Suddenly Casey Stoner is The Man

Winner of two straight, all of a sudden Casey Stoner is back. Back in contention to repeat his 2007 championship. Heading to Germany on July 13, and Laguna Seca on July 20. It’s starting to get interesting.

Dani Pedrosa, who finished second at Assen, now leads the series. Valentino Rossi fell on lap 1 and still sits in 2nd place, followed by Stoner. Jorge Lorenzo and American Colin Edwards round out the top 5.

Edwards and Nicki Hayden finished 3rd and 4th, the strongest American showing of the year. They are undoubtedly looking forward to late July in California. If it’s not on fire by then. 😦

As Rossi showed this past week, anything can happen in MotoGP. The race at Laguna Seca on July 20 will be a the last race before a 4 week vacation. They come back in the Czech Republic on August 17, then to fabulous San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini, for God’s sake, on August 31.

No wonder people don’t know about it. Where the heck is Riviera di Rimini?

Whatever. On September 14 it’s happening in Indianapolis in what promises to be the largest stop on the MotoGP tour. Riders from 32 states will make the trip to Circle City, supported by a cast of thousands. An AMA Flat Track race at the Fairgrounds, Kenny Chesney at the new stadium, X-Fest at Verizon Music Center. Broad Ripple, the Arts District, the circle, Fountain Square, 16th & Georgetown will be jumping. Exhibition riding competition at the War Memorial. Something for every taste and budget, as it were.

This just in:

NBC will offer live coverage of the inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on September 14th at 3-4pm ET.

Van Wagner Sports and Entertainment will coordinate production of the race with NBC.

Assen Results

Pos.	Rider	Nation	Team	Total time
1	C. STONER	AUS	Ducati Marlboro Team	42’12.337
2	D. PEDROSA	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	+ 11.310
3	C. EDWARDS	USA	Tech 3 Yamaha	+ 17.125
4	N. HAYDEN	USA	Repsol Honda Team	+ 20.477
5	A. DOVIZIOSO	ITA	JiR Team Scot MotoGP	+ 27.346
6	J. LORENZO	SPA	Fiat Yamaha Team	+ 28.608

Pos.	CHAMPIONSHIP Rider	Nation	STANDINGS Team	Points
1	Dani PEDROSA	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	171
2	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Fiat Yamaha Team	167
3	Casey STONER	AUS	Ducati Marlboro Team	142
4	Jorge LORENZO	SPA	Fiat Yamaha Team	114
5	Colin EDWARDS	USA	Tech 3 Yamaha	98

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