MotoGP to be broadcast on ABC

Cool mom, I might be on network television! Today ABC and Dorna, the producer of MotoGP, announced they will broadcast the Laguna Seca race nationally on ABC on July 30.

This just goes to prove how important this race is. It is a BIG deal and a really big spectacle - enough to entice me to ride a bazillion miles to watch. The skin on the back of your neck stands at attention the first time you hear a MotoGP bike go by at full speed. They don't sound like your typical Superbike - the sound is totally unique. You can feel the excitement in the air at Laguna Seca when these things fire up, everyone runs to the fences to watch practice and qualifying. The TV also doesn't do justice to the sound. It is like the sound of a P51 Mustang - any pilot worth his or her salt can IMMEDIATLY tell when a P51 passes by at full throttle - same goes for a MotoGP bike - it is a totally unique sound that only these bikes make. It has something to do with their very non-traditional firing order of the cylinders.

I can't wait!!!