http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2011/Jun/sp2/110603a.htm

FP1 results....

Other than Spies and Edwards isn't this kind of deja vu all over again? Too bad Pedrobot will miss his home turf race. Wait... did I actually say something nice and sympathetic about the 'bot? I must be sick!

Well, yes it's 'normal service resumed'.

FP2 - http://www.motomatters.com/results/2011/06/03/2011_catalunya_motogp_fp2_result_stoner_.html

Honda steamroller continues.

Yamahas seem as bit better, Lorenzo 4th within shouting distance, Spies 5th....but at almost 2 sec back. 

Edwards contracts Pedrosa's Disease. 

Quote from: Speeddog on June 03, 2011, 07:51:40 AM
Edwards contracts Pedrosa's Disease. 

CONFIRMED on the broken collarbone from a turn 5 fall....

sucks!

Wow, that does indeed suck. Here's to hoping that Ben is over his whinning and actually gets going.

Wow. 2 seconds off the front and 1 second off the nearest front runner are huge gaps. Let's hope for some action up front and for the Ben not to fade.  
This might turn out to be another yawn fest but you never know.......

Too bad for Edwards.

Quote from: duccarlos on June 03, 2011, 09:34:16 AM
Wow, that does indeed suck. Here's to hoping that Ben is over his whinning and actually gets going.

what whining are you talking about? 

Quote from: duccarlos on June 03, 2011, 09:34:16 AM
Wow, that does indeed suck. Here's to hoping that Ben is over his whinning and actually gets going.

That time Ben put up was the only lap of the session at that pace.  I don't see him challenging.  The rest of his lap times were junk.

  Simoncelli on pole!

That won't be a popular pole position in that part of the world! Probably made sure he got the pole just to piss off all the local Pedrobot lovers. If I were him I would have a food tester around before I ate any meals to check for poison and I'd want extra security.

The Ben certainly picked up the pace. He damn near booted Jorge off the front row. Missed it by this much!!!

Sad for Edwards. He has never missed a GP start going all the way back to 2003. 141 starts in a row.

http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/road-racing/2011/06/04/simoncelli-gets-first-pole-in-catalunya/

I kind of hope Super Sic shows Stoner a good race. I'm guessing he'll end up third or so. Now time to go to bed so I can catch Moto 2 bright and early.

Hopefully Sic can keep the bike upright, but I think Stoner still has this race in the bag with Lorenzo/Sic filling out the podium.  The devil in me says that Marco takes out Jorge and we have another Stoner/Dovi/Rossi podium with the Spanish crowd storming the track and trampling Simoncelli to death.   

The home crowd is going to propel Elias to the win.   

Quote from: Spidey on June 04, 2011, 07:32:07 PM
The home crowd is going to propel Elias to the win.   

They'll have to get out there and push him.