Mike Johnston of Amherstburg, Ontario races his military-themed mini bike in the "lead paint and draino" class during an event called Thunderdrome in Detroit, MI on Sept 15, 2012. Modified mopeds, scooters, minibikes, and bicycles raced around the previously abandoned velodrome, located at East Outer Drive and Mound Road.
From left, Jasmine Thomas, Madison Williams, and Courtney Schiffauer get ready for interviews during the Michigan State University women's basketball media day at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI on Oct 8, 2012. (Mark Bialek / Special to the Det News)
U-M quarterback Denard Robinson fires up the crowd during an M Go Blue Beat MSU pep rally on the diag on the University of Michigan campus on Oct 18, 2012. (Mark Bialek / Special to the Detroit News)