Hi all
I hope you had a chance to see the MotoGP this weekend - it was great stuff. Like the last round, the track started wet, and dried off during the race. Under the rules, riders can come in and change bikes, which they did. Stoner had a reasonable start, but was dropping through the pack, losing traction on those wet tyres. Marco Melandri must have got a big thrill at one stage, passing both Stoner AND Rossi.
They then came in and changed to slicks - some opting for the harder compound. Stoner went for the softer compound, and then came back out, and one by one, picked his way to the front.
This is from the MotoOnline site:
MOTOGP
It was a massive weekend in racing, and perhaps the greatest achievement of all was Casey Stoner’s memorable victory in the Mugello MotoGP race, winning at the circuit for the first time and also handing Ducati its first victory in the Italian Grand Prix – the venue of their official test circuit.
Read more here:
http://www.motoonline.com.au/2009/06/01/racing-insider-97/As far as World Superbikes went - Haga didn't have such a great trot of it. He struggled to keep in the top 10. Ben Spies, the local, wearing his "lone star of Texas" helmet design, and astride the mighty new Yamaha R1, was untouchable, going on to win both races.
Oh, one final thing... is this the BEST save ever on a bike? I'd reckon it must go damn'd close.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5HG7hYb-W0Have a good one,
Chris
