Hailwood Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 (edited) My dad and I went to Indy for the MotoGP race again this year and had another great time. It's really cool being around the international series and seeing just how talented the top guys really are. There were also a ton of cool people and bikes all over town - The downtown event each night was awesome, and drew a huge crowd.I spent quite a bit of time taking pictures. Indy isn't the friendliest track, but there are a couple of good spots you can either shoot through the fence, or find an opening.Here are some of the better ones:Valentino Rossi coming through T6:Ben Spies giving a mini shout-out to all the photogs. I'm really glad I was ready for this one:Rossi leading Dovi from T2-3Jorge Lorenzo coming through T6Spies really cranked over through T4:Spies getting low again:Hayden coming into T10:Race winner Dani Pedrosa:Colin Edwards hard on the brakes before T10:Edwards coming through T6:The weekend was considerably sobered by the death of USPGRU rider Peter Lenz who sustained critical injuries during the race warm-up.Godspeed to you Peter:Some from downtown:I saw quite a few bikes like this but this was definitely the nicest - it seemed like a new trend in Indy to take late 70's UJM's and give them this treatment. It was pretty cool. Edited August 31, 2010 by Hailwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Fantastic shots thanks for sharing. I'm definitely going to have to make it out next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxie750 Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Nice pics! Was a great time as always! GP races are so priceless to have so close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 That "shout out" by Ben is an awesome picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmh_sprint Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Great pics. IMO this was the best of the first 3 years in all aspects. The racing was outstanding. I really enjoyed the Moto2 class, albeit they had some of them trying to win the race in turn 2. What really surprised me was how Indianapolis turned up the level of support. Motorcycles on Meridian was great on Friday night but Saturday was unlike anything I had seen before. 7 city blocks lined on both sides and down the middle, all secondary side streets were the same for a block in each direction of Meridian. The circle at the center of town was lined on the inside and outside, as well as the streets that feed into the circle. Most of the bars had no cover charge for the first time. I was glad to hear th contract was extended for next year after the race was over. I was reading that there was a chance that this was the last year during breakfast. Same weekend and already blocked off on the calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El capitan Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 great pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailwood Posted August 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Great pics. IMO this was the best of the first 3 years in all aspects. The racing was outstanding. I really enjoyed the Moto2 class, albeit they had some of them trying to win the race in turn 2. What really surprised me was how Indianapolis turned up the level of support. Motorcycles on Meridian was great on Friday night but Saturday was unlike anything I had seen before. 7 city blocks lined on both sides and down the middle, all secondary side streets were the same for a block in each direction of Meridian. The circle at the center of town was lined on the inside and outside, as well as the streets that feed into the circle. Most of the bars had no cover charge for the first time. I was glad to hear th contract was extended for next year after the race was over. I was reading that there was a chance that this was the last year during breakfast. Same weekend and already blocked off on the calendar.I completely agree with you about Indy - they are truly committed to making this event great for all the fans all weekend long. Downtown was absolutely awesome. It was almost worth it just to be able to walk around and look at all those bikes.Between the Motorcycles on Meridian, all the stuff they had going on @ the Speed Stage, and the Indy Mile, there were some really difficult choices to make about which event to attend.I'll definitely be going back as long as they have the event there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-flores Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Great shooting as always hailwood. I'll be uploading my fair share soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_racing_guy Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 You nailed it again, great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMMW Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 We actually got downtown this trip. The monument on the circle is massive. Didn't realize just how big it really was. We had the pleasure of having a beer with Rossi's mechanic, Alex Briggs, at the micro brewery. Awesome guy! & Thanks Kevin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Great pics like always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 awesome pictures, makes me want to go that much more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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