USA to Host 2 Rounds of MotoGP in 2008? at Under My Helmet

Indianapolis Motor Speedway may be a candidate to host a round of the MotoGP World Championship in 2008. It is un-confirmed, but there are a few sources saying it is likely. This round will not replace the mid-summer round in California at Laguna Seca's Mazda Raceway, but rather it will be a second round for the US. I hope we will know for sure by the spring of 2007. There [...] Read More


MotoGP Update: 2nd US Event Closer at Under My Helmet

As reported previously here at Under My Helmet and over at motorcycles.suite101.com, a second US MotoGP event is getting closer and closer to becoming a reality. A second US MotoGP event will be huge and could be a deciding factor in making motorcycle racing a premier event in the US. It looks like the wheels are definately in motion; the potential revenue is there, the potential number of fans is there. [...] Read More


F1 Car vs MotoGP Bike at Under My Helmet

Image courtesy crash.net Norick Abe and Michael Shumacher went on a short, 600 meter straight line sprint race at the end-of-season Toyota Motorsports Festival at the Fuji Speedway Circuit. F1 Cars are extremely fast, and have incredible traction. I've heard (but never seen) that an F1 car with it's ground effects (down-force) can drive upside-down when it's at speed. MotoGP bikes are no slouch, either, but it is a safe bet [...] Read More


HighTex and the MotoGP at The Techwear Weblog

Grado zero espace is an italian fashion company that works together with the European Space agency and developed a anatomic cooling system that is also used for the MotoGP (where italians lead the world cup). This jacket could be useful in a huge range of industries where people work under hot conditions (except bay watch ;-). Here is how the system is build: Looks like a very effective High-Tech textile product. [...] Read More


Moto GP: In Stores Tomorrow at XboxSpace

Starting tomorrow you can pick up Moto GP at your local video game shop. If you haven't gotten a chance to play the game, I highly recommend downloading the demo on the marketplace. I thoroughly hate racing games (save burnout) but I found Moto GP to be pretty fun. Difficult, but fun nevertheless. You should have seen some of the spills I took. It's the only 360 game coming out this week, it [...] Read More