another year, another fantastic Dakar Rally. this one will live on for quite some time.

it’s snowing like crazy in Chicago at the moment. thank goodness i’m safe and warm indoors watching 2012 Dakar Rally participants race through the South American desert.

remember when i said that i knew of someone who parks his motorcycle inside his office?



how awesome is that?

joy of joys, my replacement disabled parking placard finally came in!

rockstar parking: initiated.

ciao, Marco.

oh, to be Australian on a day like today.

today is one of those rare days in the motorsport calendar i like to call ‘the perfect storm.’ in other words, the MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc races at Motegi, two rounds of World Superbike at Magny-Cours and the stunning conclusion of Rallye de France all fell on the same day today. perfection, indeed.

went to check out the Cars on Route 66 classic car show in Lawndale today where i met some fantastic people and got to see a bunch of crazy gas guzzlers. stay tuned as a few photos will trickle through my photoblog and a few cars will be featured on my ongoing interesting/rare/vintage cars series.

British magazine Motorcycle Racer just did a feature on my brother‘s book American Superbike X in their most recent issue. check it out!

i spent this past Saturday shooting and volunteering for Riders For Health at the Dainese D-Store Chicago again. current AMA Superbike rider Ben Bostrom (who also wrote the foreword to my brother’s book American Superbike X) showed up to answer questions and sign autographs and Riders was invited to set up a raffle to raise money for their ongoing projects in Africa.

it was fantastic meeting Ben who is refreshingly down to earth, taking the time to chat with his fans like they were old friends and being a generally awesome guy. add the fact that he races for Michael Jordan Motorsports (yes, that Michael Jordan) with the number 23 and, well, let’s just say that the long drive out there was totally worth it.