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This weekend is the final bye, bye to:

Rossi on a Yami
Casey on a Duc
Capi on a moped
Depuniet on a Honda
Espargaro
Melandri

Ben on a hand-me-down.

I'm gonna go ahead and say that if Lorenzo doesn't crash, he wins. Followed by Rossi, followed by Stoner, who's gonna crash one last time. so It doesn't count. Third will go to Dovi by default. Or maybe Pedro after a good battle.

you sure about that?

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2010/Nov/101004rydernotes.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2010/Nov/101004rydernotes.htm)

"...As for the new champ, was he feeling any pressure to win the last race of the year? "It's not my obsession; this track I don't like; I really need a rest."..."

Still stand by it. He was proud enough to get into a stupid battle with Rossi at Japan, he will be proud enough to battle it out against Rossi in front of home crowd.

but in Japan he had not secured the Championship yet...in Japan the team still hadn't won...and Yamaha had not cinched the manufacturers crown...that and in Japan, you are at the home race for Yamaha corporate....so he had every reason why he had to push for every point possible there...here and now...maybe not so much...

FP1


Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Diff Previous
1 27 Casey STONER DUCATI 1'32.897     
2 99 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 1'33.455 0.558 0.558
3 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO HONDA 1'33.500 0.603 0.045
4 58 Marco SIMONCELLI HONDA 1'33.631 0.734 0.131
5 46 Valentino ROSSI YAMAHA 1'33.714 0.817 0.083
6 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 1'33.757 0.860 0.043
7 40 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 1'33.857 0.960 0.100
8 14 Randy DE PUNIET HONDA 1'33.899 1.002 0.042
9 11 Ben SPIES YAMAHA 1'33.929 1.032 0.030
10 41 Aleix ESPARGARO DUCATI 1'34.029 1.132 0.100
11 5 Colin EDWARDS YAMAHA 1'34.053 1.156 0.024
12 26 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 1'34.123 1.226 0.070
13 33 Marco MELANDRI HONDA 1'34.160 1.263 0.037
14 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SUZUKI 1'34.506 1.609 0.346
15 65 Loris CAPIROSSI SUZUKI 1'34.864 1.967 0.358
16 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA HONDA 1'34.904 2.007 0.040
17 71 Carlos CHECA DUCATI 1'35.172 2.275 0.268

Very happy to see Ben made it for FP...lets hope he makes it to grid (both before and after sighting) and does well  [clap]

okay Jorge ( Yor-Ghey ) is officially GHEY!

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/11/jorge-lorenzo-x-swarovski-x-liberace/ (http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/11/jorge-lorenzo-x-swarovski-x-liberace/)

On which lap is Casey going down? 

I'm going with lap 2. 

If he doesn't go down he'll take first. 

 lap 4, turn 11

FP2


Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 1:32.690
2 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Ducati 1:33.004
3 Colin Edwards II Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 1:33.466
4 Marco Simoncelli San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:33.468
5 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda Honda 1:33.470
6 Ben Spies Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 1:33.528
7 Randy De Puniet LCR Honda Honda 1:33.535
8 Marco Melandri San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 1:33.568
9 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Yamaha 1:33.661
10 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro Ducati 1:33.684
11 Hector Barbera Paginas Amarillas Aspar Ducati 1:33.782
12 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Honda 1:33.927
13 Aleix Espargaro Pramac Racing Ducati 1:33.954
14 Hiroshi Aoyama Interwetten Honda MotoGP Honda 1:34.154
15 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 1:34.248
16 Alvaro Bautista Rizla Suzuki Suzuki 1:34.296
17 Carlos Checa Pramac Racing Ducati 1:34.636

That's horrible!  [laugh]

...and what's Rossi's nickname for him?

this totally reminds me of the jacket he wore to the banquet after his first 250 championship.

Do we even want to know?  [roll]
I've got a lot of respect for Lorenzo's on-track skills, but the celebration (including this helmet) - sheesh <face palm>

Instead of calling him "whore-hay" Rossi calls him "yor-gay".  Like "you're gay"

 [puke]

In japan, he was well ahead in the championship... He couldn't afford a DNF... It was retarded to get sucked into a battle... And push for 3 extra points when he stood to lose 20....

What. The. make the beast with two backs. ?

Some things are indefensible. Homeboy's on his own in this one.

Actually, he calls him yor-gy. Which might even be worse.  You're-gay was invented by DP or you, I believe

Yor-gy to me reads as "yor-gee" and Val has said in post race interviews very clearly "yor-gay"( spell it as "ghey" if you want or "gae" or however, but that is how he has said it) and finally it has trickled down to our iterations of implication which you attribute to DP no matter who did it 1st...anyways...just wanted to set that record straight, not that it really means anything...

I'm much more like Rossi than DP, so it was probably me.  [cheeky]  That said, I've heard Rossi call George "Yor-Gay" a buncha times.  

precisely what i was going to say.

the douchebaggery dam is breaking.

can you dig up a pic or few for those that haven't seen it....like me for example

it was a denim jacket with "million dollar man" written on the back of it in HUGE sequined letters.  

to be fair, it was completely make the beast with two backsing ridiculous.

Hey!  I've got one like that.  'cept it's pink suede, not denim.  What are ya tryin' to say?!?

Now watch someone try to defend him by saying that it's just a Euro thing.   [laugh]

Not me. That shit was ridiculous. Dude was 18 though, he's grown up A LOT

what is...pink suede or a sequinned denim?

Both.

So . . . is Nicky gonna beat The Ben?  They're tied in the points.

Let's hope when Casey goes down he doesn't take Nicky out...................................

Well hopefully Stoner makes it to the grid this year.

Yes

If Stoner doesn't toss it away...

He'll be on the Honda before the rest finish the race.

I can't believe that pimped out crash hat George has been wearing. How the hell do you put that shit on and then wear it in public? On a race track. Full of spectators. With them all looking at you. [bang] [puke] [roll] [thumbsdown] How embarrassing... OK, not nearly as bad as the stupid "space suit and helmet" planting the flag ala moon landing. :P Who writes his post race scripts?

I've said it before, if Rossi did it it would be better and funnier. George just looks like a wanker.

The only thing I was wondering about that help is this:  Why wear it during Qualy?  I'm assuming he only has one of those helmets considering it took a fair amount of time to lay the crystals.  That should only be worn during the race, since you could possibly bin it during Qualy and wreck the helmet.  Anyway, I think its ugly no matter who is wearing it, Rossi or Yorgie.  Elena Myers could possibly pull it off... but of course she's a girl.

Maybe Jorge will have the number one on the front of his bike in crystals next year.  That would be epic.

 [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

that helmet is ridiculous  [laugh]

Liberace: "I wish my brother Jorge would win"

Rossi's moment with his m1 was touching

 :'( that's all folks

don't cry, next year should be very entertaining

i agree!
and i sooo want tickets to a 2011 GP
but i'm afraid it's not in the budget until 2012

Good last race!  [thumbsup]

Such a bummer to see Hayden fall, as he was looking fast...he seems to be steadily improving though. Hopefully next year he can get some podiums.

Nice ride by Spies...can't wait to see him on the factory machine!  [thumbsup]

Watching Stoner wrestle that machine was entertaining. It'll be interesting to see how he gets along with the Honda.

Lorenzo's helmet... [puke] He was haulin' ass though.  [thumbsup]

That was fun to watch.  It was good to see Simoncelli getting back to his "make the beast with two backs you, I'll put my bike wherever I want regardless of where you are" ways.  Makes for fun racing. 

Spies' starts suck.  They were AWESOME in wsbk, but he gives up too many places in GP and takes too long get up to pace.  By the time he can run the front-runner pace, they've already gapped him.  That said, that was a great race from him considering his ankle.  And his passes--while close as fack--are much more refined than Simoncellis.  I'm interested to see if next year he is going to be a factory rider like Dovizioso/Hayden or actually become an alien.  Everyone says it takes three years to really 'get' GP bikes (see Lorenzo), but I have much higher expectations of him for next year. 

I really wanted Rossi to win as a goodbye to the M1, but Lorenzo, as he has been all year, was pretty much unstoppable.

spies has pretty much said all year that one of the things he really needs to improve on is having the confidence to get the most out of cold tires at the start of the race. his mid- and late-race pace is definitely podium-y, he just needs to quit giving up precious seconds in the opening laps.

I was pretty excited, thinking, "Yes, Ducati can take 1st and 2nd...for the first few laps then Hayden DNF, then Stoner I guess trying to just finish a race dropped.

I wonder if Hayden (or any racer) will get fined for throwing and kicking stuff after he crashed. I thought in a previous race a rider did for something similar.

that might've been because what they threw was a punch.  ;D

Personally, I think Toni Elias' bike today in Moto2 beat Jorge's little shiny stones!

+1 

For a while there I thought Harley was his race sponsor.

Glad to see Ben get past Simo and Dovi.

I'm hoping Jorge didn't say something stupid about Simo after the race.
I didn't get to replay it, but he tried to drive up the inside, unfortunately Simo had the line.
Left a lot of rubber on Simo's leathers though.  [laugh]

(http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Rossi-goodbye-kiss-Yamaha-YZR-M1-635x422.jpg)

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/goodbye/ (http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/goodbye/)

 [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup]

He gets a date with a redhead tomorrow...

I really liked it.  He started it off with the bike leaned on the wall of Welkom, giving it a kiss, and ended it leaned on a wall giving it a kiss.

That was it. I knew something was thrown.

Great Racing all around, the Moto2 race was some of the most exciting racing I've ever seen. who was it that said this series sucked? They ought to get their head checked.

It's amazing that no one has commented on the fact that Lorenzo make the beast with two backsING CRASHED and then came back to win the race. Everyone must've been too distracted looking at his stupid shiny helmet.

 Had it been Rossi, everyone would be all: OMG, LOL, GOAT, HAXXOR, L33T!!!1111!!

Ok, I've got a statistic for all you who said Rossi broke Lorenzo or some other stupid remark along those Lines.

On equal Machinery (Not really since Rossi had fresh engines but wth), discounting Rossi's time injured (Including recovery time) and Lorenzo's conservative riding for the championship (From Malaysia on), Rossi only finished ahead of Lorenzo once out of six times, at Qatar. That's not taking into account that Lorenzo had a broken hand in Qatar.

The Moto2 Race was awesome as usual. Lorenzo raced his ass off. You can quit gargling his balls now.  ;D

Now I won't really dog on you for being a Lorenzo lover, since the man can obviously ride and had one of the best seasons in history... BUT.   Rossi was essentially injured for the entire season to be honest.  Perhaps 95%, but not 100%(no one has surgery just for the hell of it... you must admit Rossi wasn't tip-top).  That is the difference between these guys right now.  A few tenths here and there is all it takes to seperate fighting for first and fighting for the podium.  Regardless if Rossi didn't miss any time with the leg, he doesn't win this championship, but he was never 100% except the first of the year.  To do what Lorenzo did requires immense skill, but also avoidance of bad luck.  Its rare that you make it through a season riding at his pace without dumping the bike at least once.  It almost happened at Valencia.  He also blew that engine, but luckily not in the race.  He rode superb, but the stars aligned for his gem of a season.  Similar to Stoner's 07' campaign.  Everything went perfect.

[laugh] [laugh] [laugh] Not quite gargling his balls, I'll be the first to admit he can be a make the beast with two backsing idiot, like the stupid make the beast with two backsing helmet.

I'm just trying to open the eyes of certain members with a bright neon yellow cock lodged in the backs of their throats  [thumbsup]

I'll be the first to admit Rossi wasn't 100%, but neither was Lorenzo the first three races with a broken hand, out of which he won two. I mostly posted the stats bc some people were saying that Rossi had broken Lorenzo some races ago.

 [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [thumbsup]

 [thumbsup]   [beer]

no doubt, that was an amazing comeback.  i think we get too used to him being that stupid fast.  and being such a tool doesn't help.  as i've said before that kid gives me narcolepsy.  his riding his superb tho.  his form is letter perfect and he makes going that fast look super easy.

that said, the scuffles with marco were too much fun  =).  that last one, wtf was george doing?  simo had a wider line but he was ahead and he had the line.  sure, you can run into me dude.  good luck.

awesome ride from ben, again.  again, a little too late.  i hope he gets the first 8 laps thing straightened out on the M1.  ..he really has dovi's number, eh?   [evil]

heartbreaking for nicky.  he had some pace.

can't wait for tomorrow....

Is that a life-sized pic?





















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my fav part of the race, was watching Nicky stuff Pedro-Bot...too bad he lost the front the way he did...I think he and Vale would have been in a scuffle for the final spot on the podium...

I don't really know why you say that, he's only boring when he's  so fast he's untouchable, and that's not really his fault, more the rest of grid that can't hold his pace. He's a real scrapper, and he's not afraid to get into a proper battle with anyone, and he'll try stupid, implausible passes like the one on Simo (which was totally retarded btw); but sometimes they stick, and it's beautiful. That's why his nickname (and helmet logo) is X Fuera; which means "on the outside"

i know where the X comes from.  i watched the race that started that whole thing.

and i don't disagree with any of that.  he's a really amazing racer.  really amazing.  it's just that he's a maserati for me: i know it's good 'n all, i just don't care.

Couldn't have said it better.

Maybe when he grows up a little he'll develop his own personality.  ;D