Crazy Andrew struggling here and outside the top ten.
Boy George leading MM by nearly half a second.
HA!! from JLo to Boy Jorge, I think I'm going to start using that one. Ducati's at the bottom, what's Boy Jorge thinking.
It looks like someone sad Crazy Andrew down and red him the riot act. Now he's too afraid to let it all hang out?
OR the bike needs some serious adjustments.
FP2
1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 39.555s [Lap 16/18] 287km/h (Top Speed)
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 39.900s +0.345s [6/18] 290km/h
3. Aleix Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 40.093s +0.538s [16/16] 283km/h
4. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 40.229s +0.674s [14/17] 292km/h
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 40.282s +0.727s [7/20] 286km/h
6. Maverick Viñales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 1m 40.448s +0.893s [13/22] 286km/h
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 40.737s +1.182s [13/15] 294km/h
8. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 40.860s +1.305s [14/17] 289km/h
9. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 40.925s +1.370s [17/18] 289km/h
10. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 40.925s +1.370s [18/19] 293km/h
11. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 1m 41.017s +1.462s [19/19] 295km/h
12. Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 41.028s +1.473s [15/17] 289km/h
13. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 41.112s +1.557s [6/18] 288km/h
14. Pol Espargaro ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 41.167s +1.612s [20/20] 290km/h
15. Stefan Bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 41.178s +1.623s [16/19] 288km/h
16. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 1m 41.287s +1.732s [20/20] 287km/h
17. Loris Baz FRA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 1m 41.320s +1.765s [14/15] 285km/h
18. Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 41.573s +2.018s [11/19] 285km/h
19. Michele Pirro ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 41.841s +2.286s [18/18] 290km/h
20. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 41.904s +2.349s [4/15] 281km/h
21. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 1m 42.230s +2.675s [16/21] 282km/h
Suzuki and Aprilia become the final manufacturers to debut winglets on their MotoGP machines.
VR is really picking up the pace, and Top Gun and Nutty Andrew are getting it together.
Hey kopf...
Golden Boy is on pole. :-*
He likes the place. Should be a good one with a three way fight.
Marquez is not comfortable in the last 2 corners if I read correctly.
GOOOOO!!!! Vale [clap]
Quote from: ducpainter on April 23, 2016, 06:17:07 AM
Hey kopf...
Golden Boy is on pole. :-*
:D make the beast with two backs him
Quote from: kopfjäger on April 23, 2016, 01:40:08 PM
:D make the beast with two backs him
Not my type...
but have at it. ;D
[laugh]
All the Hondas were struggling at the last part of the track with the fast right handers it seems. Could be a showdown between team mates unless MM can get it dialed in. There'll be a brick wall dividing the pit garage now. I don't believe Jarvis for one second that they will get equal treatment and (inflammatory statement to all you fanboys) that is why VR will improve his stakes because the team will be all about helping him improve his qualifying which was a problem these last few years. ;)
Aha! To further my theory, Boy George had mysterious tyre issues causing him to cancel his flying lap. I say sabotage'! ;D
Quote from: ducpainter on April 23, 2016, 02:11:11 PM
Not my type...
but have at it. ;D
Judging from his avatars, I can't see it. 8)
Quote from: koko64 on April 23, 2016, 04:02:02 PM
Aha! To further my theory, Boy George had mysterious tyre issues causing him to cancel his flying lap. I say sabotage'! ;D
Yeah...he'll do great on the Duc. [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang]
Quote from: ducpainter on April 23, 2016, 04:44:32 PM
Yeah...he'll do great on the Duc. [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang] [bang]
He'll do better than the golden boy could do
I hope ;D
Quote from: lazylightnin717 on April 23, 2016, 05:43:48 PM
He'll do better than the golden boy could do
I hope ;D
Different bike...different time.
No real comparison IMO.
You are not wrong
Pretty dominant performance by The Doctor.
Once again, that really sucks for Dovi.
Quote from: ducpainter on April 23, 2016, 05:53:25 PM
Different bike...different time.
No real comparison IMO.
I never understood how people could even put forward that comparison [coffee]
Meanwhile, in the land of the Spaniards, ... [evil]
Quote from: Rameses on April 24, 2016, 06:07:00 AM
Pretty dominant performance by The Doctor.
Once again, that really sucks for Dovi.
He crushed them.
If it wasn't for bad luck Dovi wouldn't have any at all.
I'd be curious to hear what Laverty saw when he was pointing at Dovi's bike.
JLo said in a post race interview, that he lost because his tire was spinning, otherwise he would have won "with margin".
Quote from: ducpainter on April 24, 2016, 06:13:48 AM
I'd be curious to hear what Laverty saw when he was pointing at Dovi's bike.
I've been waiting to hear what that was too.
Quote from: HotIce on April 24, 2016, 06:37:30 AM
JLo said in a post race interview, that he lost because his tire was spinning, otherwise he would have won "with margin".
What makes him think that Rossi's wasn't also spinning?
ICE cold body language between Boy Jorge and Rossi.
Moto 3 was amazing!
Brad Binder from the back of the grid, due to a technical infraction in qualy, to win by 2 seconds and the pole sitter Bulega takes Navarro and Bagnaia in turn 13.
Good stuff.
Quote from: Rameses on April 24, 2016, 06:52:42 AM
What makes him think that Rossi's wasn't also spinning?
Everybody was spinning.
George is a baby.
That was an awesome 'parade' I thought I saw these guys at one point. :D
(http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa91/chiflado/8E8DE1C4-09EC-4DC0-B4E4-1F7F420301A0.jpg) (http://s201.photobucket.com/user/chiflado/media/8E8DE1C4-09EC-4DC0-B4E4-1F7F420301A0.jpg.html)
Mutismo e rassegnazione! ;D
Halfway through the race I came to the realization that if Rossi started selling anti aging supplements... I'd buy them because they are evidently working haha
Quote from: Rameses on April 24, 2016, 06:52:42 AM
I've been waiting to hear what that was too.
What makes him think that Rossi's wasn't also spinning?
In a post race interview VR confirmed that the tire was spinning in the finish line straight, but strangely enough not in the straight behind that.
Seems like Michelin has issues with the central part of the tire, given also the blow ups which happened in the last GPs.
Dovi had problems with his water pump -> slippery rear tire. Maybe that's what Laverty pointed at....
I have never seen with my own eyes what the negative Lorenzo fuss has been about. Today he served a first class example. I mean, he finishes at second place in the world's most prestigious moto class and the first thing he does is show anger toward his team. Not a hug, no smiles (until a fake one to the camera later). How disrespectful, competitors and team, is it possible to be?
May I say, what a boring MotoGP race . . .
Thanks to Michelin having to go back to the Fred Flintstone's hard tires, this year the GP was 31" slower than last year.
Wow, didn't know it was that bad.
Espionage'. They tweaked Boy George's traction control. ;)
That was VR of old. [thumbsup] I was hoping for a better set of battles thru the field however.
Truth is, the old guy knows how to better ride around rear end traction issues I would say compared to the younger guys. MM and CS were exceptions. I like saying that because I'm an older guy. ;)
Do not underestimate the level of corporate skullduggery possible at this dog eat dog level. CS touches on it in his book and no one feels they owe Boy George any favours. Jarvis is happy to only support Boy George as far as achieving second place in the championship behind VR for a Yammi 1-2. In Yamaha's eyes Boy George is now persona non grata while the Golden Boy's shit don't stink.
Don't tell the truth like that, you'll hurt folks feeling. ;)
Quote from: kopfjäger on April 24, 2016, 04:31:31 PM
Don't tell the truth like that, you'll hurt folks feeling. ;)
So you agree that Boy George is the scourge of the earth? ;D
He is a useless piece of shit IMO
Every man that swings a leg over one of those beasts, has all the respect I can give. I don't know any of these men personally, all I get are short (usually trackside) sound bites. Literally impossible for 'me' to judge their character from that. As always, I just want to see good racing. That shit today didn't meet my criteria.
Why I dig Rossi (no, not like that...)?
37-year old guy grand slams the home boys and then 'whellies' from the final turn all the way to the finish line [wine] ;D
Quote from: stopintime on April 24, 2016, 11:07:45 AM
Dovi had problems with his water pump -> slippery rear tire. Maybe that's what Laverty pointed at....
Makes sense.
He either saw coolant leaking, or saw the steam, which we all thought was tire smoke.
Glad to see VR take command the whole race. Been a while.
I seem to recall Jerez being pretty boring every year
Quote from: lazylightnin717 on April 24, 2016, 07:21:00 PM
I seem to recall Jerez being pretty boring every year
Moto3 was quite entertaining . ..
Yeah moto3 was entertaining, that last corner where that kid went from 4th to 2nd in one move was pretty spectacular
MotoGP race was a snoozer again. I thought the changes to electronics and tires were supposed to me it more interesting!
Congrats to the old dude! And make the beast with two backs off to the whining pregnant dog!
Michelin needs to fix their issues quick! MM ran out of gas since his rear wheel riding mixed with the rear slippage everyone was experiencing caused almost made him run out of gas during the race.
Quote from: ducpainter on April 24, 2016, 04:54:48 PM
So you agree that Boy George is the scourge of the earth? ;D
He is a useless piece of shit IMO
[laugh]
I will support him when he rides a Ducati.
Quote from: kopfjäger on April 24, 2016, 04:31:31 PM
Don't tell the truth like that, you'll hurt folks feeling. ;)
I speak the truth. ;)
Boy George has been nobbled and all the effort has gone into the Golden Boy. Boy George is now competing against his own team's efforts to support his greatest rival.
Like others have said:
Moto 3 was amazing.
MotoGP was a snooze-fest
J-Lo just needs to shut up and ride. Now he looks like a bigger douche than ever.
Quote from: DarkMonster620 on April 24, 2016, 08:15:07 PM
Moto3 was quite entertaining . ..
Binder wins from last place. Spectacular.
While the MotoGp race wasn't "exciting", I found it very intriguing and I was ultimately entertained through the entire race. I just wasn't convinced that the old man could keep it up through the whole race.
Mark
Boring race. Supreme performance by the old man though. Gotta hand it to him.
Interestingly, that was the 1st time in the premier class that Rossi has started from pole, led every lap, and won a race.
Quote from: Triple J on April 28, 2016, 09:36:33 PM
Boring race. Supreme performance by the old man though. Gotta hand it to him.
Interestingly, that was the 1st time in the premier class that Rossi has started from pole, led every lap, and won a race.
He was feeling it last weekend. ;)