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Between the Races: Arvind Rabadia
October 29, 2009 by CJ
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During this difficult financial stretch, electric motorcycles have been one of the industry’s few bright spots, highlighted by the inaugural TTXGP at the Isle of Man TT. Agni Motors scored the historic win in that race, and we spoke with company CEO Arvind Rabadia.
Between the Races: Burke David
October 21, 2009 by CJ
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Remember the Road Racer X subscription contest a couple months back, where AGV gave away a brand-new Face It! helmet, based off the custom lid Valentino Rossi wore at the 2008 Mugello MotoGP? The winner is Texas’ Burke David (yes, those names are in the correct order), who will get a lid like Vale’s except with his own face on the top. Fortunately enough, Burke is also a Rossi fan.
Between the Races: Josh Hayes
October 14, 2009 by CJ
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We know, Between the Races is usually the domain of behind-the-scenes industry folks, but since the start of the off-season, that description sort of fits Josh Hayes, who has been supporting the racing efforts of his wife, Melissa Paris. On the other hand, Hayes might just be in action again this weekend, as we discovered when we caught up with him on the phone yesterday, in Oceanside, California.
Between the Races: Rich Alexander
October 7, 2009 by Jesse Cecil
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Jordan Motorsports’ technical manager, Rich Alexander, gives us his thoughts on Jordan Suzuki, National Guard Jordan Suzuki, and how things went in 2009.
Between the Races: Damien Basset
September 30, 2009 by CJ
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If you have the new issue of Road Racer X, you may have seen our “5 Minutes With” interview of Ducati designer Damien Basset, here are the outtakes from that interview.
Between the Races: Jeff Ray
September 23, 2009 by Jesse Cecil
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Jeff Ray is the executive director of the museum that houses one of the world's greatest motorcycle collections, the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum.
Between the Races: Midori Moriwaki
September 16, 2009 by Jeff Feathers
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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.
Between the Races: Phil Herrin
September 9, 2009 by Jesse Cecil
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Under a tent tucked behind the Yamaha Factory Racing truck at New Jersey Motorsports Park this past weekend sat two tiny, blue gems. In the spirit Moriwaki MD250H and F450 conversions, Phil Herrin, father of Graves Yamaha racer Josh Herrin, has put together 125cc and 250cc Yamaha road racers from former [...]
Between the Races: Chris Wood
August 27, 2009 by Laurel Allen
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Airtrix painter Chris Wood’s work is seen on and under a slew of top motorsports athletes, but the guy who was kicked out of art class as a kid still believes in art for the people.
Between the Races: Mel Harder
August 19, 2009 by CJ
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We checked in with IMS Sr. VP of Operations Mel Harder this morning to see how things are coming along in preparation for the Indianapolis GP.
