2010 MotoGP Round 9. Red Bull US Grand Prix. Laguna Seca *Spoilers*

[gm2]

1.    Jorge Lorenzo    ESP   Fiat Yamaha Team    1m   20.978s
2.    Casey Stoner    AUS   Ducati Marlboro Team    1m   21.169s
3.    Andrea Dovizioso    ITA   Repsol Honda Team    1m   21.617s
4.    Dani Pedrosa    ESP   Repsol Honda Team    1m   21.655s
5.    Ben Spies    USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3    1m   21.679s
6.    Valentino Rossi    ITA   Fiat Yamaha Team    1m   21.688s
7.    Nicky Hayden USA   Ducati Marlboro Team    1m   21.920s
8.    Colin Edwards USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3    1m   22.217s
9.    Marco Simoncelli ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini    1m   22.300s
10.    Hector Barbera    ESP   Paginas Amarillas Aspar    1m   22.366s
11.    Marco Melandri    ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini    1m   22.407s
12.    Loris Capirossi    ITA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    1m   22.647s
13.    Aleix Espargaro    ESP   Pramac Racing    1m    22.712s
14.    Alvaro Bautista ESP   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    1m    22.770s
15.    Mika Kallio    FIN   Pramac Racing    1m    23.127s
16.    Alex de Angelis    RSM   Interwetten Honda MotoGP    1m   23.226s
17.    Roger Lee Hayden    USA   LCR Honda MotoGP    1m   23.764s

[El Matador]

1.    Jorge Lorenzo    ESP   Fiat Yamaha Team    1m   20.978s
2.    Casey Stoner    AUS   Ducati Marlboro Team    1m   21.169s
3.    Andrea Dovizioso    ITA   Repsol Honda Team    1m   21.617s
4.    Dani Pedrosa    ESP   Repsol Honda Team    1m   21.655s
5.    Ben Spies    USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3    1m   21.679s
6.    Valentino Rossi    ITA   Fiat Yamaha Team    1m   21.688s
7.    Nicky Hayden USA   Ducati Marlboro Team    1m   21.920s
8.    Colin Edwards USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3    1m   22.217s
9.    Marco Simoncelli ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini    1m   22.300s
10.    Hector Barbera    ESP   Paginas Amarillas Aspar    1m   22.366s
11.    Marco Melandri    ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini    1m   22.407s
12.    Loris Capirossi    ITA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    1m   22.647s
13.    Aleix Espargaro    ESP   Pramac Racing    1m    22.712s
14.    Alvaro Bautista ESP   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    1m    22.770s
15.    Mika Kallio    FIN   Pramac Racing    1m    23.127s
16.    Alex de Angelis    RSM   Interwetten Honda MotoGP    1m   23.226s
17.    Roger Lee Hayden    USA   LCR Honda MotoGP    1m   23.764s

It's pretty insane that they're in the 1. 20's

[Rameses]

They?

[kopfjäger]

They?

They. As in the whole field is in the 1:20's.

[Rameses]

They. As in the whole field is in the 1:20's.

Considering that there're AMA 600s running sub 1:30s there, I don't think that's what he meant.

[El Matador]

They?

Sorry, Sometimes I forget that not everybody thinks of Lorenzo as the holy trinity like I do. I guess I meant HIM.

[superjohn]

Should be a good race. The slow motion shot in qualifying with the suspension movement and the chain flopping around was insane.

[Spidey]

Warm-up times

1 99 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 1'21.857     
2 27 Casey STONER DUCATI 1'21.909 0.052 0.052
3 26 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 1'22.183 0.326 0.274
4 46 Valentino ROSSI YAMAHA 1'22.432 0.575 0.249
5 33 Marco MELANDRI HONDA 1'22.731 0.874 0.299
6 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 1'22.830 0.973 0.099
7 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 1'22.874 1.017 0.044
8 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 1'23.045 1.188 0.171
9 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 1'23.272 1.415 0.227
10 65 Loris CAPIROSSI SUZUKI 1'23.438 1.581 0.166
11 41 Aleix ESPARGARO DUCATI 1'23.511 1.654 0.073
12 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 1'23.542 1.685 0.031
13 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI 1'23.683 1.826 0.141
14 40 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 1'23.890 2.033 0.207
15 15 Alex DE ANGELIS HONDA 1'23.930 2.073 0.040
16 95 Roger Lee HAYDEN HONDA 1'24.597 2.740 0.667
17 36 Mika KALLIO DUCATI 1'24.799 2.942 0.202

[derby]

race time, kiddos!!

[DarkMonster620]

FINAL RESULTS









1. LORENZO
2. STONER
3. ROSSI
4. DOVI
5. HAYDEN, N
6. SPIES
7. EDWARDS
8. MELANDRI
9. CAPIROSSI
10. KALLIO
11. HAYDEN, R
12. DE ANGELIS

[bdfinally]

That was pretty horrible coverage by Speed.

[derby]

That was pretty horrible coverage by Speed.

motogp.com

[Drunken Monkey]

motogp.com

What he said. The Brits are entertaining, knowledgeable and there are no commercials. Plus live (and recorded) coverage of all the practices, post and pre-race interviews, plus live stats, yadda yadda yadda.

About 100 bucks a year, and well worth it if you have broadband internet.

Downside: What they choose to cover on camera is a bit random at times. But I think their 'feed' is the same one Speed uses. I (and the rest of the world) totally missed the last ditch effort by Dovi to get past Rossi.

[NoisyDante]

I predict:
- Lorenzo
- Rossi
- Stoner

I would venture Espargaro or Bautista too.  I'm not too fond of Simoncelli, so hopefully him but probably not, he's looked decent in the last two races.

Well, I was close.

Did not foresee Pedrobot going down, but glad he did.  And Espargaro went down in style, quite the faceplant when he lost the front.

Good effort by elbows and Hayden as well.  Wish there had been more of a fight up front.

[Drunken Monkey]

Oh yeah, did I mention the Motogp.com announcers are knowledgeable? They were referencing the Mladin / Spies fight during the race.

Beyond that, an okay race. But I'm always happy when the Pedrobot crashes.

And having him crash while leading adds that extra bit of schadenfreudeliscious secret sauce