Well here we are again! I can not believe it is already more than half-way through the season. The break is now done, a lot has come out about 2015 and riders, teams, contracts. Is anyone surprised? Not surprised?
How do you think the second half of the season will go? Will Marc make it a perfect one? Will Rossi dethrone him?
Now that the break is over, we can get back to what we love....racing. Our first stop in 2014 act 2 is IMS and the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix NEXT WEEKEND!!
Here is where we left off:
Rank / Rider / Points
1 Marc MARQUEZ 225
2 Dani PEDROSA 148
3 Valentino ROSSI 141
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO 99
5 Jorge LORENZO 97
6 Aleix ESPARGARO 77
7 Pol ESPARGARO 67
8 Andrea IANNONE 62
9 Stefan BRADL 56
10 Alvaro BAUTISTA 50
11 Bradley SMITH 48
12 Scott REDDING 33
13 Nicky HAYDEN 29
14 Cal CRUTCHLOW 28
15 Hiroshi AOYAMA 28
16 Yonny HERNANDEZ 27
17 Karel ABRAHAM 18
18 Colin EDWARDS 8
19 Michele PIRRO 7
20 Broc PARKES 6
21 Danilo PETRUCCI 4
22 Hector BARBERA SPA
Circuit info
Length: 4.170 m / 2.591 miles
Width: 16m
Left corners: 10
Right corners: 6
Longest straight: 872 m / 0.542 miles
Constructed: 1909
Modified: 2014
Laps: 27
Total Distance: 112.6 km - 70.0 miles
Left Corners: 10
Right Corners: 6
Pole Position: Right
Direction: Anti-Clockwise
THIS IS TELLING:
Fastest Lap (1'37.958), Circuit Record (1'39.044) and Best Pole (1'37.958) all went to MM in 2013
Top Speed at this track goes to Mr. Dani Pedrosa - 3381.kh/h
Introduction:
The first motorsport race which took place at Indy was a motorcycle one on August 14th 1909, on the 2.5 mile oval circuit, and despite its 100-year history it was not until 2008 that MotoGP arrived at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
To celebrate the event an intense modification of the layout was undertaken, but without affecting the legendary oval. The layout of the track, which is 4.170km in length and has 16 turns, incorporates the main straight of the famous oval circuit including the Brickyard and an area between turns 1 and 2 of the oval, before meandering through the vast interior of the IMS.
FUN FACTS
•Seven-time MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi won the inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP in 2008.
•Jorge Lorenzo has earned the most podium (top three) finishes in the MotoGP class scoring four podiums in the first five years of the Red Bull Indianapolis GP. Dani Pedrosa is second with three podiums and Americans Nicky Hayden and Ben Spies tied with two apiece.
•Alex de Angelis became the first motorcycle rider to top 200 mph at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, reaching a top velocity of 201.3 mph during the 2009 race. The current motorcycle top speed record at Indianapolis is 208.6 mph set by Honda’s Dani Pedrosa in 2012.
•Riders in the Red Bull Indianapolis GP can lean their bikes as much as 60 degrees in corners, with the tire contact patch with the asphalt only equaling the size of a credit card.
•Dani Pedrosa holds the MotoGP track record in Indianapolis. Pedrosa clocked a lap at one minute, 38.813 seconds on his factory Honda during qualifying in 2012.
•Dani Pedrosa is the only rider to win multiple Red Bull Indianapolis GPs. Pedrosa won the premier class in 2010 and 2012. Pedrosa is also the only rider to earn multiple pole positions (two) in the MotoGP class in Indianapolis.
•The very first motorized race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was a motorcycle event Aug. 14, 1909.
And just so this isn't all words, here are some photos
edit:
Might as well throw in these July 2014 GG winners
Full Schedule:
FRIDAY, Aug. 8
Gates Open 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
On-Track Schedule
9-9:40 a.m. Moto3 Practice
9:55-10:40 a.m. MotoGP Practice
10:55-11:40 a.m. Moto2 Practice
11:55 a.m.-12:20 p.m. AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series Practice
1:10-1:50 p.m. Moto3 Practice
2:05-2:50 p.m. MotoGP Practice
3:05-3:50 p.m. Moto2 Practice
4:05-4:50 p.m. AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series Qualifying
Off-Track Activities
8 a.m.: Public Gates Open
10 a.m.: Vendor Marketplace Presented by Westfield Powersports,
Moto Midway, & IMS Kids Zone Open
10:40 a.m.: Motorcycle Stunting featuring XDL Street Jam - Moto Midway
12:40 p.m.: Motorcycle Stunting featuring XDL Street Jam - Moto Midway
3:50 p.m.: Motorcycle Stunting featuring XDL Street Jam - Moto Midway
4:55-6:30 p.m.: Riders for Health Charity Auction - Moto Midway Stage
6 p.m.: Vendor Marketplace Presented by Westfield Powersports, Moto
Midway & IMS Kids Zone close
6:30-7:45 p.m.: Motorcycle Track Laps - Gate 10 *must have a track lap voucher
7 p.m.: Public Gates close
7 p.m.-12 a.m.: Motorcycles on Meridian - Downtown Indianapolis
7 p.m.: Indy Mile AMA Pro Flat Track Racing: Indiana State
Fairgrounds
SATURDAY, Aug. 9
Gates Open 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
On-Track Schedule
8-8:15 a.m. AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series Warm-up
9-9:40 a.m. Moto3 Practice
9:55-10:40 a.m. MotoGP Practice
10:55-11:40 a.m. Moto2 Practice
12:35-1:15 p.m. Moto3 Qualifying
1:30-2 p.m. MotoGP Practice
2:10-2:25 p.m. MotoGP Qualifying Session 1
2:35-2:50 p.m. MotoGP Qualifying Session 2
3:05-3:50 p.m. Moto2 Qualifying
4:20 p.m. AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series Race #1 (10 laps)
Off-Track Activities
9:40 a.m.: Motorcycle Stunting featuring XDL Street Jam - Moto Midway
10 a.m.: Red Bull Trials Performance by Geoff Aaron - Vendor
Marketplace Presented by Westfield Powersports
10 a.m.: Vendor Marketplace Presented by Westfield Powersports,
Moto Midway & IMS Kids Zone Open
10:45-11:55 a.m.: Picture Yes Concert - Moto Midway Stage
11:50 a.m.-12:25 p.m.: MotoGP VIP Village Pit Lane Walk
12 p.m.: Motorcycle Stunting featuring XDL Street Jam - Moto Midway
12-1 p.m.: Cycle World Q&A - Moto Midway Stage
12:30 p.m.: Red Bull Trials Performance by Geoff Aaron - Vendor
Marketplace Presented by Westfield Powersports
1-1:20 p.m.: Yamaha Champions Riding School Q&A - Moto Midway Stage
2:50-4:20 p.m.: Brent James and the Vintage Youth Concert - Moto Midway Stage
3 p.m.: Red Bull Trials Performance by Geoff Aaron - Vendor
Marketplace Presented by Westfield Powersports
3:50 p.m.: Motorcycle Stunting featuring XDL Street Jam - Moto Midway
4 p.m-12 a.m.: Motorcycles on Meridian - Downtown Indianapolis
5 p.m.: Pit Lane Walk for Voucher Holders Enter at South Pit Gate
5:15 p.m.: Public Pit Lane Walk - Enter at South Pit Gate
5:15-5:45 p.m.: Colin Edwards Farewell Celebration & Yamaha Riders Q&A -
Moto Midway Stage
6 p.m.: Vendor Marketplace Presented by Westfield Powersports,
Moto Midway & IMS Kids Zone close
SUNDAY, Aug. 10
Gates Open 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
On-Track Schedule
8:40-9 a.m. Moto3 Warm-up
9:10-9:30 a.m. Moto2 Warm-up
9:40-10 a.m. MotoGP Warm-up
11 a.m. Moto3 Race (23 laps)
12:20 p.m. Moto2 Race (25 laps)
2 p.m. MotoGP Race (27 laps)
3:30 p.m.
AMA Pro Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series Race #2 (10 laps)
Off-Track Activities
7 a.m.: Vendor Marketplace Presented by Westfield Powersports,
Moto Midway & Kids Zone Open
8:30 a.m.: Red Bull Trials Performance by Geoff Aaron - Vendor
Marketplace Presented by Westfield Powersports
10 a.m.: Motorcycle Stunting featuring XDL Street Jam - Moto Midway
10-10:20 a.m.: Yamaha Champions Riding School Q&A - Moto Midway Stage
10:05 a.m.: Track Stunt - Red Bull Athlete Aaron Colton
10:05-10:35 a.m.: MotoGP VIP Village Pit Lane Walk
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Hero Jr. Concert - Moto Midway Stage
11 a.m.: Red Bull Trials Performance by Geoff Aaron - Vendor
Marketplace Presented by Westfield Powersports
12 p.m.: Motorcycle Stunting featuring XDL Street Jam - Moto Midway
12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: School of Rock Concert - Moto Midway Stage
12:30 p.m.: Red Bull Trials Performance by Geoff Aaron - Vendor
Marketplace Presented by Westfield Powersports
1:30 p.m.: Red Bull Air Force Sky Diving Team Lands
MotoGP Pre-Race Ceremonies
1:45 p.m.: Motorcycle Stunting featuring XDL Street Jam - Moto Midway
2 p.m.: Vendor Marketplace Presented by Westfield Powersports,
Moto Midway & Kids Zone close
