MotoGP (Aragon) ***SPOILERS***

[motodog650]

MotoGP Aragon FP1 results:

01- Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1’50.281
02- Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.449
03- Casey Stoner – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 0.525
04- Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – + 0.612
05- Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 0.810
06- Randy De Puniet – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 1.095
07- Nicky Hayden – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11.1 – + 1.137
08- Valentino Rossi – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11.1 – + 1.395
09- Colin Edwards – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 1.545
10- Hiroshi Aoyama – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – + 1.578
11- Ben Spies – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 1.630
12- Hector Barbera – Mapfre Aspar Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 1.735
13- Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki MotoGP – Suzuki GSV-R – + 1.943
14- Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 2.299
15- Karel Abraham – Cardion AB Motoracing – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 2.877
16- Toni Elias – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – + 3.159
17- Loris Capirossi – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 3.561


MotoGP & Moto2 FP2 delayed and then cancelled after power outages on the plains in Spain...

[DogBoy]

Waiting for stop watch rant from the carbs and reed valve crowd.


Wait, lets line 'em by points, run heats, an LCQ and a main.  

[motodog650]

Waiting for stop watch rant from the carbs and reed valve crowd.


Wait, lets line 'em by points, run heats, an LCQ and a main.  

I don't need no stinkin' electronic timing & scoring  

[DredheadV2.0]

I'm just posting in this thread to give folks something to disagree with.

[satxbonneville]

I'm just posting in this thread to give folks something to disagree with.

No you're not.

[motodog650]

I'm just posting in this thread to give folks something to disagree with.

I disagree !! Your not posting, your jacking !!

[DredheadV2.0]

No you're not.

Don't you start.

[satxbonneville]

1   Casey Stoner      Repsol Honda          Honda RC212V   1:49.272
2   Dani Pedrosa      Repsol Honda              Honda RC212V   1:49.334
3   Randy De Puniet   Pramac Racing              Ducati GP11   1:50.003
4   Andrea Dovizioso   Repsol Honda              Honda RC212V   1:50.139
5   Marco Simoncelli   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda RC212V   1:50.197
6   Ben Spies              Yamaha Factory Racing   Yamaha M1   1:50.376
7   Alvara Bautista      Rizla Suzuki              Suzuki GSV-R   1:50.422
8   Jorge Lorenzo      Yamaha Factory Racing   Yamaha M1   1:50.444
9   Valentino Rossi   Ducati Marlboro      Ducati GP11   1:50.484
10   Nicky Hayden      Ducati Marlboro      Ducati GP11   1:50.567
11   Hector Barbera      Aspar Team            Ducati GP11   1:50.584
12   Cal Crutchlow      Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha M1   1:50.690
13   Hiroshi Aoyama   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda RC212V   1:50.760
14   Colin Edwards      Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha M1   1:50.898
15   Karel Abraham      Cardion AB MotoRacing   Ducati GP11   1:51.026
16   Loris Capirossi      Pramac Racing        Ducati GP11   1:51.561
17   Toni Elias        LCR Honda             Honda RC212V   1:51.882

A longer session to make up for yesterday's circa 2009 DMG-level SNAFU.

[squeezer]

No you're not.

DePuniet's having a nice day.

[DogBoy]

3   Randy De Puniet   Pramac Racing              Ducati GP11   1:50.003

    I'm sure RDP is capable of riding at this level but I'm not so sure about the bike.

[satxbonneville]

Don't you start.

 

[motodog650]

MotoGP Aragon Qualifying results:

01- Casey Stoner – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – 1’48.451
02- Dani Pedrosa – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 0.296
03- Ben Spies – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.704
04- Jorge Lorenzo – Yamaha Factory Racing Team – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 0.819
05- Andrea Dovizioso – Repsol Honda Team – Honda RC212V – + 0.921
06- Marco Simoncelli – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – + 1.077
07- Nicky Hayden – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11.1 – + 1.301
08- Karel Abraham – Cardion AB Motoracing – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 1.326
09- Hiroshi Aoyama – San Carlo Honda Gresini – Honda RC212V – + 1.362
10- Randy De Puniet – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 1.375
11- Alvaro Bautista – Rizla Suzuki MotoGP – Suzuki GSV-R – + 1.432
12- Cal Crutchlow – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 1.442
13- Valentino Rossi – Ducati Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11.1 – + 1.509
14- Hector Barbera – Mapfre Aspar Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 1.525
15- Colin Edwards – Monster Yamaha Tech 3 – Yamaha YZR M1 – + 1.654
16- Loris Capirossi – Pramac Racing Team – Ducati Desmosedici GP11 – + 2.301
17- Toni Elias – LCR Honda MotoGP – Honda RC212V – + 2.622

[crashtech]

Now if Spies wont blow the start........Could there be a couple Americans on the podium?.......Rossi.. ....We all know Stoner will win if no problems.....

[DredheadV2.0]

Now if Spies wont blow the start........Could there be a couple Americans on the podium?.......Rossi.. ....We all know Stoner will win if no problems.....

Anyone remember how Nicky qualified last year when he got 3rd?

[DogBoy]

Anyone remember how Nicky qualified last year when he got 3rd?

Qualifying from last year had Nicky 4th, Spies 5th and Stoner on pole. This was the track where Ducati got their mojo back and Stoner started kicking ass again.

[DogBoy]

Rossi using 7th engine. Starting from pit lane. Ugh.

http://motomatters.com/news/2011/09/17/the_engine_rule_claims_its_first_victim_.html

[crashtech]

Qualifying from last year had Nicky 4th, Spies 5th and Stoner on pole. This was the track where Ducati got their mojo back and Stoner started kicking ass again.

You think Stoner is that good? Or is the bike this year that bad?....All I can say is WOW...this season has been a utter embarrassment for Ducati.......Maybe Nick can hold it together for a decent finish.....Spies will be there if he does not play mr nice guy at the start and watch everybody pull away thinking he can come back later..

[DogBoy]

You think Stoner is that good? Or is the bike this year that bad?

A little of columnA, a little of column B. No question Stoner is the fastest rider, he may also have matured into the best rider in the last few years. Whether or not the Ducati is "bad" is beyond me. There are so many smart talented people working in MotoGP that I hate to call anyone bad. There could be all kinds of reasons for their results. Its way beyond a low level club racer like me.

[DredheadV2.0]

I wish to hell we could see all the riders on equal, equally unfamiliar equipment.  Something like the Boxer Cup.  I think Stoner would still be top dog; he really is that good.  But I think we'd have some suprises in the finishing order.

Wishing aside, I'm looking forward to tomorrow.  

[mugwump58]

Where were you on Aragon Day? How's the premier class going to top that!

[veefer800canuck]

Now if only Rossi was starting from pit lane on a competitive bike (HONDA) and was leading the championship.

THAT would be a sight to see, him scything through the field!!!

[mugwump58]

I got a load of laundry done and brewed a cup of coffee...

None the less I enjoy the idea of the best riders on the best bikes in the world. I await the format for next year....

In the mean time you may as well turn the camera's onto the riders significant others, just to keep up interest.

[crashtech]

What a boring ass race competition wise anyhow....Some nice paint trading back in the pack with.some spectacular get-offs ....Spies finally started great but fell pray to the hondas . Rossi still needs a new bike. ...I think Stoner is that good ....Would love to see them on equal bikes though, thats why Moto2 is so exciting....

[motodog650]

Would like to have seen Hayden's final pass for 7th after Barbera duffed him up a few laps earlier. Thinking he pulled out a move from back in his dirt track days and repaid the favor...  

[jfusaro]

Boring race indeed, some good passing but for the most part the usual suspects. As far as Rossi vs Stoner on same bike, well look what Stoner was able to accomplish on a Ducati at times, he's that good

[satxbonneville]

 

Is WSBK back on yet? No?

 

[mellow_gold]

Moto2 race was fantastic. That series has been incredible so far.  Usually 5 or 6 guys competing for the top spots with lots of passing going on.

[squeezer]

Would like to have seen Hayden's final pass for 7th after Barbera duffed him up a few laps earlier. Thinking he pulled out a move from back in his dirt track days and repaid the favor...  

I wish we had seen that too. Nicky looked aggressive today.

Things I agree with:
   1. Tho' there were some interesting moments, that was pretty much a snoozefest.
   2. Stoner is that good.

[DogBoy]

That was the shortest ten seconds I've ever seen. Rossi was at pit exit as the field was clearing that that part of the track.  

[DredheadV2.0]

I was cooking dinner and watching the MotoGP race, was kinda interesting.  Nice dicing between Rossi, Crutchlow, and Aoyama as well as the scrap between Hayden, Bautista, and Barbera.  I also really want to know if Hayden pulled a "backyard move" on Barbera.

Moto2 was fantastic, til Iannone blew just one l'il corner, fell back too far to challenge, and then it was just Marquez ticking away perfect laps like clockwork.  For a second I got confused, seeing Repsol colors and perfect form and a 10-second lead... I thought I was watching the MotoGP race til i remembered Repsol Honda changed their livery for this race  .  Still a really great first half of the race.  Bradl... he looks like he's given up.  He's talented, but it seems like he doesn't have the fight in him.  Doesn't bode well for his future if he can't bounce back from this sort of thing.  He's still technically the championship leader, but this was the end of it.  He only has 6 points over Marquez, and Marquez is unstoppable.

Nico Terol taking the win in 125's was no surprise, but how Zarco held 2nd was.  I'm surprised he didn't crap his pants watching Faubel overtake him before the last corner, then crash out right across his front wheel.  What is this, the fifth 2nd place for Zarco?  At least he didn't pull a Misano.  Maybe he'll win some races on Moto3 bikes after Terol graduates to Moto2.

[motodog650]

The super slow motion close-ups of Stoner mid corner were mucho awesome...

[Gaw]

After watching Moto2 race Motogp seems even more boring.
Still thinking Márquez is doing an awesome end of season.
The big different bewteen him and Bradl is the champion
mentality.

Here there is a debate whether or not Márquez should go to
Motogp  next year. I think he is young an one year more learning
in moto2 is Ok. Other people think he can't learn more in Moto2

This time no backyard movement, Barbera went wide in
a turn and Nick took advantage of it

[DredheadV2.0]

Here there is a debate whether or not Márquez should go to
Motogp  next year. I think he is young an one year more learning
in moto2 is Ok. Other people think he can't learn more in Moto2

I can think of a few people who hope he moves on to MotoGP.    Names like Simon, Smith, Corsi, Espargaro, etc.

[Gaw]

I can think of a few people who hope he moves on to MotoGP.    Names like Simon, Smith, Corsi, Espargaro, etc.

Right!!! jaja

[satxbonneville]

Moto2 was another fun race. The GP just gets hard to watch race after race when the only real racing is for 6-7-8 and just as it's at the peak of excitement (last lap or two) the shot is of Stoner riding the last laps all by his lonesome all the way to the finish. Wait? Something exciting may have happened in the dicing for position further back? Oh well.

At least if it's a boring stretch in WSBK the director manages several cut-away shots of Melandri's girlfriend.   As tall as she is and as short as he is I imagine that his head slots in right about...there.

[1000lbs]

The Moto 2 race was fantastic, Marquez is doing the business and I always enjoy watching Ianonne mix things up at the front  .  

The GP was not the most interesting race, but I really enjoyed one feature of SpeedTV's HD coverage.  Those super slow motion shots were awsome.  I was mezmorized by the deflection of the tire and all of the small fast movements you usually can't perceive in the standard footage.  I'd like to have a few minutes of those on a loop as a screensaver.

[DredheadV2.0]

 I really enjoyed one feature of SpeedTV's HD coverage.  Those super slow motion shots were awsome.  

Oooh, I might have to d/l the BBC One HD broadcast just for that.

[Tyrroneous]

The Eurosport broadcast I watched had some super slo-mo's too.  Lovely footage.  

I am so glad that I watched the MotoGP race first because after just watching the Moto2 battle royale, I don't think I would have even watched the entire MotoGP race if I was watching it 2nd.  

[tomek]

  Bradl...   He's talented

Says who ? Prove it .

[squeezer]

Just watched the Moto2 race. You guys aren't kidding. That was intense. Well, the first 2/3 was intense at the front. That trailing pack with Bradl was intense at the end. Great race!

Under the new rules, do MotoGP rookies still have to spend at least a year with a satellite team? If yes, I'd want to get Marquez up there sooner rather than later. I've read that he wants to spend another year in Moto2, but maybe that's teamspeak. Honda seems to have an oversupply of riders at the moment.

[mellow_gold]

The Eurosport broadcast I watched had some super slo-mo's too.  Lovely footage.  

I am so glad that I watched the MotoGP race first because after just watching the Moto2 battle royale, I don't think I would have even watched the entire MotoGP race if I was watching it 2nd.  

I've started watching them the other way round, that way MotoGP isn't as big a let-down as after Moto2,

[DredheadV2.0]

Says who ? Prove it .

Thanks for playing!