Russ Brown Motorcycle Blog
Hooligans in the Bay
Bringing motorcycle racing to a new audience has been a goal of varying importance since the dawn of motorsport. Some of the biggest hurdles organizers and promoters run into is making the rules easy to understand, finding a nearby venue, and having more to do than...
MotoAmerica Sonoma Race Report
I was excited to go to Sonoma because I knew my bike was more suited for this type of track. I got to walk the track with Josh Hayes and the Yamaha boys and I tried to soak up as many tips from the champ as I could because I’ve never been to Sonoma before. First...
Industry Spotlight: Scratchboard Artist BOMONSTER
Visual artists draw their power from what is added as well as what is not added. But in the medium of scratchboard art (called scrapeboard art in some countries), it has everything to do with what you take away. Scratchboard artists like Los Angeles-based-BOMONSTER...
Flat Track Racing for Beginners
Ever since I attended a Speedway in Costa Mesa, I’ve been attracted to flat track racing. The bikes are simple but fast (often built san’s brakes) and are relatively inexpensive to buy/build. Going fast and turning left seemed to be the only skills one would need to...
MotoAmerica Utah Motorsports Campus (Miller) Race Report
I was confident going into Utah after getting my first Top Ten at a National at Laguna. However, I knew I’d have a disadvantage on the straits. I’ve mentioned a lot how my trap speeds were low in other posts and I’m getting sick of talking about that excuse so I’m not...
10 Days of Sturgis® Motorcycle Rally™
I didn’t grow up in a motorcycle family. When I started working in a Harley dealership at 19 years old, I had no clue what, “Are ya goin to the rally?!” meant, or why it was such a big deal to people in Texas. Fast forward 8 years later, and three consecutive solo...
A Shoestring Budget Road Trip to Sturgis!
Picture by the_ornery_one Spoiler alert: This story has a happy ending. The life threatening tumor in my wife’s brain never delivered. So now, the outlandish dream that we used to only joke about--riding to both Fuel Cleveland and Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in a 2 week...
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