[Jeff in Kentucky]

I watch MotoGP racing every year on the Speed cable TV channel. The Faster documentary DVD is a good introduction for it, from a few years ago when they were racing 500cc two-strokes. The top class is now 800cc 4-strokes- all of them starting April 11 will probably be V-fours like a VFR street bike, but completely custom to be as light and fast as possible. Here is the trailer for the Faster DVD:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEMmKyR11yM

[eternal05]

There’s a sequel, “Faster and Faster,” which covers the next two years (’03 and ’04) of MotoGP racing, including Rossi’s switch from Honda to Yamaha.

The same guys put together another documentary called “The Doctor, the Tornado, and the Kentucky Kid” which is about the first US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca in 2005. That’s a great one too.

All of these are really cool introductions to racing, and if you don’t see what all the fuss is about, I highly recommend that you check these vids out. Good call, Jeff!

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