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MOTOGP: Usual Suspects Lead FP3
The same men who stood on the podium last year at Indianapolis ranked in the top three in the Saturday morning free practice.
Repsol Honda's Casey Stoner (Photo: Evan Williams)
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Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa, and Ben Spies ran 1-2-3 in Saturday's FP3 for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, replicating their podium order from last year's running of the event.
Despite their varying opinions on the circuit itself, the three have established themselves as the standout racers at Indy over the past couple of seasons, a sentiment only solidified in the run up to this afternoon's qualifying shootout.
Stoner bounced back from his Friday afternoon issues to head the order at 1:39.182 with Repsol Honda teammate Pedrosa (1:39.369) and (soon to be former) Yamaha man Ben Spies (1:39.386) close behind.
The efforts of Stoner and Pedrosa have been boosted not only by the left-hand nature of the circuit, but also by their RC213V's strong top-end burst; both men have posted top speeds this weekend around 208mph.
Only one other rider slipped his way into the lead half-second in FP3 -- rookie Stefan Bradl, who showed impressive pace on the LCR Honda at 1:39.681, 0.499 back of Stoner's session-leading time.
Meanwhile, title leader Jorge Lorenzo continued with his Indy struggles, at least by his standards, ranking seventh behind Andrea Dovizioso and Alvaro Bautista.
He was followed by Ducati lame duck Valentino Rossi, Cal Crutchlow (who crashed apparently unhurt late in the session) and local hero Nicky Hayden, who was a disappointing tenth after opening the weekend in strong fashion in FP1.
QP will take place this afternoon at 1:55pm local time.
SPEED.com Motorcycle Racing Editor Chris Martin saw Eddie Lawson win aboard a Kawasaki the first time he attended an AMA Superbike race and witnessed Ben Bostrom win a World Superbike race aboard a V&H Ducati the first time he worked one. He has written about AMA SBK, WSBK, and MotoGP for SPEED.com since 2003. Chris is now on Twitter.
Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa, and Ben Spies ran 1-2-3 in Saturday's FP3 for the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, replicating their podium order from last year's running of the event.
Despite their varying opinions on the circuit itself, the three have established themselves as the standout racers at Indy over the past couple of seasons, a sentiment only solidified in the run up to this afternoon's qualifying shootout.
Stoner bounced back from his Friday afternoon issues to head the order at 1:39.182 with Repsol Honda teammate Pedrosa (1:39.369) and (soon to be former) Yamaha man Ben Spies (1:39.386) close behind.
The efforts of Stoner and Pedrosa have been boosted not only by the left-hand nature of the circuit, but also by their RC213V's strong top-end burst; both men have posted top speeds this weekend around 208mph.
Only one other rider slipped his way into the lead half-second in FP3 -- rookie Stefan Bradl, who showed impressive pace on the LCR Honda at 1:39.681, 0.499 back of Stoner's session-leading time.
Meanwhile, title leader Jorge Lorenzo continued with his Indy struggles, at least by his standards, ranking seventh behind Andrea Dovizioso and Alvaro Bautista.
He was followed by Ducati lame duck Valentino Rossi, Cal Crutchlow (who crashed apparently unhurt late in the session) and local hero Nicky Hayden, who was a disappointing tenth after opening the weekend in strong fashion in FP1.
QP will take place this afternoon at 1:55pm local time.
SPEED.com Motorcycle Racing Editor Chris Martin saw Eddie Lawson win aboard a Kawasaki the first time he attended an AMA Superbike race and witnessed Ben Bostrom win a World Superbike race aboard a V&H Ducati the first time he worked one. He has written about AMA SBK, WSBK, and MotoGP for SPEED.com since 2003. Chris is now on Twitter.
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