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2008 RedBull Indy GP - Saturday
Saturday started out slightly overcast, but rapidly became sunny and hot. With all the rain from Friday, it also became incredibly humid! We did run into the strangest sight of the weekend, two cars parked next to each other from completely opposite sides of the automotive design spectrum. We couldn't help but laugh at the scene.
As we made our way across the infield, we stopped along the back stretch to watch some of the riders wizz by on the much drier, although still damp, track and marveled at the huge drop in the lap times from Friday. Well, all except for Anthony West who was fastest on Friday and the absolute slowest on Saturday, some 3+ seconds off the pace.
Instead of walking around the joint like we did on Friday, we decided to rest our legs and check out our seats in Stand H. Apparently a LOT of other people had the same idea. I'm not going to say the place was packed, but there was definitely a healthy turn out. The Stand B penthouse seats where we sat on Friday were pretty nice and offered a good view of the front straight, pit-out, and turns 1-4, but Stand H was by far the better place to watch the race. The final sequence of turns and the run down the front stretch offered some great action. The two large video screens infront of our seats offered the opportunity to watch the times during the qualifications while keeping an eye on the track.
The qualifications for the 125cc, 250cc, and GP bikes were amazing. Especially impressive were the 250cc riders.
They were fighting tooth and nail, every one, to get that last tenth of a second out of their ride. In the end, it was Hector Barbera who held the pole after also posting the top time in morning practice. There was a lot of bad blood between the top riders after a very aggressive battle at the Misano event, and the race at Indy was shaping up to be the best one to watch. 
The GP qualifications, although exciting and fun to watch, were also rather predictable. Valentino Rossi, who is perhaps the best rider in MotoGP history, set the pole followed closely by his rival for the series championship Casey Stoner. Local fan favorite, Nicky Hayden qualified a solid fourth just ahead of multiple AMA champion and MotoGP hopeful Ben Spies. The two other Americans in the race, Collin Edwards and John (Hopper) Hopkins, didn't do so well and qualified in 11th and 16th, respectively.
The first race of the weekend, the first Red Bull Rookies' Cup race, was the last event of the day, so we decided to get out of the sun and find some shade near the Yard-Of-Bricks. Again, the view from the start-finish line was pretty amazing, and it was neat to see the bikes on grid, but Stand H is still tops in my book.
Nicky and Danica talking in front of the frenzied media.
Danica trying out the feel of Nicky's MotoGP bike.
Here's a little video summary of the day's events.
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As we made our way across the infield, we stopped along the back stretch to watch some of the riders wizz by on the much drier, although still damp, track and marveled at the huge drop in the lap times from Friday. Well, all except for Anthony West who was fastest on Friday and the absolute slowest on Saturday, some 3+ seconds off the pace.
Instead of walking around the joint like we did on Friday, we decided to rest our legs and check out our seats in Stand H. Apparently a LOT of other people had the same idea. I'm not going to say the place was packed, but there was definitely a healthy turn out. The Stand B penthouse seats where we sat on Friday were pretty nice and offered a good view of the front straight, pit-out, and turns 1-4, but Stand H was by far the better place to watch the race. The final sequence of turns and the run down the front stretch offered some great action. The two large video screens infront of our seats offered the opportunity to watch the times during the qualifications while keeping an eye on the track.
The qualifications for the 125cc, 250cc, and GP bikes were amazing. Especially impressive were the 250cc riders.
They were fighting tooth and nail, every one, to get that last tenth of a second out of their ride. In the end, it was Hector Barbera who held the pole after also posting the top time in morning practice. There was a lot of bad blood between the top riders after a very aggressive battle at the Misano event, and the race at Indy was shaping up to be the best one to watch. The GP qualifications, although exciting and fun to watch, were also rather predictable. Valentino Rossi, who is perhaps the best rider in MotoGP history, set the pole followed closely by his rival for the series championship Casey Stoner. Local fan favorite, Nicky Hayden qualified a solid fourth just ahead of multiple AMA champion and MotoGP hopeful Ben Spies. The two other Americans in the race, Collin Edwards and John (Hopper) Hopkins, didn't do so well and qualified in 11th and 16th, respectively.The first race of the weekend, the first Red Bull Rookies' Cup race, was the last event of the day, so we decided to get out of the sun and find some shade near the Yard-Of-Bricks. Again, the view from the start-finish line was pretty amazing, and it was neat to see the bikes on grid, but Stand H is still tops in my book.
Nicky and Danica talking in front of the frenzied media.
Danica trying out the feel of Nicky's MotoGP bike.
Here's a little video summary of the day's events.
Find more videos like this on IndyCar Garage
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