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Awesome stuff rossiter! And where is the ride report of the 09'R1!!?? We sure would like one..

P.S: Thanks to you, we get to see the Desmo with a pillion!

great pics rossiter!!!
the track was looking huge for those 125cc machines
and great pics of the R1 too..simply fell in love with the Black/red one

since these were so awsome..i wonder what would be the one's u say u missed out

"The Maddur CCD is just out of the frame.."

You do have a good sense of humour! Thanks for the pictures, I just cannot even begin to imagine how you must have felt being there.

Great stuff. Thank you!


+1 on that!

Thanks for sharing Akhil.. but I already saw these in ur Picassa album.. hehehe

Hey Rossiter, finally you have put it up here. But no text yet. I know you are a bit low. But, hey, we pine for texts from you. And the little incident with Pedrosa. They make for interesting reading for all of us. Will be eagerly waiting for something more than just photographs.

did i read it correctly...let me do it again...Ohh-Yes...Ken da said ( i mean wrote) 'Pedrosa'. cant wait to read Rossiter's write-up. please take some time out and share it with us.

Hey Akhil...........do include how you felt about the new 09 R1 that you saw and rode, may be a comparison between the 08 and 09.....

When Akhil was there in Indy track, he called me up and I was blessed to hear the live motogp machines running and revving
Thanks Akhil for that . I might not get a chance of seeing a MotoGP live but that day heard the sound

Thanks for the approval Aryan.

The Desmo was circulating about quite a few times taking a few guests for a spin. It was fun to see especially since the machine wasn't being held ack b the rider

Thanks man.. There are some priceless behind the scenes shots of Rossi, De Puniet, Mamola, etc horsing around and having fun. Those pics are being emailed in a few days. Will post it up soon when I get it.

Thanks Sunny. Yes it was a unique experience.

Dey Cheater!

Hmm.. I don't think I will be able to come up with my usual long and detailed writeups anymore, but never say never.

Yes that was a funny incident. I was walking around the infield near the pits and was looking for the Buell stand to see their new 2009 lineup. There were plenty of people with team/rider T-shirts, but there was this one little guy who was walking towards me. I remember thinking if he had gotten lost or something, and after he'd passed me there was a big commotion. I turned back and saw the chap signing autographs and what not. Then I looked hard and realised it was Pedrosa I didn't even realise that Pedrosa had just walked by inches from me. This was a change from the normal, because generally these guys don't step out this way without their/the team's PR staff in tow.

That was one highlight.. The other highlight was getting a couple of autographs for the guys from The Doctor.

Hi Yuvraj! Will respond to that shortly.

I knew you'd like it, and watching the race on TV is much like the F1 races. We've no idea of the ear splitting noise these engines produce!

Lucky you to have exprienced the MotoGP for Real. The Indy race was very special and it must have been a heart touching experience to watch the top riders at the Legendary circuit, along with Ike giving hard time to bring the best out of them.

Regarding Peddy roaming around, did it happen after 125CC race? I guess the guys had a lot of spare time that day due to delay in 250s. Some of my friends in US got a huge bunch of shots with Dovi, Toseland, Hopkins and one of them even had a small interview with Simoncelli .

Cool pics man.. It must ve been great to experience all that racing.. And man there were some amazing bikes there !!!!!

thanks for all the pics but still eagerly waiting for the exclusive pics of the doctor ! meeting him must certainly have been an experience for a life time, autograph from the fastest man on 2 wheels,ahhaaaaa!

Awesome! Thanks for sharing the pictures, Akhil!

You should, most probably, be the first (or one of the first few) Indian to ride the 2009 R1. No excuse, we'd need the 2009 R1 ride report. Take your time.