Pedro's on fire.

Led FP1 by almost a second, leads FP2 by nearly 0.4.

Is Brno a new track to Bautista?  If not, he's got a serious problem on his hands. 

Quote from: Spidey on August 12, 2011, 09:14:48 AM
Is Brno a new track to Bautista?  

not even barely.  and it's also a very good track for hopper.

FP1 RESULTS

1 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:56.328
2 Casey Stoner Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:57.294
3 Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda RC212V 1:57.408
4 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 1:57.587
5 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:57.776
6 Ben Spies Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 1:57.903
7 John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki Suzuki GSV-R 1:58.321
8 Alvara Bautista Rizla Suzuki Suzuki GSV-R 1:58.345
9 Cal Crutchlow Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha M1 1:58.390
10 Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha M1 1:58.497
11 Valentino Rossi Ducati Marlboro Ducati GP11 1:58.819
12 Randy De Puniet Pramac Racing Ducati GP11 1:58.927
13 Hector Barbera Aspar Team Ducati GP11 1:58.973
14 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Ducati GP11 1:58.975
15 Hiroshi Aoyama San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda RC212V 1:59.289
16 Karel Abraham Cardion AB MotoRacing Ducati GP11 1:59.334
17 Loris Capirossi Pramac Racing Ducati GP11 1:59.706
18 Toni Elias LCR Honda Honda RC212V 2:00.201


FP2 RESULTS


1 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:56.454
2 Casey Stoner Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:56.831
3 Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda RC212V 1:57.136
4 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 1:57.174
5 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Honda RC212V 1:57.535
6 Ben Spies Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 1:57.631
7 Valentino Rossi Ducati Marlboro Ducati GP11 1:57.745
8 Alvara Bautista Rizla Suzuki Suzuki GSV-R 1:57.857
9 Cal Crutchlow Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha M1 1:57.859
10 John Hopkins Rizla Suzuki Suzuki GSV-R 1:57.880
11 Hector Barbera Aspar Team Ducati GP11 1:58.120
12 Colin Edwards Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha M1 1:58.313
13 Randy De Puniet Pramac Racing Ducati GP11 1:58.454
14 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Ducati GP11 1:58.568
15 Loris Capirossi Pramac Racing Ducati GP11 1:58.573
16 Hiroshi Aoyama San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda RC212V 1:58.607
17 Karel Abraham Cardion AB MotoRacing Ducati GP11 1:58.999
18 Toni Elias LCR Honda Honda RC212V 1:59.157

Surprised to see Karel so far down the pack, I expect him to do well here

Quote from: El Matador on August 12, 2011, 09:55:02 AM
Surprised to see Karel so far down the pack, I expect him to do well here

must be nerves....

Quote from: zooom on August 12, 2011, 10:02:01 AM
must be nerves....

what was the weather?

That's a gaggle of Ducs bringing up the rear in FP1 with a couple of Hondas thrown in there for good measure. I'm surprised Val was able to pull out a decent lap.

I'm going to go out on a limb and make a prediction;


Stoner, Pedrosa and Lorenzo will finish in the top three.  Dovi not far behind.  Simoncelli will crash or finish 6th.  Rossi will pole poorly and move up 5 spots.  Nicky will finish in the same position he poles (8th.)  And so on, and so on, and so on..........


BORING!



For the fans sake, I hope it rains. 



Which race do you guys think Pedrosa will break his hip mounting his bike?  Just kidding.  He's had some rough falls. 

If it rains maybe they can toss out a few cobras on the track... you know, spice it up a little. If Super Sic falls down he'll have to worry about snake bites.

I'm thinking your prediction is probably close to what will happen. Where does The Ben finish? Fifth? First non-alien?

Quote from: fastwin on August 12, 2011, 02:40:32 PM
Where does The Ben finish? Fifth?

Yes. 

Thanks.  I forgot about him.  He tends to blend in. 

I think Pedro's been looking at Stoner's data and watching video.

He's noticeably sliding the rear now.

Did you see a noticable change in riding style/technique?
You reckon he"s applying some of Stoners technique?

Hopper is out! Broke his finger in FP3   DANG!

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/Hopkins+out+of+Brno+Grand+Prix

Darn it. I was hoping (hoping Hopper? ) that he would get a decent result. Hope this doesn't bugger up his shot at the BSBK title.