MotoGP 2013

lucarocks92 said:
Stopped watching Moto GP when Rossi had that injury in 2010 i knew he wouldn't win with Ducatti but didn't expect it to be thst bad, i might start watching it again Rossi 46.
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a true fan of the sport then lol :D
I have been watching it since mid 70's and have never thought of doing that,
what happens when your fav rider retires do you stop watching, no you find someone else to follow
 
ShakenNstirred said:
a true fan of the sport then lol :D
I have been watching it since mid 70's and have never thought of doing that,
what happens when your fav rider retires do you stop watching, no you find someone else to follow
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I'm not going to pretend I'm a huge MotoGP fan, and I'm certainly not a fan of a single rider (though I did find myself rooting for Rossi on the Ducati - British love of the underdog I guess), but I think the sport lost a lot of its romance in the past couple of years. We lost one character in Simoncelli, another was mired on a very midfield bike and Stoner was clearly getting more and more disillusioned. Added to that we had two fairly plain (in terms of style) guys winning and I just lost the desire to watch as regularly as I was.

I hope Rossi can take it to Lorenzo this year (now that it's Lorenzo's team rather than Lorenzo joining Rossi's team) as we have the potential for more fireworks. Unlike some, I will miss Stoner's hustling, dogged, never-say-die attitude though. Hate to make the F1 comparison, but there was something very Mansell-like about him.
 
latest test times today, rain has stopped the testing for today
1. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 1.580s (Lap 17/34)
2. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory (YZR-M1) 2m 1.815s (14/25)
3. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 2m 1.942s (17/23)
4. Stefan Bradl GER LCR Honda (RC213V) 2m 1.959s (24/30)
5. Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha Factory (YZR-M1) 2m 2.028s (19/25)
6. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 2.272s (5/28)
7. Alvaro Bautista ESP Honda Gresini (RC213V) 2m 2.362s (27/29)
8. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP13) 2m 2.801s (16/22)
9. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Team (GP13) 2m 3.143s (37/38)
10. Bradley Smith GBR Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 2m 3.632s (24/24)
11. Katsayuki Nakasuga JPN Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 3.734s (23/24)
12. Aleix Espargaro ESP Aspar (ART CRT) 2m 3.941s (27/28)
13. Ben Spies USA Pramac Racing (GP13) 2m 4.047s (24/25)
14. Andrea Iannone ITA Pramac Racing (GP13) 2m 4.050s (29/32)
15. Wataru Yoshikawa JPN Yamaha Test Rider (YZR-M1) 2m 4.590s (11/23)
16. Michele Pirro ITA Ducati Test Rider (GP13) 2m 4.626s (24/35)
17. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Avintia (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)* 2m 4.743s (29/30)
18. Randy De Puniet FRA Aspar (ART CRT) 2m 5.288s (9/22)
19. Takumi Takahashi JPN Honda Test Rider (RC213V) 2m 5.510s (21/34)
20. Danilo Petrucci ITA IodaRacing (Suter-BMW CRT)* 2m 5.827s (19/30)
21. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB (ART CRT) 2m 5.838s (15/26)
22. Yonny Hernandez COL Paul Bird Motorsport (ART CRT) 2m 5.908s (18/29)
23. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)* 2m 6.062s (27/29)
24. Colin Edwards USA Forward Racing (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)* 2m 6.276s (12/13)
25. Claudio Corti ITA Forward Racing (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)* 2m 6.306s (21/22)
 
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Seems like its going to be the usual 2-4 riders race off not the distance then eventually one of them, then another uses too much tyre then two will ride together for a few laps and one of them will move ahead by a few seconds.

is it any wonder I look forward to Moto2 and 3 more than MotoGP these days?
 
motogp and the older 500gp has always been the select few at the front, has been like that since I have been watching from mid 70's and if you look at moto 2/3 the same ones do all the winning, yes the race are more manic to the flag but its more than not it will be 1 of the top 4-5 riders that win.
 
some pictures from day 2 of test 2
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day 2 times with 1hr to go
1LORENZO J.Yamaha Factory Racing Team2:00.282
2PEDROSA D.Repsol Honda Team+0.369
3CRUTCHLOW C.Monster Yamaha Tech 3+0.625
4MARQUEZ M.Repsol Honda Team+0.710
5ROSSI V.Yamaha Factory Racing Team+0.783
6BAUTISTA A.GO&FUN Honda Gresini+0.926
7BRADL S.LCR Honda MotoGP+1.203
8DOVIZIOSO A.Ducati Team+1.521
9HAYDEN N.Ducati Team+1.824
10SMITH B.Monster Yamaha Tech 3+2.257
11IANNONE A.Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Team+2.326
12PIRRO M.Ducati Test Team+2.638
13NAKASUGA K.Yamaha Factory Racing Test Team+2.945
 
ShakenNstirred said:
day 2 times with 1hr to go
1LORENZO J.Yamaha Factory Racing Team2:00.282
2PEDROSA D.Repsol Honda Team+0.369
3CRUTCHLOW C.Monster Yamaha Tech 3+0.625
4MARQUEZ M.Repsol Honda Team+0.710
5ROSSI V.Yamaha Factory Racing Team+0.783
6BAUTISTA A.GO&FUN Honda Gresini+0.926
7BRADL S.LCR Honda MotoGP+1.203
8DOVIZIOSO A.Ducati Team+1.521
9HAYDEN N.Ducati Team+1.824
10SMITH B.Monster Yamaha Tech 3+2.257
11IANNONE A.Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Team+2.326
12PIRRO M.Ducati Test Team+2.638
13NAKASUGA K.Yamaha Factory Racing Test Team+2.945
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Jesus. Not a lot in it is there? Should be a good'n :)
 
final days test times

1PEDROSA D.Repsol Honda Team2:00.562
2MARQUEZ M.Repsol Honda Team+0.081
3LORENZO J.Yamaha Factory Racing Team+0.430
4ROSSI V.Yamaha Factory Racing Team+0.500
5BAUTISTA A.GO&FUN Honda Gresini+0.516
6CRUTCHLOW C.Monster Yamaha Tech 3+0.532
7BRADL S.LCR Honda MotoGP+0.747
8DOVIZIOSO A.Ducati Team+1.088
9HAYDEN N.Ducati Team+1.508
10SMITH B.Monster Yamaha Tech 3+1.752
11IANNONE A.Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Team+2.004
12PIRRO M.Ducati Test Team+2.211
13DE PUNIET R.Power Electronics Aspar+2.301

day 3 of test 2
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