Check out the pic of how Nicky Hayden’s Alpinestars leathers ended up after his left knee slider popped off during the Indy race on one of the open drain covers.

There was more than one complaint this weekend by the riders regarding the abrasive and bumpy Indianapolis track surface with Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi being the most outspoken.

Casey Stoner who also lost a knee slider during Saturday’s second free practice session said: “A lot of the circuit they need to have a big think about. It just seems that it’s not a world class circuit,Maybe the shape of it and everything can be, but the surface definitely isn’t. If you go for a walk to the top of that last corner, it looks like we’re going through someone’s garage. There’s concrete there, it’s not tarmac. Then all of a sudden there’s tarmac and there’s a big seam there. It doesn’t feel like it’s a grand prix circuit at all.”

“If it were not for that freaking bump in turn six… the Safety Commission has been asking that it be fixed for two years now. It is something you expect on a public road, not on a racetrack…” said Valentino Rossi.

Continue reading: Pic: Nicky Hayden's leathers after loosing his knee slider

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Today’s MotoGP race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway saw Jorge Lorenzo win the race and re-open the championship when Valentino Rossi who was points leader crashed out.

Dani Pedrosa who was leading the race followed by Rossi and Lorenzo, lost his front during lap 3 and slide across the track, but was able to get back on his Honda and rejoin the race in 17th, and finish in 10th after pipping Chris Vermeulen at the finish line.

Pedrosa’s crash left the Yamaha duo to battle it out. Lorenzo passed Rossi on lap 9 and one lap later Rossi’s front folded and found himself in the gravel, he too was able to return to the race in 16th place, but after 3 laps had to return to the pits with a damaged throttle.

Continue reading: MotoGP Indianapolis – Lorenzo Wins, Pedrosa and Rossi Crash, Championship Breaks Open

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