Quote from: Spidey on July 02, 2010, 08:00:03 AM
Not a bad call.  But no Stoner?  I assume you put him in fourth or DNF?

I vote for DNF due to some arm pumpin front end loss mystery issue.

Best title ever. 

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/161217/1/ben_spies_surprised_to_be_so_high.html

Quote from: Spidey on July 02, 2010, 09:00:39 AM
Best title ever. 

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/161217/1/ben_spies_surprised_to_be_so_high.html

i giggled when i read it.

and some.... cleaning products.

Stoner on Capirex

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84950

My favorite part:

"I think maybe he's lost a little bit of motivation with the bike he's on," Stoner said. "Things wear you down like that. Being in racing as long as he has, and riding the amount of piles of cr*p to the limit that he has, maybe there comes a time when you've just had enough."

He'll be fourth. The Hondas have the top end and Lorenzo is looking unstoppable.

Qualy:

Pos    No.    Rider    Bike    Time    Diff    Diff Previous
1    99    Jorge LORENZO            YAMAHA    1'42.046         
2    27    Casey STONER            DUCATI    1'42.410    0.364    0.364
3    14    Randy DE PUNIET    HONDA    1'42.512    0.466    0.102
4    26    Dani PEDROSA            HONDA    1'42.592    0.546    0.080
5    11    Ben SPIES                    YAMAHA    1'42.710    0.664    0.118
6    4    Andrea DOVIZIOSO    HONDA    1'42.866    0.820    0.156
7    65    Loris CAPIROSSI           SUZUKI    1'42.903    0.857    0.037
8    41    Aleix ESPARGARO      DUCATI    1'42.931    0.885    0.028
9    58    Marco SIMONCELLI    HONDA    1'42.994    0.948    0.063
10    19    Alvaro BAUTISTA            SUZUKI    1'43.025    0.979    0.031
11    5    Colin EDWARDS            YAMAHA    1'43.059    1.013    0.034
12    69    Nicky HAYDEN            DUCATI    1'43.068    1.022    0.009
13    40    Hector BARBERA            DUCATI    1'43.417    1.371    0.349
14    33    Marco MELANDRI            HONDA    1'43.621    1.575    0.204
15    36    Mika KALLIO            DUCATI    1'43.685    1.639    0.064
16    64    Kousuke AKIYOSHI    HONDA    1'45.577    3.531    1.892
17    8    Wataru YOSHIKAWA    YAMAHA    1'45.759    3.713    0.182

http://www.motomatters.com/results/2010/07/03/2010_catalunya_motogp_qualifying_practic.html

Pedro on 4? that's interesting, I was expecting him do do much better

Seems these times are for a flyer lap, not so indicative of race pace due to the heat.

Quote from: Speeddog on July 03, 2010, 08:09:58 AM
Seems these times are for a flyer lap, not so indicative of race pace due to the heat.

Yeah and Stoner/Spies both pulled those times out of their rear end at the end of the session.  I say Lorenzo manages the race and then pulls away once again.  I don't think anyone can keep up his pace over race distance at the moment.  He's on another level right now.

Very good warmup times.  I hope my prediction with Lorenzo was wrong.

Who is randy De Puniet and when did he learn to ride a bike!?!?

Where did they the extra GO on the Zuki's. Maybe they ran the WSBK's versions 

Wait a damn minute. Pedrobot says he had no front brakes going into the first turn after getting the holeshot? Ah.... didn't you just do a sighting lap seconds before then and you certainly had brakes then. What, now they're gone after the light goes green? WTF?? I'm sure Brembo would be very upset to know that their brakes failed you in a matter of seconds. What a piece of shit! No, not the brakes.. you! Midget warrior needs to man up (if he can... ) and shake loose from Puig and just say he make the beast with two backsed up. It's OK, your old teammate (and I use that term loosely) does that all the time! You just make the beast with two backsed up and straightened out the first turn. Big deal. Show some balls and don't blame it on your brakes. It's Ok... we'll still hate you anyway!

I'm sure this isn't the place....but holy moto2 race batman!