In order to use footage from a Dorna-sanctioned MotoGP test session — say, for marketing or promotional reasons — a team must receive approval from Dorna. The process is tedious, and even if permission is granted, there are strict limitations as to what the material may or may not be used for. So when Honda decided to conduct its own private test (which Yamaha also joined), at the Circuit of the Americas, it was free from any and all Dorna mandates.

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Today, Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, has announced its U.S. road racing teams to compete in the 2013 GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Racing season, which kicks off in March at the famed Daytona International Speedway.  Continue Reading »

Today’s Friday Fun Video comes courtesy of the marketing department at Icon Motorsports. Following the success of their first motorcycle drift video, featuring Nick Brocha on a stretched Kawasaki ZX-10R scorching rubber with Jim Guthrie on a Corvette-powered Mazda RX7, the guys set out to one-up themselves. With this video, I think it’s safe to say “Mission Accomplished.” Continue Reading »

I don’t think there’s much more I can say. The video speaks… Well, it says something. I’ll let you fill in the blanks.

However, I must applaud the forethought to document as many angles as possible by employing a GoPro mounted on the tail of the mini bike.

Enjoy the midweek funny.

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The 2011 AMA Supercross Championship featured some of the most competitive racing we’ve seen in some time, with five riders in contention for the title for most of the season, culminating with Ryan Villopoto winning his first premiere class championship.

GoPro, the official sports camera for AMA Supercross, has released a video of highlights from the 2011 season filmed entirely with its HD Hero camera. Several riders in the 450 class and the 250 class wore GoPro HD Hero cameras throughout the season, with some of the footage featured on television broadcasts on CBS and Speed.

“Throughout the season GoPro’s HD cameras have captured the up close and personal excitement that both riders and fans witness out on the track. The incredible videos that have been produced by the GoPro team have brilliantly captured the intensity of supercross,” says Tim Murray, vice president of sales for AMA Supercross promoter Feld Motor Sports. “We have received great support and incredible footage from GoPro this season and we look forward to continuing the relationship into the 2012 season.”

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