2009 MotoGP Round 12 -Indianapolis (Race Spoilers)

[Cider]

okay, so since this one isn't being broadcasted on SPEED, who do ya think gets to be the announcers this time around?...Greg White and Ralph Shaheen again?

Probably Russell/Shaheen/White.

[derby]

bikes currently on track for fp1... and it's raining.

[Jester]

Supposed to be dry for sat/sun.   

[zooom]

go Nicky! 2nd for FP1

Result:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Diff Previous
1 3 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 1'51.507     
2 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 1'51.662 0.155 0.155
3 46 Valentino ROSSI YAMAHA 1'51.814 0.307 0.152
4 99 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 1'51.894 0.387 0.080
5 15 Alex DE ANGELIS HONDA 1'52.264 0.757 0.370
6 52 James TOSELAND YAMAHA 1'52.888 1.381 0.624
7 65 Loris CAPIROSSI SUZUKI 1'52.928 1.421 0.040
8 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 1'53.128 1.621 0.200
9 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 1'53.151 1.644 0.023
10 33 Marco MELANDRI KAWASAKI 1'53.590 2.083 0.439
11 36 Mika KALLIO DUCATI 1'53.967 2.460 0.377
12 7 Chris VERMEULEN SUZUKI 1'54.554 3.047 0.587
13 14 Randy DE PUNIET HONDA 1'55.674 4.167 1.120
14 24 Toni ELIAS HONDA 1'55.788 4.281 0.114
15 44 Aleix ESPARGARO DUCATI 1'56.204 4.697 0.416
16 41 Gabor TALMACSI HONDA 1'56.594 5.087 0.390
17 88 Niccolo CANEPA DUCATI 1'58.244 6.737 1.650

[Spidey]

Supposed to be dry for sat/sun.   

Wet then dry is not good news for Nicky.  More than others, he's needs either consistently wet or consistently dry seat time throughout the weekend to get his bike set up. 

[Triple J]

WTF...Pedrobot in 1st in the wet? 

[gm2]

guess he's not scared of the rain no mo'

[Triple J]

That or he just didn't stay out long enough to crash! 

[Speeddog]

Rossi and Pedrosa waste some time sitting in the pits to conserve their engines:
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Aug/090828f46.htm

[derby]

dayum....

nicky was ~.5s off fastest time in the session until pedro threw down a lap 1 full second faster than everybody else.

[OT]

"Dani sweeps the 2009 US GPs"

[derby]

FP2 Results

Pos.   Rider   Team   Bike   Time
1   Dani Pedrosa   Repsol Honda   Honda   1:40.271
2   Jorge Lorenzo   Fiat Yamaha   Yamaha   1:41.286
3   Alex De Angelis   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda   1:41.324
4   Valentino Rossi   Fiat Yamaha   Yamaha   1:41.389
5   Colin Edwards II   Tech 3 Yamaha   Yamaha   1:41.459
6   Andrea Dovizioso   Repsol Honda   Honda   1:41.793
7   Nicky Hayden   Ducati Marlboro   Ducati   1:41.883
8   Niccolo Canepa   Pramac Racing   Ducati   1:42.380
9   Mika Kallio   Pramac Racing   Ducati   1:42.433
10   Marco Melandri   Hayate Racing   Kawasaki   1:42.460
11   Loris Capirossi   Rizla Suzuki   Suzuki   1:42.507
12   Tony Elias   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda   1:42.603
13   Chris Vermeulen   Rizla Suzuki   Suzuki   1:42.665
14   Alexis Espargaro   Pramac Racing   Ducati   1:42.775
15   Randy De Puniet   LCR Honda   Honda   1:42.815
16   James Toseland   Tech 3 Yamaha   Yamaha   1:43.131
17   Gabor Talmasci   Scot Racing Team   Honda   1:43.184

[Drjones]

Motogp.com didn't air the live feed for FP2 for some reason or is my compurter screwed up?

[derby]

Motogp.com didn't air the live feed for FP2 for some reason or is my compurter screwed up?

FP2 never has live video.

[derby]

pedro's pace continues...

front row: pedro, jorge, rossi
second row: de angeles, edwards, hayden

pedro is the only rider in the 39s, a half second faster than lorenzo's P2 time.

P2-5 are all in the 40s.

nicky in P6 with a 1'41.067