In 2006 Nicky Hayden, riding for Honda, won the World Moto GP championship. In 2007, Casey Stoner, riding for Ducati, took the crown. Both of these guys are in the process of becoming world famous rock star types. Thus far this year, after 3 races, Jorge Lorenzo, riding for Yamaha, and Dani Pedrosa, riding for Honda, share the point lead. Stoner, riding again for Ducati, won the season opener in beautiful Qatar. 3 weeks later, Pedrosa won in Spain. On April 20, Lorenzo won in Portugal, putting him in a tie with Pedrosa for the world title, with most of the season yet to go. Event #4 is this week in Shanghai. (Just what that country needs at this precise moment in time. C’est la guerre.)
There are 19 races worldwide in 2008, including Laguna Seca in Monterey, California on July 20 and Indianapolis on September 14. Monterey is race #11, and Indianapolis is #14 of the season.
Around 250,000 people have attended at Laguna Seca each year since its inception in 2005. Indianapolis could easily see 300,000 for its inaugural race. According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Commerce, approximately 1.8 million motorcycles are registered within an easy day’s ride of Indianapolis. They are geeked about this race. If only one out of twelve attends, roughly 8%, there’s your 150,000 motorcycles in Indianapolis for the weekend.
Amazing. Can’t wait. It’s going to be epic.
2008 Moto GP International Schedule
………Event……………………………………..Winner
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March 9 Losail Qatar…………………………..Stoner
March 30 Jerez Spain………………………….Pedrosa
April 20 Estoril Portugal………………………Lorenzo
May 4 China Shanghai…………………………Rossi
May 18 Le Mans France
June 1 Mugello Italy
June 8 Catalunya Catalunya
June 22 Donington Great Britain
June 28 Assen Holland
July 13 Sachsenring Germany
July 20 Laguna Seca USA
August 17 Brno Czech Republic
August 31 Misano San Marino & Riviera di Rimini?
September 14 Indianapolis USA
September 28 Phillip Island Australia
October 5 Motegi Japan
October 19 Sepang Malaysia
October 28 Estoril Portugal
November 2 Ricardo Torma Valencia
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