Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy (L) leans into a turn ahead of the rest of the racers during the 2008 U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca raceway near Monterey, California July 20, 2008. Rossi went on to win the race, his first on the Laguna Seca raceway. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 46 months ago

Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy (L) leans into a turn ahead of the rest of the racers during the 2008 U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca raceway near Monterey, California July 20, 2008. Rossi went on to win the race, his first on the Laguna Seca raceway.

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