MotoGP 2010 Round 18 -- Valencia (SPOILERS)

[Spidey]

This weekend is the final bye, bye to:

Rossi on a Yami
Casey on a Duc
Capi on a moped
Depuniet on a Honda
Espargaro
Melandri

[Speeddog]

Ben on a hand-me-down.

[El Matador]

I'm gonna go ahead and say that if Lorenzo doesn't crash, he wins. Followed by Rossi, followed by Stoner, who's gonna crash one last time. so It doesn't count. Third will go to Dovi by default. Or maybe Pedro after a good battle.

[zooom]

I'm gonna go ahead and say that if Lorenzo doesn't crash, he wins. 

you sure about that?

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2010/Nov/101004rydernotes.htm

"...As for the new champ, was he feeling any pressure to win the last race of the year? "It's not my obsession; this track I don't like; I really need a rest."..."

[El Matador]

you sure about that?

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2010/Nov/101004rydernotes.htm

"...As for the new champ, was he feeling any pressure to win the last race of the year? "It's not my obsession; this track I don't like; I really need a rest."..."

Still stand by it. He was proud enough to get into a stupid battle with Rossi at Japan, he will be proud enough to battle it out against Rossi in front of home crowd.

[zooom]

but in Japan he had not secured the Championship yet...in Japan the team still hadn't won...and Yamaha had not cinched the manufacturers crown...that and in Japan, you are at the home race for Yamaha corporate....so he had every reason why he had to push for every point possible there...here and now...maybe not so much...

[zooom]

FP1


Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Diff Previous
1 27 Casey STONER DUCATI 1'32.897     
2 99 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 1'33.455 0.558 0.558
3 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 1'33.500 0.603 0.045
4 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 1'33.631 0.734 0.131
5 46 Valentino ROSSI YAMAHA 1'33.714 0.817 0.083
6 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 1'33.757 0.860 0.043
7 40 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 1'33.857 0.960 0.100
8 14 Randy DE PUNIET HONDA 1'33.899 1.002 0.042
9 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 1'33.929 1.032 0.030
10 41 Aleix ESPARGARO DUCATI 1'34.029 1.132 0.100
11 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 1'34.053 1.156 0.024
12 26 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 1'34.123 1.226 0.070
13 33 Marco MELANDRI HONDA 1'34.160 1.263 0.037
14 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI 1'34.506 1.609 0.346
15 65 Loris CAPIROSSI SUZUKI 1'34.864 1.967 0.358
16 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 1'34.904 2.007 0.040
17 71 Carlos CHECA DUCATI 1'35.172 2.275 0.268

[avizpls]

Very happy to see Ben made it for FP...lets hope he makes it to grid (both before and after sighting) and does well 

[zooom]

okay Jorge ( Yor-Ghey ) is officially GHEY!

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/11/jorge-lorenzo-x-swarovski-x-liberace/

[The Architect]

On which lap is Casey going down? 

I'm going with lap 2. 

If he doesn't go down he'll take first. 

[zooom]

On which lap is Casey going down? 

I'm going with lap 2. 

   

lap 4, turn 11

[zooom]

FP2


Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 1:32.690
2 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Ducati 1:33.004
3 Colin Edwards II Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 1:33.466
4 Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:33.468
5 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Honda 1:33.470
6 Ben Spies Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 1:33.528
7 Randy De Puniet LCR Honda Honda 1:33.535
8 Marco Melandri San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:33.568
9 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 1:33.661
10 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Ducati 1:33.684
11 Hector Barbera Paginas Amarillas Aspar Ducati 1:33.782
12 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Honda 1:33.927
13 Aleix Espargaro Pramac Racing Ducati 1:33.954
14 Hiroshi Aoyama Interwetten Honda MotoGP Honda 1:34.154
15 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 1:34.248
16 Alvaro Bautista Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 1:34.296
17 Carlos Checa Pramac Racing Ducati 1:34.636

[Triple J]

okay Jorge ( Yor-Ghey ) is officially GHEY!

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/11/jorge-lorenzo-x-swarovski-x-liberace/

That's horrible! 

...and what's Rossi's nickname for him?

[derby]

okay Jorge ( Yor-Ghey ) is officially GHEY!

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/11/jorge-lorenzo-x-swarovski-x-liberace/

this totally reminds me of the jacket he wore to the banquet after his first 250 championship.

[swampduc]

this totally reminds me of the jacket he wore to the banquet after his first 250 championship.

Do we even want to know? 
I've got a lot of respect for Lorenzo's on-track skills, but the celebration (including this helmet) - sheesh <face palm>