Raining at Indy

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Originally Posted by marko138

Clearly it's raining over the entire United States...it's just starting to rain in Central PA right now.

And it started raining here last night and hasnt stopped pouring since.

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Free Practice 1 times

1. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 53.034 secs
2. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 53.151 secs
3. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 53.190 secs
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M) 1min 53.704 secs
5. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 53.715 secs
6. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 53.771 secs
7. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 53.850 secs
8. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 53.931 secs
9. Ben Spies USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 54.297 secs
10. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team (B) 1min 54.616 secs
11. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1min 54.795 secs
12. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 1min 55.072 secs
13. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 55.074 secs
14. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 55.292 secs
15. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 55.731 secs
16. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team (B) 1min 56.125 secs
17. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 56.271 secs
18. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 56.345 secs
19. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1min 56.851 secs


and stoner fell

sounds like it's going to be nuts, it's Pedros'a first time on the wets.

The main concern is the track surface and how much grip it will have in the ever changing weather. The tyre engineers spoke of the several different levels of grip around the track. One cited Turn Three as having three changes within the one corner, and cracks in the pavement which could be significant for the 125 riders. The task is how to best balance the grip and the tyre to make the best compromise. MotoGP riders hoped the 125 riders, who went out first, used their soft tyres to lay down rubber.

The track surface varies from corner to corner and indeed within a couple of the corners, with stretches of asphalt being laid at different times.