2010 Moto GP round 6 Assen...(Spoilers!)

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...which I am sure, later on in the thread, will provide plenty of butt pictures of umbrella girls at the A-Style Gran Prix of Assen...

FP1 already occurred....

125ccFP2
09:00 - 09:40
MotoGPFP2
09:55 - 10:55
Moto2FP2
11:10 - 12:10
125ccQP
13:00 - 13:40
MotoGPQP
13:55 - 14:55
Moto2QP
15:10 - 15:55

and then ....

26 June 2010

125ccWUP
08:40 - 09:00
Moto2WUP
09:10 - 09:30
MotoGPWUP
09:40 - 10:00
125ccRAC
11:00
Moto2RAC
12:15
MotoGPRAC
14:00


the 1st FP times.....

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 1:35.169
2 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Ducati 1:35.180
3 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Ducati 1:35.686
4 Colin Edwards II Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 1:35.699
5 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Honda 1:35.868
6 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Honda 1:35.922
7 Aleix Espargaro Pramac Racing Ducati 1:35.927
8 Ben Spies Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 1:35.942
9 Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:36.002
10 Marco Melandri San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:36.269
11 Randy De Puniet LCR Honda Honda 1:36.294
12 Hector Barbera Paginas Amarillas Aspar Ducati 1:36.735
13 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 1:36.786
14 Mika Kallio Pramac Racing Ducati 1:37.261
15 Alvaro Bautista Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 1:37.284
16 Kousuke Akiyoshi Interwetten Honda MotoGP Honda 1:41.332


A re-configuration of the Assen track gives the 80-year old event "new circuit" status this year in terms of a track record, etc.

Kousuke Akiyoshi is thrown to the wolves with a replacement ride on the IHM team. He replaces Aoyama who is another rider out for an indefinite period with a frightening back injury.

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SpeedTV live broadcast at 9:30am ET Saturday

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FP2 RESULTS...

1 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 1:34.769
2 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Ducati 1:35.088
3 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Honda 1:35.451
4 Ben Spies Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 1:35.518
5 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Ducati 1:35.576
6 Randy De Puniet LCR Honda Honda 1:35.598
7 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Honda 1:35.626
8 Aleix Espargaro Pramac Racing Ducati 1:35.640
9 Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:35.965
10 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 1:36.177
11 Colin Edwards II Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 1:36.224
12 Marco Melandri San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:36.297
13 Hector Barbera Paginas Amarillas Aspar Ducati 1:36.388
14 Mika Kallio Pramac Racing Ducati 1:36.944
15 Alvaro Bautista Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 1:37.190
16 Kousuke AKIYOSHI Interwetten Honda MotoGP Honda 1:39.379


makes me wonder...if Casey gets his pace anything near competing in a swapping battle with Lorenzo if the Interwetten backmarker will get in the way and make a difference?!?!?!?

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Pole...

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 1:34.515
2 Randy De Puniet LCR Honda Honda 1:34.797
3 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Ducati 1:34.803
4 Ben Spies Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 1:34.926
5 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Ducati 1:34.999
6 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Honda 1:35.015
7 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Honda 1:35.162
8 Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:35.283
9 Colin Edwards II Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 1:35.393
10 Aleix Espargaro Pramac Racing Ducati 1:35.593
11 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 1:35.664
12 Alvaro Bautista Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 1:36.344
13 Mika Kallio Pramac Racing Ducati 1:36.502
14 Hector Barbera Paginas Amarillas Aspar Ducati 1:36.569
15 Kousuke AKIYOSHI Interwetten Honda MotoGP Honda 1:38.198
16 Marco Melandri San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda DNQ


Italian Marco Melandri crashed out of morning practice and has suffered a damaged shoulder. He will not race at the Dutch TT, lowering MotoGP's grid number to 15.




go RDP!!!...as far as Honda's are concerned anyway...

[desmoquattro]

go RDP!!!...as far as Honda's are concerned anyway...

Two races, two front row starts. Interesting...HRC must have given him some of Smurfy McDoucheNozzle's qualifying mojo.

[Spidey]

We may get another good fight ala last race.  Expect Pedrosa to come rocketing through the field at the start.  I'd love to see Teh Ben latch onto Casey and follow him through the race.  Man, RDP's form is great so far this year.  I wonder if he can keep pace for race distance this time. 

Poor Melandri.   

[MadDuck]

Looks like another good race.

[gm2]

i know this was talked about in the silverstone thread.. but watching qualy for that event i don't know that i've seen a more on the limit lap than when RDP threw down that half second gap on jorge.  that bike was barely on the ground.  frenchie was PUSHING.

go the ben.   

[derby]

i know this was talked about in the silverstone thread.. but watching qualy for that event i don't know that i've seen a more on the limit lap than when RDP threw down that half second gap on jorge.  that bike was barely on the ground.  frenchie was PUSHING.

go the ben.   

RdP's problem isn't pace, it's keeping the bike upright.

[Speeddog]

RDP, Dovi, Nicky and Ben all pushing really hard.

Qualy definitely worth watching if you can. 

[DRKWNG]

Qualy definitely worth watching if you can. 

well, looks like I know what I'm doing tonight.   

[DanTheMan]

looks like its lorenzo's year. I predict his dominance for the rest of the year with the other big story of Spies hitting the podium semi regularly. Looks like he almost got it figured out.

[The Architect]

Is this race on TV?  When and what channel?

[desmoquattro]

Is this race on TV?  When and what channel?

Dunno...all I know is that it's on at 3PM at a bar 100ft from my front door

[brix821]

god damnit speed! i hate when i miss a race!