By Susanna Schick, Austin, Tex – Last weekend, Austin’s brand new Circuit of the Americas played host to MotoGP, the top echelon of motorcycle racing. Here’s what it was like to be there.

The Circuit of the Americas in Austin isn't just a great place for racing, it's also a great place for drama, legal fights, dueling egos and other assorted weirdness. The latest round of this came last week when MotoGP champion Kevin Schwantz said circuit officials tried to kick him out of the circuit when he tried to …

Stefan Bradl has to get ready for the Corkscrew at the upcoming MotoGP at Laguna Seca somehow, so he took his Honda and went down San Francisco's legendary Lombard Street. Here's his POV.

Even those of us who only tangentially know about MotoGP have heard the name of Australian two-time world champion Casey Stoner. Today he confirmed that 2012 will be his last season of racing. This is a surprising move for the current points leader.

For me it's not a moral dilemma. Indeed, another young racer has died on TV, cut down as millions watched, leaving those who love him with the kind of grief we outsiders can only conceptualize, not actually feel. Watching or not watching the crash that killed Marco Simoncelli (or Dan Wheldon) won't bring him back, and…

Marco Simoncelli, a rising star in the world of MotoGP, died Sunday at Sepang. He was just 24. Warning: Video of his gruesome crash, below.

Oh, now THAT'S hawt. Paris Hilton's reportedly lending her name —and that of a famous Ibiza dance party — to a motorcycle racing team. Considering Spain and motorcycle racing are BFFs, this may not be the worst idea ever.

In a fit of Italo-German cooperation not seen for over 60 years, Mercedes has announced AMG and Ducati will be partners. The target of evil plans of the new axis powers aren't clear, but could include MotoGP sponsorship. [HellForLeather, InsideLine]

13-year old motorcycle racer Peter Lenz died Sunday after he fell off his bike and was run over by a 12-year-old motorcyclist at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He's the youngest competitor to die at the famous racetrack.

I spent the weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca watching the fastest riders in the world tackling the Corkscrew, annoying cops, getting sunburned and pestering racers. Here's a mega-gallery of MotoGP action.