FEATURES 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 Intro 2009 Triumph Daytona 675 Intro Racing Retrospective: Mavericks Of The Racetrack Racing Retrospective: Pit Lane Mavericks Technical Analysis: Does The Two-Stroke Have A Future? Kawasaki ZX-10R Superstock Racebike Project, Part V How To Get And Keep Sponsorship Getting Sponsored: The Basics Homebuilt Special: Aprilia’s Off-Road V-Twin Finds A Home On Pavement MotoGP Mutterings: Time To Panic? Racer Profile: Zareh Reno Karimian Back In The Day: Editor’s Scrapbook Shops: KWS Motorsports CLUB RACING Extreme Racer Makeover Learning From Champions: Jamie James Riding School WERA West At Auto Club Speedway COLUMNS Letters To The Editor Inside Info 10 Years Ago The Little Motorcycle MotoGP Notes Numbers Lidz: Larry Pegram Elena Myers: Girl Racer Benny Solis: AMA Red Bull Rookie Racing Schools & Track Days Road Racing & School Calendar Saved By Soft Barriers: A.J. Krause The Kids’ Page MotoGP Trivia 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: Chris Ulrich rides the 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 at Eastern Creek, Australia. The quick review of the new cross-plane, uneven-firing-order crankshaft is, it makes a big difference.