Rossi’s Laguna manoeuvre scoops American honour

Thursday, 12 February 2009
Pass on Casey Stoner voted ‘Best Move’ of 2008 in online poll.



It probably doesn’t rank too highly on Casey Stoner’s list of magic manoeuvres from 2008, but Valentino Rossi’s overtaking move on the Australian at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix has been continually cited as the best of its kind from the past season.
The hard pass on the descending ‘Corkscrew’ section of the Laguna Seca track was brought back into the spotlight this week with the announcement of the Third Annual SPEED Performance Awards winners, taking one of the nine trophies on offer in the category of ‘Best Move’. Rossi received the most votes from nearly 120,000 fans to take the honour.
The accompanying video reviews the stateside clash between Rossi and Stoner, including the jaw-dropping pass that the Italian himself regards as the turning point of 2008.


VIDEO: http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2008...ca+2008+battle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K97n3336hQo

 

That was one hell of a move. Probably the defining moment of the GP season.

 

Hot Damn! That was awesome!

 

That was incredible! I'm still surprised that Hamilton passing Glock wasn't the Upset of the Year though.

 

Is it sacreligious to say Rossi's pass almost makes you forget about Zanardi's?

 

I can't wait to get back into Moto GP when i move back to the UK.

I haven't watched it in years, looks like i've been missing out in a major way.