FEATURES Intro: 2009 Ducati 1198S Inside The MotoGP Technology Race AMA Daytona Tire Test MotoGP Mutterings: Do We Really Need MotoGP? Fiorenzo Fanali: The Man Who Has Seen It All George Barber: The Man Behind Barber Motorsports Park Kawasaki ZX-10R Superstock Racebike Project, Part IV Two-Up Rides: For A Racer, It’s Scary On Back Barney And The Single Back In The Day: Editor’s Scrapbook An American On The 250cc Grand Prix Grid Shops: Yamaha Factory Racing RACES 42nd Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix CLUB RACING Extreme Racer Makeover A New Racer’s Journey From 250cc GP To 250R Ninja ColumnS Letters To The Editor Inside Info 10 Years Ago The Little Motorcycle Numbers MotoGP Trivia Lidz: Ben Bostrom Benny Solis: AMA Red Bull Rookie Elena Myers: Girl Racer The Kids’ Page Racing Schools & Track Days Road Racing & School Calendar Saved By Soft Barriers: Eric Wood The Crash Page New Products ASRA/CCS Newsletter High-Performance Parts & Services Directory Want Ads Advertisers Index And Directory Chris Ulrich: Adventures Of A Racer On The Front Cover: Roadracing World’s Chris Ulrich rides the 2009 Ducati 1198S in Portimao, Portugal, where he learns that the wrong set-up and an uncooperative mechanic can overcome the best engineering.