad to grab a needed 25 points toward his goal of a world championship.
The last competition …read more