Jerez - Stoner and Lorenzo

Work is very busy at the moment so I've only just had time to watch the Jerez race. By now you've probably seen it too so I won't repeat what you already know. I'm always amazed at Dani Pedrosa's ability to fire his bike off the line no matter what row he starts on. He did it again from row two launching himself into the early lead. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that he weighs less than his leathers?

Other things of note: how is it that Hayden has managed to figure out the Ducati to some degree and Rossi is still trolling around at the back of the pack? Maybe it's time to call it quits. The early laps of the race were quite amazing from a rider skill perspective. The bikes were bunched together, overlapped into corners, with various riders taking distinctly different lines ( yes I'm talking about you Cal ), but even with the banging, pushing and shoving, everyone stayed on in full control. Great bikemanship by all. And finally, although Lorenzo couldn't quite catch Stoner, he's sure looking smooth and solid. There's going to be lots of close racing between these two for the next little while.