anyone follow the races? um...Rossi got owned by two rookies, Nicky seems to be afraid of being in the top 10, Pedrosa's finally doing well and it's good to see Lorenzo starting out strong. I think Stoner just hung out a few positions back for half the race for entertainment; because really, it's probably just boring to ride away from everyone and lap half the field.

And for the world superbike, if you missed the first few races, go back and watch them. ho-ly crap there's some good races. those guys are pushing the limits way, way too hard...so it makes for a good race to watch, lots of close calls and a fair amount of wrecks...