Bike Night!

  Every Monday night I battle my way through the quirky Queens traffic to the heart of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. My destination is a local pub where motorcycle enthusiast gather to watch the weekend motorcycle races. These gatherings are commonly referred to as bike nights to the motorcycling community. They're usually sponsored by a moto club or some moto related establishment. In this case the bar owner runs a local custom moto shop and races as well. It's become somewhat of a ritual for me over the last 5 years since I starting the sport and I enjoy it immensely. You'll even find me there in the off-season, when racing is suspended, just to commiserate and enjoy the company of my fellow moto enthusiasts. During the height of the season, summer months, you'll find a large gaggle of motorcycles lined up in front of the pub and a packed house of riders.

  This monday kicks off the start of the race season with the SBK races in Philip Island, Australia. The races traditionally take place on a Sunday with practice and qualifying races held Friday and Saturday. The video I posted is from last year's Australian race. The exciting last lap battle for 3rd place podium. Psyching myself up for the evenings festivities.

FIM = Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (The International Motorcycling Federation); A world body organization governing professional motorcycle racing.
SBK = World Superbike; a division and association of European motorcycle racers. Considered a tier below the European Grand Prix division.
MotoGP = Motorcycle Grand Prix; the top tier and upper echelon division of European motorcycle racing.