Testing looking not so good for some of the aliens, Lorenzo and Rossi not really on the pace.

 

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/128138/vinales-finishes-phillip-island-test-on-top

 

So can Maverick win the title on the Yamaha?  Will Marquez take advantage of the other top guys struggles?

 

 

On 2/17/2017 at 11:52, camelspyyder said:

Testing looking not so good for some of the aliens, Lorenzo and Rossi not really on the pace.

 

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/128138/vinales-finishes-phillip-island-test-on-top

 

So can Maverick win the title on the Yamaha?  Will Marquez take advantage of the other top guys struggles?

 

 

 

Maverick would be a great new champ and is my favourite for 2017.

 

Perhaps Rossi was feeling his age a bit as it was his 38th birthday on the 16th Feb.

 

Still pretty close with a dozen within Maverick's time, should be a good year's racing and just hoping other series ie F1 and WRC are also close and provide as much entertainment as MotoGP did last year.  Still chuffed that Cal did so well last year.  Nice to see a non-Italian or Spaniard win for a change.

 

Motorsport have a pic of Maverick mid-corner in the current issue: If he hangs off much further he'll be needing shoulder and hip sliders!

Hes amazing. The old guard really need to watch out.

60+ degrees of lean...

 

 

 

 

2017.

1st timed session of the year.

Maverick from Marc and Dani by 0.6 and 0.9 seconds.

 

No-one else close, not even Jorge or Vale.

 

 

Gonna have to get used to the Spanish national anthem again and again...

 

 

Edited 23 March, 20179 yr by camelspyyder

FP2 somewhat different...

 

Scotty Redding fastest from Dovi, so Ducati 1-2 with Tech3 3-4.

 

0.7 off the best FP1 time, but Scott is 3rd fastest overall so far 

 

Sam Lowes way off team mate Aleix again.

10 minutes ago, camelspyyder said:

FP2 somewhat different...

 

Scotty Redding fastest from Dovi, so Ducati 1-2 with Tech3 3-4.

 

0.7 off the best FP1 time, but Scott is 3rd fastest overall so far 

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Sam Lowes way off team mate Aleix again.

Great by Scott. Dukes have the speed in the last sector. Finales might have been quickest if he had not binned it earlier based on his times.

Edited 24 March, 20179 yr by lol-lol

Lorenzo fails to make it straight to Q2. Crutchlow and Redding safely in.

Redding was lucky when his fairing snapped, that could have been very scary at full throttle.

Finally watched the races (MotoGP/F1) that happened on Mothers Day (when I was otherwise engaged).

 

MotoGP!

 

Zarco  

Dovi 

Ianonne 

Aleix 

Maverick 

 

Not so good for most of the aliens I have to say...

 

Great racing!

 

Rossi did well from 4th row to podium.

 

Yams rule!

Massive result for "wee McPhee" in Moto3 and points for Danny Kent as well in Moto2.

 

Great comeback for John after his awful Philip Island crash last year.

 

 

 

 

Edited 27 March, 20179 yr by camelspyyder

Lorenzo and Ducati? Is his situation now worse than when Valentino was there? It was slow then as well yes, but at least the GOAT wasn't getting destroyed by his team mate.

And given that the grid was decided on free practice, would anyone really claim there's qualifying/race evidence that Maverick and Vale aren't close to each other?

Rossi has been missing the setup all winter until Friday in Qatar, according to his crew chief:

 

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/128715/rossi-winter-pace-deficit-gone

Really enjoyed Moto GP today, even though I only got home in time for the big race...

 

although I really think I shouldnt laugh so much whenever one of the bikes from my least favourite team somersaults through the gravel.

 

Fab Brit podium places again.

Edited 9 April, 20179 yr by camelspyyder

23 hours ago, camelspyyder said:

Really enjoyed Moto GP today, even though I only got home in time for the big race..

 

 

The Moto3 race was epic. As they usually are!

It may not last, and he's not the quickest at the moment, but the GOAT is leading the championship.

It may depend on what sort of rate Maverick and Marquez keep binning it at?

True. Even Rossi lost the title last year because he fell off too often.

Marquez joins the caravan gang... deliberately following Dani around in qualifying to get a front row laptime after being outpaced in FP123.

 

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129359/marquez-followed-pedrosa-during-qualifying

 

Thought it was just the slow w***k*rs like Barbera who had to do that.

 

Wonder what Cal will say?

Rare old race when 2 of the aliens crash out.

 

 

 

No news is good news when ex-champ Nicky Hayden is still in a coma though.

On 5/21/2017 at 16:37, camelspyyder said:

No news is good news when ex-champ Nicky Hayden is still in a coma though.

Now reported that Nicky Hayden has died.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/39972058

1 minute ago, moley said:

Now reported that Nicky Hayden has died.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/39972058

 

 

Heard about an hour ago, hope they do a good tribute at Donni on the weekend.