Valentino Zanardi????

July 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

The return of MotoGP to the United States brought a Champ Car like flair with it this past weekend. This turned out to be a battle of wild passes in MotoGP’s version of “If ya ain’t rubbin, ya aint racin.”

The 2 guys battling for for the points lead went at it like Danica going after Milka. GOOD STUFF!!

In bike racing, there is no “rubbin”, well not purpose anyway, there’s just impossible passes. The pass Val Rossi put on Casey Stoner was an almost impossible feat. Most other riders probably would have been in the back of an ambulance if they attempted this…..

He made the pass stick.

Look familiar??

This pass in the same corner at Laguna Seca is courtesy of Alex Zanardi during his Champ Car days. I do believe he won that race.

After it was all said and done, Stoner could keep up. He ended up in the sand trap, fell down, remounted and still finished second.

Here’s the results:

Pos.	Rider	Team	Bike
1	Valentino Rossi	Fiat Yamaha Team	Yamaha
2	Casey Stoner	Ducati Marlboro Team	Ducati
3	Chris Vermeulen	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki
4	Andrea Dovizioso	JiR Scot Team	Honda
5	Nicky Hayden	Repsol Honda Team	Honda
6	Randy De Puniet	LCR Honda MotoGP	Honda
7	Toni Elias	Alice Team	Ducati
8	Ben Spies	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki
9	James Toseland	Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha
10	Shinya Nakano	San Carlo Honda Gresini	Honda
11	Jamie Hacking
12	Sylvain Guintoli	Alice Team	Ducati
13	Alex De Angelis	San Carlo Honda Gresini	Honda
14	Colin Edwards	Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha
15	Loris Capirossi	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki
16	Marco Melandri	Ducati Marlboro Team	Ducati
17	Anthony West	Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki