Pala Raceway Practice Gallery

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Here's a gallery of photos with times and happenings from today's practice at Pala Raceway.
  • The mental game started in first practice today, when Trey Canard (38) jumped in behind Chris Pourcel (377) and dogged him for a few laps. It's all mental at this level. Pourcel ended up fourth-fastest in qualifying. Canard was sixth. Cox
  • But it was Eli Tomac who was fastest in 250cc qualifying, laying down a time just tenths of a second faster than Rattray's. Cox
  • Tyla Rattray was second-fastest in 250cc qualifying. Cox
  • Dean Wilson was third-fastest. Cox
  • Justin Barcia was fifth-fastest, but went down hard in the whoops. He ended up walking away. Cox
  • The Monster girls included Jess Brewer (right), Broc Tickle's fiance, this weekend. Cox
  • Christy LaCurelle from KTM hanging out in the orange pits. Cox
  • Nick Wey is prepared for his last factory Kawasaki race. Cox
  • Ryan Dungey was predictably fastest in 450cc qualifying by over a second and a half over Ryan Sipes. Cox
  • Ryan Sipes put down the second-fastest time in qualifying. Cox
  • Mike Alessi is up there in qualifying, too, with the third pick on the gate. Cox
  • Ben Townley was fourth-fastest. Cox
  • Brett Metcalfe was fifth-fastest. Cox
  • Last week's winner Kevin Windham was sixth-fastest in qualifying. Cox
  • Sara Price (left) hangs with Kawi PR manager Jan Plessner (right) in the Kawasaki pits. Cox