Yooperbikemike's 2013 MotoGP Thread

Come on man, you need to pay attention to those "in the know"

Holy shit! That is sad news indeed. Great commentator.

Oh good grief. Is this what we have denigrated to?

Pedrosa transformed himself from the scorned robot into a likeable personality, consistent contender, and podium fixture. Narry a bad word to say and the only place you look for him as at the front. What is it you expect from racers exactly? :huh

Blowjobs


...wait....what?

When you think about it he's been on a factory bike for7 seasons now.
How many CHAMPIONSHIPS has he won?

Pedrosa may have been fastest on day three of the test, but Jorge was fastest overall. VR 46 was only 5th fastest, behind Crutchlow.

It is only testing, though. Some riders went for fast times at the end. Some did not.

Read

http://www.motomatters.com/results/2013/02/28/2013_motogp_sepang_2_test_day_3_times_pe.html

And read Krop's roundups for the other two days if you want some real insight on the testing.


Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Prev. Day
1 99 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 2:00.282 Day 2
2 26 Dani Pedrosa Honda 2:00.562 0.280 0.280 Day 3
3 93 Marc Marquez Honda 2:00.643 0.361 0.081 Day 3
4 35 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 2:00.907 0.625 0.264 Day 2
5 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 2:01.062 0.780 0.155 Day 3
6 19 Alvaro Bautista Honda 2:01.078 0.796 0.016 Day 3
7 6 Stefan Bradl Honda 2:01.309 1.027 0.231 Day 3
8 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 2:01.650 1.368 0.341 Day 3
9 69 Nicky Hayden Ducati 2:01.778 1.496 0.128 Day 2
10 38 Bradley Smith Yamaha 2:02.023 1.741 0.245 Day 2
11 29 Andrea Iannone Ducati 2:02.566 2.284 0.543 Day 3
12 51 Michele Pirro Ducati Test 2:02.773 2.491 0.207 Day 3
13 14 Randy de Puniet Aprilia ART 2:02.863 2.581 0.090 Day 3
14 41 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia ART 2:02.905 2.623 0.042 Day 2
15 T2 Katsayuki Nakasuga Yamaha Test 2:02.946 2.664 0.041 Day 2
16 11 Ben Spies Ducati 2:03.055 2.773 0.109 Day 3
17 8 Hector Barbera FTR Kawasaki 2:03.155 2.873 0.100 Day 3
18 T1 Wataru Yoshikawa Yamaha Test 2:03.257 2.975 0.102 Day 3
19 7 Hiroshi Aoyama FTR Kawasaki 2:03.990 3.708 0.733 Day 2
20 17 Karel Abraham Aprilia ART 2:04.066 3.784 0.076 Day 3
21 5 Colin Edwards FTR Kawasaki 2:04.102 3.820 0.036 Day 3
22 9 Danilo Petrucci Suter BMW 2:04.279 3.997 0.177 Day 2
23 37 Takumi Takahashi Honda Test 2:04.512 4.230 0.233 Day 2
24 70 Michael Laverty PBM Aprilia 2:04.546 4.264 0.034 Day 3
25 68 Yonny Hernandez Aprilia ART 2:04.671 4.389 0.125 Day 2
26 52 Lukas Pesek Suter BMW 2:04.674 4.392 0.003 Day 3
27 71 Claudio Corti FTR Kawasaki 2:04.709 4.427 0.035 Day 2
28 67 Bryan Staring FTR Honda 2:05.313 5.031 0.604 Day 3

Rip HRA.

I will fall back on Lurky-Loos post for the answer to that one.

I just hope Pedrosa can get through another entire season without breaking a shoulder so we can all see what he can do in 2013.

I'm pretty sure you guys voted G Doubleyuh in twice.

From what I recall, correct me if I'm wrong, but Rossi was never the fastest when it came to testing. Even in his prime.

Shit

yeah

Just when you think it can't get much worse......

The MotoGP site reports that Spies had a fall on Wednesday and slightly(?) re-injured his shoulder.

NUTS!

Spies said the crash caused him some muscle spasms etc... but he didn't elude to it being serious.

And O'Bama twice.

Another season of hoping Nicky will do better.....

Preziosi retires from Ducati, health issues.

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Feb/130228mmn12sz.htm

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/s...ies-confident-soulder-will-be-good-for-qatar/

I think Spies is done, he's on the downhill backside of his MotoGP career.


(I hope he proves me wrong though...)

I hope he proves you wrong too!

One bad season out of how many?