Barber AMA Superbike: No Ben Bostrom

It was a last-minute decision, but Ben Bostrom has decided to not race in the final round of AMA Superbike at Barber Motorsports Park this weekend.
The Pat Clark Motorsports Yamaha R1 rider highsided during race 2 at New Jersey Motorsports Park, the penultimate round of AMA Pro Racing. During the crash, he broke his fourth and fifth ribs. Bostrom reported he'd be able to race, but after a recent canyon ride in his native California, he realized he couldn't hang off the bike due to pain.
Bostrom will finish the 2010 AMA Superbike Championship with 295 points, in fourth-place unless Foremost Insurance Ducati rider Larry Pegram is victorious; Pegram is 19 points behind Bostrom.
This wasn't the first injury of the year for Bostrom. During practice at Mid Ohio, Bostrom tweaked his right thumb in a turn-one crash. He was later operated on, and even while riding with a painful, healing thumb, he managed a win at Laguna Seca, and three consecutive podiums up to his race-2 crash Jersey.
If Bostrom was competing this week, and kept his consistent podium finishes, he may have been a tiny factor in deciding the 2010 AMA SBK Champion. The current leader, Team Graves Yamaha rider Josh Hayes, has a 22-point lead over Rockstar Makita Suzuki rider Tommy Hayden.
The two are the only ones with a shot at the title, and if Bostrom was having good results, he may have made it more interesting to see who will be crowned for 2010. But then again, with the two almost 100 points ahead of the grid, maybe Bostrom wouldn't have been a factor at all...this we'll never know.

EICMA: Dainese & AGV Innovations

From November 2-7, over half-a-million visitors will attend the EICMA 2010 Show (Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo e Motociclo e Accessori), or better know by English speakers as the Milan Motorcycle Show, the annual trade show in Italy featuring motorcycles and motorcycling gear.
Dainese and AGV have reported that they will be at the EICMA 2010 Show for the presentation of two very important technological advancements.
They return to EICMA for the 68th edition of the International Motorcycle Show to provide a preview of the research projects that are the driving force behind the company's safety innovation for the next few years.
The Dainese and AGV display will be entirely dedicated to these two motorcycle safety apparel projects: 1) the D-Air airbag for motorcycle riders, 2) and AGV Standards, an authentic revolution in the motorcycle helmet design and creation process.
The display for the D-Air project will host both the "Racing" version, which will be officially presented, as it is now ready for a much-anticipated market launch, and the "Street" version, which the prototypes are in an advanced state of development but not quite ready for primetime.
Show visitors will be shown the biggest steps in the D-Air evolutionary process that began back in the year 2000, including the different prototypes that have finally led to the final product, soon to go on sale.
AGV will be presenting AGV Standards, the innovative helmet design method that allows motorcycle helmets be literally constructed around the wearer's head thanks to the accurate scanning of his or her head (cranium), with the end results leading to improved comfort and safety.