I will predict his bike will have many issues and hayden will finish before him.
Starting grid for Sunday:
Poor Rossi…:rofl So much for my prediction now that the Works Ducati qualified behind a CRT bike…
Did his bike have issues? :rofl
The GP race is more interesting than I thought it would be
Yes it was a pretty good race today! I think Crutchlow is going to have a solid season, and if Spies keeps ending up mid-pack, and Crutchlow keeps up in the top 5, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them switch bikes next season.
I don’t know what Ben is doing, but he has to step it up a notch.
As you know, I’m a Rossi fan, and I am doubtful I will ever see him back on the podium. The fact that Hayden held 3rd for the first few laps, but then quickly dropped off to 8th in only a few laps is a damn shame. Ducati … shakes head :Idiots
I got todays races on DVR for when i get off work at 7am tommarow morning lol, hey GETPAT, you should help me make a nice sig pic like yours!!!
wish ducati would get some consistent speed. I think things would be alot more interesting with rossi and hayden up front during the final laps
Maybe the recent crashes he had, has affected him. I know currently after my last low side I am having an issue with putting my knee down or leaning to far over.:Idiots
It is always interesting when everyone tries to win 1st lap. :rofl
As I was saying Crutchlow is the guy to watch. Not sure what happened to BS…:dunno
Send me a good picture of your bike, and I’ll see what I can do. :ponder
Something is eating him and it’s about to be eating him while sitting in tech 3 if he is lucky.
As much as the dude can ride, there IS a reason why no one freaking likes JL…:rofl
During yesterday’s MotoGP race at Jerez, where everyone was still jockeying for positions in an action packed first couple of laps, Jorge Lorenzo pushed Andrea Dovizioso wide at the Dry Sac and then threw out his arm in what appeared to be an apology, however it turned out it wasn’t an apology, but a warning sign towards the Yamaha Tech3 rider aggressiveness.
Lorenzo in an video interview with Sportmediaset said, “It was a sign to warn him to wait until maybe halfway through the race or at the end before making a pass, especially on the first laps. In theory I’m racing for the championship title and he’s on the same manufacturerer’s bike … so he has to wait a little and not try to pass me at 100%, always at the limit, risking that we could both fall and get zero points. I think you should wait to do it at halfway in the race or at the end rather than risks at the beginning, in MotoGP you have to learn how to take calculated risks … that’s why I signalled Andrea not now. Experience has taught me this.”
source: twowheelsblog
He’s from Spain, My family immigrated from Madrid. I can say most Spanish men are often douche bags. Dovi is Italian there is a rivalry between the two nations. Or thats why my Grandpa said in broken English.:crackup
I thought he shot the hand to crutchlow btw?
all four series racing this weekend.
:facepalm He’s a talented rider, but what a douche bag. So if Dovi tried passing him at the end, and fell and knocked Jorge out of the race with only laps to go … he wouldn’t be pissed because he waited till the end? :Idiots
So much going on this weekend…:excited:excited
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GRANDE PREMIO DE PORTUGAL CIRCUITO ESTORIL
MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2012
Estoril, Friday, May 04, 2012
Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 1 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’38.396
2 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1’38.717 0.321 / 0.321
3 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1’38.742 0.346 / 0.025
4 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1’38.797 0.401 / 0.055
5 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1’38.930 0.534 / 0.133
6 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1’38.959 0.563 / 0.029
7 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 1’39.029 0.633 / 0.070
8 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 1’39.193 0.797 / 0.164
9 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1’39.357 0.961 / 0.164
10 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1’39.615 1.219 / 0.258
11 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 1’40.207 1.811 / 0.592
12 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1’40.898 2.502 / 0.691
13 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Power Electronics Aspar ART 1’41.088 2.692 / 0.190
14 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Power Electronics Aspar ART 1’41.634 3.238 / 0.546
15 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Avintia Blusens BQR 1’41.638 3.242 / 0.004
16 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Speed Master ART 1’41.973 3.577 / 0.335
17 51 Michele PIRRO ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR 1’42.252 3.856 / 0.279
18 5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing Suter 1’42.587 4.191 / 0.335
19 22 Ivan SILVA SPA Avintia Blusens BQR 1’42.804 4.408 / 0.217
20 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Came IodaRacing Project Ioda 1’42.984 4.588 / 0.180
21 77 James ELLISON GBR Paul Bird Motorsport ART 1’43.665 5.269 / 0.681
<b>Monza, 4-5-6 May 2012
Superbike - Results Qualifying 1st Session
No. Rider Nat Team Bike Time Gap Rel. Laps Avg Speed Max
1 84 M. FABRIZIO ITA BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet BMW S1000 RR 1’42.327 15 203,243 334,8
2 33 M. MELANDRI ITA BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1’42.380 0.053 0.053 19 203,137 331,4
3 91 L. HASLAM GBR BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR 1’42.523 0.196 0.143 19 202,854 329,1
4 58 E. LAVERTY IRL Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’42.625 0.298 0.102 15 202,652 329,1
5 86 A. BADOVINI ITA BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet BMW S1000 RR 1’42.690 0.363 0.065 17 202,524 326,9
6 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’42.794 0.467 0.104 18 202,319 321,5
7 3 M. BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’42.844 0.517 0.050 19 202,221 330,2
8 19 C. DAVIES GBR ParkinGO MTC Racing Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’43.228 0.901 0.384 16 201,469 324,7
9 7 C. CHECA ESP Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1’43.393 1.066 0.165 16 201,147 316,3
10 34 D. GIUGLIANO ITA Althea Racing Ducati 1098R 1’43.408 1.081 0.015 17 201,118 317,3
11 65 J. REA GBR Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1’43.410 1.083 0.002 14 201,114 333,6
12 21 J. HOPKINS USA Crescent Fixi Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’43.576 1.249 0.166 13 200,792 319,4
13 2 L. CAMIER GBR Crescent Fixi Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’43.837 1.510 0.261 16 200,287 320,4
14 44 D. SALOM ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’43.943 1.616 0.106 17 200,083 316,3
15 50 S. GUINTOLI FRA Team Effenbert Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1’44.042 1.715 0.099 18 199,892 314,2
16 96 J. SMRZ CZE Liberty Racing Team Effenbert Ducati 1098R 1’44.057 1.730 0.015 12 199,864 312,2
17 87 L. ZANETTI ITA PATA Racing Team Ducati 1098R 1’44.203 1.876 0.146 17 199,584 321,5
18 59 N. CANEPA ITA Red Devils Roma Ducati 1098R 1’44.321 1.994 0.118 15 199,358 311,2
19 121 M. BERGER FRA Team Effenbert Liberty Racing Ducati 1098R 1’44.489 2.162 0.168 16 199,037 315,2
20 4 H. AOYAMA JPN Honda World Superbike Team Honda CBR1000RR 1’44.686 2.359 0.197 16 198,663 328,0
21 36 L. MERCADO ARG Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’45.156 2.829 0.470 15 197,775 313,2
22 18 M. AITCHISON AUS Grillini Progea Superbike Team BMW S1000 RR 1’45.841 3.514 0.685 15 196,495 312,2
23 199 S. GADEA ESP Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’48.085 5.758 2.244 6 192,415 323,6
Qualifying Lap Time (107% Of 1’42.327): 1’49.49
BMW’s must like Monza. lol
It’d be nice to see Melandri actually fighting for a pole position again. (Not in the pouring rain) 