By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Nearly 100 competitors and 200 spectators from southern New England kicked off another season of ice racing today at the Hamilton Rod and Gun Club in Sturbridge, Mass.  The weather was perfect – temps in the upper 20s and no wind. The crowd was enthusiastic. The competition spirited. …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com In trying to pin down the date for this year’s IMOC meet (staged by the Italian Motorcycle Owners Club), I chatted this week with Jeff Lussier of the Hamilton Rod & Gun Club in Sturbridge, Mass. That’s where IMOC holds it annual event. Lussier informed me …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com “The Hour” newspaper in Norwalk yesterday heaped some editorial praise on the new Connecticut law that requires all new riders to take motorcycle safety course before obtaining an “M” endorsement on a driver’s license, and then took up the issue of the lack of a helmet …