'Dude, when was the last time Valentino finished 30 seconds behind the leader?'

Best Stoner quote: 'I don't feel pressure from other people, I feel it from myself.'

Best Rossi quote: 'People are fans of Rossi or Pedrosa or Stoner, they are not fans of Michelin or Bridgestone,' in reference to the emerging pattern of one tyre manufacturer or the other dominating races.

Most disturbing picture: Alex Hofmann's photos of his hand injury. Not only did it look like he'd been shot, but the damage is potentially career ending.

Celebrity moment: Shirley Schwantz taking a picture of Val Rossi on her cellphone.

Best surprise: Roger Hayden's form -- he impressed all weekend and was the first American over the line.

Green party: Kawasaki had three bikes in the top ten, the only manufacturer to achieve that.

British flag-waving moment: Chaz Davies' 1min 23.78sec lap five laps from the flag -- and no they didn't give him a new tyre when they replaced the broken sprocket. Pramac team coordinator Felix Rodriguez said Chaz's race rhythm was that of a top-ten rider.

It would never happen in Europe: Only two races on Sunday! In the UK they wouldn't pay to get in and in Spain they'd burn the place down.

Hard man: Marco Melandri. His physio had to carry him to the post-race press conference.

Inexplicable decision of the year: Race Direction's $2000 fine on John Hopkins for gesturing at Checa after the Spaniard had ruined his fast qualifying lap while bottling out of disciplining Carlos for moving across the line while touring; ditto Kurtis Roberts for cutting the throttle while on the racing line in an acceleration zone and putting Melandri in the air fence.

Thank the Lord: we can all stop talking about the jinx on pole position -- Casey is the first winner off pole since Capirossi at Motegi last year.

Serious issue of the week: Alex Hofmann being stranded on the outside of the circuit for 20 minutes before an ambulance could get to him. Why was the red flag delayed? How come GPs come to a track where there is no ambulance access by service road?

How to sum it up: 'Dude, when was the last time Valentino finished 30 seconds behind the leader?' -- Colin Edwards when asked what really went on out there.