The Alien Club: MotoGP

Colin Edwards reckons Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa are â??aliensâ?? after he had to settle for fifth place on the grid for the sixth time in the last seven races in Valencia today.The Texan, who can claim fifth place in the championship tomorrow if he scores five-points more than Repsol Honda rider Andrea Dovizioso, clocked a best time of 1.33.085 in sunny but blustery conditions this afternoon.Edwards finished only 0.163s behind reigning world champion and former factory Yamaha team-mate Valentino Rossi but he was fifth in qualifying for the eighth time in 2009.The 35-year-old said: â??I seem to be pretty much stuck with that fifth place! I know I run number five but it doesnâ??t mean I have to qualify there every race."But as Iâ??ve said before, Iâ??ve got to be pleased to be finishing next best behind those four guys, or should I say aliens."They are riding out of this world and to be right behind them means Iâ??m doing the best job I can and thatâ??s...

OK Ladies and Gentlemen, please raise your hands if you have ever wondered if this thing with The Aliens in MotoGP is a recent thing or something we have always seen?

Insider race report from the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, where one rider took a hugely popular victory

History has a tendency to repeat itself, a fact that is true even in motorcycle racing.