By AJ Jacobsen It Sounds So Simple That’s because, really, it is. The hardest parts of getting into racing versus a track day is usually just the flow of the day and understanding the steps you need to take to get ready and to your race on time. IN that vein, here’s a quick
By AJ Jacobsen Picture a beautiful Sunday morning on any curvy backroad where riders like to congregate to enjoy the scenery, twist the throttle, and embrace the freedom that comes from being on two wheels. Suddenly your morning coffee is interrupted by the revving of a sportbike, as the local “street-Rossi” rolls in with his
By AJ Jacobsen Life never quite decides to go along with our plans though, and early in December 2016, during a dirt bike class, another rider tried to force a bad pass and I ended up with my tib/fib pilon fracture. This happened the day after I bought my new race bike…go figure. At
By AJ Jacobsen I really debated even writing this post. Let’s face it, we all love the grit and glory stories, the highlights of the races, the amazing changes, and the final results of all the hard work. Reality is; however, we generally aren’t too interested in what led to that story. What was
By AJ Jacobsen Tablula Rasa, Latin for “scraped tablet” or “clean slate” refers to a state of the human mind before ideas have been imprinted on it. Naturally, as we age, time and experience leaves fewer blanks, and we have fewer opportunities to truly experience things with a blank slate. A blank
By AJ Jacobsen After completing the rebuild on my transmission, and getting that and the clutch reinstalled in the bike, I had one more weekend of final prep left to do before I felt ready to kick off the season. First up was installing a new chain. While this is a routine task, it
RiderzLaw Racing took the top two spots in the MotoAmerica Superstock 600 National Championship, following a double-victory weekend for champion Jason Aguilar and a heart-braking Sunday for second-place Michael Gilbert at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama Coming into the weekend, Aguilar (RiderzLaw/Aguilar Racing) led his RiderzLaw teammate Michael Gilbert (MG55) by a mere three points.
Monterey, CA — RiderzLaw Racing gets a dream start to their ‘California Conquest’ of MotoAmerica’s Northern California rounds, as RiderzLaw Racing notches a victory, podium, and competitive finishes across multiple classes during the series’ first of two California rounds at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. RiderzLaw-supported rider Josh Herrin of Meen Motorsports notches his first Superbike
Aguilar Racing is excited to announce the addition of RiderzLaw as title sponsor for the remainder of the 2017 MotoAmerica season. The new alliance will be RiderzLaw/Aguilar Racing. Following a double win at Utah Motorsports Campus last weekend, team owner/rider Jason Aguilar currently leads the MotoAmerica Superstock 600 Championship, heading into the two California rounds.
The racing community had a great loss today with the passing of Nicky Hayden. While other writers are sure to highlight his career and impact on the greater riding community, I’d like to focus on the loss and how it affects us a bit more on a personal level. Racing is a tight knit community. Even riders
I’m not really sure why I was a bit surprised that it was an all Spaniard podium at the Jerez GP. I had thought Valentino Rossi would at least claim one of the podium spots, the Italian having won here last season. Cal Crutchlow also looked good for the race, the Englishman qualifying third on
Jonathan Rea remains on his best form to date with yet another double victory at the Assen round of World Superbikes. He now has seven wins in eight races across the first four rounds of the season. This is now his best start to a season since joining the Kawasaki Racing Team squad. Remarkable, considering
I’ve only been following MotoGP for a decade. So for as long as the series has been around, stretching back to the two-stroke era, I really haven’t been following for that long if you think about it. Still, one of the few things I’ve come to accept as indubitable truth is that you are, without
Maverick Viñales brought a halt to his fantasy start to the season by crashing out in the second lap of the US round in Texas, the Movistar Yamaha rider unable to explain the uncharacteristic non-finish. Viñales’ post-race comments indicate that he and the team have tried to come to grips with the incident, even looking
Meen Motorsports has announced its partnership with RiderzLaw, the top-rated motorcycle accident law firm in California, for the 2017 MotoAmerica season, according to a release issued by the team. RiderzLaw has a dedicated team of lawyers who are experts in helping victims of serious motorcycle accidents. The RiderzLaw attorneys have won numerous, multi-million dollar verdicts
You know, even as big of a believer in Maverick Viñales as I’ve been for a few seasons now, I never thought I would write the following words: Maverick Viñales has now done something on the Yamaha that neither Valentino Rossi or Jorge Lorenzo has in their tenure with the Japanese manufacturer. By taking victory
Chaz Davies has been the ‘King of Spain’ for the Aragon round of World Superbikes for the last half decade now, finishing on the podium six out of the eight races held at the circuit in the previous four seasons, five of those coming by race wins including two double-wins in 2013 onboard a BMW,
Despite all the anticipation that have built up for the opening round of the 2017 MotoGP season, the race action at Round 1 in Qatar served to set new standards for expectation of how the season will unfold. From GP rookie Johann Zarco – the current and two-time Moto2 world champion – handily leading the
Two-time and reigning World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea has pretty much been synonymous with domination since joining the Kawasaki Racing Team. Between the whole of the 2015 and 2016 seasons, Rea has won twenty-three of the fifty-two races held for a win rate of just under 45%. Rea has won nearly half of the last
World Superbikes makes a return this past weekend for Round 1 at Philip Island (AUS), and last season’s main title contenders picked up right where they left off in 2016 to start off the 2017 championship season. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team), Chaz Davies (Aruba.IT Racing – Ducati), and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) –
There’s really no sugar-coating it; the final round of the 2016 MotoGP season at Valencia was a lackluster finale to what has been a historical season of the modern grand prix era. It was a weekend dominated by one rider, and all the racing action was relegated to determining ‘the first loser’. Not exactly what the season
Have you watched the races yet? If you haven’t, go watch it. If you have, go watch it again. Either way, I want you to really watch it. I mean really, REALLY watch. I want you to pay attention and note how a ‘champion’ is really made. No, not how Jonathan Rea successfully defended his
A lot of people (myself including) thought this season’s historic run of multiple riders taking race wins ended after Dani Pedrosa became the season’s eight winner. Marc Marquez would go on to win the next two rounds after his teammate’s win during the Misano round, en route to securing his third title in the MotoGP
While the Kawasaki Racing Team (KRT) already secured the Manufacturer’s title for this season’s championship, the rider’s championship continues to await its settlement between both of their factory riders as the reigning world champion Jonathan Rea continues to fend his teammate’s campaign to take the title this year, Tom Sykes pushing their championship battle right
With the title all wrapped up by Marc Marquez at the end of the previous round in Twin Ring Motegi, the 2016 MotoGP show continues on at the Australian GP. And while the inevitable outcome of the championship has prematurely concluded, the roller-coaster ride that is this year’s Grand Prix racing returns to its unpredictable
‘So many things would have to happen – and it’s nearly impossible. I’m going to have the same mentality as until now, just work hard. We know Motegi won’t be like Aragon but I think we’re getting better and better. It’s a good circuit for my riding style but with our bike we struggle a
After a lengthy break of ten summer weeks, the World Superbike championship resumed at the Lausitzring circuit in Germany then Magny Cours in France during the last two weeks of September for rounds 10 and 11 respectively. Chaz Davies would prove the man most rejuvenated from the lengthy time-off, as the Ducati rider would take
The expectation was for the status quo to return. The crazy train of the 2016 season has had its historical run drag on long enough that for this round, people were expecting things to go back to “normal.” The rest of the circus players have had their time under the lime light, but it seemed
Coming into this round, the MotoGP world championship has already seen six different riders win in the past six rounds. Apart from the usual suspects of Jorge Lorenzo, Marc Marquez, and Valentino Rossi, the likes of Jack Miller, Andrea Iannone, and Cal Crutchlow have taken their maiden wins in the premier class. But for the
Crutchlow was talking about the rest of the grid during his interview at parc ferme at the end of the race, with particular regards to their tire selection. The Brno GP of Czech Republic was another wet race to begin with, with perhaps another possibility of a flag-to-flag race wherein the riders may come in
As my riding has continued to improve, I’m finally getting to a point where my current bike is beginning to hold me back. When I’m on point, there’s not much more I could squeeze out of it. Part of me is a bit surprised by the progress, part of me knows it still needs some
Look, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have told you to f- off out of the blue in our latest podcast episode over your performance in this year’s German GP at the Sachsenring circuit. My bad. Just a momentary lapse of emotional outburst from someone that usually keeps their shit together. It was inexcusable. But there was a reason for
BROTOGP ep.35, presented by @riderzlaw , is LIVE in iTunes & Brotogp.com. The last round before MotoGP’s long summer break just had to be a good one. Jorge’s crashes and his trip through Qualifying 1 made for an exciting Saturday. Then it rained! The GP race was littered with saves, luck, and tactical errors… so much that
Not too long into the start of the race I started to think that I was watching the Assen GP again. Another wet race, and while Valentino Rossi gridded at the start behind Hector Barbera in second and Marc Marquez on pole, The Doctor would go on to take the lead in the race early on, followed
From the “gentlemen” at BrotoGP: BrotoGP Episode 34, presented by @riderzlaw Is LIVE! On iTunes, and brotogp.com, check it! “BrotoGP got the hook-up from Karel Abraham and actually went to a WorldSBK race. MotoAmerica was there too, but Rob unfortunately joined the broken-clavicle moto club. So #robbashingtime is now a thing. But hey, there were
In racing, rain has been referred to as the ‘equalizer’, as water mixed with racing effectively dials back these beasts of MotoGP bikes substantially below their impossible capabilities. But the way I see it, rain is hardly an equalizer. Far as I’m concerned water is just as two-sided as fire is, and much in the
RiderzBlog.net and RiderzLaw are proud to officially announce sponsorship of BrotoGP! If you’re not familiar with BrotoGP, it is “a podcast dedicated to all things motorcycle road racing news and events, made for the motorcycle road racing community.” My take? Listen to BrotoGP to become a more informed road race fan, while being fully entertained by
Tom Sykes went into this round third in the points championship from Chaz Davies in second and Jonathan Rea leading the tally in first. In fact, in the past few rounds the title battle has truly been between Rea and Davies, Rea only having outscored Davies by a total of two points in the last