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Here is the weekend event schedule for the 20-22 July 2007 Red Bull United States Grand Prix............


note.....all times listed are U.S. Pacific Daylight Time(-3 hrs. US EDT/-7 hrs GMT)
20 July 2007................................
~~8:45-9:30 am, AMA Supersport Practice
~~10-11 am, MotoGP Practice Session #1
~~11:25 am-Noon, AMA Superbike Practice
~~1:50-2:50 pm, MotoGP Practice Session #2
~~3:30-3:55 pm, AMA Supersport Qualifying Session(group 1)
~~4-4:25 pm, AMA Supersport Qualifying Session(group 2)

21 July 2007..................................
~~8:30-9:30 am, AMA Superbike Practice
~~10-11 am, MotoGP Practice Session #3
~~11:15-11:35 am, Warm-Up--AMA Supersport
~~1:50-2:50 pm, MotoGP Qualifying Session
~~4:15-4:45 pm, AMA Supersport Race(17 laps)

22 July 2007....................................
~~9:40-10:05 am, MotoGP Warm-Up
~~10:15-10:40 am, AMA Superbike Qualifying Session(group 1)
~~10:45-11:10 am, AMA Superbike Qualifying Session(group 2)
~~2 pm, Red Bull United States Grand Prix
~~3:45-4:45 pm, AMA Superbike Race(28 laps)

Complete Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca weekend schedule for the Red Bull USGP can be found here............... www.redbullusgrandprix.com/pdf/07USGP_schedule.pdf

According to Speedtv.com, Roger Lee Hayden, brother of current MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden, has been tapped as a wild-card entry by Kawasaki alongside the team's regular riders, Randy de Puniet and Anthony West.

Here's the Speedtv.com link.............. www.speedtv.com/articles/moto/motogp/38673/

In addition to competing in the Red Bull USGP, Hayden will be competing in the AMA Supersport support race but will not be competing in the AMA Superbike race during the course of the weekend.

Laguna Seca Entry List..........................

~~Repsol Honda} Nicky Hayden, Dani Pedrosa
~~Ducati Marlboro} Casey Stoner, Loris Capirossi
~~Fiat Yamaha} Valentino Rossi, Colin Edwards
~~Rizla Suzuki} John Hopkins, Chris Vermuelen
~~Kawasaki Racing} Randy de Puniet, Anthony West, Roger Lee Hayden*
~~Gresini Honda} Marco Melandri, Michel Fabrizio, Miguel Duhamel**
~~Pramac D'Antin} Alex Barros, Alex Hofmann
~~Konica Minolta Honda} Shinya Nakano
~~Honda LCR} Carlos Checa
~~Tech 3 Yamaha} Makoto Tomada,
~~Team Roberts} Kurtis Roberts
*--Hayden rides for Monster Energy Kawasaki in AMA Superbike competition
**--Duhamel rides for American Honda in AMA Superbike competition; substituting for the injured Toni Elias at Laguna Seca

note 1--both RL Hayden and Duhamel are wild-card entries for Laguna Seca
note 2--list accurate as of 19 July 2007

1st} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro...................1:23.410 sec
2nd} Marco Melandri, Gresini Honda...................1:23.597 sec
3rd} Colin Edwards, Fiat Yamaha.......................1:23.692 sec
4th} John Hopkins, Rizla Suzuki.........................1:23.753 sec
5th} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha......................1:23.754 sec
6th} Chris Vermeulen, Rizla Suzuki....................1:23.962 sec
7th} Randy de Puniet, Kawasaki Racing..............1:24.311 sec
8th} Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda......................1:24.516 sec
9th} Alex Barros, Pramac D'Antin......................1:24.552 sec
10th} Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki Racing.........1:24.584 sec
11th} Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda.....................1:24.680 sec
12th} Loris Capirossi, Ducati Marlboro................1:24.786 sec
13th} Makoto Tamada, Tech 3 Yamaha...............1:25.032 sec
14th} Carlos Checa, Honda LCR.........................1:25.097 sec
15th} Shinya Nakano, Konica Minolta Honda........1:25.370 sec
16th} Miguel Duhamel, Gresini Honda.................1:25.550 sec
17th} Anthony West, Kawasaki Racing................1:25.570 sec
18th} Sylvain Guintoli, Tech 3 Yamaha................1:25.745 sec
19th} Kurtis Roberts, Team Roberts....................1:26.058 sec
20th} Alex Hofmann, Pramac D'Antin..................1:27.751 sec

1st} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro............................1:22.997 sec
2nd} Marco Melandri, Gresini Honda............................1:23.177 sec
3rd} John Hopkins, Rizla Suzuki..................................1:23.452 sec
4th} Colin Edwards, Fiat Yamaha.................................1:23.535 sec
5th} Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda................................1:23.548 sec
6th} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha...............................1:23.550 sec
7th} Chris Vermuelen, Rizla Suzuki.............................1:23.576 sec
8th} Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda...............................1:23.768 sec
9th} Loris Capirossi, Ducati Marlboro...........................1:23.912 sec
10th} Makoto Tamada, Tech 3 Yamaha........................1:23.965 sec
11th} Carlos Checa, Honda LCR..................................1:23.968 sec
12th} Randy de Puniet, Kawasaki Racing......................1:24.043 sec
13th} Anthony West, Kawasaki Racing..........................1:24.077 sec
14th} Sylvain Guintoli, Tech 3 Yamaha.........................1:24.173 sec
15th} Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki Racing...................1:24.325 sec
16th} Alex Barros, Pramac D'Antin...............................1:24.457 sec
17th} Kurtis Roberts, Team Roberts.............................1:24.666 sec
18th} Shinya Nakano, Konica Minolta Honda.................1:24.850 sec
19th} Miguel Duhamel, Gresini Honda..........................1:25.726 sec
20th} Chaz Davies, Pramac D'Antin.............................1:26.459 sec**

**--Davies is subsituting for Alex Hofmann, who suffered a hand re-injury following a crash w/Sylvain Guintoli in the first practice session and has been withdrawn by Pramac D'Antin Ducati.

1st} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro............................1:22.365 sec
2nd} Chris Vermuelen, Rizla Suzuki............................1:22.723 sec
3rd} John Hopkins, Rizla Suzuki..................................1:22.756 sec
4th} Marco Melandri, Gresini Honda.............................1:22.821 sec
5th} Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda................................1:22.839 sec
6th} Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda................................1:22.860 sec
7th} Colin Edwards, Fiat Yamaha.................................1:23.049 sec
8th} Makoto Tamada, Tech 3 Yamaha..........................1:23.263 sec
9th} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha................................1:23.272 sec
10th} Carlos Checa, Honda LCR..................................1:23.282 sec
11th} Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki Racing...................1:23.285 sec
12th} Anthony West, Kawasaki Racing..........................1:23.313 sec
13th} Randy de Puniet, Kawasaki Racing.......................1:23.333 sec
14th} Loris Capirossi, Ducati Marlboro...........................1:23.361 sec
15th} Sylvain Guintoli, Tech 3 Yamaha..........................1:23.468 sec
16th} Shinya Nakano, Konica Minolta Honda..................1:23.734 sec
17th} Alex Barros, Pramac D'Antin...............................1:23.930 sec
18th} Miguel Duhamel, Gresini Honda...........................1:24.626 sec
19th} Kurtis Roberts, Team Roberts..............................1:24.928 sec
20th} Chaz Davies, Pramac D'Antin..............................1:25.219 sec

Let's see.............fastest in session #1, Casey Stoner.
Session #2, Stoner.
Session #3, Stoner again......

Care to guess who's on point for tomorrow's MotoGP Red Bull USGP?
Answer..................Casey Stoner.

The thing about Stoner's pole-winning run that caught my eye was this.......from what he said following qualifying, he didn't set that time with fresh tires for qualifying, he set his pole time on scuffed tires that he'd already used in a prior practice session.........


Red Bull United States Grand Prix Starting Grid.................

1st} Casey Stoner, Ducati Marlboro..............................1:22.292 sec
2nd} Dani Pedrosa, Repsol Honda.................................1:22.501 sec
3rd} Chris Vermeulen, Rizla Suzuki...............................1:22.590 sec

4th} Nicky Hayden, Repsol Honda.................................1:22.624 sec
5th} Valentino Rossi, Fiat Yamaha.................................1:22.683 sec
6th} Loris Capirossi, Ducati Marlboro.............................1:22.914 sec

7th} John Hopkins, Rizla Suzuki....................................1:22.933 sec
8th} Colin Edwards, Fiat Yamaha..................................1:22.943 sec
9th} Shinya Nakano, Konica Minolta Honda....................1:23.006 sec

10th} Marco Melandri, Gresini Honda.............................1:23.018 sec
11th} Makoto Tamada, Tech 3 Yamaha..........................1:23.036 sec
12th} Anthony West, Kawasaki Racing...........................1:23.091 sec

13th} Randy de Puniet, Kawasaki Racing.......................1:23.113 sec
14th} Sylvain Guintoli, Tech 3 Yamaha..........................1:23.207 sec
15th} Carlos Checa, Honda LCR...................................1:23.263 sec

16th} Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki Racing....................1:23.425 sec
17th} Alex Barros, Pramac D'Antin................................1:23.557 sec
18th} Kurtis Roberts, Team Roberts..............................1:23.662 sec

19th} Miguel Duhamel, Gresini Honda............................1:23.923 sec
20th} Chaz Davies, Pramac D'Antin...............................1:24.098 sec

Thanks a million M

Stoner
Vermulen
Melandri

Ant West had a another good ride.
Stoner took pole, lap record, and the win.
Rossi now says tyres are deciding the Championship.
It has been a while since we had an Aussie one-two.
Melandri is one tough bugga, he could barely walk up the stairs to the podium.