1 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda
2 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda
3 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati
4 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda
5 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha
6 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda
7 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha
8 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha
9 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati
10 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati
11 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda
12 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki
13 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team Ducati
14 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha
15 24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda
16 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati
17 64 Kousuke AKIYOSHI JPN LCR Honda MotoGP Honda
18 72 Shinichi ITO JPN Honda Racing Team Honda
19 6 Damian CUDLIN AUS Pramac Racing Team Ducati
Wonder what version of the gp11 hayden is using
Dunno, but it seems to be working for him.
read that Hayden finally has the new gearbox
FP2
Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:46.790
2 Casey Stoner Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:46.844
3 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:46.952
4 Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda RC212V 1:47.188
5 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 1:47.310
6 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Ducati GP11 1:47.381
7 Hiroshi Aoyama San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda RC212V 1:47.785
8 Valentino Rossi Ducati Marlboro Ducati GP11 1:47.975
9 Hector Barbera Aspar Team Ducati GP11 1:48.055
10 Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha M1 1:48.076
11 Alvara Bautista Rizla Suzuki Suzuki GSV-R 1:48.097
12 Randy De Puniet Pramac Racing Ducati GP11 1:48.374
13 Cal Crutchlow Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha M1 1:48.379
14 Ben Spies Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 1:48.567
15 Toni Elias LCR Honda Honda RC212V 1:48.743
16 Karel Abraham Cardion AB MotoRacing Ducati GP11 1:49.305
17 Kousuke Akiyoshi LCR Honda Honda RC212V 1:49.464
18 Shin Ich Itoh Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:49.673
19 Damian Cudlin Pramac Racing Ducati GP11 1:51.349
It's just crazy how Nicky keeps running faster than Rossi. :o And I read (Cycle News I think??) that Nicky doesn't really like this track and didn't expect to do well. Maybe he should complain about all the tracks. [laugh] Maybe whining is Stoner's secret weapon. The whining makes him so fast not talent or the Honda! ;D
Too bad The Ben is so sick. :P I'd probably be hospitalized not trying to qualy for a MotoGP race! [popcorn]
Qualifing
1 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'46.162
2 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda
3 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda
4 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda
5 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha
6 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha
7 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati
8 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki
9 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati
10 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team Ducati
11 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati
12 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha
13 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda
14 24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda
15 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha
16 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati
17 64 Kousuke AKIYOSHI JPN LCR Honda MotoGP Honda
18 6 Damian CUDLIN AUS Pramac Racing Team Ducati
19 72 Shinichi ITO JPN Honda Racing Team Honda
Ok Stoner on pole, let the moaning begin, I expect at least two pages [laugh]
since the Don left off the timing...(which BTW, I think this is FP3, not qualy)
1 Casey Stoner 1:46.162
2 Andrea Dovizioso 1:46.302
3 Dani Pedrosa 1:46.429
4 Marco Simoncelli 1:46.592
5 Jorge Lorenzo 1:46.809
6 Ben Spies 1:46.892
7 Valentino Rossi 1:47.161
8 Alvara Bautista 1:47.202
9 Nicky Hayden 1:47.335
10 Randy De Puniet 1:47.514
11 Hector Barbera 1:47.648
12 Colin Edwards 1:47.666
13 Hiroshi Aoyama 1:47.695
14 Toni Elias 1:48.157
15 Cal Crutchlow 1:48.196
16 Karel Abraham 1:48.543
17 Kousuke Akiyoshi 1:49.298
18 Damian Cudlin 1:50.239
19 Shin Ichi Ito 1:50.266
Quote from: fastwin on September 30, 2011, 08:30:41 AM
It's just crazy how Nicky keeps running faster than Rossi.
I guess not so much now....Val made a leap in timing while Nicky stayed at relatively the same time-ish...
and here's qualy times...
1 Casey Stoner Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:45.267
2 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 1:45.523
3 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:45.791
4 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:45.966
5 Ben Spies Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 1:46.042
6 Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda RC212V 1:46.211
7 Valentino Rossi Ducati Marlboro Ducati GP11 1:46.467
8 Alvara Bautista Rizla Suzuki Suzuki GSV-R 1:46.586
9 Hector Barbera Aspar Team Ducati GP11 1:46.694
10 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Ducati GP11 1:46.763
11 Hiroshi Aoyama San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda RC212V 1:46.811
12 Cal Crutchlow Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha M1 1:46.818
13 Randy De Puniet Pramac Racing Ducati GP11 1:46.917
14 Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha M1 1:47.165
15 Karel Abraham Cardion AB MotoRacing Ducati GP11 1:47.922
16 Toni Elias LCR Honda Honda RC212V 1:48.169
17 Kousuke Akiyoshi LCR Honda Honda RC212V 1:48.367
18 Damian Cudlin Pramac Racing Ducati GP11 1:48.962
19 Shin Ichi Ito Honda Honda RC212V 11:49.971
Quote from: The Don on October 01, 2011, 12:21:14 AM
Ok Stoner on pole, let the moaning begin, I expect at least two pages [laugh]
all of em wish for a good clean lap...some get it, some don't....should be a good race though, especially if Dani get one of his huge starts!!!
The Clinic must have performed a miracle on The Ben for him to log in his usual 5th spot on the grid. :o I have had serious food poisoning a couple of times (once on an eight hour flight from Hawaii to Dallas... don't ask! [puke] [bang] [thumbsdown]) and it really kicked my ass for days afterwards. I can't imagine doing what he has done. If he holds up for the duration of the race it will be a super human feat.
Quote from: zooom on October 01, 2011, 04:51:41 AM
I guess not so much now....Val made a leap in timing while Nicky stayed at relatively the same time-ish...
Val out on the 1st lap and Hayden 7th. hmmm.
Meh..
Plenty of action in that race but nothing I really wanted to see
Rossi's lack of a competitive bike make him make mistakes and ride like Simoncelli
Damn shame that Hayden can't have a good enough bike to try to keep up with Stoner without running off the track
Forget everybody else. How the heck did Spies go from dead last to 6th? Especially after being violently sick from food poisoning??!! I need the phone number of his doctor. ;D Damn impressive ride.
I'm sure Lorenzo will love hearing that Rossi blames him for his crash. [roll] Good comparo to Super Sic. :P
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/02102011/66/rossi-says-podium-possible.html (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/02102011/66/rossi-says-podium-possible.html)
Stupid front brakes.
saw a post race stoner interview where the person interviewing him said something to the effect of them not seeing him making a "mistake" often
he corrected them quickly saying it wasn't his mistake, it was the tracks fault
dani also said something to the same effect about stoner's mistake on camera
[laugh]
Quote from: lazylightnin717 on October 02, 2011, 08:22:11 AM
Damn shame that Hayden can't have a good enough bike to try to keep up with Stoner without running off the track
Hayden and Baustista both tried to follow Stoner and had issues.
I didn't see the race, but now I'm upset I didnt. Apparenty Stoner also saved a tank slapper.
DUCATI YOU SUCK FOR LETTING STONER GO... there I feel better.
Quote from: Raux on October 02, 2011, 11:38:39 AM
Hayden and Baustista both tried to follow Stoner and had issues.
I didn't see the race, but now I'm upset I didnt. Apparenty Stoner also saved a tank slapper.
DUCATI YOU SUCK FOR LETTING STONER GO... there I feel better.
Honestly you didn't miss anything. Ride through penalties x 3, crashes, people running off track, and virtually no racing at all.
Quote from: lazylightnin717 on October 02, 2011, 08:22:11 AM
Damn shame that Hayden can't have a good enough bike to try to keep up with Stoner without running off the track
Its a damn shame Lorenzo, Spies, and Rossi don't have a good enough bike to keep up every week either. So take whatever they would need to keep up and then add on another 10% to that bike and you'd have what Hayden needs. ;D
True.
Loved the dice at the end between Dovi and Super Sic! [thumbsup] Like the commentators said, they have been banging handlebars since the mini bike days! Just wish Dovi had held him off. Either way, good racing for 4th. [Dolph]
Quote from: TiNi on October 02, 2011, 11:00:43 AM
saw a post race stoner interview where the person interviewing him said something to the effect of them not seeing him making a "mistake" often
he corrected them quickly saying it wasn't his mistake, it was the tracks fault
dani also said something to the same effect about stoner's mistake on camera
[laugh]
I saw the interview too, and I don't remember Stoner saying anything like that, are sure it was Stoner
Quote from: The Don on October 03, 2011, 02:32:32 AM
I saw the interview too, and I don't remember Stoner saying anything like that, are sure it was Stoner
+1
Dani called it a mistake, but Stoner just said he had the tank slapper and when the brakes finally did come back it upset the bike and he had to stand it up.
He was obviously disappointed, but assigned no blame.
Quote from: The Don on October 03, 2011, 02:32:32 AM
I saw the interview too, and I don't remember Stoner saying anything like that, are sure it was Stoner
Quote from: ducpainter on October 03, 2011, 02:37:50 AM
+1
Dani called it a mistake, but Stoner just said he had the tank slapper and when the brakes finally did come back it upset the bike and he had to stand it up.
He was obviously disappointed, but assigned no blame.
oh i'm sure of it... it was the british broadcast i watched
Quote from: TiNi on October 03, 2011, 02:44:46 AM
oh i'm sure of it... it was the british broadcast i watched
I just watched the post race interviews again.
I don't hear any blame game.
Quote from: ducpainter on October 03, 2011, 02:51:02 AM
I just watched the post race interviews again.
I don't hear any blame game.
it was while in park ferme (sp?)
Quote from: TiNi on October 03, 2011, 02:52:32 AM
it was while in park ferme (sp?)
ahhh... [thumbsup]
Quote from: derby on October 03, 2011, 08:06:28 AM
parc fermé ;)
I thought this race was in Japan......?
Oh, and perhaps they need to put handguards on the bikes to prevent "touched my brake" accidents ;D
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Lots of run-offs and crashes, and a few jump starts.
The actual racing part of the race still made me want to take a nap. :P
Quote from: zarn02 on October 03, 2011, 05:17:32 PM
Lots of run-offs and crashes, and a few jump starts.
The actual racing part of the race still made me want to take a nap. :P
Best quote from the Eurosport commentators:
QuoteWe were considering taking drugs to make it more interesting.
Quote from: desmoquattro on October 03, 2011, 07:19:46 PM
Best quote from the Eurosport commentators:
Quote
We were considering taking drugs to make it more interesting.
Yes, I did enjoy that.
I finally got to watch it. :'(
I'm just going to cry in my little corner for a while.