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Friday at Austin with Tony Goldsmith

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Scott Redding was quick in this mornings wet session but couldn’t back that up in FP2.

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Valentino Rossi starts another wet lap during FP1.

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How low can you go? Around 64º by all accounts.

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The things you find lying around a MotoGP garage.

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Cal Crutchlow was fast as the track started to dry and set the 2nd fastest time of the day.

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Pol Espargaro’s team at work during the wet FP1.

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I’m a big fan of Maverick Vinale? and the new Suzuki, arguably the best looking bike on the grid. It sounds fantastic as well.

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The Doctor returns to his pit box at the end of FP1.

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Aleix Espargaro leaves his pit box at the start of FP1.

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A patriotic Nicky Hayden who will be making his 200th Grand Prix start on Sunday.

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Andrea Dovizioso prior to the to start of the rain effect FP1.

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Pol Esparago’s aggressive Moto2 honed style is always good to photograph.

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Andrea Iannone’s crew hard at work changing the front brake discs on his GP15 Ducati.

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Jorge Lorenzo is apparently struggling with bronchitis. If it rains again tomorrow morning he will have to make his way through Q1 having only been 11th fastest in this afternoons dry FP2 session.

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Marc Marquez set the fastest time of the day during the dry FP2 session.

Photos: © 2015 Tony Goldsmith / www.tonygoldsmith.net – All Rights Reserved

Tony Goldsmith is an Isle of Man based freelance motorcycle racing photographer specialising in MotoGP and the Isle of Man TT races. His website can be found at www.tonygoldsmith.net. He can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

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