The first-ever "qualifying practice" just finished and the fastest was James Stewart.
RC was second, DV third, Reed 4th, Ferry 5th.
Ivan Tedesco may be the first casualty. He we down on the far side (opposite the mechanic's area) and was seen a bit later walking back holding his wrist. Several people saw that Tedesco was pretty upset about it and stayed on the floor long enough to flip Stewart off when he went by. He actually tried to get back on the back and then didn't ride.
There will be one more practice besides this one to determine the lineup for tonight. This is part of the format changes implemented starting this weekend. The qualifying practice seems to be a pretty popular move.
RC said a while ago this morning that he is riding about as much as previous years, even though the car stuff is taking his time and attention. He's getting mainstream attention big time over the car thing of course (like FHM Magazine), and its going to be a good way to introduce SXMX to a whole new crowd.
