There won’t be any new postings on the blog for the next few days as I’m doing the motorcycle geek equivalent of running away to join the circus. However, in my case I’m jumping on a plane and heading for Laguna Seca for the upcoming MotoGP races. While I’d love to have ridden out, I don’t have the vacation time at work necessary to turn a four hour flight into a two day ride. I chewed up most of my leave on our two week motorcycle trip to Spain earlier this spring. As a result, I’ll be arriving at the track each day in a car rather than on a bike.

Usually I post a race preview on the blog at the end of each week. Well, I wrote one up for the USGP and was thrilled when Roadracer X magazine agreed to post it on their website. Just follow the link and read my preview there. This is the second time they’ve printed one of my articles so I’d love it if you’d support them. Chris and his crew print an awesome publication and I’m honored to be associated with them, even if its only in their electronic format. If you like roadracing and enjoy what you read on the web site then you should subscribe…you’ll love it.

I’m really looking forward to being at Laguna Seca for the return of GP racing to this country. I’ll be there Friday collecting swag, checking out the track and watching practice. I’ll be back again on Saturday to watch qualifying and the support races. Then my wife and I will both be there on Sunday for the main event. I’ll probably be walking around in a moto-gasm induced stupor but will hopefully remember enough to do some write-ups next week about my experiences.

I’ll probably be wearing a floppy green hat, a yellow “Rossi” T-shirt and babbling incoherently. If you see me, feel free to say “hi’. If you have any suggestions on best places for spectating, I’d love to hear ‘em too. Thanks for reading and I hope you too will have the opportunity to be at Laguna Seca this coming weekend.

[image from Laguna Seca Raceway web site.]