De Puniet Has Screws Removed from Ankle

The simple operation as successful and de Puniet is doing fine. He had the screws put into his ankle after an August injury; he wanted to finish the season, so he had his ankle fixed with some hardware to allow him to race. Given his 2009 performance compared to 2008, it seems to have helped. Let's see how much better he can be in 2010!

http://tinyurl.com/y9oey83

Schumacher is Back at the Track - On His Motorcycle!

Multiple F1 world champion, Michael Schumacher is back in the saddle, the motorcycle saddle that is.

According to German Motorsport-Magazin , he has been spotted in France training on his Honda motorcycle. He had been out of circulation for a while after a nasty crash, but nothing seems to deter the Formula One champ from riding a motorcycle, as any real motorcycle rider would.

He is training to rejoin the German IDM championships.

Source in German: http://tinyurl.com/mk4caj

John Hopkins is Out of World Superbike for 2009

Apparently, Hopper injured his brain - causing a small hemorrhage which has stopped bleeding - when he fell at Nurburgring in Germany. Dr. Ting, in the US, discovered the damage and has told him to sit out the rest of the 2009 season and to be observed over the next 6 weeks. It seems that Hopper is cursed...

http://tinyurl.com/lz5fee

Benefit for Seriously Injured Motorcyclist Held Near Longmont, Colorado

American Legion Post 1985, in Firestone, Colorado, will hold a breakfast and raffle to raise money for the care of Chris Day. He was injured when a car turned in front of his Yamaha Virago in Dacono. See here:

http://tinyurl.com/np3occ