Odd FP1 times....except for Melandri
Pos.   Num.   Rider   Nation   Team   Bike   Km/h   Time   Gap 1st/Prev.
1   46   Valentino ROSSI   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   302.4   1'34.357   
2   93   Marc MARQUEZ   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   307.7   1'34.552   0.195 / 0.195
3   26   Dani PEDROSA   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   309.1   1'34.570   0.213 / 0.018
4   99   Jorge LORENZO   SPA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   305.6   1'34.772   0.415 / 0.202
5   44   Pol ESPARGARO   SPA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   307.3   1'34.927   0.570 / 0.155
6   38   Bradley SMITH   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   309.7   1'35.042   0.685 / 0.115
7   25   Maverick VIÃ'ALES   SPA   Team SUZUKI ECSTAR   Suzuki   302.6   1'35.050   0.693 / 0.008
8   41   Aleix ESPARGARO   SPA   Team SUZUKI ECSTAR   Suzuki   299.4   1'35.175   0.818 / 0.125
9   4   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   315.1   1'35.223   0.866 / 0.048
10   9   Danilo PETRUCCI   ITA   Octo Pramac Racing   Ducati   304.1   1'35.271   0.914 / 0.048
11   43   Jack MILLER   AUS   CWM LCR Honda   Honda   298.4   1'35.348   0.991 / 0.077
12   35   Cal CRUTCHLOW   GBR   CWM LCR Honda   Honda   305.1   1'35.393   1.036 / 0.045
13   29   Andrea IANNONE   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   311.5   1'35.400   1.043 / 0.007
14   6   Stefan BRADL   GER   Athinà Forward Racing   Yamaha Forward   303.1   1'35.486   1.129 / 0.086
15   68   Yonny HERNANDEZ   COL   Octo Pramac Racing   Ducati   303.2   1'35.924   1.567 / 0.438
16   69   Nicky HAYDEN   USA   Aspar MotoGP Team   Honda   296.8   1'35.965   1.608 / 0.041
17   45   Scott REDDING   GBR   EG 0,0 Marc VDS   Honda   302.5   1'36.158   1.801 / 0.193
18   50   Eugene LAVERTY   IRL   Aspar MotoGP Team   Honda   298.9   1'36.223   1.866 / 0.065
19   8   Hector BARBERA   SPA   Avintia Racing   Ducati   306.9   1'36.233   1.876 / 0.010
20   19   Alvaro BAUTISTA   SPA   Aprilia Racing Team Gresini   Aprilia   301.5   1'36.250   1.893 / 0.017
21   76   Loris BAZ   FRA   Athinà Forward Racing   Yamaha Forward   298.6   1'36.423   2.066 / 0.173
22   63   Mike DI MEGLIO   FRA   Avintia Racing   Ducati   303.1   1'36.619   2.262 / 0.196
23   15   Alex DE ANGELIS   RSM   E-Motion IodaRacing Team   ART   293.0   1'37.486   3.129 / 0.867
24   33   Marco MELANDRI   ITA   Aprilia Racing Team Gresini   Aprilia   296.0   1'37.933   3.576 / 0.447
Weather Conditions:

  |   Track Condition: Dry|   Air: 17º| Humidity: 72%|   Ground: 20º

FP2....

Pos.   Num.   Rider   Nation   Team   Bike   Km/h   Time   Gap 1st/Prev.
1   26   Dani PEDROSA   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   310.4   1'33.450   
2   93   Marc MARQUEZ   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   309.8   1'33.589   0.139 / 0.139
3   46   Valentino ROSSI   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   305.6   1'33.652   0.202 / 0.063
4   29   Andrea IANNONE   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   315.3   1'33.699   0.249 / 0.047
5   35   Cal CRUTCHLOW   GBR   CWM LCR Honda   Honda   307.7   1'33.734   0.284 / 0.035
6   99   Jorge LORENZO   SPA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   307.5   1'33.741   0.291 / 0.007
7   4   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   313.3   1'33.844   0.394 / 0.103
8   41   Aleix ESPARGARO   SPA   Team SUZUKI ECSTAR   Suzuki   297.5   1'33.857   0.407 / 0.013
9   9   Danilo PETRUCCI   ITA   Octo Pramac Racing   Ducati   304.0   1'34.133   0.683 / 0.276
10   25   Maverick VIÃ'ALES   SPA   Team SUZUKI ECSTAR   Suzuki   301.5   1'34.232   0.782 / 0.099
11   44   Pol ESPARGARO   SPA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   308.0   1'34.321   0.871 / 0.089
12   68   Yonny HERNANDEZ   COL   Octo Pramac Racing   Ducati   305.6   1'34.406   0.956 / 0.085
13   38   Bradley SMITH   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   309.2   1'34.627   1.177 / 0.221
14   45   Scott REDDING   GBR   EG 0,0 Marc VDS   Honda   302.3   1'34.643   1.193 / 0.016
15   6   Stefan BRADL   GER   Athinà Forward Racing   Yamaha Forward   303.7   1'34.664   1.214 / 0.021
16   76   Loris BAZ   FRA   Athinà Forward Racing   Yamaha Forward   299.7   1'34.897   1.447 / 0.233
17   50   Eugene LAVERTY   IRL   Aspar MotoGP Team   Honda   300.3   1'35.047   1.597 / 0.150
18   69   Nicky HAYDEN   USA   Aspar MotoGP Team   Honda   297.1   1'35.149   1.699 / 0.102
19   19   Alvaro BAUTISTA   SPA   Aprilia Racing Team Gresini   Aprilia   300.9   1'35.489   2.039 / 0.340
20   8   Hector BARBERA   SPA   Avintia Racing   Ducati   309.4   1'35.538   2.088 / 0.049
21   43   Jack MILLER   AUS   CWM LCR Honda   Honda   300.0   1'35.646   2.196 / 0.108
22   63   Mike DI MEGLIO   FRA   Avintia Racing   Ducati   304.8   1'35.663   2.213 / 0.017
23   15   Alex DE ANGELIS   RSM   E-Motion IodaRacing Team   ART   291.1   1'36.869   3.419 / 1.206
24   33   Marco MELANDRI   ITA   Aprilia Racing Team Gresini   Aprilia   299.8   1'37.225   3.775 / 0.356

Some of us old futs are pulling hard for a Rossi win    .

Wasn't there talk of Melandri only being around for another race or two before he's out of MotoGP?

It was mentioned, but he seems to have had an attitude adjustment.

I don't know where he'll go if he loses this ride.

I think Rossi wins this one...it has become critical that he beats JLo, and he is keenly aware of that. The rain will help if it comes.

If it rain, I think JLo crashes.

MM will do well if it rains too...the slower speeds masking the Honda's problems. Otherwise he'll finish off of the podium (if he finishes).

9 riders running in the 1'33's with less than half a sec across the line  

Quote from: ducpainter on June 25, 2015, 10:22:41 AM
It was mentioned, but he seems to have had an attitude adjustment.

I don't know where he'll go if he loses this ride.

Was there a rumor that Melandri would go to Yamaha for WSBK in 2016?  Back to Aprilia WSBK?  Doubt that as they are doing pretty OK with Haslam and the new kid this year.

Could be wrong, but I think this one of Rossi's best/favorite tracks

He finally put in a qualifying worth mentioning

Rossi... make the beast with two backs yeah!!

Pos.   Num.   Rider   Nation   Team   Bike   Km/h   Time   Gap 1st/Prev.
1   46   Valentino ROSSI   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   313.0   1'32.627   
2   41   Aleix ESPARGARO   SPA   Team SUZUKI ECSTAR   Suzuki   300.5   1'32.858   0.231 / 0.231
3   93   Marc MARQUEZ   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   314.5   1'32.886   0.259 / 0.028
4   26   Dani PEDROSA   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   314.2   1'32.987   0.360 / 0.101
5   44   Pol ESPARGARO   SPA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   311.2   1'33.013   0.386 / 0.026
6   29   Andrea IANNONE   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   315.8   1'33.016   0.389 / 0.003
7   35   Cal CRUTCHLOW   GBR   CWM LCR Honda   Honda   311.8   1'33.028   0.401 / 0.012
8   99   Jorge LORENZO   SPA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha   308.3   1'33.042   0.415 / 0.014
9   25   Maverick VIÃ'ALES   SPA   Team SUZUKI ECSTAR   Suzuki   304.4   1'33.076   0.449 / 0.034
10   4   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   317.9   1'33.112   0.485 / 0.036
11   9   Danilo PETRUCCI   ITA   Octo Pramac Racing   Ducati   308.9   1'33.126   0.499 / 0.014
12   38   Bradley SMITH   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   311.8   1'33.236   0.609 / 0.110

Go Rossi

Assen has seen some epic battles over the years, and the stage is set for another. 

I'm going to predict a dogfight between Rossi & Marquez going into the finish, with Marquez staying atop the bike this time but Vale on the top step. Pedrosa's looking strong and hungry again, and will round out the podium.

It's sad to see the Ducs mired back in the mid-pack again these past two races; I read a bit about their difficulties coming to terms with the rough surface at Catalunya, but I'm not sure what's up this weekend.

I'm pulling for Maverick Viñales cause that's a bad ass name. 

Marquez is showing great pace in the 1'33's but with 9 riders separated by less than half a second the stage is surely set for a dog fight.

VR all in

ROSSI
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OI
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