Indy MotoGP - August 28th - 30th, 2009

Sunday:

The weather was perfect with a good mixture of sun and clouds. The big news, no rain!

Pedrosa grabbed the early lead from the line only to crash and end up at the back of the pack. Rossi and Lorenzo battled for a few laps until Rossi also crashed. He took a few laps before he was called in and did not finish the race. Nicky Hayden made the podium taking third place. Andrea Dovizioso made Hayden work for the last podium spot. Collin Edwards finished fifth.

Jorge Lorenzo wins the Indy MotoGP. Not only did Lorenzo climb the fence on the main straight, much like Tony Stewart, he also took his victory lap with his Captain America shield.

1993 World Champion Kevin Schwantz did a few laps on his Lucky Strike-liveried Suzuki 500cc machine. It was very exciting to see Schwantz ride his championship machine again.

Saturday:

The weather was much better today. The riders were able to practice and qualify under dry condition. Dani Pedroza did manage to break into the 1:39's taking pole.

Dani Pedrosa 1:39.730
Jorge Lorenzo 1:40.236
Valentino Rossi 1:40.609
Alex De Angelis 1:40.620
Colin Edwards II 1:40.961
Nicky Hayden 1:41.067
Tony Elias 1:41.283
Andrea Dovizioso 1:41.309
Marco Melandri 1:41.530
James Toseland 1:41.620
Loris Capirossi 1:41.742
Randy De Puniet 1:41.773
Niccolo Canepa 1:41.910
Chris Vermeulen 1:42.038
Mika Kallio 1:42.250
Alex Espargaro 1:42.577
Gabor Talmacsi 1:42.736

Friday:

Rain again for the 2nd running of the Indy MotoGP. I'm beginning to think it wouldn't be Indy without rain. The morning started out sunny and humid but during the final minutes of the 125 free practice the rain started. The MotoGP gang as well as the 250's practiced in the rain.

Indy MotoGP 2009 Gallery

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AMA Suzuki Doubleheader at Road America June 6 & 7, 2009

Sunday

The day started with overcast skies and a chill in the air. Thankfully conditions did improve as the day went on. The temperature did get into the low 50's with occasional peeks of sun. Race 2 of Daytona Sportbike ran to completation without the Safety Car. Thank the motorcycle gods. American Superbike race 2 did not disappoint either. It is the first time in a long time that I have seen Mladin beaten by someone other then Spies, a mechanical or a crash. Sorry Josh (Hayes #4), but Mladin's bike in race 1 at Infineon was fresh out of the box. We couldn't be happier that Larry Pegram won race 2. This is the first race he has won in at least 10 years.

The track announcers did promote the AHRMA races set to take place this coming weekend at Road America, June 12 - 14, 2009. They also made an annoucement on the behalf of SPEEDtv. SPEED will be returning to satalite delay same day coverage of the AMA Pro Racing Series. SPEED listen to the complaints of their viewers and switch back to the format we all know and prefer. We are very happy to see SPEED change their minds, because I just didn't watch the prime time segement. Why, should anyone. The races were at least two weeks old and you knew who won.

Daytona Sportbike Race 2 results:

Martin Cardenas
Jake Zemke
Jason DiSalvo

American Superbike Race 2 results:

Larry Pegram
Mat Mladin
Aaron Yates

Supersport results:

Leandro Mercado
Ricky Parker
oshua Day

Saturday

Theme for the day: cold and rainy. Yes, the average temperature 46 degrees and light to moderate rain in the afternoon. Today remineded me of when this race was run in May years ago. All races were run but in MotoGT and Daytona Sportbike it seemed to be a crash fest. I lost count how many times the Safety Car came out. Is this NASCAR?