Qualifications were in yesterday and practice runs wrapped earlier this morning, West Coast time, for today's Cali motofest at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Post for the MotoGP US Grand Prix is 2:00 and the AMA Superbike at 3:45. The MotoGP field is as about as tight as eight guys could be without a class ring — with the top eight splitting one second among them. Bumbeck was there with his lens and a talent for subterfuge to capture a gallery of practice runs earlier today. We're heading out to a decent vantage point, loaded down with SPF 1,092 and a camel. Click through for qualifying sets.
Top 10 Starters
MotoGP
1.) Casey Stoner - 1:22.292 (Ducati)
2.) Dani Pedrosa - 1:22.501 (Honda)
3.) Chris Vermeulen - 1:22.590 (Suzuki)
4.) Nicky Hayden - 1:22.624 (Honda)
5.) Valentino Rossi - 1:22.683 (Yamaha)
6.) Loris Capirossi - 1:22.914 (Ducati)
7.) John Hopkins - 1:22.933 (Suzuki)
8.) Colin Edwards - 1:22.943 (Yamaha)
9.) Shinya Nakano - 1.23.006 (Honda)
10.) Marco Melandri - 1.23:018 (Honda)
AMA Superbike
1.) Ben Spies - 1:23.409 (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
2.) Mathew Mladin - 1:23.828 (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
3.) Eric Bostrom - 1:24.425 (Yamaha YZF-R1)
4.) Jamie A Hacking - 1:24.505 (Kawasaki ZX-10R)
5.) Aaron W Yates - 1:24.507 (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
6.) Jake P Zemke - 1:24.560 (Honda CBR1000RR)
7.) Jason Disalvo - 1:24.640 (Yamaha YZF-R1)
8.) Neil Hodgson - 1:24.818 (Honda CBR1000RR)
9.) Tommy Hayden - 1:24.914 (Suzuki GSX-R1000)
10.) Jake Holden - 1:25.144 (Suzuki GSX-R1000)