Free Practice 1
1 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1'40.813
2 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 1'41.086 0.273 / 0.273
3 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1'41.502 0.689 / 0.416
4 1 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'41.943 1.130 / 0.441
5 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'42.230 1.417 / 0.287
6 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'42.291 1.478 / 0.061
7 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'42.343 1.530 / 0.052
8 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'43.078 2.265 / 0.735
9 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Avintia Blusens BQR 1'43.256 2.443 / 0.178
10 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 1'43.265 2.452 / 0.009
11 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Power Electronics Aspar ART 1'43.277 2.464 / 0.012
12 51 Michele PIRRO ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR 1'43.511 2.698 / 0.234
13 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'43.527 2.714 / 0.016
14 5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing Suter 1'44.909 4.096 / 1.382
15 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Came IodaRacing Project Ioda 1'45.148 4.335 / 0.239
16 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Power Electronics Aspar ART 1'45.636 4.823 / 0.488
17 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Speed Master ART 1'46.004 5.191 / 0.368
18 22 Ivan SILVA SPA Avintia Blusens BQR 1'46.271 5.458 / 0.267
77 James ELLISON GBR Paul Bird Motorsport ART 1'52.429 11.616 / 6.158
8 Hector BARBERA SPA Pramac Racing Team Ducati
99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha
Is it wet?
Whats with Jorge?
Just read its a drying track, Jorge opted to sit out. Apparently its similar to Jerez first practice, Well as far as the weather is concerned
FP2
Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Casey Stoner Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V 1:38.396
2 Ben Spies Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 1:38.717
3 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha M1 1:38.742
4 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V 1:38.797
5 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 1:38.930
6 Alvaro Bautista Honda Gresini Honda RC213V 1:38.959
7 Nicky Hayden Marlboro Ducati Team Ducati GP12 1:39.029
8 Hector Barbera Pramac Racing Team Ducati GP12 1:39.193
9 Valentino Rossi Marlboro Ducati Team Ducati GP12 1:39.357
10 Andrea Dovizioso Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha M1 1:39.615
11 Karel Abraham Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati GP12 1:40.207
12 Stefan Bradl LCR Honda MotoGP Honda RC213V 1:40.898
13 Randy De Puniet Aspar Team MotoGP ART 1:41.088
14 Aleix Esparago Aspar Team MotoGP ZART 1:41.634
15 Yonny Hernandez BQR BQR-FTR 1:41.638
16 Mattia Pasini SpeedMaster VART 1:41.973
17 Michele Pirro Honda Gresini FTR 1:42.252
18 Colin Edwards Forward Racing Suter 1:42.587
19 Ivan Silva BQR BQR-FTR 1:42.804
20 Danilo Petrucci Ioda Racing Project Ioda 1:42.984
Dry session. Spies led a great deal of it, but Stoner was able to basically do a few sighting laps and then bang a low 1:38.
[popcorn]
I like to see when the first 9 riders are within 1 second of each other.
Now that's more like it.
Btw, not that it hasn't already been clearly discussed why the duc works better in the wet but I sure hope the corse guys are paying attention to fp1 vs fp2. Give the dragon a chill pill.
Jeez, The Ben wasn't kidding last week when he said that he thought they'd finally found a setting to test Friday that he was pretty certain would work.
Quote from: Spidey on May 04, 2012, 09:57:07 AM
Jeez, The Ben wasn't kidding last week when he said that he thought they'd finally found a setting to test Friday that he was pretty certain would work.
round 1 and 2 were sure ugly. but he's not going anywhere without a fight.
FP 3
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'37.326
2 1 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'37.338 0.012 / 0.012
3 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1'37.680 0.354 / 0.342
4 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'38.086 0.760 / 0.406
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'38.273 0.947 / 0.187
6 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'38.332 1.006 / 0.059
7 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1'38.443 1.117 / 0.111
8 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1'38.558 1.232 / 0.115
9 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 1'38.602 1.276 / 0.044
10 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'38.714 1.388 / 0.112
11 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 1'38.856 1.530 / 0.142
12 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Power Electronics Aspar ART 1'39.361 2.035 / 0.505
13 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Power Electronics Aspar ART 1'40.225 2.899 / 0.864
14 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 1'40.374 3.048 / 0.149
15 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Avintia Blusens BQR 1'40.561 3.235 / 0.187
16 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Speed Master ART 1'40.875 3.549 / 0.314
17 51 Michele PIRRO ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR 1'41.379 4.053 / 0.504
18 22 Ivan SILVA SPA Avintia Blusens BQR 1'41.772 4.446 / 0.393
19 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Came IodaRacing Project Ioda 1'42.002 4.676 / 0.230
20 77 James ELLISON GBR Paul Bird Motorsport ART 1'42.103 4.777 / 0.101
21 5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing Suter 1'42.145 4.819 / 0.042
Aaaaaaaaaand the QP
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 1 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'37.188
2 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'37.201 0.013 / 0.013
3 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'37.289 0.101 / 0.088
4 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1'37.466 0.278 / 0.177
5 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1'37.723 0.535 / 0.257
6 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'37.917 0.729 / 0.194
7 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'37.943 0.755 / 0.026
8 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 1'38.006 0.818 / 0.063
9 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1'38.059 0.871 / 0.053
10 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 1'38.253 1.065 / 0.194
11 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'38.265 1.077 / 0.012
12 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Power Electronics Aspar ART 1'39.353 2.165 / 1.088
13 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 1'39.398 2.210 / 0.045
14 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Power Electronics Aspar ART 1'39.586 2.398 / 0.188
15 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Avintia Blusens BQR 1'40.029 2.841 / 0.443
16 51 Michele PIRRO ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR 1'40.225 3.037 / 0.196
17 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Speed Master ART 1'40.387 3.199 / 0.162
18 5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing Suter 1'40.964 3.776 / 0.577
19 77 James ELLISON GBR Paul Bird Motorsport ART 1'41.394 4.206 / 0.430
20 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Came IodaRacing Project Ioda 1'41.486 4.298 / 0.092
21 22 Ivan SILVA SPA Avintia Blusens BQR 1'41.490 4.302 / 0.004
RdP fashionably took out Edwards in the QP. I hope he's ok to ride tomorrow
Colin broke his collar bone in the crash. [thumbsdown]
Damn... if this keeps up I cant see anyway Ben's going to keep his spot vs Cal next year.
Quote from: Drjones on May 05, 2012, 10:03:45 AM
Colin broke his collar bone in the crash. [thumbsdown]
Beat!
They all seemed to be struggling with the last third of the Track, it was surprising to see how many Riders were under the number 1 spot by .3 or .4 of a second and then suddenly reach the line and by half a second above the time.
The Commentators were saying there was a number of comments from riders about how the newly Resurfaced sections are so dark that when they had spots of rain the riders couldn't make out the Damp from the Dry sections.
I did also notice a number of riders when returning to the pits during Qualifying were all gesticulating to there Engineers about the Bikes front ends diving, Casey was really waving his hand about like the bike was really trying to bury it's nose into the ground at the end of the Main straight, but I noticed a number of riders also making that same Gesture when talking to there engineers.
Also, what happened to Jorge on the last lap of Qualifying? He looked like he was going for a blinder, then sat up most pissed off, they cut away from him for a second so I didn't see what happened to throw him off his lap.
QP was a make the beast with two backsing mess. Great job by Cal!
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz....
So the idea of the CRT teams is to expand the grid and have more bikes on track?
13 finishers? It's not working.
Stoner is the man. Spies isn't looking good at all...a factory Yamaha getting beat by the turd that is the Ducati GP bike.
Boring race.
Quote from: Triple J on May 06, 2012, 10:31:44 AM
Boring race.
So what?
Moto2 was AWEXOME!!!!1!
Battle for 1st! [popcorn]
Battle for 6th! [popcorn]
I was screaming for the whole last lap! [Dolph] [Dolph] [Dolph]
Quote from: Buckethead on May 06, 2012, 11:24:42 AM
So what?
Moto2 was AWEXOME!!!!1!
Huh? I was just saying the GP race was boring.
...haven't watched the Moto2 race, but I expect it to be awesome as usual. [thumbsup]
As Spies' seat starts to slip from his grasp.....
Am I losing my hearing?
Every time Speed goes to the "Official" feed I'm having trouble understanding the announcers because the idiotic sound guys seem to think they need unmuffled motorcycle engine noise playing loudly in the background. I thought it was just gonna be last week, but noooooo.....
Can someone tell them to turn it off/down a lot?
Help!
Updated - it must be Speed, cause same stupid effect for AMA at Infineon..... [roll]
Moto2! [bow_down] [bow_down]
<yawn> If Stoner gets his chatter problem fixed and his arm pump issues resolved, it's going to be a reallllly boring season.
Quote from: Triple J on May 06, 2012, 09:46:09 PM
Moto2! [bow_down] [bow_down]
Hellz yeah. [thumbsup]
Quote from: OT on May 06, 2012, 06:14:04 PM
Am I losing my hearing?
Every time Speed goes to the "Official" feed I'm having trouble understanding the announcers because the idiotic sound guys seem to think they need unmuffled motorcycle engine noise playing loudly in the background. I thought it was just gonna be last week, but noooooo.....
Can someone tell them to turn it off/down a lot?
Help!
Updated - it must be Speed, cause same stupid effect for AMA at Infineon..... [roll]
hey keep wanting to hear from fans via the twitter thingy dingy...if I twittered...I'd chime in on that route...
I've got a blood pressure screening tomorrow afternoon. I may have to go back and re-watch Moto3 and Moto2. [evil]
Quote from: Buckethead on May 08, 2012, 08:15:07 AM
I've got a blood pressure screening tomorrow afternoon. I may have to go back and re-watch Moto3 and Moto2. [evil]
Wouldn't it be better to watch GP first, get your screening, pass with flying colors, then watch Moto1 and Moto2?
Quote from: desmoquattro on May 08, 2012, 08:24:48 AM
Wouldn't it be better to watch GP first, get your screening, pass with flying colors, then watch Moto1 and Moto2?
maybe he doesn't want to pass? :-\
Quote from: desmoquattro on May 08, 2012, 08:24:48 AM
Wouldn't it be better to watch GP first, fall asleep and miss your appointment, then watch Moto1 and Moto2?
Ordinarily, yes.
In this case (dealing with the VA), no.
CEII will sit out LeMans, return at Catalunya.
Substitute rider for the Foward/Suter/BMW TBD Wednesday.
http://www.motomatters.com/news/2012/05/08/colin_edwards_collarbone_surgery_success.html (http://www.motomatters.com/news/2012/05/08/colin_edwards_collarbone_surgery_success.html)
Just got to watch the Moto3 race. That last lap was soooooooo good. [thumbsup]
Cortese interview: "I give him the space to be second." [laugh] Best quote of the year so far. [clap]
Just read in local bike mag that Hayden's bike had a problem with the sat nav and ecu. The bike got lost on the track and the ecu gave the wrong power, engine braking etc at different parts of the track. Hayden diplomatically said it was "quite dangerous". It cut power on the staight and then add it in the wrong place causing him to nearly lose the front.
In light of that he did a good job to finish the race.
Quote from: koko64 on May 09, 2012, 02:14:16 AM
Just read in local bike mag that Hayden's bike had a problem with the sat nav and ecu. The bike got lost on the track and the ecu gave the wrong power, engine braking etc at different parts of the track. Hayden diplomatically said it was "quite dangerous". It cut power on the staight and then add it in the wrong place causing him to nearly lose the front.
In light of that he did a good job to finish the race.
which says to me...the need for rider safety starts with the right hand twisting the throttle and controlling that stuff...sorry...but that kind of crap shouldn't dictate the machines capability to perform, no matter where it is...that stuff should all be passive read only devices IMHO...
Yeah, it reminds me of when Suzuki and Aprillia had a "ghost in the machine". Those guys got pretty beat up, Edwards, Hopper and Haga.
Glad he got through ok.
Quote from: zooom on May 09, 2012, 03:51:42 AM
which says to me...the need for rider safety starts with the right hand twisting the throttle and controlling that stuff...sorry...but that kind of crap shouldn't dictate the machines capability to perform, no matter where it is...that stuff should all be passive read only devices IMHO...
Amen to that. Having unleashed that technology will they ever throw it overboard and just go back to man and machine? Not.
Quote from: MacDuck on May 09, 2012, 07:46:56 AM
Amen to that. Having unleashed that technology will they ever throw it overboard and just go back to man and machine? Not.
If the electrics were cluster make the beast with two backsed why couldn't he just flip a switch and shut it all down and go old school and ride the bike? Don't people ride bikes these days using the throttle and brakes? Just asking... [popcorn]
Quote from: fastwin on May 09, 2012, 08:03:14 AM
If the electrics were cluster make the beast with two backsed why couldn't he just flip a switch and shut it all down and go old school and ride the bike? Don't people ride bikes these days using the throttle and brakes? Just asking... [popcorn]
Yeah, they just grab full throttle at mid corner and let the electronics do the rest.
looks like the Mole will replace Edwards for the next 2 rounds....
http://superbikeplanet.com/2012/May/120509a.htm (http://superbikeplanet.com/2012/May/120509a.htm)
I think they would have done better to have gotten Corser personally....
Yeah, I don't know about Verm filling in for CE. His leg injury reminds me of the Hopper. Enough is enough. Save your body for old age. What kind of super performance do you think he will produce in 2 rounds on a back marker CRT bike? Let some kid have a shot at it. [popcorn] [bacon] [Dolph]
Finally sat down and watched the Moto3 race. Great battle between Cortese and Vinales. Vinales was PISSED.
Quote from: ZLTFUL on May 09, 2012, 09:03:19 PM
Finally sat down and watched the Moto3 race. Great battle between Cortese and Vinales. Vinales was PISSED.
That was a fantastic race. [thumbsup] Vinales was being a whiner...I didn't see anything wrong at all from Cortese. "I gave him room to be second" [laugh] [laugh] [thumbsup]
Quote from: Triple J on May 10, 2012, 08:07:19 AM
That was a fantastic race. [thumbsup] Vinales was being a whiner...I didn't see anything wrong at all from Cortese. "I gave him room to be second" [laugh] [laugh] [thumbsup]
Absolutely agree. Unfortunaely, I like Vinales. At least he is one Spaniard that doesn't look like his face is going to shatter when he smiles and he is most definitely passionate. Unlike Brian Wy McBrittleFace.
God I love all the Pedrobot names we've come up with! [laugh] [laugh] Poor bastard takes a beating on this board. [cheeky]
Quote from: ZLTFUL on May 10, 2012, 08:34:00 AM
Brian Wy McBrittleFace.
Solid work right there. [thumbsup]
Cortese's post-race quote singlehandedly made me a GIANT fan of his.
Quote from: Spidey on May 10, 2012, 10:58:09 AM
Cortese's post-race quote singlehandedly made me a GIANT fan of his.
[thumbsup]
and since i'm days late to the thread: ben. get your shit together. for make the beast with two backs's sake.
and i only scanned the other pages, but yeah, nicky's bike got lost. and i assume the 'grab a bunch of throttle and let the electronics figure it out' thing was just a joke.. cuz it doesn't work that way. like, at all.
both collars for colin.. bummer >:(
Quote from: gm2 on May 10, 2012, 03:44:09 PM
[thumbsup]
and i assume the 'grab a bunch of throttle and let the electronics figure it out' thing was just a joke.. cuz it doesn't work that way. like, at all.
It was a little broad, but to be fair, they open the throttle much earlier in the corner than they would have years ago. While Jorge has shown us that highsides still exist, he's also shown us that complete faith in electronics = go very fast.
So, our MotoGP heroes are truly nothing more than 'riders'....?
If Dorna/FIM 'hires' chimpanzees and pays them with bananas they could afford to have 40 bikes on the grid
Quote from: OT on May 10, 2012, 08:09:31 PM
If Dorna/FIM 'hires' chimpanzees and pays them with bananas they could afford to have 40 bikes on the grid
They already did...it's called Moto2 :)
Quote from: Jester on May 10, 2012, 07:19:46 PM
complete faith in electronics = go very fast.
negatory. those bikes will all still toss you into next week.
jorge is very fast because jorge is very fast.
Quote from: desmoquattro on May 11, 2012, 07:42:49 AM
They already did...it's called Moto2 :)
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Quote from: desmoquattro on May 11, 2012, 07:42:49 AM
They already did...it's called Moto2 :)
Maybe, but those chimps sure are entertaining.
Quote from: Buckethead on May 11, 2012, 09:35:03 AM
Maybe, but those chimps sure are entertaining.
I can see Marc Marquez throwing feces ;D
Quote from: desmoquattro on May 11, 2012, 10:10:04 AM
I can see Marc Marquez throwing feces ;D
There you go, flaunting you MotoGP.com subscription in our faces. Speed cuts that part out for us plebeians.
Quote from: Drunken Monkey on May 15, 2012, 12:19:17 AM
There you go, flaunting you MotoGP.com subscription in our faces. Speed cuts that part out for us plebeians.
Racing Underground. I heard Nate has invites. [evil] [laugh]
Quote from: Drunken Monkey on May 15, 2012, 12:19:17 AM
There you go, flaunting you MotoGP.com subscription in our faces. Speed cuts that part out for us plebeians.
Yes, but we get Greg Craptastic in trade.
Quote from: gm2 on May 11, 2012, 09:29:39 AM
negatory. those bikes will all still toss you into next week.
jorge is very fast because jorge is very fast.
Which is why I prefaced it with the highside comment. I think any rider that had experience on older bikes will tell you they can crack the throttle earlier than ever on modern machinery. You don't need for me to tell you why they spend a ton of time dicking with electronics to make sure every damn corner is mapped just right. Saying electronics doesn't drop the lap times on these bikes is crazy. I promise you they would back off a bit if they didn't trust that computer 100%.
Quote from: Jester on May 15, 2012, 08:07:09 PM
Saying electronics doesn't drop the lap times on these bikes is crazy. I promise you they would back off a bit if they didn't trust that computer 100%.
totally. i agree with that completely. but characterizing it by saying that all you need to do is twist the throttle and hang on is.. waaaay off :)