racing to the red light

Last weekend was the Laguna Seca round of the MotoGP World Championship.

Two great pictures, courtesy Cycle News:

MotoGP on Lombard Street

That is a publicity shot of a Grand Prix bike being ridden down San Francisco’s famous Lombard Street, the twistiest street in the West.

And here is American rider Nicky Hayden’s helmet for this round – notice the chin area.