[kropotkin thinks...] - MotoGPMatters.com Coming Live From Laguna Seca!

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As regular readers of this website may know, it is not often that we get to attend a MotoGP race. Without the access provided by a press pass, it would be nigh on impossible to provide the kind of coverage that readers of MotoGPMatters.com have come to expect from trackside. And obtaining press accreditation for MotoGP events is no easy feat for online publications, as websites that cover motorcycle racing are required to make a financial contribution before obtaining media access.

We are therefore both delighted and excited to announce that we have finally made it into the paddock. Scott Jones, the outstanding photographer who has been gracious enough to allow us feature his work on this website, will be attending the US Grand Prix as the official photographer for MotoGPMatters.com, with full media access. This means that he will be able to provide us with news and photos from the inside the paddock, and places around the track not open to the public. Considering the oustanding photos he provided last year, when he attended with a general admission ticket, this year's pictures should be even better.

We are especially delighted about this, as we would not have been able to do this without the kind contributions of the many people who have donated to MotoGPMatters.com. Without these contributions, we simply could not have afforded to cover the extra costs which media accreditation involves over and above the normal price of entry.

As the person who started MotoGPMatters.com, with really just a single post on a personal blog, I am immensely proud that we have finally got the official recognition which I believe we deserve. With over 45,000 visitors to MotoGPMatters.com in July, and media accreditation from Dorna, we may finally be about to make the next step in improving MotoGP coverage on the site. The Laguna Seca MotoGP round is going to be something very special indeed.

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