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New season, new riders moving up from the other classes and a few seat changes. Jorge Lorenzo to Ducati, Maverick Vinales to Yamaha **All pictures are of the current test riders, there is no Casey Stoner** Aprilia Racing Team Gresini - We swear we're actually in the race Sam Lowes - listen to the annoucers fellate me cause I'm British. Aleix Espargaro Avintia Racing - We also swear we're actually racing, please believe us. Hector Barbera Loris Baz Ducati Team - We hope we bought a championship. With Casey Stoner doing the testing, someone that doesn't mind a loose and wild bike, then handing it over to Jorge who really likes the bikes sortedought to be interesting. Andrea Dovizioso - Has a faster new teammate that they hope won't spear him as often. Jorge Lorenzo - Still in Rossi's shadow by attempting to win a title for two different manufacturers. LCR Honda - We're contenders, we won a race last year. Cal Crutchlow - The rest of the field are pussies, and I took a gamble on tires and won. Marc VDS Racing Team - We swear we'll get better and not bring shame to our lower class teams. Jack Miller Tito Rabat Monster Yamaha Tech 3 - Place holder for people waiting to get onto the Movistar team. Johann Zarco - Won last year's Moto2, let's see how he does on the bigger bikes. Jonas Folger Movistar Yamaha MotoGP - Rossi's old but not out, Maverick, please don't piss off Rossi. Maverick Viñales - The new blood and won a race on a Suzuki last year. Valentino Rossi - Getting old but still able to feed the fire and attempt to start a new soap opera feud. OCTO Pramac Yakhnich - We're going for some between last and 8th, please. Danilo Petrucci Scott Redding Pull & Bear Aspar Team - We want to beat the other also rans. Karel Abraham - Back in the GP after some injuries and a stint in the WSBK, and now on a team not owned by his dad. Alvaro Bautista Red Bull KTM Factory Racing - We really want to try this road racing thing, we hope our steel trellis frames do the job. Bradley Smith Pol Espargaro Repsol Honda Team - We hope to hell our bike is still ridable during the racce now we have spec ECU and no winglets. Dani Pedrosa Marc Marquez Team SUZUKI ECSTAR - Iannone, please dear god don't spear Alex Rins, please! Andrea Iannone Alex Rins Skreemer fucked around with this message at 21:30 on Jan 28, 2017 |
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Not that it means too much, but here's the first official test of the year from Sepang:pre:Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead. Gap Laps 1 STONER, Casey Ducati Test Team 1:59.680 25 / 32 2 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:59.797 0.117 23 / 29 3 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 2:00.129 0.449 34 / 54 4 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 2:00.134 0.454 37 / 53 5 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 2:00.489 0.809 22 / 44 6 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 2:00.569 0.889 27 / 44 7 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:00.643 0.963 23 / 40 8 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 2:00.694 1.014 20 / 27 9 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 2:00.738 1.058 25 / 56 10 BARBERA, Hector Avintia Racing 2:00.743 1.063 24 / 38 11 PETRUCCI, Danilo OCTO Pramac Yakhnich 2:00.850 1.170 27 / 34 12 REDDING, Scott OCTO Pramac Yakhnich 2:00.853 1.173 28 / 44 13 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 2:00.970 1.290 25 / 44 14 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:01.224 1.544 46 / 69 15 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 2:01.272 1.592 23 / 36 16 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 2:01.338 1.658 45 / 58 17 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 2:01.349 1.669 40 / 45 18 BAZ, Loris Avintia Racing 2:01.352 1.672 47 / 48 19 TSUDA, Takuya Suzuki Test Team 2:01.812 2.132 28 / 79 20 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 2:01.890 2.210 49 / 52 21 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 2:01.926 2.246 40 / 45 22 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 2:01.943 2.263 49 / 51 23 NOZANE, Kohta Yamaha Factory Racing 2:02.187 2.507 33 / 36 24 NAKASUGA, Katsuyuki Yamaha Factory Racing 2:02.291 2.611 24 / 45 25 RABAT, Tito Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 2:02.315 2.635 22 / 37 26 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 2:02.943 3.263 33 / 50 27 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 2:03.033 3.353 47 / 49 NC PIRRO, Michele Ducati Test Team
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# ¿ Jan 30, 2017 20:26 |
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EX250 Type R posted:That roster makes it look like its gonna be a good year for racing A number of them are test riders only: 1 STONER, Casey Ducati Test Team 1:59.680 25 / 32 19 TSUDA, Takuya Suzuki Test Team 2:01.812 2.132 28 / 79 23 NOZANE, Kohta Yamaha Factory Racing 2:02.187 2.507 33 / 36 24 NAKASUGA, Katsuyuki Yamaha Factory Racing 2:02.291 2.611 24 / 45 NC PIRRO, Michele Ducati Test Team That's the list of test riders. Yhink what you wil of him and how he handles the press and his fans, but drat Casey Stoner is fast.
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# ¿ Jan 30, 2017 21:42 |
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The first test started dry and near the end of the day it started raining. Rossi reported he had a migraine and didn't start riding until some time in the afternoon. Overnight there was a torrential downpour that flooded portions of the track. In the morning for test two, even though there was no real amount of standing water, the water was in the new surface of the porous track. Jorge Lorenzo went out first and you could see huge plumes of water spraying in his wake. Lorenzo's first few laps were 2.50/2.48/2.49 before he came in. None of the other riders even went out until a few hours later when the track started drying more. Here's the results second test: pre:Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead. Gap Laps 1 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:59.452 38 / 40 2 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:59.858 0.406 51 / 51 3 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 2:00.218 0.766 46 / 49 4 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 2:00.254 0.802 51 / 54 5 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:00.343 0.891 49 / 50 6 BARBERA, Hector Avintia Racing 2:00.352 0.900 26 / 33 7 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 2:00.441 0.989 33 / 42 8 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 2:00.484 1.032 65 / 66 9 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:00.495 1.043 43 / 43 10 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 2:00.531 1.079 27 / 33 11 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 2:00.609 1.157 29 / 36 12 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 2:00.691 1.239 39 / 44 13 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 2:00.876 1.424 36 / 36 14 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 2:00.886 1.434 38 / 44 15 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 2:00.972 1.520 35 / 36 16 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 2:00.981 1.529 43 / 44 17 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 2:01.124 1.672 15 / 20 18 BAZ, Loris Avintia Racing 2:01.227 1.775 29 / 30 19 PIRRO, Michele Ducati Test Team 2:01.382 1.930 37 / 45 20 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 2:01.525 2.073 36 / 37 21 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 2:01.556 2.104 24 / 56 22 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 2:02.058 2.606 45 / 47 23 RABAT, Tito Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 2:02.189 2.737 24 / 30 24 TSUDA, Takuya Suzuki Test Team 2:02.267 2.815 52 / 54 25 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 2:02.516 3.064 30 / 32 26 NAKASUGA, Katsuyuki Yamaha Factory Racing 2:02.893 3.441 26 / 36 27 NOZANE, Kohta Yamaha Factory Racing 2:03.052 3.600 33 / 34 NC STONER, Casey Ducati Test Team Unfortunately I did not watch the rest of the coverage.
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# ¿ Jan 31, 2017 15:13 |
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As the Rev mentioned, Spain is still on top:pre:Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead. Gap Laps 1 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:59.368 40 / 72 2 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:59.506 0.138 18 / 85 3 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:59.553 0.185 9 / 56 4 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:59.578 0.210 64 / 67 5 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:59.589 0.221 50 / 62 6 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:59.628 0.260 10 / 64 7 STONER, Casey Ducati Test Team 1:59.639 0.271 8 / 46 8 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 1:59.728 0.360 67 / 71 9 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:59.767 0.399 29 / 66 10 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:59.772 0.404 42 / 45 11 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 2:00.045 0.677 45 / 49 12 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 2:00.057 0.689 58 / 60 13 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 2:00.108 0.740 21 / 53 14 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 2:00.310 0.942 51 / 53 15 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 2:00.312 0.944 25 / 54 16 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 2:00.439 1.071 9 / 70 17 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 2:00.445 1.077 11 / 38 18 BARBERA, Hector Reale Esponsorama Racing 2:00.537 1.169 15 / 50 19 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 2:00.645 1.277 55 / 74 20 BAZ, Loris Reale Esponsorama Racing 2:00.873 1.505 32 / 58 21 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 2:01.338 1.970 61 / 62 22 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 2:01.341 1.973 7 / 43 23 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 2:01.506 2.138 14 / 67 24 NAKASUGA, Katsuyuki Yamaha Factory Racing 2:01.658 2.290 28 / 30 25 TSUDA, Takuya Suzuki Test Team 2:02.769 3.401 59 / 68 NC NOZANE, Kohta Yamaha Factory Racing NC PIRRO, Michele Ducati Test Team NC RABAT, Tito Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS
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# ¿ Feb 1, 2017 18:08 |
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Gay Nudist Dad posted:Heartening to see Dani caught up so close to the top. Here's hoping that stays, I'd love to see him reliably in the top 5 again. And Lorenzo seems off to a pretty fast start on the Ducati. Congrats on the seats, bring a hat, sunscreen, and ear plugs. In the "Modern Era" there hasn't been anyone that's not been a consistent top 5 that has done really well in the MotoGP class. Plenty of others the have gone the other direction to age, or injury (I still lament the career that Ben Spies could have had.) Heck even being a top performer at the Moto3 level doesn't guarantee performance at Moto2, case in point Alex Marquez, a Moto3 Champion.
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# ¿ Feb 2, 2017 07:17 |
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Slavvy posted:Don't know why I hadn't noticed this thread! Spies had to have the least amount of luck ever. Snapping the rear suspension on the way into the corkscrew at Leguna Seca etc. and getting spat off the bike every few races does not make for a long career. Danny Kent is another one, completely dominated the Moto3 class to be completely lackluster in Moto2. I hope the changes they want to introduce make the racing a little more exciting. Though I hope they leave Moto3 alone. For a while there, there were enough riders doing well that it was anyone's guess who was going to come out on top. As the season progresses it's nice to see the teams and riders that can stay the most consistent.
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# ¿ Feb 12, 2017 02:02 |
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Testing is in Australia this week. This time around it's just the factory racers and no test riders. We're seeing some close times, I'm hoping the lead gaps aren't too different when they go racing for the top 10:pre:Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead. Gap Laps 1 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:29.497 53 / 68 2 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:29.683 0.186 76 / 77 3 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:29.926 0.429 68 / 70 4 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:29.989 0.492 26 / 64 5 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 1:30.065 0.568 61 / 61 6 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 1:30.262 0.765 87 / 87 7 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:30.281 0.784 13 / 55 8 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:30.410 0.913 16 / 64 9 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:30.426 0.929 80 / 82 10 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:30.578 1.081 30 / 62 11 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:30.631 1.134 33 / 61 12 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:30.770 1.273 24 / 68 13 BARBERA, Hector Reale Esponsorama Racing 1:30.771 1.274 7 / 51 14 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:30.802 1.305 26 / 28 15 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:30.867 1.370 77 / 80 16 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:31.179 1.682 17 / 61 17 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:31.200 1.703 54 / 59 18 BAZ, Loris Reale Esponsorama Racing 1:31.249 1.752 56 / 60 19 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:31.432 1.935 66 / 66 20 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 1:31.755 2.258 33 / 59 21 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:32.307 2.810 15 / 35 22 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:32.690 3.193 43 / 57
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# ¿ Feb 15, 2017 15:07 |
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Day 2 of testing in Australia:pre:Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead. Laps 1 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:28.847 21 / 80 2 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:29.309 0.462 20 / 107 3 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 1:29.325 0.478 28 / 80 4 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:29.411 0.564 42 / 86 5 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:29.483 0.636 32 / 55 6 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:29.501 0.654 18 / 69 7 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:29.664 0.817 29 / 65 8 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:29.674 0.827 18 / 70 9 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:29.802 0.955 68 / 80 10 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:29.838 0.991 36 / 83 11 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:29.880 1.033 84 / 88 12 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:29.947 1.100 19 / 72 13 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:30.142 1.295 20 / 73 14 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 1:30.150 1.303 64 / 65 15 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:30.197 1.350 32 / 64 16 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:30.245 1.398 38 / 40 17 BARBERA, Hector Reale Esponsorama Racing 1:30.352 1.505 18 / 62 18 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 1:30.435 1.588 83 / 90 19 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:30.645 1.798 24 / 59 20 BAZ, Loris Reale Esponsorama Racing 1:30.852 2.005 34 / 53 21 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:30.895 2.048 34 / 64 22 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:31.704 2.857 35 / 81
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# ¿ Feb 16, 2017 12:15 |
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Day3 of testing, Rossi is going the wrong way, Jorge is finally getting some speed on, and Maverick is tops for the second day in a row. I wonder if Rossi is still sick, He didn't pull nearly as many laps as he usually does. pre:Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead. Gap Laps 1 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:28.549 13 / 101 2 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:28.843 0.294 14 / 96 3 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:29.033 0.484 61 / 65 4 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:29.042 0.493 12 / 63 5 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 1:29.101 0.552 72 / 85 6 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:29.103 0.554 60 / 66 7 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:29.248 0.699 9 / 73 8 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:29.342 0.793 61 / 75 9 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:29.358 0.809 18 / 93 10 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:29.361 0.812 61 / 65 11 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:29.470 0.921 13 / 52 12 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:29.547 0.998 63 / 77 13 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 1:29.615 1.066 50 / 57 14 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:29.670 1.121 10 / 87 15 BARBERA, Hector Reale Esponsorama Racing 1:29.791 1.242 82 / 83 16 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:29.857 1.308 62 / 62 17 BAZ, Loris Reale Esponsorama Racing 1:29.977 1.428 64 / 71 18 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:29.978 1.429 73 / 73 19 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:29.984 1.435 7 / 74 20 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 1:30.005 1.456 47 / 74 21 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:30.200 1.651 29 / 57 22 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:30.452 1.903 24 / 61
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# ¿ Feb 17, 2017 19:28 |
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KTM now has a factory team in every class. They've been doing well in Moto3, I know GP and Moto2 are new classes for them, but I hope they do well.
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# ¿ Feb 22, 2017 03:54 |
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WSBK opens in Australia this weekend: Practice1: Practice2:
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# ¿ Feb 24, 2017 16:47 |
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WSBK Race 1 in Australia completed. Not a bad race, good to see Marco Melandri and Alex Lowes fight for first a few laps.
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# ¿ Feb 25, 2017 08:09 |
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Slavvy posted:So how the gently caress does the new grid setup work if you dnf? Previously melandri would've started from the front row again and have a chance to make amends. Now what? Does he start from last? The winner from Race 1 will start the next race from ninth position whilst the fourth position finisher will start from Pole. quote:Following the enthralling opening race fans were treated to at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, we will now see Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) start from pole position as race winner Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team), will fight through the pack from ninth. TL;DR Marco Melandri Starts 10th based on the qualifying (I mean "SuperPole") lap time, behind all of the winners from yesterday. Skreemer fucked around with this message at 21:47 on Feb 25, 2017 |
# ¿ Feb 25, 2017 21:41 |
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Slavvy posted:Right. So rae wins the race and his reward is starting in ninth. Melandri DNF's and his reward is starting immediately behind rae. Anything so it's not another Kawasaki/British 1/2 in the championship this year.
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# ¿ Feb 25, 2017 23:23 |
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WSBK Race 2: WSSP Race: Anthony West comes in 3rd in the WSSP race using a borrowed engine and a slapped together chassis. Take a look at the WSSP finish 1st/2nd gap. Skreemer fucked around with this message at 07:17 on Feb 26, 2017 |
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Final test xsession before the season begins. Qatar Day 1 MotoGP:pre:Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead.Gap Laps 1 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:54.819 26 / 36 2 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:55.179 0.360 49 / 60 3 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 1:55.420 0.601 28 / 28 4 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:55.613 0.794 42 / 42 5 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:55.616 0.797 27 / 46 6 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:55.640 0.821 27 / 37 7 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:55.679 0.860 43 / 48 8 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:55.692 0.873 21 / 38 9 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:55.705 0.886 45 / 54 10 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:55.751 0.932 30 / 41 11 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 1:55.830 1.011 33 / 41 12 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:55.899 1.080 16 / 39 13 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:55.916 1.097 32 / 43 14 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:56.017 1.198 49 / 59 15 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 1:56.085 1.266 23 / 37 16 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:56.116 1.297 31 / 43 17 BAZ, Loris Reale Avintia Racing 1:56.193 1.374 25 / 31 18 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:56.589 1.770 41 / 48 19 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:56.665 1.846 44 / 46 20 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:57.090 2.271 24 / 38 21 RABAT, Tito Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:57.455 2.636 36 / 46 22 KALLIO, Mika Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:58.039 3.220 32 / 32 23 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:58.755 3.936 35 / 46 This weekend is the Thailand round of WSBK.
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# ¿ Mar 11, 2017 12:43 |
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BitcoinRockefeller posted:https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/840616729474662400 Actually if you watch the tests all of the major manufacturers have what I'll call "inboard winglets". They aren't allowed to hang them off the bike anymore but anywhere there's room to make for a loop or air hole in the fairing, they're shoving bits of aero. Most of them aren't as overt as the Ducati. Though the bike Marquez wrecked had bolt on boxes that looked like the "hammerhead" Ducati.
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# ¿ Mar 11, 2017 21:12 |
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MotoGP Qatar testing day2pre:Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead.Gap Laps 1 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:54.455 44 / 49 2 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:54.732 0.277 37 / 37 3 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:54.917 0.462 28 / 41 4 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 1:55.032 0.577 43 / 46 5 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:55.121 0.666 29 / 34 6 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:55.196 0.741 10 / 50 7 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:55.245 0.790 44 / 48 8 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:55.344 0.889 10 / 53 9 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 1:55.353 0.898 43 / 43 10 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:55.354 0.899 31 / 45 11 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:55.420 0.965 46 / 46 12 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:55.545 1.090 48 / 48 13 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:55.583 1.128 35 / 42 14 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 1:55.680 1.225 31 / 33 15 BAZ, Loris Reale Avintia Racing 1:55.808 1.353 42 / 42 16 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:55.875 1.420 23 / 48 17 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:56.110 1.655 37 / 43 18 RABAT, Tito Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:56.214 1.759 40 / 48 19 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:56.251 1.796 28 / 59 20 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:56.276 1.821 24 / 35 21 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:56.648 2.193 37 / 43 22 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:57.267 2.812 52 / 55 23 KALLIO, Mika Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:57.688 3.233 32 / 42
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# ¿ Mar 11, 2017 22:38 |
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WSBK Thailand race this weekend. Johnny Rea does the double. During Race 2, Chaz Davies Crashed out and got back up but was almost 20 seconds behind the next rider that had been in last place. A few laps later the Milwaukee Aprilia of Lorenzo Savadori let go and it flicked him off on a wicked high side in the last corner. Luckily for Davies The crash brought out a red flag. This gave Ducati some time to replace a few parts and Davies to start at least close to the field to get some points. Davies finishes out in 6th thanks to the restart, Rea wins, Sykes second, Melandri third. Michael Van Der Mark on the Yamaha Developed an oil leak during the first few laps of race two. During the mad scramble after the red flag, Yamaha tried to fix the leak and could not and was left out of the restart. I'm pretty impressed by Marco Melandri. He's just a bit off the pace, but for having not ridden in the upper classes for an entire year, he's fighting near the top. Let's see how long it lasts. Skreemer fucked around with this message at 15:53 on Mar 12, 2017 |
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Final day of testing in Qatar: Slight perspective, last year's pole setting lap by Jorge Lorenzo: Pole Lap: Jorge LORENZO 1'54.543 169.0Km/h pre:Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead. Gap Laps 1 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:54.330 33 / 60 2 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:54.401 0.071 27 / 43 3 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:54.469 0.139 46 / 50 4 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:54.519 0.189 29 / 53 5 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:54.714 0.384 46 / 65 6 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 1:54.750 0.420 58 / 62 7 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:54.807 0.477 45 / 53 8 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 1:54.821 0.491 64 / 70 9 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:54.900 0.570 46 / 52 10 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:54.990 0.660 12 / 47 11 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:55.185 0.855 40 / 54 12 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:55.284 0.954 52 / 54 13 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:55.333 1.003 39 / 39 14 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:55.362 1.032 43 / 64 15 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:55.451 1.121 24 / 33 16 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:55.455 1.125 62 / 69 17 BAZ, Loris Reale Avintia Racing 1:55.539 1.209 30 / 36 18 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 1:55.556 1.226 27 / 44 19 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:56.167 1.837 35 / 36 20 RABAT, Tito Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:56.294 1.964 48 / 52 21 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:56.351 2.021 42 / 56 22 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:56.471 2.141 21 / 51 23 KALLIO, Mika Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:56.891 2.561 40 / 45 Skreemer fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Mar 13, 2017 |
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algebra testes posted:I kept meaning to watch the super-bikes but the headlines after race 1 were pretty much "Rea dominates: Same expected Race 2" so I didn't. Davies was starting to put up a fight at the end of last year and looked fast in testing. I was hoping for a better fight at the front of the pack. Rea on that Kawasaki is drat near untouchable though. It's the first time in a while since someone has won the first 4 races on the bounce.Hell even tghe inverted field with Rea being pushed to ninth on the second race for winning the first hasn't stopped him. KTM, except for one test session, has not been under 2 seconds from the leaders. They are going to have to figure something out.
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# ¿ Mar 14, 2017 20:04 |
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For those that follow all the classes in MotoGP, Moto3 has Romano Fenati back. I wonder if getting fired from his previous team while in the points hunt for the championship and sitting out most of last season has calmed him down at all. The press release on his firing last year was vague and stated the firing was over the way he was treating the staff in the garage. Dude was fiery and entertaining on the track though. The temper tantrums, the reaching over and turning off the bike of another rider during practice, he needed to be disciplined, but it was still hilarious to watch.
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# ¿ Mar 18, 2017 16:32 |
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Moto3 underway, only a little excitement and a few swaps of who's leading. Moto2 ends, and now it's starting to rain. Thankfully it was short lived and the GP looks to be starting. Spoke too soon, delayed start after they formed up on the grid. Delayed start to the delayed start. After they were released from pit lane from the second time about a half dozen bikes went off track at turn 14. They sent the safety car back out and they had to turn the rain wipers on when they got to the last 3 corners. The rest of the track is stone dry, the last three corners are wet. Loris Capirossi reports, track surface dry, the curbing is wet and slick. One of the concerns coming up is that if the race starts too late, the temperature change and dew point will meet and the track surface will become slick. Still waiting to see when they will start. Skreemer fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Mar 26, 2017 |
# ¿ Mar 26, 2017 16:15 |
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They're they go and a wild start. Holy poo poo Aprilia took 6th place. It was actually a race at the front. Nicely done. Skreemer fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Mar 26, 2017 |
# ¿ Mar 26, 2017 19:47 |
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BitcoinRockefeller posted:Man I'm getting old I still have trouble thinking of Zarco as anyone other than captain meltdown who couldn't win a 125 race to save his life despite all he's accomplished. Zarco just needed to go 4 stroke. (and 600cc plus)
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# ¿ Mar 30, 2017 12:57 |
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Johnny Rea takes race one in Motorland Aragon for WSBK. It was a decent battle between Rea and Davies until Davies lost grip on the second to last lap. The crash looked bad as the bike trapped him and they slid together. They reported he was OK, I hope that's completely true. Xavi Fores had an exciting time, he crashed early on and rejoined the race. Later on his bike caught fire and he rode it into the kitty litter before jumping off. http://www.worldsbk.com/en/videos/2017/MotorLand%20Aragon%20Race%201%20Fores%20Technical%20problem
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# ¿ Apr 2, 2017 02:15 |
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algebra testes posted:Wait, since when do the Superbikes have race one on Saturday? Started recently. Race 1 on Saturday and race 2 on Sunday. Go read about the flipped grid structure for race 2 as well.
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# ¿ Apr 2, 2017 04:20 |
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Race 2 today, Chaz Davies made a drat good showing. Rea gave Chaz a fight of it, but the Ducati was a bit much in the long straights.
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# ¿ Apr 3, 2017 00:32 |
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Slavvy posted:Wtf is happening with these practice sessions, why are all the poo poo tier teams in the top ten. Michelin is mandating that 5 race flying laps be made on the hard option tires or suffer a 6 place grid penalty. They are trying to get tire data so a fiasco of a mandatory pit stop doesn't happen like last year.
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# ¿ Apr 7, 2017 22:07 |
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Vinales had a moment in FP1 on the turn 13/14 combo. In turn 13 the bike compressed and when he went to move on to the other side to set up for the next corner, the bike snapped up and he had a head shake so violent, that even though he didn't crash, the airbag in his suit went off. turn your speakers down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvdqnGZHxlU Skreemer fucked around with this message at 08:55 on Apr 8, 2017 |
# ¿ Apr 8, 2017 08:52 |
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Pedrosa, Rossi, and Lorenzo had to go through Q1. Lorenzo was 6th in Q1 meaning he didn't make it to Q2. In Q2 Pedrosa got 5th and Rossi got 7th. Marquez got pole. In everyone's defense, it is raining out and no one likes the surface when it's dry. Look at the first few rows: 1 93 Marc MARQUEZ 2 17 Karel ABRAHAM 3 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW 4 9 Danilo PETRUCCI 5 26 Dani PEDROSA 6 25 Maverick VIÑALES 7 46 Valentino ROSSI 8 41 Aleix ESPARGARO 9 76 Loris BAZ 10 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA 11 94 Jonas FOLGER 12 29 Andrea IANNONE Skreemer fucked around with this message at 20:47 on Apr 8, 2017 |
# ¿ Apr 8, 2017 20:43 |
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Moto3 top3 are the same in the same order as Qatar. Good riding and dicing though. Lorenzo attempted to spear Ianone in the first lap partly around corner one, and only took himself out. The Marquez family is having a rough day. Ianone gets a jump start penalty. The battle for 4th in the GP class is pretty good. Skreemer fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Apr 9, 2017 |
# ¿ Apr 9, 2017 17:58 |
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Slavvy posted:Iannone got penalised for a jump start, Lorenzo crashing was his own dumb fault. Lorenzo saw an opportunity to "pay back" Iannone for last year's spearing. Only Lorenzo doesn't have nearly the skill or precision that Iannone does and just did a really piss poor job of the whole thing. Yes, yes I know, Lorenzo's front wasn't gripping and he was standing up the bike/widening his line and ran into the back of Iannone.
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# ¿ Apr 12, 2017 02:23 |
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So, who's going to the GP in Austin? I had some stuff come up and couldn't swing the tickets.
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# ¿ Apr 19, 2017 13:57 |
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Gay Nudist Dad posted:Thanks! I was planning on spending Fri/Sat cruising around the track and getting my stupid merch purchases out of the way. You're better off bringing a 6-pack or more of 20oz waters than relying on anything inside the park. There are stations but it's nasty water out of a giant tank and it will be busy there all of the time. Sunscreen Hat Water EarPlugs If you want to see the riders/bikes try to sit as high as you can, otherwise you're staring through the catchfence and it's a pain in the rear end to get pictures through it. On raceday if you want food, eat early during the Moto2 race, not everyone will have shown up yet and the lines at the concession stands won't be too long. If you try in between races, the lines will be forever. As stated buy all the crap you want Friday/Saturday and try to bring as much water as you can on Sunday.
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# ¿ Apr 20, 2017 10:21 |
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algebra testes posted:This post is amazing because it completely forgot about Marco Melandri. Speaking of Marco Melandri, he's back in the WSBK after not riding in a major racing series for an entire year: pre:Current WSBK championship standings POS Rider Points Manu 1 JONATHAN REA 145 KAWASAKI 2 CHAZ DAVIES 95 DUCATI 3 TOM SYKES 91 KAWASAKI 4 MARCO MELANDRI 81 DUCATI 5 ALEX LOWES 65 YAMAHA 6 MICHAEL VAN DER MARK 49 YAMAHA 7 JORDI TORRES 48 BMW 8 XAVI FORÉS 44 DUCATI 9 LEON CAMIER 38 MV AGUSTA 10 EUGENE LAVERTY 30 APRILIA 11 NICKY HAYDEN 27 HONDA 12 STEFAN BRADL 19 HONDA 13 MARKUS REITERBERGER 19 BMW 14 ROMÁN RAMOS 18 KAWASAKI 15 LEANDRO MERCADO 17 APRILIA 16 RANDY KRUMMENACHER 14 KAWASAKI 17 ALEX DE ANGELIS 13 KAWASAKI 18 LORENZO SAVADORI 10 APRILIA 19 RICCARDO RUSSO 4 YAMAHA 20 JOSHUA BROOKES 4 YAMAHA 21 JULIAN SIMON 4 APRILIA 22 ONDREJ JEZEK 3 KAWASAKI 23 AYRTON BADOVINI 2 KAWASAKI
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# ¿ Apr 21, 2017 13:05 |
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algebra testes posted:Wait isnt FORMER BSB SUPERBIKE CHAMPION Josh Brookes back in the BSB? pre:Pos No Rider Team Pts 1 91 Leon Haslam JG Speedfit Kawasaki 86 2 12 Luke Mossey JG Speedfit Kawasaki 81 3 24 Christian Iddon Tyco BMW 65 4 25 Josh Brookes Anvil Hire TAG Yamaha 48 5 60 Peter Hickman Smiths Racing BMW 37 6 2 Glenn Irwin Be Wiser Ducati 36 7 22 Jason O'Halloran Honda Racing 32 8 4 Dan Linfoot Honda Racing 30 9 77 James Ellison McAMS Yamaha 21 10 7 Michael Laverty McAMS Yamaha 21
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# ¿ Apr 21, 2017 18:22 |
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From the viewpoint i had all three races were pretty tame. A few dust-ups here and there but mostly boring. I just got home from the track as Kuffs and his brother so graciously had extra tickets and thought to bring me along. We even sat by turn two for a while.
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# ¿ Apr 24, 2017 01:42 |
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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 03:51 |
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DevCore posted:I was at 19 and I got to see a couple of great scenes. For those screaming about the design, blame Kevin Schwantz, he's basically the reason the thing was ever even built. If you watched how bumpy it was in the turn 18/19 complex, one of the Honda F1 drivers during a meet and greet in the Honda tent apologized to Marquez and Pedrosa for the cars more or less ruining the surface. Who Cares, Rossi is 38 and back at the top of the championship. Yes, I know it doesn't mean much as it's only the 3rd race of the season, but both of the other front runners have fallen and Rossi has proven to be a "Sunday Rider" pulling rabbits out of hats when he needs to. (look at the COTA qualifying, pulling himself to the front row on the last lap) Skreemer fucked around with this message at 17:29 on Apr 24, 2017 |
# ¿ Apr 24, 2017 17:23 |