The summer vacation, is over. We are ready to race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. We have the championship in MotoGP to look forward to, a bit later on. However, the first race we will be looking at in the Indianapolis Grand Prix, will be Moto 3.
In the MotoGP morning warmup, there was a wreck. More about that later. In Moto 3, we thought there would be a wide open championship, and it has been surprising. Moto 3, is up, next!
Rain has started to fall. But, it should not be too big of a problem. As the bikes make their way to the grid, there were some dry spots, but the rain is here. Some bikes are changing tires. We've got rain, and within a few hours, it will have moved through, once we get to MotoGP later on. Here we go for Moto 3. Go!
Danny Kent and Miguel Oliveira battle for the lead, and it's Oliveria ahead. Oh! We have a bike stalled. Remy Gardner could have been it. No. It's John McPhee. Brad Binder is going for it and Efren Vazquez is also going for it. So far, so good. To second place, goes Danny Kent. The sequence of corners up to the front straight, make good passing spots. Oliveira has problems and is coming to pit lane. Maybe he made a bad tire choice.
Deeper in the field, we watch and also, some spreading out. We see Francesco Bagnaia in the lane, too, going to slick tires. Niccolo Antonelli is going for it, too, as we see Efren Vazquez, on a charge, ahead of Lorenzo Dalla Porta. Changing tires is taking too much time. Riders will need to be patient. Kent and Binder are in, too. The lap times are eleven seconds slower on rain tires. 1:40 in dry conditions in qualifying. 1:51 with wet tires.
In Moto 3, you have one bike. So, you have to be able to change tires. Alexis Masbou currently leads this race. 21 laps to go. You have to make up time. Will the Dunlop rain tires hold up? Alexis Masbou has Livio Loi for company in second spot. Romano Fenati pits, too, flailing his arms in confusion. It's stressful for the riders and mechanics alike. We watch Livio Loi,lead this race, as Alexis Masbou drops to second place.
Is Livio Loi on slick tires? Then, he'll have to pit. Romano Fenati is going to be released, back into this race. Livio Loi wants to win his first race. He has never been on the podium. Could he win? John McPhee and Phillip Oettl are second and third. Amazing. Oettl had a crash yesterday in qualifying. Loi started this race on slick tires. Enea Bastianinni is third in line, but ninth overall. Andrea Locatelli is also there. Don't get in trouble.
Danny Kent is still in this race, but way down in 25th spot. Could we have a first time Moto 3 winner? The weather is humid. We'll see some rain, maybe. Rain tires are the safe bet. Slicks on a wet track is dangerous, because, you can crash. John McPhee runs second, still, behind Loi. Philipp Oettl is a shade faster than McPhee. This race is for the podium. Danny Kent is chased by Hiroki Ono of Japan. Ooh! Francesco Bagnaia loses it and goes down. Run over, pick up the bike, and go, buddy, go.
Livio Loi continues building up his lead. None of the riders have been on the podium, who lead. Karel Hanika is trying to unlap himself. Nine laps left now. There's debris on the track, but it's not in the racing line. Alessandro Tonucci runs behind Livio Loi, trying to unlap himself. Rain is here again, as the white flag, with the red cross on it, is displayed. Eight laps left now. Romano Fenati is still running. Fenati is not having the race he hoped for. Oh no! Game over for Efren Vazquez! He low sides the bike, pushing the front end.
Remy Gardner is 15th in points paying territory. Remy is the son of 1987 500cc World Champion, Wayne Gardner, of course. We are nearing the finish of the Moto 3 race. Colin Edwards saluted his fans, with a lap around the speedway earlier. Livio Loi continues to lead this race, on slick tires. Rain showers are here, still. Will Livio Loi win this thing? He turned his personal best lap time in the rain, on slick tires. Jules Danilo is going a lap down. Run your own pace, if you have a big lead.
John McPhee is 28 seconds behind Livio Loi.
Philipp Oettl is further behind Livio Loi. Use your head. Think. Get a podium. These riders need to get on the bikes and start learning the circuits. The quicker you get on a Moto 3 bike, the better, because you have to learn the tracks, before you go to Moto 2 and MotoGP. A battle emergs from ffith through ninth that begins with Jorge Navarro, along with Enea Bastianinni, Niccolo Antonelli, and Karel Hanika. Bastianinni tries, but gets pushed outside and loses four places.
Isaac Vinales is running well, and moving up. Correction, it was Brad Binder racing Enea Bastianinni. The leader slows down a little bit. Bastianinni slides by. The raindrops are becoming heavier. Bastianinni picks up another place. Livio Loi has to hang on for one more lap, and he'll win at Indinapolis Motor Speedway. He runs a 1:29.6. Six seconds slower than his fastest lap. John McPhee is 34 and a half seconds behind Loi. He'll be on the podium, thoughh. Oettl will also see a podium.
Loi is going to win at Indianapolis, with only four finishes whatsoever, this season. Loi wins Indianapolis!
#11 Livio Loi BEL. Honda
Moto 2 racing is up next.
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