MotoGP 2012

[Crasherfromwayback]

They should have call him Valentina...

They should if he doesn't win a race this year

[Badjelly]

In the Herald

Fresh from dominating pre-season testing, Casey Stoner will use criticism from key rival Valentino Rossi as motivation to defend his MotoGP world title.

Before he signed with Ducati, Rossi criticised Stoner at the end of the Australian's last season on the bike in 2010, saying he had not pushed the machine hard enough.

It was a year ago, Casey, let it go.

[Crasherfromwayback]

In the Herald



It was a year ago, Casey, let it go.

That's just old shit rehashed as a new story mate. Let it go Badjelly.

[Badjelly]

That's just old shit rehashed as a new story mate. Let it go Badjelly.

It's from an interview in December 2011 I believe.

Edit: Anyway, great news about the baby. Best wishes to Adrianna and Casey.

[Crasherfromwayback]

It's from an interview in December 2011 I believe.

Yeah well seeing it was after Stoner won the championship it obviously wasn't a full year ago. But a calendar year...

But it's hardly something he's just said again now is it?

Regardless...they'll all be shitting themselves about what Stoner will do on the Thou.

[BMWST?]

Seems as though the moto 3 bikes are as fast as the 125s.Kent has done a 1 47 .5 at Jerez in testing about the same as the front runners in fp3 and qualifying last year.The race it self was wet
Qualifying from last year

1	11	Sandro CORTESE	GER	Intact-Racing Team Germany	Aprilia	211.0	1'47.399
2	18	Nicolas TEROL	SPA	Bankia Aspar Team 125cc	Aprilia	215.4	1'47.608	0.209 / 0.209
3	55	Hector FAUBEL	SPA	Bankia Aspar Team 125cc	Aprilia	209.5	1'47.969	0.570 / 0.361
4	7	Efren VAZQUEZ	SPA	Avant-AirAsia-Ajo	Derbi	211.9	1'48.413	1.014 / 0.444
5	5	Johann ZARCO	FRA	Avant-AirAsia-Ajo	Derbi	212.7	1'48.601	1.202 / 0.188
6	39	Luis SALOM	SPA	RW Racing GP	Aprilia	212.2	1'48.791	1.392 / 0.190

[Crasherfromwayback]

As I've said elsewhere...are fucking dangerous at the moment.

Imagine going over the blind crest at Laguna on your RCV @ 280kph and coming across a CRT bike that's 10 seconds a lap slower than you.

They almost need to try and qualify on the track at different times I reckon. Someone will get seriously hurt otherwise. Do you think they'd ever let the 125's out with the big boys? Not much difference really is there?

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Feb/120217m.htm

[DidJit]

Agree with you, mate. I'm in favour of the CRT concept (keeping the cost of fielding a MotoGP team "reasonable"), but not at the expense of safety. Guess we'll know if they're able to close the current gap at the next test.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Agree with you, mate. I'm in favour of the CRT concept (keeping the cost of fielding a MotoGP team "reasonable"), but not at the expense of safety. Guess we'll know if they're able to close the current gap at the next test.

Yeah...a 10 odd sec gap is not acceptable in my opinion.

[gixerracer]

Yeah...a 10 odd sec gap is not acceptable in my opinion.

Some of the guy's getting these rides arent up to the task Edwards thinks they will get there thong going not so bad. I reckon you should have to ahve a least raced in world championship with some kind of a result before being even allowed in the CRT race

[k14]

Some of the guy's getting these rides arent up to the task Edwards thinks they will get there thong going not so bad. I reckon you should have to ahve a least raced in world championship with some kind of a result before being even allowed in the CRT race

Yep that's exactly right, the problem won't be the CRT bikes it will be the riders on them compounding the issue. De Puniet and Edwards will be fine, it's the rich Spanish and Italian boys who's rich daddys have paid someone to get the ride. They should have had to ride in moto2 and finished in top 15 in championship or something like that at minimum.

[gixerracer]

Yep that's exactly right, the problem won't be the CRT bikes it will be the riders on them compounding the issue. De Puniet and Edwards will be fine, it's the rich Spanish and Italian boys who's rich daddys have paid someone to get the ride. They should have had to ride in moto2 and finished in top 15 in championship or something like that at minimum.

Anything would be fine World Supers or 600s even as long as you can prove your worth.
Domestic championships are where it starts but unless you have won the BSB Supers or AMA then most likely you still have plenty to learn.
Im not saying those guy's are no good just not ready for the challenge ahead of them and it coul also ruin there own carrers

[BMWST?]

Yeah...a 10 odd sec gap is not acceptable in my opinion.

i was wondering what the gap in lap times has been in the past

at philip island (qualifying)the gap was THREE seconds per lap between stoner and elias....even cudlin wasnt 10 seconds slower

1	27	Casey STONER	AUS	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	321.4	1'29.975
2	1	Jorge LORENZO	SPA	Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha	314.9	1'30.448	0.473 / 0.473
3	58	Marco SIMONCELLI	ITA	San Carlo Honda Gresini	Honda	316.5	1'30.599	0.624 / 0.151
4	19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	SPA	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki	319.3	1'30.714	0.739 / 0.115
5	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	320.6	1'30.780	0.805 / 0.066
6	69	Nicky HAYDEN	USA	Ducati Team	Ducati	314.7	1'30.792	0.817 / 0.012
7	11	Ben SPIES	USA	Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha	315.7	1'30.835	0.860 / 0.043
8	26	Dani PEDROSA	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	316.1	1'30.871	0.896 / 0.036
9	5	Colin EDWARDS	USA	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	314.2	1'31.237	1.262 / 0.366
10	65	Loris CAPIROSSI	ITA	Pramac Racing Team	Ducati	310.3	1'31.583	1.608 / 0.346
11	14	Randy DE PUNIET	FRA	Pramac Racing Team	Ducati	313.9	1'31.635	1.660 / 0.052
12	7	Hiroshi AOYAMA	JPN	San Carlo Honda Gresini	Honda	318.9	1'31.889	1.914 / 0.254
13	46	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Ducati Team	Ducati	315.4	1'31.980	2.005 / 0.091
14	35	Cal CRUTCHLOW	GBR	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	316.5	1'32.023	2.048 / 0.043
15	17	Karel ABRAHAM	CZE	Cardion AB Motoracing	Ducati	321.1	1'32.054	2.079 / 0.031
16	24	Toni ELIAS	SPA	LCR Honda MotoGP	Honda	321.6	1'32.503	2.528 / 0.449
	6	Damian CUDLIN	AUS	Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP	Ducati	303.8	1'36.666	6.691 / 4.163

at valencia (qualifying)Hayes was about 5 seconds slower

1	27	Casey STONER	AUS	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	309.9	1'31.861
2	26	Dani PEDROSA	SPA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	309.4	1'32.875	1.014 / 1.014
3	11	Ben SPIES	USA	Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha	303.0	1'33.057	1.196 / 0.182
4	14	Randy DE PUNIET	FRA	Pramac Racing Team	Ducati	305.1	1'33.118	1.257 / 0.061
5	19	Alvaro BAUTISTA	SPA	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki	305.6	1'33.443	1.582 / 0.325
6	46	Valentino ROSSI	ITA	Ducati Team	Ducati	303.7	1'33.478	1.617 / 0.035
7	69	Nicky HAYDEN	USA	Ducati Team	Ducati	304.2	1'33.656	1.795 / 0.178
8	4	Andrea DOVIZIOSO	ITA	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	306.8	1'33.824	1.963 / 0.168
9	8	Hector BARBERA	SPA	Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP	Ducati	307.8	1'34.186	2.325 / 0.362
10	17	Karel ABRAHAM	CZE	Cardion AB Motoracing	Ducati	306.6	1'34.265	2.404 / 0.079
11	35	Cal CRUTCHLOW	GBR	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	303.1	1'34.329	2.468 / 0.064
12	65	Loris CAPIROSSI	ITA	Pramac Racing Team	Ducati	303.3	1'34.671	2.810 / 0.342
13	24	Toni ELIAS	SPA	LCR Honda MotoGP	Honda	313.2	1'34.680	2.819 / 0.009
14	7	Hiroshi AOYAMA	JPN	San Carlo Honda Gresini	Honda	305.7	1'34.838	2.977 / 0.158
15	89	Katsuyuki NAKASUGA	JPN	Yamaha Factory Racing	Yamaha	299.9	1'35.999	4.138 / 1.161
16	41	Josh HAYES	USA	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	296.1	1'36.042	4.181 / 0.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Edit: Anyway, great news about the baby. Best wishes to Adrianna and Casey.

Aye.

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Feb/120220d.htm

[pritch]

A more meaty Casey interview?

http://motomatters.com/interview/201...ith_casey.html