1 Round 12 - Indianapolis, USA, Sunday, 30 August, 2009 Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Probably the worst motorcycle circuit on the calendar for both riders and spectators.
2 Round 12 - Indianapolis, USA, Sunday, 30 August, 2009 However, MotoGP is trying to crack the "important" American market so Dorna persists in running it here.
3 Round 12 - Indianapolis, USA, Sunday, 30 August, 2009 Last year, the race was ruined by Hurricane Ike.
4 Round 12 - Indianapolis, USA, Sunday, 30 August, 2009 This year, heavy rain fell for the single Friday practice.
5 Round 12 - Indianapolis, USA, Sunday, 30 August, 2009 Pedrosa was dominant in all sessions and took pole. Indianapolis is clearly the ugliest circuit on the calendar. Crowd on race day was a meager 75,000. For the Indianapolis 500, the crowd exceeds 200,000.
6 Round 12 - Indianapolis, USA, Sunday, 30 August, 2009 During the race, first Pedrosa crashed . . .
7 Round 12 - Indianapolis, USA, Sunday, 30 August, 2009 . . . then Rossi crashed. Turned the TV off after that.
8 Round 12 - Indianapolis, USA, Sunday, 30 August, 2009 Lorenzo won.
9 Round 12 - Indianapolis, USA, Sunday, 30 August, 2009 Lorenzo pulled Rossi's lead back to 25 points. The worst possible outcome.
