stoner is just fast i can see him complaining when things are not going right as all the champs always complain if they are not winning, even rossi did that for a while he'll blame it on tires or settings or the bike or his shoulder etc.  instead of just saying "i'm slow because everyone else is just faster and i'm slow right now".

but in the end it doesn't matter these guys are all getting paid their 10s of milliions a year so changing teams can't be that bad for them

http://superbikeplanet.com/2011/Apr/110401rydernotes.htm

Hmmmm....none of this may matter

http://motomatters.com/news/2011/04/01/f1_and_motogp_to_merge.html 

Quote from: OT on April 01, 2011, 06:40:09 PM
Hmmmm....none of this may matter

http://motomatters.com/news/2011/04/01/f1_and_motogp_to_merge.html 

April Fools!

Stoner tops qualy.

In other news today, the sky is blue and the sun is bright.

Lots of folks checking out the kitty litter.

Pos    No.    Rider    Bike    Time    Diff    Diff Previous
1    27    Casey STONER        HONDA    1'38.757         
2    26    Dani PEDROSA         HONDA    1'38.915    0.158    0.158
3    1    Jorge LORENZO         YAMAHA    1'38.918    0.161    0.003
4    11    Ben SPIES              YAMAHA    1'39.390    0.633    0.472
5    58   Marco SIMONCELLI    HONDA    1'39.486    0.729    0.096
6    4    Andrea DOVIZIOSO    HONDA    1'39.709    0.952    0.223
7    14    Randy DE PUNIET     DUCATI    1'39.892    1.135    0.183
8    5    Colin EDWARDS         YAMAHA    1'39.895    1.138    0.003
9    35    Cal CRUTCHLOW       YAMAHA    1'40.019    1.262    0.124
10    7    Hiroshi AOYAMA       HONDA    1'40.168    1.411    0.149
11    69    Nicky HAYDEN        DUCATI    1'40.175    1.418    0.007
12    46    Valentino ROSSI     DUCATI    1'40.185    1.428    0.010
13    8    Hector BARBERA      DUCATI    1'40.217    1.460    0.032
14    21    John HOPKINS       SUZUKI    1'40.310    1.553    0.093
15    65    Loris CAPIROSSI     DUCATI    1'40.523    1.766    0.213
16    17    Karel ABRAHAM      DUCATI    1'40.601    1.844    0.078
17    24    Toni ELIAS           HONDA    1'41.114    2.357    0.513

There's going to be a lot of good scraps through the field tomorrow.   

I'm sick of Stoner.

I do think that tomorrows race is going to be a good one. Lots of good action today

I real thought Tony Elias was going to do much better?     I know it's early for him but still. 

Feelin' better that I didn't fork over the equivalent of 100-euros for the HD feed...but that all may change if there's some real racing before too long... 

Seems the forecast is for rain, so... it'll be interesting. 

Elias and Hopper on the podium? 

Quote from: ducpainter on April 02, 2011, 04:32:55 PM
Elias and Hopper on the podium? 

Rossi's got a good record in the rain....

Quote from: OT on April 02, 2011, 09:46:14 PM
Rossi's got a good record in the rain....

Yes and the warmup was pretty damp.  Rossi up at the top of the sheets.  He might be praying for rain at this point.

Looks like rain may equalize things a bit and give the Ducati Factory a chance at glory today...


1 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 251.8 1'50.297

2 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 260.0 1'50.888  0.591 / 0.591

3 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 258.9 1'51.137 0.840 / 0.249

4 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 250.8 1'51.176 0.879 / 0.039

5 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 252.9 1'51.273 0.976 / 0.097

6 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 257.7 1'51.462 1.165 / 0.189

7 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 255.3 1'51.476 1.179 / 0.014

8 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 249.4 1'52.025 1.728 / 0.549

9 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 246.8 1'52.050 1.753 / 0.025

10 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 244.3 1'52.376 2.079 / 0.326

11 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 248.4 1'53.163 2.866 / 0.787

12 21 John HOPKINS USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 256.8 1'53.329 3.032 / 0.166

13 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 245.3 1'53.535 3.238 / 0.206

14 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 260.0 1'53.589 3.292 / 0.054

15 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 242.6 1'53.963 3.666 / 0.374

16 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 241.0 1'54.606 4.309 / 0.643

17 24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 257.6 1'56.451 6.154 / 1.845