Issue 02

July 21st

Motorcycle Track Culture, in print.

Motorcycle Track Culture,
in print.

Featured Articles

In the Production motorcycle riders’ pit with my team during the endurance championship, where we finished second. Photographs by Thomas Maquevic Emilia Dobrev on taking racing seriously...

Built, Not Chased. Chip Spalding

Chip Spalding works with a Yamaha Champions Riding School student at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Photo credit: Michael Spain Smith. Chip Spalding on modern bikes, mid-corner mistakes,...

Nellie Newth on friends, brownies, big right-handers, and going fast.

Photos by Dale baldwin photography & Mandy’s sport photography Nellie Newth is 8 years old, and she races mini motos like it’s the most normal thing in the world. She’s also already...

Jayson Uribe on the Basics That Still Hold Up at Speed

Jayson Uribe leads the pack through VIR in 2025, with the curb, spacing, and pressure all stacked into one frame. Photography by Brian J. Nelson. Jayson Uribe does not talk about speed...

Kayla Yaakov - American motorcycle racer

Kayla Yaakov on Patience, Pressure, and the Lap That Won’t Let Go

Photos courtesy of Rahal Ducati Moto Kayla Yaakov is a professional racer with MotoAmerica race wins and more than a dozen podium finishes, and she became the first female to win a...

a group of motorcycle racers chasing each other.

Factory Job, Superbike Dreams: Chris Durbin’s $20 Name-On-The-Bike Season

Photo by Nicole Paulich | Road Atlanta – MotoAmerica Stock 1000, Round 1. Threading the kink between Turns 3 and 4 with Jason Waters (#92) and Dylan Yelton (#118) On paper, it doesn’t...

Making Space: How Emily Bondi Is Redefining Where She Belongs

2025 – before Cremona’s first WorldWCR race, starting P11 on the grid | Photo by William Joly Emily Bondi — Top 15 world rider, FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship There’s...

Between the Passes: What a Young MotoAmerica Racer Sees That the Rest of Us Don’t

Photo by Ramon Jones Written with the help and hard-earned insight of Aiden Sneed, whose experience on the bike helped shape this piece. TrackDNA Safety Note Riding motorcycles...

Chloe Jones: Built in the Deep End

Photography by Michael Wincott Chloe Jones on pressure, coaching, quiet confidence, and protecting what still matters in racing. Chloe Jones talks about racing like someone who learned...

The DNA Behind the Name

We wanted to create a magazine that feels like the paddock itself—welcoming, unfiltered, a little rough around the edges, and alive with stories, craft, and the kind of honest connection you only get between sessions in the paddock.

Just like the iconic magazines that once captured the golden era of motorsport, we’re building a magazine for the soul of today’s track culture. In print and digital, TrackDNA brings riders together through real stories—less about the machines, more about how the bike becomes part of the rider. It’s where the spirit of the track has a voice and riders belong.

See you out there,
Sean Beenaam
Editor-in-Chief, TrackDNA

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More Than a Click: Inside William Joly’s Trackside View

Photos by William Joly – King James as he called it. There are photographers who show up to a race...

Looking for More Than the Perfect Shot

Bradley Ray at Snetterton, framed through the eye of a spectator during British Superbikes. On a circuit...

Tobias Gehrke on What the Camera Gets Wrong About Speed

Framing Part one – The dark foreground makes the subject stand out well. (Dennis Herzog Yamaha...

316 Superbike Camp

316 Superbike Camp Day 1 Priorities: What Coaches Teach New Track Riders First Beginners show up with...

Life in Orange: Inside a Grand Prix Marshal’s Weekend at Yas Marina

Photos by Yvette From cold, grey Groningen to 4 am alarms and desert heat, Yvette takes us through a...

The Moment of Commitment: Track Days Through Jason Farias’ Lens

Photo by Jason Farias You can hear it before you see it. Down at Harris Hill, the riders’ meeting is...

Unsung Heroes of the Paddock: A Tribute to the Track Marshals Behind Every Safe Lap

Photo by Theo Poncet If you’ve spent even one morning in the paddock, you know how alive it feels. The...

The Paddock Rewards Tenacity – Earl Roloff on Riverside, The Terminator, and the Miles Between

Exiting Turn 6 at Riverside Raceway – #631 on my GPZ550, “Timebomb,” for its high-strung, modified...

Beyond Lap Times: Your First Track Morning and the Soul of the Paddock

Photo by David Schwartz Most riders expect their first track day to be loud, chaotic, and a little intimidating.Mine...

ISSUE 02 is
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126 pages on premium paper covering motorcycle track culture, craft, and people.

ISSUE 02 is
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126 pages on premium paper covering motorcycle track culture, craft, and people – featuring Jayson Uribe, Emilia Dobrev, Chloe Jones, Chip Spalding, Dave Moss, and more.

Mind & Body

Chloe Jones: Built in the Deep End

Photography by Michael Wincott Chloe Jones on pressure, coaching, quiet confidence, and protecting what...

Track Prep on a Budget: What You Actually Need for Day One

Photo by Karthegan Padmanaban Walking into your first track day can feel like stepping into a whole different...

Nellie Newth on friends, brownies, big right-handers, and going fast.

Photos by Dale baldwin photography & Mandy’s sport photography Nellie Newth is 8 years old, and she...

Maria Herrera and the champion season that starts before the lights

Maria Herrera is walking into 2026 as the defending champ, and that changes the temperature of a race...

Accidentally Successful, On Purpose

Steve Mandeville’s first race bike: a wrecked 1986 Yamaha FZ600 he turned into a track bike. This...

Builds & Gear

More Than a Suit

Paul and Nancy Olmedo, founders of EGL at Harris Hill Raceway, Texas – Photo Credit: Jason Farias How Paul and Nancy Olmedo built EGL from the kind of problem riders already know...

Dave Moss’s test-day protocol

TrackDNA Note This session plan pulls from Dave Moss’s test-day protocol. Think of it as a baseline you can bend to your pace, your track org’s rules, and whatever the weather and surface...

Track Day Advice - For Your 1st or 50th

Photos by James Sheppard “I attended my first track day during the last century.” I had to let that sit for a second. A year into owning my first sportbike – a 1997 Kawasaki EX500...

Preseason Motorcycle Maintenance - Chassis and Suspension Review by Dave Moss

If you have an annual practice of draining the tank to winterize your motorcycle and walk away for 3-5 months due to a seemingly interminable winter and a ludicrously short riding season,...

A man adjusting the motorcycle suspension

The Setup Trap: Dave Moss on Tires, Inputs, and Front Feel

Dave tuning a BMW S1000RR in the hot pit at Sonoma Raceway for an AFM racer and Carter’s at the Track Instructor Scott Wilson. Dave’s attention to detail and experience separate...

How to Talk to a Suspension Tuner at Your Next Track Day

Photo: Ohlins.com If you’ve ever walked past the suspension tent and thought, “I don’t even know what to say,” you’re not alone. Every rider starts there. Even though I was a full-time...

Issue 02

TrackDNA Issue 02 is a 126-page premium, community-driven magazine for motorcycle track riders & enthusiasts.

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Issue 02

July 21st

Motorcycle Track Culture, in print.

Featured Articles

The DNA Behind the Name

Join the Ride

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ISSUE 02 isOut Now

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Mind & Body

Builds & Gear

Issue 02

From the Paddock to Your Inbox

Motorcycle Track Culture,
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ISSUE 02 is
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ISSUE 02 is
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