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Great Achievements in Motorsport: AJ Foyt Interview


While there may or may not have been any more Elvis, Beatles, or the Rolling Stones in 1977, it was certainly the year that AJ Foyt won his fourth Indy 500. Tune in as Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart, and Chris Economaki don the mustard yellow sports jackets to bring you the constant variety of sport, then say so long from Indianapolis. – Mike Bumbeck

2:00 PM on Thu Jun 7 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
189 views, 2 comments

the constant variety of sport

Superbikers: Father of Supermoto


Just when we thought the origins of Supermoto had something to do with the rolling urban terrain of a euro-centric San Francisco Bay Area, history tells us otherwise. Supermoto, or Supermotard if you happen to be in France, started right here in Carlsbad, California as part of Wide World of Sports on ABC. The guys in the mustard yellow sports jackets incorporated this two-wheeled challenge of off and on road motorcycle skill into the regularly scheduled programming of Canadian Rules Ice Curling and Demolition Derbies, until the wheels fell off the show in the eighties. The Europeans kept the Superbikers flame alive lest it suffer the agony of defeat. Supermoto is now back, with Americans once again able to experience the thrill of victory. – Mike Bumbeck More »

2:00 PM on Tue Jun 5 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
507 views, 9 comments

Latest by Tomsk: @harumph: If it's Carlsbad Raceway that just closed in the last year or two then yes, it is. One question, though: Why did they cut off the interview at the end that was being conducted my none other than Sam "Nobody's more »