Recap 2010: Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix

motogp's complete summary of the ninth round of the season at the Laguna Seca offers you the chance to re-live the best of the action, with easy one-click access to the video highlights.

Marking the halfway point in the season – the ninth of 18 rounds on the 2010 MotoGP calendar – the Californian sunshine welcomed the premier class to the Laguna Seca in late July, and provided the chance for the premier class stars to enjoy some of the glitz and glamour thanks to the close nearness to Hollywood.

Taking advantage of that were Jorge Lorenzo, Ben Spies and Colin Edwards, who were connected by the MotoGP legends Eddie Lawson, Kenny Roberts and Wayne Rainey as Yamaha riders past and present were treated to a trip around the American TV presenter Jay Leno’s extensive collection of cars and motorcycles. Meanwhile over on Sunset Beach, Dani Pedrosa was surfing and then took a skydiving lesson in a wind tunnel courtesy of Red Bull.

The serious commerce began at the pre-race press conference where Lorenzo, Pedrosa and Spies were joined by Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden. The famous Laguna track was also navigated by MotoGP legend Kevin Schwantz, who gave a tour of the circuit layout.

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Héctor Barberá: 2010 season review

Motogp looks back over the campaign of each premier class rider with a video which compiles the most pivotal moments of their year.

A very steady debut season from allowed the Paginas Amarillas Aspar rider to get to grips with the Ducati Desmosedici in admirable fashion, and his ability to finish all but one of the 18 rounds in 2010 – his DNF at Héctor Barberá Laguna Seca was due to a mechanical fault – aided his development in the premier class considerably.

A best finish of eighth at both Le Mans and in his home GP at Valencia were two of eight top-ten results that marked a consistent rookie season, one which earned Barberá another campaign with the Aspar team in 2011.

Yamaha stars visit Jay Leno's 'Big Dog Garage'

On their way to the Laguna Seca for this weekend's US Grand Prix, three of the Yamaha's present MotoGP stars - plus some of the past champions - made a detour to the LA suburb of Burbank, home to Jay Leno's famous 'Big Dog Garage.'

Leno, host of the Tonight Show, is a member of the AMA Hall of the Fame and his garage - actually a 70,000 sq. ft. complex with the several full time employees - houses over 200 motorcycles and cars, ranging from the pioneer motorcycles like his 1918 Pope to an 800-horsepower 'Ecojet' car tuned to run on the recycled cooking oil.

The latest addition to the Leno's fleet is an ex-Eric Bostrom 2008 AMA Superbike R1, which was given to Leno during the visit as a surprise gift.

Leno only expected to host a dinner for the Yamaha's MotoGP riders, which includes the championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, Tech 3 riders Ben Spies and Colin Edwards and Yamaha legends Kenny Roberts Sr, Eddie Lawson, and Wayne Rainey.

"There are so many vehicles in here," said Lawson, "that are just works of the art."

When he posed for photos with Lorenzo, Spies, and Edwards, Leno quipped: "Yeah, this is great - I love being the slowest guy in the room."