Just 15, Miles Thornton has been a very busy person recently. As a racer, he’s been battling some very strong competition in the USGPRU 250GP class.

Nestled in a single garage behind pit lane, the Moriwaki team gave the public at the Red Bull Indianapolis GP a glimpse of what next years Moto2 class will look like.

Since we last spoke to Josh Day, he has returned to the U.S. and joined the AMA Pro SuperSport ESP team, and at the recent Mid-Ohio round, Josh broke through a string of bad luck and garnered his first win of 2009.

Stevie Bonsey on racing the Springfield Mile and trying to line up another Grand Prix ride.

For the 2009 season, USGPRU is including a new class—Formula 450—based on the Gavin Trippe-produced concept bikes that feature motocross frames and motors converted for road racing. Last year, Tyler Odom won an amateur national championship on the machine that will hopefully bridge the gap between the small 125s and the more aggressive (and expensive) 600s. Chief USGPRU steward Stewart Aitken-Cade has been in close contact with Trippe concerning the new class, and he offered his thoughts on what it means for the future of small-displacement road racing in America.

Two years ago, Cameron Beaubier was one of three Americans called up to the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, and he spent last year racing in the Spanish CEV championship as a part of the Red Bull MotoGP Academy.

After almost six months of waiting since the last race of 2008, the MotoGP season finally kicks off this weekend in Qatar. Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta has been busy making sure that MotoGP continues to be a strong championship.