January 2017

January 2017

© 2016, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By Inside Info: Carbon-Fiber Reaches Mass Production; Historic Racebike Illustration: 1973 Konig 500; Racebike Review: Indian FTR 750 Flat Tracker; World Superbike Analysis: Are Naked Superbikes The Future Of Racing? MotoGP Analysis: What Are The Factory Teams Working On For 2017? Three Fast Kids Overseas: Brandon Paasch, Sean Kelly, Braeden Ortt; MotoGP At Sepang and Valencia; World Superbike Finale At Qatar; 33rd Annual CCS Race Of Champions; 44th WERA Grand National Finals At Barber; Jay Newton's China Adventure; Racer Profile: 2016 AFM Champion Joey Pascarella; Shops: TOBC Racing.

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On The Front Cover: Jorge Lorenzo (99) rides a wing-laden Ducati during post-season MotoGP testing at Valencia. MotoGP teams will be adapting to life without wings before the 2017 World Championship season. 

Photo by Studio Milagro/DPPI Media.

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In This Issue:

FEATURES

Inside Info: Carbon-Fiber Reaches Mass Production

Historic Racebike Illustration: 1973 Konig 500

Racebike Review: Indian FTR 750 Flat Tracker

World Superbike Analysis:

Are Naked Superbikes The Future Of Racing?

MotoGP Analysis:

What Are The Factory Teams Working On For 2017?

Three Fast Kids Overseas

Brandon Paasch’s Fall European Adventure

Sean Kelly Returns To Red Bull Rookies Cup

Braeden Ortt’s World Supersport Education

Back In The Day: Editor’s Scrapbook

Shops: TOBC Racing

PROFESSIONAL RACING

MotoGP At Sepang: Dovizioso Finally Wins On Ducati

Sepang MotoGP Notes: Carbon Brakes In The Rain

MotoGP Finale At Valencia: Lorenzo’s Perfect Goodbye

Valencia MotoGP Notes: KTM Has Work To Do

World Superbike Finale At Qatar:

Davies Doubles, Rea Is Champion

SEMI-PRO AND CLUB RACING

33rd Annual CCS Race Of Champions At Daytona

44th Annual WERA Grand National Finals At Barber

WERA National Challenge Series Final At Barber

Jay Newton’s China Adventure

Racer Profile: 2016 AFM Champion Joey Pascarella

Letters To The Editor

10 Years Ago

Josh Hayes: Mississippi Madman

Melissa Paris: Just A Girl Who Likes To Go Fast

Kyle Wyman: Where’s Wyman?

The Kids’ Page: Joseph Limandri, Jr.

New Products

Racing, School, & Track Day Calendar

High Performance Parts & Services Directory

The Crash Page: Gabriel Rodrigo & Francesco Bagnaia

ASRA/CCS Newsletter

Classified Ads

Advertisers Index

MotoGP Trivia

Numbers

Chris Ulrich: Adventures Of An Ex-Racer  

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