Ben Spies in the 26th lap delivered what was needed to take his first pole here at home in the Red Bull Indianapolis MotoGP with a 1,40.105. You could feel the determination in all of the American riders in the paddock today, it's as if there is even more pressure on them to perform than normal when actually racing on their own soil.
Nick Hayden took 3rd place on the grid with a 1,40.336 with the sandwiched rider between the two Americans being Jorge Lorenzo with a 1,40.325.
Valentino Rossi didn't have a good day losing the front twice first in free practice this morning then in actual qualifying practice, the second fall was 5 minutes before the end and he never got out again, so he starts 7th on the grid.
Now that he is on his way to Ducati there is a lot of talk about him maybe not pushing as much as he could for the last few rounds, maybe he should have had a few more races off after his big crash.
We can only wait and see what happens tomorrow, but you know that the local lads will be going "all out" tomorrow for the podium.
