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Valentino Rossi autobiography
This 288 page book goes into details of life of Valentino Rossi, one of the best MotoGP racers ever. Autobiography provides inside details of both on-track and off-track life of living motorcycle legend, allowing reader to get better understanding of life and achievement of Valentino Rossi.
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2007-07-23 Stoner finalizes perfect weekend at Laguna Seca
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 Ducati Team rider Casey Stoner unleashed a faultless display of riding at Laguna Seca this afternoon to win his sixth victory of the year and extend his World Championship lead to 44 points. The Australian grabbed the lead after the first few corners of the first lap and was never challenged from there, running away from the pack to win by an emphatic 9.865 seconds. Starting from third on the grid, Vermeulen settled into third position for the first three laps, before passing Dani Pedrosa and set about chasing race leader Casey Stoner. Vermeulen and Stoner quickly pulled away from the rest of the field and as hard as Vermeulen tried he couldn’t quite catch the current World Championship leader.Marco Melandri made his way through the field, and despite still in pain and bruises from Saturday crash, managed to finish race in fantastic 3rd place, completing all Bridgestone podium at Laguna Seca.
Rossi lost some ground at the start and found himself behind Edwards for the first part of the lap. He quickly moved ahead of his team-mate however and the pair crossed the line for the first time in fourth and fifth respectively. On lap five Marco Melandri took Edwards and set off after Rossi, overtaking the Italian a few laps later and relegating him to fifth. After Melandri had in turn passed Dani Pedrosa, Rossi quickly began to close the gap on the Spaniard until he was able to strike at the end of lap twenty to claim fourth. For several laps he then looked to be closing the gap to Melandri but a lack of grip forced him to slacken off and he eventually crossed the line 30.664 seconds behind Stoner.
From second on the grid, Dani Pedrosa made an excellent start and led for the first three corners before being passed by Casey Stoner. Riding at the absolute limit, Pedrosa kept pace with Stoner in the opening laps, but as the performance from his tyres began to fade he was forced to drop back, bringing home his RC212V in fifth to earn 11 World Championship points.
The Kawasaki Racing Team saw all three of their riders come home in the top ten at the US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca. Randy de Puniet claimed 6th place, Anthony West 7th and wild card Roger Lee Hayden, 10th. Roger Lee Hayden was also best American finisher at Laguna Seca. Makoto Tamada made his best result of the year, finishing in 8th place aboard Dunlop shoed Yamaha M1. Alex Barros fight his way through the field to 9th place.
Nicky Hayden was served another slice of bad luck as a first lap incident effectively ended his race before it had begun. After making a fast start from fourth on the grid, the World Champion clashed with John Hopkins in Turn Two, breaking his screen, dropping him through the field and damaging his front brake adjuster in the process. Hayden decided it was too dangerous to continue and reluctantly pulled into the pits. On the other side, Hopkins picked himself and his bike up and made it back to the pits. Hectic running repairs from his mechanics got him back on track and Hopkins continued in the race. His efforts were rewarded at the end as he crossed the line in 15th place to claim a vital championship point.
Laguna Seca 2007 - full race results
2007 MotoGP Championship standings
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