Pole Sitter and current points leader JORGE LORENZO/Fiat Yamaha inherited the MotoGP lead on Lap 12 and never looked back Sunday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. This was his sixth MotoGP victory this season, and eleventh overall. His points lead stretched to 72. One comment was that Lorenzo […]
Month: July 2010
QUIPS, QUOTES AND PHOTOS
JORGE LORENZO/Fiat Yamaha was fastest in Sunday morning MotoGP warm-up at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. For the most part, it was the usual suspects up in front: Lorenzo, CASEY STONER/Ducati, DANI PEDROSA/Repsol Honda, VALENTINO ROSSI/Fiat Yamaha, MARCO MELANDRI/San Carlos Honda Gresini, BEN SPIES/Monster Yamaha Tech 3, NICKY HAYDEN/Ducati, ANDREA DOVIZIOSO/Repsol Honda, COLIN EDWARDS/Monster Yamaha Tech […]
CHATTIN’ WITH NICKY, DOWN-HOME STYLE
NICKY HAYDEN/Ducati sat down with American journos after Qualifying for a down home chat as only The Kentucky Kid can do. He’s sporting a newer version of his mohawk, this one with a new insignia on the sides, “special for this weekend.” Hayden said he’s not going fast enough. “I probably went backwards in the […]
LORENZO TOPS STONER IN FINAL SECONDS DURING EXCITING QUALIFYING
It was a battle between JORGE LORENZO/Fiat Yamaha and CASEY STONER/Ducati for MotoGP qualifying Saturday afternoon at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, each leading for a long time. Near the end of the session they took turns besting each others laps, and it was down to the wire before Lorenzo took the pole with a lap […]
LORENZO AND STONER EACH TOPS
MotoGP Points Leader JORGE LORENZO/Fiat Yamaha was fastest in Saturday’s hour-long mid-morning U.S. Red Bull Grand Prix practice at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with a time of 1:21.763. Lorenzo had dogged the faster CASEY STONER/Ducati during the first 40 minutes of the hour-long qualifying session, clinched his time on his nineteenth lap but was unable […]
SUNNY STONER
The Monterey weather was sunny, bright and just warm enough to be comfortable at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the first day of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix – 75 degrees F/24C. Seventeen MotoGP riders are entered, including two replacement riders for the weekend. American ROGER LEE HAYDEN, younger brother of 2006 MotoGP champion, […]