[freighttrain]

Crazy Joe smashes up a shoulder..
Mother Narure wants to play..
Dovi feels good after a couple days of testing..
Dani is back..
All is quiet around the forum..

I expect Rossi and Marc to have a good battle..
Jorge and Dovi to get to know each other..
Dani and Cal to become familiar on the track as well..

Hello out there.. It is MotoGP time..
Thoughts?

 

[racer162]

As usual should be fun expect good things from Rossi. Hope pedrosa does well.
Expect a track battle from Marquez and Rossi

 

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and their off...... FP1

1 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 1'34.034 15 16 308.3
2 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'34.280 14 14 0.246 0.246 308.1
3 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'34.301 21 21 0.267 0.021 307.7
4 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR CWM LCR Honda HONDA 1'34.310 16 16 0.276 0.009 306.9
5 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'34.331 20 20 0.297 0.021 306.0
6 45 Scott REDDING GBR EG 0,0 Marc VDS HONDA 1'34.472 20 20 0.438 0.141 303.1
7 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'34.570 20 20 0.536 0.098 301.8
8 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'34.598 19 19 0.564 0.028 305.9
9 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 1'34.721 18 19 0.687 0.123 308.3
10 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'34.729 20 21 0.695 0.008 307.9
11 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'34.854 13 19 0.820 0.125 296.0
12 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'35.254 18 19 1.220 0.400 301.0
13 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'35.348 17 17 1.314 0.094 303.0
14 6 Stefan BRADL GER Athinà Forward Racing YAMAHA FORWARD 1'35.367 15 15 1.333 0.019 299.0
15 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Aspar MotoGP Team HONDA 1'35.510 19 19 1.476 0.143 296.5
16 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'35.617 19 20 1.583 0.107 297.5
17 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE AB Motoracing HONDA 1'35.690 10 15 1.656 0.073 296.7
18 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Avintia Racing DUCATI 1'35.697 18 18 1.663 0.007 303.9
19 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini APRILIA 1'35.800 19 20 1.766 0.103 297.7
20 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM Octo IodaRacing Team ART 1'35.802 18 19 1.768 0.002 294.0
21 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing DUCATI 1'35.825 16 16 1.791 0.023 306.4
22 43 Jack MILLER AUS CWM LCR Honda HONDA 1'35.835 9 17 1.801 0.010 298.3
23 76 Loris BAZ FRA Athinà Forward Racing YAMAHA FORWARD 1'36.161 21 21 2.127 0.326 296.0
24 50 Eugene LAVERTY IRL Aspar MotoGP Team HONDA 1'36.607 21 22 2.573 0.446 296.4
25 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini APRILIA 1'36.973 18 18 2.939 0.366 296.4

 

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and FP2....

38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'33.179 18 19 306.8
2 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'33.369 4 18 0.190 0.190 306.2
3 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 1'33.553 11 22 0.374 0.184 309.8
4 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR CWM LCR Honda HONDA 1'33.652 16 19 0.473 0.099 306.7
5 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'33.670 16 21 0.491 0.018 308.8
6 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'33.686 19 23 0.507 0.016 304.7
7 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'33.725 18 18 0.546 0.039 308.2
8 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'33.903 18 18 0.724 0.178 307.1
9 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'33.944 13 18 0.765 0.041 295.6
10 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'33.953 16 18 0.774 0.009 305.2
11 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 1'34.092 17 17 0.913 0.139 308.5
12 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'34.110 15 16 0.931 0.018 301.4
13 43 Jack MILLER AUS CWM LCR Honda HONDA 1'34.253 16 19 1.074 0.143 299.5
14 45 Scott REDDING GBR EG 0,0 Marc VDS HONDA 1'34.371 20 22 1.192 0.118 304.1
15 6 Stefan BRADL GER Athinà Forward Racing YAMAHA FORWARD 1'34.543 19 19 1.364 0.172 301.5
16 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'34.568 18 18 1.389 0.025 299.0
17 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Aspar MotoGP Team HONDA 1'34.663 16 19 1.484 0.095 296.1
18 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing DUCATI 1'34.745 4 14 1.566 0.082 310.1
19 76 Loris BAZ FRA Athinà Forward Racing YAMAHA FORWARD 1'35.002 11 18 1.823 0.257 294.7
20 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Avintia Racing DUCATI 1'35.067 6 14 1.888 0.065 305.1
21 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE AB Motoracing HONDA 1'35.090 15 18 1.911 0.023 296.8
22 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini APRILIA 1'35.137 14 16 1.958 0.047 297.3
23 50 Eugene LAVERTY IRL Aspar MotoGP Team HONDA 1'35.182 16 20 2.003 0.045 296.1
24 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM Octo IodaRacing Team ART 1'35.938 5 13 2.759 0.756 290.1
25 33 Marco MELANDRI ITA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini APRILIA 1'36.056 4 18 2.877 0.118 296.1

 

[freighttrain]

Fp2 was pretty darn good...
Dovi and Jorge are showing really good pace over a good amount of laps..
Good on Smith for giving his team a smile for a Friday evening at the teams "home" track..

 

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and its Sat... time for FP3 and 4,, Ducati team in the top four!!!

1 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'32.647 18 18 311.8
2 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 1'33.018 17 19 0.371 0.371 316.6
3 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR CWM LCR Honda HONDA 1'33.126 19 19 0.479 0.108 315.6
4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 1'33.176 4 16 0.529 0.050 314.1
5 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'33.502 21 22 0.855 0.326 311.7
6 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'33.517 17 20 0.870 0.015 315.0
7 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'33.597 17 17 0.950 0.080 312.9
8 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'33.646 17 20 0.999 0.049 307.7
9 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'33.694 21 22 1.047 0.048 311.1
10 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'33.782 19 19 1.135 0.088 308.3
11 25 Maverick VI–ALES SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'33.837 18 19 1.190 0.055 305.3
12 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'34.057 17 18 1.410 0.220 308.4
13 45 Scott REDDING GBR EG 0,0 Marc VDS HONDA 1'34.097 20 24 1.450 0.040 308.0
14 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'34.214 9 11 1.567 0.117 301.0
15 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing DUCATI 1'34.332 21 21 1.685 0.118 313.6
16 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini APRILIA 1'34.341 16 18 1.694 0.009 303.5
17 43 Jack MILLER AUS CWM LCR Honda HONDA 1'34.505 18 21 1.858 0.164 302.0
18 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Aspar MotoGP Team HONDA 1'34.604 16 18 1.957 0.099 301.9
19 6 Stefan BRADL GER Athinà Forward Racing YAMAHA FORWARD 1'34.759 6 16 2.112 0.155 306.5
20 76 Loris BAZ FRA Athinà Forward Racing YAMAHA FORWARD 1'35.000 16 17 2.353 0.241 300.5
21 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE AB Motoracing HONDA 1'35.101 12 18 2.454 0.101 303.5
22 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Avintia Racing DUCATI 1'35.487 19 19 2.840 0.386 309.1
23 50 Eugene LAVERTY IRL Aspar MotoGP Team HONDA 1'35.511 14 17 2.864 0.024 301.5
24 15 Alex DE ANGELIS RSM Octo IodaRacing Team ART 1'35.671 16 18 3.024 0.160 296.6

 

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Line em up.....Q2...

POS # RIDER NAME GAP
1
93
M. MARQUEZ
1:32.246
2
4
A. DOVIZIOSO
+0.503
3
99
J. LORENZO
+0.600
4
35
C. CRUTCHLOW
+0.651
5
29
A. IANNONE
+0.755
6
38
B. SMITH
+1.053
7
46
V. ROSSI
+1.106
8
26
D. PEDROSA
+1.173
9
9
D. PETRUCCI
+1.310
10
41
A. ESPARGARO
+1.419
11
68
Y. HERNANDEZ
+1.468
12
44
P. ESPARGARO
+1.478

 

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gee, I wonder who I will pick for the Top Step on The Podium???

From MotoGP.com

Marquez overshadows all to claim pole


The Repsol Honda rider lapped Le Mans over half a second faster than the rest of the pack to take first place on the grid.
A flying 1:32.246 lap put Spaniard Marc Marquez back on top and 0.503 sec clear of second place finisher Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team). Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) will start from third on the grid after lapping in 1:32.846 - 0.6 sec slower than Marquez.

British rider Cal Crutchlow (CWM-LCR Honda) will start from fourth on the grid after putting in a 1:32.897 lap - just 0.051 sec away from stealing third from Lorenzo.

Andrea Iannone (Ducati Team) starts the French GP in fifth position, leaving Brit Bradley Smith (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) in sixth. Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) & Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) will start from 7th & 8th respectively.

Danilo Petrucci (Pramac Racing) & Aleix Espargaro (Team Suzuki Ecstar) - who both made the jump up from Q1 - ended up in 9th & 10th place. That leaves Yonny Hernández (Pramac Racing) and Pol Espargaró (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) in 11th & 12th.

 

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I mean....Really, I don't care what bike this kid is on.... he is gonna win... we are privy to the incomprehensible!!!

 

[Tuned]

Lorenzo looked unstoppable in practice, his race pace is incomprehensible!!! LOL

I hope it will be a battle between Marc, Jorge, Dovi and Rossi. The Yamaha's go very good at LeMans, so I think we'll see them up front. Marc is still suffering from his injuries, so the long run may slow him down towards the end.

 

[freighttrain]

FP3 and Q2 were good for a watch..
Going to be interesting to see how the weather is when it comes to the race, and what tires thee guys throw on?

Jorge and Dovi have been looking really good..
Honda has been having some WTF moments this weekend, but as usual.. Marc seems to deliver as per he norm..

I am hoping that, like previously this year, Rossi is going at the weekend with Sunday in mind.. Two wins from 8th on the grid so far this year lets me hope that he will be there come race time.

The track seems a bit scetchy, with the cooler temps and a lot of guys keep running off track here and there..

Aleix's high side? Ouch.. We don't see those type of crashes as often as we used too.. And that looked painful..

Should be good.. Go get'em Dovi..

 

[freighttrain]

Just caught up with Moto2 as well..
That qualifying session was pretty darn exciting in the end too..

 

[NoTec]

I met with a psychic yesterday. After she told me I am addicted to Ducatis and hot Asian, Arabic, Latin, Italian, and Greek women, she went on to say that Marc Marquez will continue to get faster.
opcorn:

 

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Wow!!!

 

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What a difference a year can make in MotoGP Racing!!!!

 

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So many gr8 stories in this race!!!!

 

[Tuned]

Marc is crazy! That's pretty much all to say! LOL

Anxious to see what he says, but the race just finished so it will be a while.

Great result for the winner, he really turned it on.

 

[obique]

Marc and his fans should now accepting the facts that he has used all his luck during year 2013 and 2014... Clearly the Yamaha are superior, and ducatis will be more in his sight during the race. Honda's reliability is also another question mark...

 

[DLIT]

Battle for 4th was awesome! Dunno how Marquez stayed on that thing! Braking so hard at almost half lean his rear was airborne...