Yooperbikemike's 2013 MotoGP Thread

Irony abounds:

1 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1:54.714
2 Cal Crutchlow Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1:54.916
3 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 1:55.151
4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 1:55.160
5 Stefan Bradl LCR Honda Honda 1:55.477
6 Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 1:55.645
7 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 1:55.711
8 Alvaro Bautista Go&Fun Honda Gresini Honda 1:55.870
9 Bradley Smith Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 1:56.315
10 Andrea Iannone Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Ducati 1:56.523
11 Nicky Hayden Ducati Team Ducati 1:56.667
12 Aleix Espargaro Power Electronics Aspar ART 1:57.064
13 Andrea Iannone Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Ducati 1:57.203
14 Ben Spies Ignite Pramac Racing Ducati 1:57.440
15 Randy De Puniet Power Electronics Aspar ART 1:57.551
16 Lukas Pesek Came Iodaracing Project Ioda-Suter 1:57.926
17 Yonny Hernandez Paul Bird Motorsport ART 1:58.058
18 Hiroshi Aoyama Avintia Blusens FTR 1:58.263
19 Colin Edwards NGM Mobile Forward Racing FTR Kawasaki 1:58.271
20 Danilo Petrucci Came Iodaracing Project Ioda-Suter 1:58.361

Not just engines, will be complete bikes, with chassis built by outside firms.

So Honda is also trying to get their customer lease bikes done right? Behind schedule I think. Add suzuki and it seems like we are well on the way to goodbye CRT.

That kind of sucks. Even though they were slower I was starting to feel like the CRTs were more of a "prototype" than the factory machines. Eh, I guess the CRTs could be considered more of a frankenbike than a prototype.

They will still be legal. But will they be competitive with the production Honda and the Yamahybrid?

The Aprilia is still the yard stick.

Qualifying means nothing to Rossi.
He's BACK.
What a race.

I'm a bit unclear about the fuel and engine rules for 2014 across the types of bikes. Will a Yamaha engine in a "private" chassis have to carry the same fuel as a Honda "production" racer? Will it depend on whether a standard ECU is used? 5 motors per season, 6, or 12? 20 liters of fuel, 21, or 24?

The permutations are staggering.

It's simple. There are two classes of entry: 1. MSMA entries (e.g. factory-backed), and 2. Non-MSMA entries.

MSMA entries are free to write their own software for the spec ECU. In exchange, they get 5 engines and 20 liters of fuel.

Non-MSMA entries use the spec software and spec hardware for the ECU, and get 24 liters of fuel and 12 engines.

The old dog still has a few tricks. It's going to be a GREAT season.

Hope the rest of the season plays out like the 1st round!!
Some good racing today.

Most excitement in a race since 2010. Dovi did a great job, and it was great to see MM cutting it up with the regulars. Awesome!!!

Dovi gave it a shot, but that duc has a long way to go.

This is going to be a good season

And here I was thinking the series was really going to miss Casey Stoner this season!

Who?

oser

I'm sure somebody will throw a tantrum at some point

Awesome photo!