Moving at speeds at over 300 km/h on two wheels could be considered as plenty of adrenalin, however Dani Pedrosa was looking for a different thrill in Los Angeles this week prior to the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix.

The Repsol Honda competitor had a surfing lesson from Red Bull sponsored surfer Levi Siver at Sunset Beach, spending time picking up tips of the water sport which he seemed to excel at.

Following, Pedrosa then arrived to Universal Studios where he was united by baseball squad San Francisco Giants’ pitcher Tim Lincecum, the pair encountered a skydiving lesson in a wind tunnel with Red Bull Air Force member Sean MacCormac.

“It was great, something really different to what I’m used to! It was good fun to join Red Bull for this and I was very happy to. When you have new experiences and new friends it’s always nice and I really enjoy doing this kind of thing. It was also my first time ever surfing, so very cool!” says Pedrosa.

“With the waves and the air it’s totally different to racing a bike because there is no ground! The wave is always changing, so it is very different. I have done some windsurfing at home but the air tunnel I have never tried before. I really enjoyed both.”

After a win in Germany last weekend, Pedrosa’s now looks to attempting his first back-to-back victories in the premier session.

“We did so well at the last race in Germany so I’m looking forward to this one.

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Valentino Rossi continues his healing and already seems to be on track, the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix arrives this weekend and will be his second race back from injury, following an exciting fourth position at Sachsenring last weekend.

The Italian challenged with Casey Stoner for the last podium finish in Germany right up to the final corner on the last lap, Rossi states, “I was so happy to be back in Sachsenring and to be fighting for the podium, even though I just missed out, was more than we could have hoped for.”

“I still have some pain in my leg but I am growing stronger every day and I hope this week that I will be in better shape once again and I can try to improve a little bit more. Laguna is different to anywhere else we go but it's always great fun to ride there and the last two years I've had great races," adds the 31 year-old.

Team Manager for Fiat Yamaha, Davide Brivio, commented that the goal is a top three finish this weekend, this would be an excellent result given Rossi’s continuing return to full strength fitness.

"We are arriving in the US after an incredibly exciting weekend at Sachsenring, when we not only enjoyed having Valentino back but also got to see him ride an amazing race so soon after his injury,” says Brivio. “You never know what will happen with him!”

He adds, “Our target this time is the podium, so we will work with this in mind.

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Alex de Angelis was very pleased to make his first appearance in the premier class this season at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland over the weekend, where he placed 12th as he began substituting for an injured Hiroshi Aoyama.

The San Marinese competitor had been racing in the Moto2 session, but was summoned by the Interwetten Honda MotoGP Team for Sachsenring, he expressed his joy at arriving back on an 800cc prototype.

“This race has been a good one for me because it’s my first race in MotoGP this year,” he states. “I had a lot of fun with Loris (Capirossi) in the last part of the race. I was in last position but for sure in the next race I can achieve a good result.”

He is now looking ahead to round nine at Laguna Seca where he hopes to progress with the development of the satellite RC212V, De Angelis is also looking ahead to Brno in three weeks time.

“I’m happy because now I have a lot of data to work towards the next race,” he explains.

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Andrea Dovizioso pushed hard at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland on Sunday to battle for a possible fifth podium of the 2010 season, however the Repsol Honda competitor comments after his fifth place in the event that he and his squad just missed out on finding the right set-up, one that could have assured him a top three finish.

“I really gave it everything so of course I cannot be happy to finish fifth, especially after qualifying in fourth. I was simply not fast enough to stay with the top riders in the race and in fact I was riding very aggressively and maybe even overriding a little to try and stay with them. When you do this you use up the tyres quicker and also use more energy so I knew it wasn’t the right way, but I had to try to stay with the frontrunners.”

The 24 year old and his team tried to ascertain set up problems in the 25-minute break between the first red-flagged event and the second 21-lap race.

He adds, “This weekend we didn’t quite find the right electronics set-up and machine settings, and between the first and second parts of the race we tried to change some electronics settings because the set-up was not 100% in the first part. I was losing a lot in turn seven, turn 12 and on the straight because I didn’t have the perfect set-up to use all the potential of the bike.”

Dovizioso still keeps third place in the Championship rankings but is looking for improvement at the next round at the Red Bull US Grand Prix.

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The mental preparation of the 125cc World Championship lead, heading into a four week summer break, is up for grabs this weekend at Sachsenring, the challenge is sure to be intensifying at the eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland.

Currently holding advantage but only 1 point at the head of the rankings is Marc Márquez, due to his amazing run of four straight victories in the last four events. The Red Bull Ajo Motorsport competitor may be the initial racer since Valentino Rossi (in 1997) to claim five or more successive race events in the category if he wins.

His main opponent is Pol Espargaró, who is on 131 points. The Tuenti Racing racer has ended on the stage for six consecutive events,  last year he finished fifth from 19th on the grid at the German circuit. None of the current 125cc session has been victorious at Sachsenring.

Third in the rankings is Nico Terol. After his last lap smash at Catalunya, that had him incur a lung contusion and fractured L1 and L2 vertebrae, the Bancaja Aspar competitor’s fitness will be assessed prior to a decision on his participation. He will be eager to race, as he looks to make up a 13 point deficit to Espargaró.

Bradley Smith will be pushing hard following his second podium of the year at Catalunya, the Bancaja Aspar rider is 24 points away from his colleague. In fifth and sixth on 60 points and level, are Efrén Vázquez (Tuenti Racing) and Sandro Cortese (Avant Mitsubishi Ajo) respectively.

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Bradley Smith had an excellent showing at the 125cc Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya as he participated in the battle for second position, racing talented skills behind his opponents for the majority of the event and time his moves to perfection.

Hanging behind colleagues Nico Terol and Pol Espargaró, Smith waited for an opportunity and decided on the last lap to outbrake the pair. He took the place on the back straight, and was then able to make the pass stick and block off the final challenge to arrive as runner-up. It is Smith's second stage appearance of the year, after a third spot at Silverstone.

Bradley Smith explains, "I decided to push hard from the start, but it was clear that this race was going to be tough -and that a small mistake would cost me as much as it did in Assen. Marquéz was clever though, and was able to slip away. Then I turned my attention to Terol and Espargaró, studying their lines in order to determine where to make a pass. Being in their slipstream served me well, because I could ride calmly and without taking too many risks. I was confident on every braking point, and kept telling myself that I couldn't let this podium place out of my grasp. This confidence helped me a lot on the second section, where I hadn't been so good during the weekend. I waited until the end to overtake, and then just focused on closing the gaps. It's a good result and I am happy with it.

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Jorge Lorenzo has now become the first Yamaha racer to be victorious in three successive premier class events from pole position, since Eddie Lawson in 1986, after he claimed his fifth victory of the 2010 season at the Gran Premi Aperol de Catalunya on Sunday. The Spanish competitor is currently 52 points ahead at the top of the Championship rankings, as he continues his talented form claiming his second victory at home this year.

Respol Honda racer Dani Pedrosa has endured a rapid start and led into Turn 1 after shooting through from row two, however he then went wide coming out and dropped to ninth by the end of lap one. He managed to recover his error in the early laps before heading to third position.

Aleix Espargaró from Pramac Racing incurred a run-off as he worked hard to move forward and Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) created a battle for the lead with Lorenzo on lap three when he overtook him for first position, however Lorenzo regained his pace on the next lap.

Whilst chasing in third place, Casey Stoner for Ducati, ran off circuit shortly after and moved back to fifth as Randy de Puniet for LCR Honda and Pedrosa took advantage and came through, Espargaró crashed out at his home track on lap six.

Lap 14 was exciting as Marco Simoncelli for San Carlo Honda Gresini smashed out when in sixth spot. Then, Dovizioso also went down as he pushed his chase for Lorenzo out front, rejoining the race in 15th position not long afterwards.

Lorenzo was then clear by around 5.5s with less than half of the race left, Stoner and Pedrosa began challenging for second spot with De Puniet behind in fourth. Lorenzo’s lead was too much and he was over the line 4.754s ahead to claim his fifth victory of the year. Pedrosa won the battle for second by only two/tenths of a second from Stoner, the podium of the prior round at Assen was then repeated.

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Jorge Lorenzo arrived at the Sant Josep de la Muntanya orphanage near Barcelona on Tuesday to assist in launching a games room, which will be enjoyed by over 70 children based at the centre. The MotoGP World Championship hero stated, “It’s great to come and see the children and the Anima Foundation because it’s something that doesn’t cost anything. On the other hand it gives me so much if I can make these children happy for a few hours.”

Lorenzo enjoyed his time with the children in the fresh games room, entertaining themselves with table tennis and remote controlled motorcycle games. The 23 year old also signed autographs and accessories with his number 99 on them were donated.

“They’ve included lots of details and put lots of photos of me in the room, and this has been a very interesting day.

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