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This is bad,

http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/iannone-ruled-out-of-misano-with-fractured-vertebra-824766/ (http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/iannone-ruled-out-of-misano-with-fractured-vertebra-824766/)

You might want to rename this thread to Misano spoiled

FP2
1.   Pol Espargaro   ESP   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)   1m   32.769s   [Lap 16/19]   289km/h (Top Speed)
2.   Dani Pedrosa   ESP   Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m   32.834s   +0.065s   [21/22]   290km/h
3.   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP)   1m   32.901s   +0.132s   [18/20]   294km/h
4.   Jorge Lorenzo   ESP   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m   33.056s   +0.287s   [17/18]   290km/h
5.   Marc Marquez   ESP   Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m   33.196s   +0.427s   [18/20]   287km/h
6.   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m   33.387s   +0.618s   [17/20]   287km/h
7.   Cal Crutchlow   GBR   LCR Honda (RC213V)   1m   33.500s   +0.731s   [16/19]   287km/h
8.   Scott Redding   GBR   Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)   1m   33.552s   +0.783s   [17/19]   288km/h
9.   Hector Barbera   ESP   Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   33.581s   +0.812s   [17/18]   288km/h
10.   Maverick Viñales   ESP   Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1m   33.629s   +0.860s   [20/20]   289km/h
11.   Aleix Espargaro   ESP   Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1m   33.643s   +0.874s   [11/20]   285km/h
12.   Danilo Petrucci   ITA   Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)   1m   33.803s   +1.034s   [17/19]   289km/h
13.   Alvaro Bautista   ESP   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1m   33.846s   +1.077s   [21/22]   287km/h
14.   Michele Pirro   ITA   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP)   1m   33.885s   +1.116s   [20/20]   290km/h
15.   Alex Lowes   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)   1m   34.154s   +1.385s   [18/21]   288km/h
16.   Eugene Laverty   IRL   Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   34.457s   +1.688s   [10/17]   289km/h
17.   Stefan Bradl   GER   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1m   34.631s   +1.862s   [4/18]   285km/h
18.   Yonny Hernandez   COL   Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   34.719s   +1.950s   [19/19]   288km/h
19.   Tito Rabat   ESP   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)*   1m   34.725s   +1.956s   [22/22]   284km/h
20.   Jack Miller   AUS   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)   1m   35.062s   +2.293s   [16/18]   284km/h
21.   Javier Fores   ESP   Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   36.046s   +3.277s   [8/18]   283km/h
0.   Andrea Iannone   ITA   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP)   No Time

Expect fireworks on race day  ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I78yBN8sz1c (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I78yBN8sz1c)

Aww, my boy upset the golden one.  :'(

That wasn't your boy

Oops, my bad. make the beast with two backs him either way.  :D

I was on the phone  .   . Still am

You can't edit a post from that make the beast with two backsing thing? :-*

I forgot ti wite spoilers . . .

Im working with a feind trabposrting fuel and this truck jumpa waaay too much

I think I'll make it impossible to post from mobile devices. [evil]

 :'(

http://m.crash.net/motogp/news/233451/1/rossi-with-aleix-its-not-the-first-time.html (http://m.crash.net/motogp/news/233451/1/rossi-with-aleix-its-not-the-first-time.html)

Aleix might want to reconsider mouthing off to Webb...whether he's right or wrong.

He slowed down in the race line, then moved away to head to the pit, instead of slowing down out of the race line.
Whether or not it was intentional, does not really matter if the one behind is trying to push a lap.

3 times is the charm  ;D

I can only assume he was pissed at being visited by someone about a golden child complaint.
I just wish it was MM being visited. Or do I really, that settling down a little is better. This season is a cracker so far.

after reading a few different sources . . . I am pissed off that the race director came to talk to the Aleix because the affected one was the ass . . . err, donkey "I am mr. untouchable et et et"

http://m.crash.net/motogp/news/233452/1/iannones-fitness-to-be-assessed-before-fp3.html (http://m.crash.net/motogp/news/233452/1/iannones-fitness-to-be-assessed-before-fp3.html)

Do the math...

when Aleix fills the grandstands Mike will go see Valentino to tell him to calm down.

That explains the two sets of rules. Golden Boy = Cash Cow.

The fact that it's all about the money is news? ;D

Na, just agreeing with your point. Commercial reality; unfair, but reality. ;)

(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t180/bobspapa/13244628_685330668281064_6954662483510348213_n.jpg)

Qualifying 2:   
1.   Jorge Lorenzo   ESP   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m   31.868s   [Lap 7/8]   290km/h (Top Speed)
2.   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1)   1m   32.216s   +0.348s   [7/8]   289km/h
3.   Maverick Viñales   ESP   Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1m   32.381s   +0.513s   [7/8]   291km/h
4.   Marc Marquez   ESP   Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m   32.443s   +0.575s   [4/8]   287km/h
5.   Michele Pirro   ITA   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP)   1m   32.467s   +0.599s   [7/8]   292km/h
6.   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP)   1m   32.677s   +0.809s   [8/8]   294km/h
7.   Cal Crutchlow   GBR   LCR Honda (RC213V)   1m   32.743s   +0.875s   [6/8]   287km/h
8.   Dani Pedrosa   ESP   Repsol Honda Team (RC213V)   1m   32.859s   +0.991s   [9/9]   291km/h
9.   Aleix Espargaro   ESP   Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   1m   32.918s   +1.050s   [3/6]   285km/h
10.   Pol Espargaro   ESP   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)   1m   33.002s   +1.134s   [3/7]   287km/h
11.   Hector Barbera   ESP   Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   33.301s   +1.433s   [4/4]   288km/h
12.   Alvaro Bautista   ESP   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1m   33.929s   +2.061s   [7/8]   287km/h

Qualifying 1:   
13.   Stefan Bradl   GER   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1m   33.399s   284km/h   
14.   Alex Lowes   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)   1m   33.635s   286km/h   
15.   Danilo Petrucci   ITA   Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)   1m   33.716s   288km/h   
16.   Eugene Laverty   IRL   Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   33.772s   288km/h   
17.   Jack Miller   AUS   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)   1m   33.847s   287km/h   
18.   Scott Redding   GBR   Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15)   1m   33.989s   288km/h   
19.   Tito Rabat   ESP   Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)*   1m   34.302s   285km/h   
20.   Yonny Hernandez   COL   Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   34.465s   285km/h   
21.   Javier Fores   ESP   Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2)   1m   35.161s   283km/h

There's a slight chance of (light) rain tomorrow at Misano, which might shake things up a bit.

http://m.crash.net/motogp/news/233500/1/lorenzo-the-best-lap-of-my-life.html (http://m.crash.net/motogp/news/233500/1/lorenzo-the-best-lap-of-my-life.html)

Didn't he say that after his last pole?

Or was it when he thought he had pole, and someone else went faster?

I'd say it every time too, if I did what they do for a living.  ;)

Beats digging ditches, as Doohan used to say.

Jack Ass isn't going to race. Too much pain.

Up and down year there.

Didn't see that coming, although all the participants knew Dani had the pace.

Pedrosa-Rossi-Lorenzo

Dani pretty much dominated the second half of the race. He just needs every remaining race to be in the desert and he'll be just fine

He was rewarded by his soft front tire choice.

Apparently there was an argument between VR and JLo, about VR pass to JLo  ;D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6dLKhb3wRI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6dLKhb3wRI)

Yeah...George figured Rossi should wait until George wouldn't be scared by being passed. [laugh]

YeeeHaa! Dani was possessed today.  [clap]

LOL!  "Excuse me,  I seem to be a little faster than you,  do you mind if I pass?"

Nice job by Dani, he made it look easy.

Too bad Iannone wasn't there.

Pedro did the same kind of block pass to the Golden Boy. Makes 'em pick up the bike as they arc in back to the apex, but the passer occupies that space. Hard but fair nowdays, but was once considered bad form unless everyone knew the rider's hated each other which made it understandable (e.g. Schwantz/Rainey). If you go wide at all you cop this move. The sport has evolved. It's as much stealing the line as a pass. MM is very good at it but brutal. Pedro is doing it now, because he has to and has adapted which is good for him to come out of his shell. VR always has been able to do it but very smoothly with finesse. People don't like it because they get baulked. I can't imagine what it's like at the pro level of speed.
It makes you unpopular in club racing. ;D

Good race by Dani.

So who will win the next race to make it 9 different winners in succession.

Needs to rain and then Petrux or Redding have a chance.... 

I agree with what you say, but I thought Dani's pass was much harder. Both riders went wide.

The last line provokes a question though...

is it a club...or is it racing. [evil]

It ain't club racing and it ain't a popularity contest. Get the make the beast with two backs' outta my way!  ;)

Exactly. It's the Apex of the sport.
It's nice to see Pedro give some back as he used to appear intimidated. ;D
Yeah I used to do it in the Club and Interclub rounds when I was young and aggressive (I'm gentle now). Boy did people get upset [laugh]. Seemed a gentle sport after what I came out of.

http://m.crash.net/motogp/news/233541/1/pedrosa-we-deserve-this-victory.html (http://m.crash.net/motogp/news/233541/1/pedrosa-we-deserve-this-victory.html)

Pedrosa reeled in 3.3 sec in 14 laps while passing MM, JLo and Rossi.

Thats a crusher.

 [evil]....Rossi showing signs of age...refuses to let a disliked 'young punk' (JLo) talk over him, he can't remember specific incidents - just that they happened, and races much better in hot weather  ;D

(https://scontent.fpac1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14322782_790955077713493_789499077530510326_n.jpg?oh=c877e93fd499f54ca71d745fef4d754e&oe=5846ACAB)

Man... 2017 is going to have a really hard time beating 2016 in terms of great races. That said, I thought 2015 was going to be impossible to beat too.

"Pedrosa reeled in 3.3 sec in 14 laps while passing MM, JLo and Rossi."

Possibly the best race of his career from that perspective.

I am not sure how Honda would have taken it, hadn't he able to pass VR as well.

Had the same issue with the poor Sic at Estoril, which laughed as VR did (which in turn upset JLo):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZ1yX1X4u4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZ1yX1X4u4)

Interesting that Dani was sporting no wings, all other factory riders had aplenty

Hmmm, and he ran the soft front tyre without overheating it. He is also the lightest rider. Put those together and he could utilize the soft front and ride to his style on the bike. Just a theory.

NO load from wings . . . tyre doesn't bear? all that extra "weight" so stays cooler . . . Just a theory . . .

 [thumbsup].

Factoid from Julian Ryder:

This year, Michele Pirro has finished more races than Iannone.

 :-\

Wow...

Though in all fairness, Crazy Joe did pretty good in at least one of the ones he finished.

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/09/14/pedrosa-the-8th-wonder-of-the-world/210930 (http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/09/14/pedrosa-the-8th-wonder-of-the-world/210930)

Interesting. Explains alot of what we suspected. Whatch for the hot weather rounds.