MotoGP 2012: Jorge Lorenzo Raises His Hand to Stop Malaysian Grand Prix

Jorge Lorenzo was scared.The rain had been pouring down all day, and it didn't stop when the red lights went out and 19 of the fastest motorcycles in the world headed down the saturated track, some of them nearly losing control before they ever really got going.It is kind of funny to watch these guys ride in the monsoon-like conditions they faced in Malaysia.We are used to seeing them riding on the limits of their bikes' and their bodies' performance potential, with knee pucks scraping across the pavement at over 100 miles-per-hour.In a torrential downpour like the one that hit Sepang, they still stick their knees out but only from habit, as they rarely get close to the ground. These are the best motorcycle racers in the world, and to see t...

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