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

The Story of Little-Known Motorcycle Company Thor

It is an odd story at the very beginning of the motorcycle industry which we now know. Thor was created by Aurora, the company which built engines and many other parts for Indian Motocycle (yes, that is how they spelled it back then) at the time. For the most part, Thor motorcycles even looked similar to Indians due to the fact that both machines had parts and engines built by the same company. There is a great deal of history behind this marque, and it is worth reading (even if some of the grammar and spelling is not perfect).

http://tinyurl.com/ykh7dwu