Phillip Island

Finally...some racing! Race 1 saw Texas' own Ben Spies start from pole and then get punted into the gravel 3 corners later. Bummer. He kept the good ship Yamaha upright, reentered the race in last place, passed half of the field, and finish out in 16th. Good recovery, but no points. Haga and Newkershner exchanged the lead this many times (I'm holding up 12 fingers) with Haga eeking out the win. On to race 2...After letting Biaggi tag along for awhile in 3rd, Haga and Spies dropped their respective hammers and set off into the sunset to have their own little party. Spies sat on Haga's back wheel for most of the race and took notes. With two laps to go, Spies took his elbows past Haga. Haga countered with a roundhouse to the head. Spies then sealed the deal with a barrage of haymakers for the win. The flaptabulous British sensation Leon Haslam brought his Honder home in 3rd. Game, set, match. Thanks to Pat and Brenda for letting me watch the 2nd race on their laptop, and a big fuck you to SpeedTV for thinking that imagunna wait until Tuesday night to watch race 2. That's not how I roll.