MotoGP round 8 Sachsenring 07/18/10 *SPOILER THREAD*

[L8 Braker]

Well, this one will be watched by many :lol

--ROSSI WILL RACE!!!!
--For the 1st time in a while, Lorenzo was actually challenged last race...Was that a fluke?
--Dovi raced his arse off last race, right until he crashed :(...Can he repeat that performance?
--Pedro ran wide last race, and still finished 2nd...Can he ever put together consistent racing?
--Stoner has looked really good lately, but is headed to Honda...
--Spies did some complaining to his employers...Will it pay off
--Hayden has gone backwards the last few weeks

Your thoughts?

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[L8 Braker]

The race is on SpeedTV Sunday at 8am and 6pm...

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[L8 Braker]

So far this year...

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[z06boy]

Lorenzo to win...glad to see Rossi back though.

[smileyman]

Hayden likes these anti clockwise circuits and Pedrosa owns the lap record. I pick Pedrosa, Stoner, Hayden and Jorge will prolly spoil it for me...

[defector]

Hayden likes these anti clockwise circuits


'Muricans like to turn left.
Anyway, my guess.
Jorge
Dovi
Spies
Hayden

[L8 Braker]

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[L8 Braker]

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[KSGregman]

I'm watching QP now...

Pedrosa 1:22.327
Stoner
Lorenzo

45 minutes remaining though....much cloudier today....air and track temperature both way down from yesterday. I really expect that the top riders will get in to the 1:21's by the time it's done and dusted.

Colin Edwards is sucking hind tit....absolutely dead last...and STILL whining for more parts from Yamaha. Strange, that....given that Spies is flogging the piss out of that bike often on tracks he's never even ridden before. I wouldn't be surprised if Colin's shelf life in MotoGP expires at the end of this season.

They put a gyroscopic camera onboard the rear of Rossi's bike....the camera stays level with the horizon so you can REALLY get a feel for the insane amount of lean angle he gets...and for how quickly he forces that bike to change direction. It is AMAZING to watch.

Oh shit....Lorenzo's bike just caught on fire...WTF is THAT all about?! That bike was puking HUGE amounts of oil. Oh no...they red flagged the session....Spies and DePuniet both crashed hard at turn one on oil out of Lorenzo's bikes. DePuniet looks hurt after hitting Spie's bike. :/ He CRUSHED his ankle off the handlebars of Spie's bike...and is out for the rest of the session today. Off to Clinica Mobile for x-rays, I would guess.

Session underway again....interesting to see how Lorenzo will do on his #2 bike.

X-Rays negative for DePuniet...he's in pain but nothing is broken.

10 minutes to go...

Pedrosa 1:21.948
Stoner
Lorenzo
Rossi

Final:

Lorenzo 1:21.817
Stoner
Pedrosa
Dovi
Rossi
Barbera
DePuniet
Simoncelli
Espargaro
Melandri
Kallio
Edwards
Spies
Capirossi
Hayden
Bautista
De Angelis

[L8 Braker]

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[KSGregman]

Damn..they just red flagged the race.

DePuniet crashed....then Espargaro hit his bike HARD...took out Bautista too...the Suzuki caught fire...Espargaro and DePuniet both look hurt.

The German marshals are doing a FANTASTIC job this week-end...they were QUICK about getting the red flags out yesterday during QP too....and are doing a great job getting the concrete dust out and getting the track ready to go. Very professional.

It's now a 21 lap race....using the classification at the time of the crash for the restart. Only 13 riders left eligible to compete. It's almost a joke at this point. :/

DePuniet has a broken left leg...Lorenzo and Pedro-bot having a slug-fest at the front....Stoner chasing for third....Rossi up to 4th after a multi lap battle with Dovi. 15 laps to go.

Pedro-bot to the lead with a new lap record...1:21.917...he's trying to break away...doesn't look like Lorenzo can hang with him...already a .5 gap.

9 laps to go...Pedro-bot is away at the front...Lorenzo can't catch him. The battle is between Rossi and Stoner for 3rd. It would be fucking AMAZING to see Rossi on the podium in his first race back.

Rossi just took Stoner for 3rd. :lmao: 6 laps to go. I LOVE LOVE LOVE seeing Casey Moaner lose....such a whiny little bitch.

Fuck me....Stoner pinched 3rd from Rossi at the final corner. Put a Rossi on Rossi...gotta hand it to him.

Pedrosa
Lorenzo
Stoner
Rossi

Late edit:

Just read that Espargaro broke the C6 vertebrate in his neck after t-boning DePuniet's bike and getting launched over the bars....the grid is likely down to 15 bikes for the race next week at Laguna Seca. :/

[KSGregman]

Late edit:

Just read that Espargaro broke the C6 vertebrate in his neck after t-boning DePuniet's bike and getting launched over the bars....the grid is likely down to 15 bikes for the race next week at Laguna Seca. :/

[L8 Braker]

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[fnfalman]

Gotta give credit to Stoner on that last corner pass.

[Mr Lefty]

yeah that was a tough pass to pull off...


damn De Puniet was having a fuck'n career year! now he's busted BOTH bones in his shifting leg! Rossi only busted the Tibia... and on his right leg... De Puniet has busted the Tibia and Fibula in his left... he's gone till next season easy

[KSGregman]

Wow....

It's rumored that Roger Lee Hayden is being given DePuniet's LCR Honda for the race at Laguna Seca.

He finished 10th at Laguna on a Kawi-sucki wild card ride a couple of years ago.

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/161689/1/roger_hayden_to_replace_de_puniet.html

[ontwo]

Gotta give it to Stoner. That last pass was great. I agree with the announcers. I think Rossi expected the pass attempt at 13. Instead, Stoner waited to 14

[KSGregman]

Gotta give it to Stoner. That last pass was great. I agree with the announcers. I think Rossi expected the pass attempt at 13. Instead, Stoner waited to 14

Stoner set him up perfectly....Rossi took the defensive inside line at 13...Stoner took a very wide line at 13...Rossi then had the wider line at 14 allowing Stoner to use the drive coming out of 13 to beat him to the apex at 14. Put a Rossi on Rossi...hats off to him, I guess.

He's still a whiny little bitch, though. :lmao:

[z06boy]

I wish Rossi had made the podium but that was a nice pass by Stoner.

[L8 Braker]

Speedtv.com has a great 7 minute re-cap of the race...

SPEED.com Videos (http://www.speedtv.com/video/popup/155338581001/595234603)

[Dave]

yeah that was a tough pass to pull off...


damn De Puniet was having a fuck'n career year! now he's busted BOTH bones in his shifting leg! Rossi only busted the Tibia... and on his right leg... De Puniet has busted the Tibia and Fibula in his left... he's gone till next season easy

i knew i loved vic when she couldnt give a flip about rossi racing on a bum leg but she wanted to know if randy was ok ;)

Wow....

It's rumored that Roger Lee Hayden is being given DePuniet's LCR Honda for the race at Laguna Seca.

He finished 10th at Laguna on a Kawi-sucki wild card ride a couple of years ago.

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/161689/1/roger_hayden_to_replace_de_puniet.html

very interesting, hes getting a moto2 wildcard at indy too

[Amber Lamps]

Speedtv.com has a great 7 minute re-cap of the race...

SPEED.com Videos (http://www.speedtv.com/video/popup/155338581001/595234603)

Great video, watched it on my phone waiting for a customer. :)