Rider Files

Ride Fast. Live Young. is a new web series chronicling the 2009 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season. It follows the series’ three American riders and their main competitors, as they compete in the world’s top motorcycle racing series for 13-17 year olds, at speeds topping 140 mph.

The 2009 Red Bull Rookies Cup season took place in six European countries between May and August, in front of more than 100,000 fans and alongside the MotoGP World Championship – the premier motorcycle racing series in the world.Ride Fast. Live Young. showcases the highs and lows of top-level racing, goes behind the scenes of the series and gives an in-depth glimpse of who these young racers are on and off the track.

The series consists of eight episodes and will premiere here (Friday, Nov 20), so check it out and pass the news on!

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Honda of Niles Racing had sponsorship from a local 7-Up distributor and as a result their Honda was done up in 7-Up colors. That made for one of the best looking bikes on the grid in WERA National Endurance racing in the late 1980s.

7-Up backed Honda of Niles Racing - a leading WERA National Endurance team of the late 1980s. (Larry Lawrence photo)

Wayne Rainey celebrates his victory in the 1987 Daytona 200. This was the start of season that featured perhaps the most intense rivalry ever in AMA Superbike history. Rainey and Kevin Schwantz traded blows all season long with Rainey coming out on top by just nine points at the end of the ‘87 campaign.  Japanese road racing champ Satoshi Tsujimoto can be seen in the background.

Wayne Rainey clebrates his victory in the 1987 Daytona 200. (Larry Lawrence photo)