The weather was perfect, the crowds were large and the demo fleets were filled with registrants before lunch everyday—what a great event! As usual at the Speedway in Daytona Beach, the Honda display was set up literally in the center of the action. Over forty different Honda motorcycles and large scooters were available for the public to test... Read more »
Last week, a CBR adorned Honda rig rolled into Las Vegas Motor Speedway to set up a two-day closed course motorcycle demonstration for female-exclusive motorcyclists at an event called FemMoto. The fleet of demo sport bikes included several 2008 CBR600RRs and 2008 VFR800s, all prepped and ready to ride on the track. This unique opportunity was... Read more »
HRCA Members were treated to a great day of racing at Round 9 of the AMA Motocross series at the Spring Creek Motocross track in Millville, Minnesota. For the first time, the HRCA set-up a special HRCA VIP Hospitality Area up at one of the best viewing areas on the track. Members could see most of the race track and not have to walk... Read more »
The Honda Super Cycle Weekend at Mid Ohio brought very hot weather on Friday and Saturday and rain on Sunday. But, the racing went on as planned and HRCA Members showed with coupons in hand for their free gift courtesy of the HRCA.
Late on Thursday prior to the race weekend, I got a call from Nicky Hayden’s manager who told me that... Read more »
Can you say Dream Job? Well, other than being on the road for over a month, I would say that I’ve got it. July started with Moto GP in beautiful Monterey, California. The weather was great this year, and HRCA Members were out in force. Marty had the parking area taken care of; Tiffany had the turn five suite covered, so all I had to do was... Read more »
The 3rd Annual HRCA Hill Country Event took place in Kerrville, Texas, just 60 miles west of San Antonio and the heart of the best riding area in the state. This year 13 Texas HRCA Chapters participated in the event with over 220 people attending. If you weren’t there, you missed a great time with a great band, good Mexican food... Read more »
For the second year in a row, the HRCA set up an awesome HRCA hospitality and viewing area for nearly 300 HRCA Members at the Hangtown Motocross race. For any of you that are not familiar with Hangtown, it’s the first AMA Outdoor National Motocross race of the season and starts two weeks after the last Supercross race. Hangtown is located... Read more »
A couple of years ago, I was calling dealers in Florida asking for ideas for an HRCA Regional Event. One of the guys I called was Bob Poneleit at Hap’s Cycle Sales in Sarasota. Bob is a huge enthusiast and rides as much as anyone I know, so you tend to trust someone like that when they offer suggestions on place to ride too. Bob suggested... Read more »
It was a great weekend for me at the Fontana Superbike race. Amazing racing, friendly people, and a lot of enthusiastic riders! This year at Fontana we had a spectacular hospitality area exclusively for HRCA Members. I was amazed at how the place looked; 2 large areas (including indoor and outdoor), with a lot of chairs and tables, decorated... Read more »
Today was the last Superbike race of the weekend. The HRCA hospitality area was full of HRCA Members who wanted to sit and get out of the sun. We also had that great view of the track, one of the best areas to see the race in my opinion. I was thankful for getting some down time so I can enjoy the race. Miguel was on the podium again, maybe... Read more »
Buzz, buzz the alarm rang. 6:30 Am. I couldn’t believe it was already time to get up. Back at Barber Motorsports Park, I got to watch some of the superbike qualifying. HRCA hospitality area had the best viewing area. Later in the day I went to the Barber Museum, not too far from our hospitality tent. The museum has so many bikes from vintage... Read more »
7am we were on our way to Barber Motorsports Park. It’s a beautiful sunny morning with clear skies. I was still half a sleep. I wasn’t used to the time change yet. The race track is amazing, such beautiful place. After setting up our hospitality area, I got a chance to check out the pit areas where all the riders were. Keith gave me the... Read more »
My first trip to Birmingham, Alabama. I arrived at the airport around 5:30pm central time. I went to the baggage claim, waited and waited. I found out my luggage was still at the Los Angeles Airport. I was really disappointed, I hope they didn’t lose my luggage. I met up with Tiffany Tong at the airport. After catching up with... Read more »
If you didn’t make it to Daytona Bikeweek this year, you missed an amazing time. Bikeweek always presents a unique opportunity because it’s the only time all year the Honda Road Race and Supercross teams come together in one place to go racing, and fans can grab a close look at how it all works. The racers tend to take center stage, naturally,... Read more »
This year at Daytona Bike Week, we had the best seats in the house for the Supercross by Honda on Friday night! We had an exclusive set of bleachers set up for HRCA Members on pit road at the finish line. We passed out HRCA thunder sticks, and pit board signs in the stands to help cheer on our riders. If you liked the smell of race fuel,... Read more »