Some images from Utah (spoilers)

[Cider]

Spies, bending it like...Spies.



Fabrizio had a good weekend.



Xaus had a not-so-good weekend.



Pushing a Honda.  No further comment.

[Cider]

Bayliss had a terrible weekend.



Race two podium.



Corser seemed like a cool guy.



On the cool-down lap, Fabrizio leaned his bike on the rail, hopped over, and threw his helmet and gloves in the grandstands.

[Cider]

Biaggi entering the pits at speed.  He avoided any contact with fans and almost ran some people down in a golf cart on his way to the trailers.



He told me: "Don't call me, I'll call you."



Checa was nearly flawless all weekend.



Corser leads:

[Cider]

Cool bike in the hotel parking lot:



My wife's new favorite car:



Spies doing his best to avoid eye-contact with anybody.



I'll never again be ashamed if I have chicken strips on my bike.

[gm2]

On the cool-down lap, Fabrizio leaned his bike on the rail, hopped over, and threw his helmet and gloves in the grandstands.

[tufty]

Spies doing his best to avoid eye-contact with anybody.

But, but Ben is the nicest guy in the paddock isn't he?

Ya see guys it's not just me Ben definitely has an edge to him even with his fans. Schwantz on the other hand, one of the nicest guys I ever met.

[Cider]

Spies did the double.  Again.



This is what I was hoping to see.  Unfortunately, it didn't last.



May showing off.



Laconi entering the pits.

[Cider]

Jordan's bikes.



Value-added Monster (VAM)?



New patrol bikes coming to a sheriff near you.

[tufty]

Beautiful pics btw, if you need a photography job in ATL call me.

[Cider]

Beautiful pics btw, if you need a photography job in ATL call me.

Thanks!  With so many cool things going on, it's not hard to get a few good shots.  I still have a lot more photos to sort through.

[darylbowden]

But, but Ben is the nicest guy in the paddock isn't he?

Ya see guys it's not just me Ben definitely has an edge to him even with his fans. Schwantz on the other hand, one of the nicest guys I ever met.

I haven't talked to him in the last couple years, but the last few times I spoke with him, he was definitely one of the nicer people in the paddock.  In fact, I know for a fact that eh regularly checks up on the CMRA racers at the AMA national events to try and help them out - what a dick!

[Cider]

Yeah, it's not really fair to judge a person from a few brief encounters, and I was sort of kidding about him avoiding fans; however, I compared notes with my friends, and of everybody there, he seemed the least accessible.  Mladin gave some pictures/autographs despite having a disastrous weekend.  Bayliss, perhaps the biggest star of all, hung out in the paddock and talked to fans as they passed by.  Corser was happy to pose for a photograph less than an hour after crashing in race two.  Even Biaggi gave some grudging autographs.

It doesn't matter though; I'll still be rooting for Spies--especially if he makes it to GP.

[Cider]

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