MotoGP 2012

[BMWST?]

note lorenzo didnt do any laps,CS came out right at the end did four or five laps....

[rachprice]

It's a terrific track isn't it. One for my bucket list

Aye......now that Estoril is after Jerez, when we we went to Valencia, Estoril was the Sunday we arrived.....its real good being at Jerez then one week later Estoril because they are not that far just over Dunedin to Chch drive away!

And man I can't wait for brno....though I will be by myself so will be a bit random, not like any of you might have guessed but gp is very exciting and topical in our household and we both get very excited and talk about everyone and what they are doing a lot so I will be talking to random people, who will no doubt not understand a word I am saying!

But have to say I did book my accommodation with pole position travel, its just a a shitty bed in Brno with track transfers etc + party on the friday, not normally a huge fan of organised things but this has been really easy (all the good accommodation was booked out already!!! and after Valencia I really cant be fucked organising transport on the way to-from the track)

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[Brian d marge]

That there tells me everything about rossis bike , and if I can see it , im damn sure the ducati engineers can see it ( think about the settings they use in the wet )

stephen

Saw this, just about lost my cuppa all over the keyboard, then realised it had to be wet, although by the pics it doesn't look all that wet.

1 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1'40.813
2 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 1'41.086 0.273 / 0.273
3 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 1'41.502 0.689 / 0.416
4 1 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'41.943 1.130 / 0.441
5 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1'42.230 1.417 / 0.287
6 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'42.291 1.478 / 0.061
7 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1'42.343 1.530 / 0.052
8 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 1'43.078 2.265 / 0.735
9 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Avintia Blusens BQR 1'43.256 2.443 / 0.178
10 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 1'43.265 2.452 / 0.009
11 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Power Electronics Aspar ART 1'43.277 2.464 / 0.012
12 51 Michele PIRRO ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini FTR 1'43.511 2.698 / 0.234
13 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 1'43.527 2.714 / 0.016
14 5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Mobile Forward Racing Suter 1'44.909 4.096 / 1.382
15 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Came IodaRacing Project Ioda 1'45.148 4.335 / 0.239
16 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Power Electronics Aspar ART 1'45.636 4.823 / 0.488
17 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Speed Master ART 1'46.004 5.191 / 0.368
18 22 Ivan SILVA SPA Avintia Blusens BQR 1'46.271 5.458 / 0.267
77 James ELLISON GBR Paul Bird Motorsport ART 1'52.429 11.616 / 6.158
8 Hector BARBERA SPA Pramac Racing Team Ducati
99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha

[yod]

note lorenzo didnt do any laps,CS came out right at the end did four or five laps....

yep, and they're 4(?) seconds off last years fast lap, weather could play a big part in this one

[denill]

I reckon. My lucky and jammy GF is going to Bruno this year. Another awesome looking track.

Hope Rach chooses her vantage points better than us. Really thought we had it right too.

[rachprice]

Hope Rach chooses her vantage points better than us. Really thought we had it right too.

Why is that?? I think I'm on the first stand

[BMWST?]

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

Weather Conditions:

| Track Condition: Dry| Air: 17º|Humidity: 70%| Ground: 20ºRecords:

Fastest Lap:	Lap: 13	Casey STONER	1'38.396	153.0 Km/h
Circuit Record Lap:	2009	Dani PEDROSA	1'36.937	155.3 Km/h
Best Lap:	2008	Jorge LORENZO	1'35.715	157.3 Km/h

[pritch]

It's a terrific track isn't it. One for my bucket list

You'll have to hurry then, this is the last GP at Estoril for the foreseeable future. Super cheap ticket prices too. The savings are so big that Brits can basically travel free.

I hope they announced the reductions early enough so that people could take advantage of the prices.

[denill]

Why is that?? I think I'm on the first stand

Hey Rach, you have email

[Reckless]

Pedro

Win or bust I Reckon!!!

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2012/p...tice+3+pedrosa

[Reckless]

Qualifying sorted

Your man just bet my man crasher (yes its official I think i'll support the underdog this year)

Damn aint crutchlow doin a great job!!

Stoner
Pedro
Crutchlow

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2012/p...ractice+stoner

What time is the GP on sky here???


Secondly Jake Lewis is doin well Whoohoo! Go that boy! http://www.nzsbk.com/2012/05/europea....html?spref=fb thanks NZSBK

[cmoore]

another odd qualifying session what with possible rain and then the stoppage.and the slower bikes getting in the way...but thats how it goes.....i know they fight for the front row but to be honest it doesn't seem to mean a lot where you started after the first few corners......seems tyre choice will again determine the winner....but hopefully with crutchless and spies up there the onda will get a contest.....so it looks like a shell game again....stoner, pedrosa lorenzo....pedrosa lorenzo stoner......lorenzo pedrosa stoner...lorenzo stoner pedrosa.....or....does anyone think spies or crutch and divi can get there?.....one fast lap is one thing.....25 is another.....

also...someone above said the rain will provide the ducati with a better chance and that this showed the obvious flaw in the bike....does this mean the front end? i.e without confidence in the front end the ducati is not breaking as fast as the others and therefor not getting around as fast??...is it really that simple? oh and when it rains the other bikes are reduced to the same "speed" due to the rain and it is this that evens the bikes up??...just asking....

[pritch]

someone above said the rain will provide the ducati with a better chance and that this showed the obvious flaw in the bike....does this mean the front end? i.e without confidence in the front end the ducati is not breaking as fast as the others and therefor not getting around as fast??...is it really that simple? oh and when it rains the other bikes are reduced to the same "speed" due to the rain and it is this that evens the bikes up??...just asking....

I didn't get that either.

I note that Boy George has implied that Crutchlow is dangerous. These thoughts probably prompted by the thought that he has to get round Crutchlow to get to the front.

Dovizioso has criticised Crutchlow's riding style as being a WSBK style inappropriate in GPs. Eugene Laverty suggested Crutchlow refer to Dovi's "250 style".

There is a certain potential for entertainment in all of this. Crutchlow has more in common with Super Sic than I realised.

[McWild]

Bah, Marquez wins again, the dick. Few racers give me such similar satisfaction to watch eat it, but it just never seems to happen.

He's the boy I love to hate. Anyone agree?

Luthi for champion!

[Crasherfromwayback]

He's the boy I love to hate. Anyone agree?

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Me. I also laugh how people think having 40 starters makes better racing. You still have the top three or four guys fuck off at the front.