2010 Arlen Ness Victory Vision & More Salt Addiction - Timing

The Victory Motorcycle company produces machines which challenge the cruiser market like no other company. They are made in the US and they have a reputation for reliability - even better than competitor and arch-rival Harley-Davidson, whose bikes have less performance when compared like-to-like with the Victory machines. Arlen Ness, customizer extraordinaire, has been working with Victory for some six or seven years and has produced some of the more amazing offerings from the company in terms of style and appearance. The Vision he penned is at the other end of the link...

http://tinyurl.com/y89a2fe

Rocky Robinson's column, 'Salt Addiction', is back this month and this time he is talking about timing. The Bonneville Salt Flats is where everyone goes to test themselves against the clock to see how fast they can go. Well, what about that clock? Timing is a very important and exacting science which must be applied perfectly to keep the record(s) straight. How is it done....well, take the link and see...

http://tinyurl.com/ye25bag

Monday Afternoon Moto News - Speed Dating!

Yep, it's that time of the week again, Road Racer X's 'Speed Dating' article. This week's birthdays are Bill Lomas, Jamie James, Franco Uncini, Rocky Robinson, Barry Sheene, Mat Mladin, Eddie Lawson, Henry Riles, Dr. Martin Raines, Elmer Trett, Graziano Rossi, and Philip Conrad Vincent. This week also marks the date of the first MotoGP night race in 2008 and the first race of the 800cc era of MotoGP as well. Take the link and get the stories behind the names.

http://tinyurl.com/ylakg8n

Wednesday Evening Moto News - Scott Guthrie & Triumph's New Models

Another write-up from Rocky Robinson and his 'Salt Addiction' column. In this piece, Scott Guthrie is covered. a true renaissance man who also loves to capture land speed records. He has personally broken over 240 of them, and his team has broken over 380! You really need to read this one...

http://tinyurl.com/yhtgktt

Well, I will not be laying them all out here for you - there are too many details and too many great photos after the link below. But, I will say that Triumph will soon sell its 100,000 motorcycle since returning to North America some 15 years ago. Their market share is growing in the US and there is good reason for that - they make great motorcycles. Hop on over and see what they have waiting for you...

http://tinyurl.com/yfzw452

Night Moto News - Gabriel Uttley, 600 450cc, THOR & FIM Speedway GP

It's the story of Gabriel Uttley, from the U.K., and his dream of exceeding 400 mph in a motorcycle streamliner, and it is written by a now veteran of the Salt Flats, one Rocky Robinson. It's a good read about this team, and one to pay attention to this year. They could do it, but I think they will need a bit more practice - at least from what I have heard about racing those machines. Check it out, you'll likely like it.

http://tinyurl.com/ybdfz5v

This one is a bit odd, but it is working in the series. In the New Zealand Superbike Championship there is a class for 450c.c. machines of all cylinder configurations. It is called Formula Three. Marty Wood has set up a Yamaha YZF-R6 to run on only three cylinders, thus making it a 450c.c. and legal. He has been scoring rather well with this...check it out.

http://tinyurl.com/y8fgoty

Gear manufacturer THOR has announced their supported riders for the 2010 season. Take the link and have a look.

http://tinyurl.com/yexxa8t

Sky Sports has announced their schedule for the 2010 FIM Speedway Grand Prix TV air times. 29 March 2010 is the date, check the link!

http://tinyurl.com/yadqz9h

Another Issue of Salt Addiction - Joe Amo

The man went 272 mph on a 1000c.c. motorcycle in the Bonneville Salt Flats - and amazing speed. Rocky Robinson takes a look into the man who rides the machine, Joe Amo. Performance is everything...

http://tinyurl.com/yech3md

Rocky Robinson Talks About Salt Addiction

Of course, this is addiction to the Bonneville Salt Flats. Rocky Robinson has had a long and storied career in most forms of motorcycle racing. Now, though, he takes his skills to the Salt Flats and races streamliners against a clock...

http://tinyurl.com/llnaft