MotoGP, Indianapolis

[BMWST?]

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Indianapolis
MotoGP
Qualifying Practice
Fastest Laps Sequence
TISSOT
3'49.611 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA YAMAHA 1'43.418 146.759 2
3'49.848 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA DUCATI 1'43.381 146.812 2
3'50.274 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA DUCATI 1'42.975 147.391 2
5'43.331 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA HONDA 1'42.145 148.588 3
5'48.456 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA DUCATI 1'41.787 149.111 3
6'37.500 11 Ben SPIES USA YAMAHA 1'41.148 150.053 3
7'37.614 27 Casey STONER AUS HONDA 1'40.145 151.556 3
10'57.607 27 Casey STONER AUS HONDA 1'39.588 152.403 5
39'28.030 27 Casey STONER AUS HONDA 1'39.250 152.922 15
46'13.866 27 Casey STONER AUS HONDA 1'38.947 153.391 18
53'18.497 27 Casey STONER AUS HONDA 1'38.923 153.428 21
54'57.347 27 Casey STONER AUS HONDA 1'38.850 153.541 22

[jasonu]

Just watched quali live. Stoner fastest by .5 sec. 2nd Spies. Rossi 14th after falling early in the session.
My prediction for tomorrow
Stoner
Spies
Nobody

I also watched the F1 quali from Spa F. this am. I think Moto GP might do well to adopt a similar format as F1 with their 3 stage knock out qualifying instead of just sending everyone out for a 1hr free for all.

[rapid van cleef]

you mean re name it world superbikes?

maybe it will be more fun to watch then. it has gotten really dull the last few years. moto 2 has been a blessing.

[James Deuce]

moto 2 has been a blessing.

What, you mean not quite as good or quick as Supersport 600 Moto2? It's rubbish.

[puddytat]

Anyone know what time (NZ) the racing starts.....?Im actually more interested in when the 6hundies start

[BMWST?]

Anyone know what time (NZ) the racing starts.....?Im actually more interested in when the 6hundies start

125 @3am moto 2 at 4:15am motogp at 6am,motogp qualifying delayed at 11 tonight(edit NOT...was 11am this morning not tonight......grr)

[BMWST?]

this looks scary...are they berms!

http://photos.motogp.com/2011/08/27/...deshow_169.jpg

[Crasherfromwayback]

What, you mean not quite as good or quick as Supersport 600 Moto2? It's rubbish.

Wot he says. To learn...stick your sorry assed nose up a two stroked vespa's ass.

Learn to miss the vapour of a real bike. If you don't dig, you're a fag.

[CHOPPA]

Wot he says. To learn...stick your sorry assed nose up a two stroked vespa's ass.

Learn to miss the vapour of a real bike. If you don't dig, you're a fag.

I love 2 strokes but there time is done, pitty theres not a few modern type fast ones laying around so I could have a blast on em!

Moto 2 bikes would wax supersport if they were running the same engine and electronic specs

[Metastable]

this looks scary...are they berms!

http://photos.motogp.com/2011/08/27/...deshow_169.jpg

That's what curbing/turtles often look like, except usually they have dirt and grass on the other side.... that one doesn't.

[slowpoke]

What, you mean not quite as good or quick as Supersport 600 Moto2? It's rubbish.

Wot he says. To learn...stick your sorry assed nose up a two stroked vespa's ass.

Learn to miss the vapour of a real bike. If you don't dig, you're a fag.

I'm a realist. I'd rather be sitting here watching a grid chock a block with good riders on fast bikes with an engineering point of difference, than watching a one make half full grid. This is 2011, 3 years into an economic recession with no end in sight and paying over a million Euro's just to lease a bike the same as everyone elses seems ludicrous. We wouldn't put up with a 1 make MotoGP grid so why should we be happy with the same in 250GP?

And I really don't care which is fractionally quicker out of Supersport, GP250 and Moto2, last time I looked they weren't racing each other, so what's the point of the comparision?

[blackdog]

Jaysus! Are they marbles or footballs?

Hope Spies catches JL, plenty of time to do it...

edit: yup should easily, this could still be interesting.

[racefactory]

Fucking boring.

[James Deuce]

And I really don't care which is fractionally quicker out of Supersport, GP250 and Moto2, last time I looked they weren't racing each other, so what's the point of the comparision?

Supersport 600 isn't fractionally quicker. It's also cheaper than Moto2 and is linked with what people actually ride. Moto2 has absolutely no connection with the viewing public and non-motorcyclist people I know who used to watch 250GP simply don't "get" it and have turned off.

The point of comparison is that Moto2 leaves me utterly cold. 125GP is fantastic. It has personalities, personality, and scraps at the front that can consist of 2 riders or 10. I rather suspect that next year's Honda singles benefit is going to be just like Moto2. A bunch of bikes that arrive at the corners together and skittle people until there's enough of a gap for the skitlling to stop. The slow skittling.

With the production engine based bikes turning up in MotoGP next year I think they may as well just give up the fight and can the whole show. Then manufacturers can concentrate on pouring what little money they have into classes that may convert to actual sales for them.

[DidJit]

Strange race... Don't think too many of the riders (or the Ducatis) enjoyed that track today. Still, Spies put on a bit of a show to make his way through the pack like that.