Whilst not them most interesting race in the world, it certainly had some highlights, and demonstrated why two of the riders out there have been World Champions, and will be again. Casey Stoner bade his time, running (by his standards) a has-been third for most of the race, and then, when the bike was doing what he wanted after using most of the fuel, he overtook Pedrosa and then Lorenzo and then won by 7 seconds, truly a World Champion's ride. And Jorge, after a high-side almost as big as his China one, got back on, set pole, lead most of the race, and finished a safe second, all with an extra hole in his backside, as described by Ben Spies' mum (she being on the3 other side of the garage when Jorge returned from the crash, in case you think anything untoward has been going on there!)
Talking of whom, Ben was disappointed with qualifying, he (and me) expected a bit better, and come the race he entered the first corner on 97th - well, that's probably what it felt like to him! Although again, showing World Champion class, he kept on it and finished 4th, after a hard couple of laps behind the mobile chicane better known as Rossi.
Another fairly disappointing race yet again for the Ducati's. After the race, in an "exclusive" MCN interview, Rossi was asked if he thought he could win a race this year, to which he replied, "Yes, if the conditions allow it, unfortunately the conditions we need are snow." At least he hasn't lost his sense of humour.
As for SKBC Fantasy Racing, Noddy's closed the gap a bit on Bel, and stretched the gap a bit on Paul. It's starting to get exciting.
Don't forget Brands Hatch BSB - August 7th
Ben Bostrom proved that he is a proper gentleman, obviously bowing to sponsors pressure to ride the Honda, during an AMA weekend as well, he admitted it was completely his fault for ending up off the track, and that the bike was a bit beyond him. He was probably being a bit harsh on himself, given a few more hours he would have done better, but no-one else that weekend was also taking part in two other races.
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