Fastest is a “Must Buy” but…

Last week I sat down and watched Fastest, the fourth Moto GP documentary directed by Mark Neale.  I thoroughly enjoyed the previous 3 entries in the series, so my expectation was that with the benefit of time and experience, Mark … Continue reading

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Chart Humor

Inspired by Chartgeist from Wired magazine, I decided to make some fake charts to poke fun at a few issues in Moto GP.  Chart humor will probably be a weekly thing on the @ACLR8Tweets Twitter feed, so long as I … Continue reading

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Rossi on the Ducati GP11 vs the GP11.1

Valentino Rossi’s has had a seriously hard time on the Ducati Desmosedici this season, as Ducati resorted to bringing out a heavily revamped chassis at Assen to try to cure the handling problems.  The switch to a new chassis, which … Continue reading

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Introducing Racegraph

In various media centers at races all around the world multitudes of motorsports journalist pore over the lap analysis charts after each session, reading the lap times like tea leaves, trying to form an idea of how the race is … Continue reading

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New GP in Texas and 4 other Places Moto GP Should Go

Just this week it was announced that the all-new Circuit of the Americas being built in Austin, Texas landed a 10 year deal to host a Moto GP round.  This is the second big win for the track because they’ve … Continue reading

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Track Etiquette

It’s that magical time of year when all that pent up aggression and lust for speed can be unleashed upon the racetrack.  However unless you are obscenely wealthy you’ll have to share the track with others.  If you wish to … Continue reading

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2010 Moto GP Gaps

The 2010 Moto GP season has come to a close and there is not much to do during the long winter test ban but sit and reflect. After watching the unusually entertaining season finale at Valencia I got to thinking … Continue reading

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