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MotoGP '08 Night Race - MotoGP Under The Lights!

The first race of the '08 MotoGP season gets underway in Qatar- at 11:00 p.m. local time
By Kent Kunitsugu
2008 Motogp Season Musco Lighting
The multimillion-dollar lighting... 
   
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2008 Motogp Season Musco Lighting
The multimillion-dollar lighting system designed and installed by U.S. firm Musco Lighting was judged a complete success by both the organizers and the racers, offering good visibility without glare or excessive shadows while allowing far more hospitable temperatures for the event. Officials from the Sepang circuit in Malaysia were at the Qatar race investigating the possibility of running their GP at night as well.
2008 Motogp Season Casey Stoner
Although he failed to qualify... 
   
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2008 Motogp Season Casey Stoner
Although he failed to qualify on the front row, Ducati's Casey Stoner kept the lead group in sight and quickly made his way to the lead by the eighth lap, never to be headed.
2008 Motogp Season Left Lean View
Tech 3 Yamaha teammates (and... 
   
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2008 Motogp Season Left Lean View
Tech 3 Yamaha teammates (and former World Superbike champions) James Toseland (52) and Colin Edwards II (behind) surprised the pundits by qualifying on the front row and finishing sixth and seventh.
2008 Motogp Season Nicky Hayden
Former MotogP champion nicky... 
   
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2008 Motogp Season Nicky Hayden
Former MotogP champion nicky hayden (69) couldn't get the new '08 model Rc212V to work and rode the '07 model in an attempt to stay competitive. he finished in a disillusioned 10th place.
2008 Motogp Season John Hopkins
Kawasaki's John Hopkins was... 
   
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2008 Motogp Season John Hopkins
Kawasaki's John Hopkins was still recovering from abdominal injuries sustained in a preseason testing crash and finished 12th at Losail.

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