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COMMENT: Floating On a Sea of Debt- Mk. 3.0...................................................... 4
It ' s not my intention to ' startle the horses ', but are you sitting comfortably? You might want to pour yourself a stiff drink and Google a couple of definitions before reading this month ' s Bradley Missive. Try ' Shadow Banking Sector ' and ' Collateralized Loan Obligations ' for starters.
NHRA: Route 66 Nationals, Joliet, Illinois..................................................................................... 16
This is the first of the four Pingel Top Fuel drags that Donna and Wayne Pingel are facilitating at NHRA races this season, and this is the NHRA Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle win that had eluded Larry " Spiderman " McBride in 2024, but that box is already checked now, despite Saturday winds and limited track time. Tim Hailey reports( www. eatmylink. com)
Bagger Racing League: A Double Serving this Month.......................................... 8
The BRL series visited the Motorsport Park Hastings in Ohio for Rounds 3 & 4 of the 2025 series in May. On page 48 we also have news about the inaugural Bagger Racing European Cup at Cremona, Italy later in the month. Feuling Racing’ s Rueben Xaus’ fingerprints are all over this new FIM Europe endorsed series- Kudos to both!
MRF: Can Autonomous Vehicles Detect Motorcycles?............................................ 22
In their various ways, the MRF and MIC have both been hard at work making the case for two-wheelers in the age of autonomy. Commenting on NHTSA Autonomous Vehicle Rule Changes for domestic car manufacturers, the MRF says it will " fight to protect the safety of everyone on our national roadways.”
ARCTIC CAT: Production Re-starts in Minnesota.................................................. 20
Emblematic of the difficulties that all sectors of the wider powersports industry has been facing these past few years, prior owner Textron closed down the Arctic Cat snowmobile production facility earlier this year. Now, under the ownership of an investment consortium led by former CEO Brad Darling, the company is re-hiring, production has re-started and an MY26 model range is happening.
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