FEATURES Historic Racebike Illustration: 1977 Kawasaki KR750 17th Annual Young Guns: The Best Young Racers In North America Racing History: How Vodka Helped Start World Superbike Back In The Day: Editor’s Scrapbook Circling The Drain: Kawasaki ZX-10R Project Bike, Part Three Shops: Driven Racing PROFESSIONAL RACING MotoGP Analysis: Ducati Already Working Towards 2014 Interview: Former MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden MotoGP Mutterings: Team-mates Or Team-hates? Interview: MotoGP Racer Cal Crutchlow SEMI-PRO AND CLUB RACING Anthony Alonso: Racing A Moriwaki MD250H At Fontana WERA West At Auto Club Speedway Club Racer Profile: Tim Weig COLUMNS Letters To The Editor Inside Info 10 Years Ago Josh Hayes: Mississippi Madman MotoGP Trivia Jason DiSalvo: Jason Against The World Joe Roberts: Red Bull Rookie The Kids’ Page Racing, School & Track Day Calendar School & Track Day Directory Racing Organizations High-Performance Parts & Services Directory Saved By Soft Barriers: Jeff Lampe The Crash Page New Products Classified Ads Advertisers Index ASRA/CCS Newsletter Chris Ulrich: Adventures Of A Racer On The Front Cover: 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden (69) shook off a disappointing 2012 season, kept the faith and re-signed with Ducati for 2013. He recaps last year and looks forward to the new season in an interview starting on page 36.