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Lots of exciting action!

One factory KTM qualified on front row, the other on the 2nd row.

MM parked on the racing line in Q2, impeding Rins, who then justifiably railed him hard from the inside on the next corner.
Swift justice.

MM then went out on slicks on a partly wet track and grabbed pole by 1.1 sec.
Then did another lap to increase that gap to 2.5 sec.
Impressive riding, but the 2nd lap was absolutely brain-dead strategy.
His lap actually made Puig smile and act human for a brief instant, honestly that was the biggest surprise yet.

Puig and Takeosan were in as much amazement as everyone else watching.

The kid is not human.

The kids got freaky touch alright, even Jackquaman couldnt match it.

This race sucks  [roll]

I fell asleep ..was there even a race ? .......... lol

‘Twas more fun watching the safety cars slide for 40 minutes than the bikes turning laps.

Good to see Jack and Dovi do ok. It's a race for second though.

The only action was late after Rins ran out of rubber and Jack overtook him. Excitement lasted for about 1/2 a lap. I hope the Ducs are a bit more competitive in Austria.

The only action was late after Rins ran out of rubber and Jack overtook him. Excitement lasted for about 1/2 a lap. I hope the Ducs are a bit more competitive in Austria.

https://youtu.be/CvUhfejgpuU

It was a cracker. Randy said it was nearly as good as his save.

Just watched the race on MotoGP site. Bit of a sleeper.

Big excitement was walking up Sunday and realizing my cable company has totally wiped Bein from existence. I couldn’t buy it if I wanted. They said it cost to much and they were done. Oh well. Might be the nudge I need to scrap cable all together.

Looking forward to unveiling of Dayton 765 LE at Silverstone!

Final test times from today.


1   =    Fabio Quartararo   FRA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)*   1m 55.616s
2   =    Maverick Vinales   SPA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.012s
3   ^5    Franco Morbidelli   ITA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.139s
4   ˅1    Alex Rins   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   +0.221s
5   ˅1    Cal Crutchlow   GBR   LCR Honda (RC213V)   +0.324s
6   ^9    Valentino Rossi   ITA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.399s
7   ˅2    Joan Mir   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*   +0.548s
8   ˅2    Marc Marquez   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)   +0.621s
9   ˅2    Francesco Bagnaia   ITA   Pramac Ducati (GP18)*   +0.632s
10   ^1    Danilo Petrucci   ITA   Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19)   +0.729s
11   ^1    Takaaki Nakagami   JPN   LCR Honda (RC213V)   +0.754s
12   ˅3    Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Mission Winnow Ducati (GP19)   +0.775s
13   ˅3    Jack Miller   AUS   Pramac Ducati (Desmosedici)   +0.898s
14   ˅1    Pol Espargaro   SPA   Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)   +1.065s
15   ˅1    Miguel Oliveira   POR   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)*   +1.195s
16   =    Aleix Espargaro   SPA   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   +1.442s
17   =    Tito Rabat   SPA   Reale Avintia (GP18)   +1.801s
18   =    Karel Abraham   CZE   Reale Avintia (GP18)   +1.836s
19   =    Hafizh Syahrin   MAL   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)   +1.994s
20   =    Johann Zarco   FRA   Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)   +2.153s
21   =    Andrea Iannone   ITA   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   +2.416s

Best part of that w/e was Rins and Marquez qualifying. Snoozer the rest of the time. Marquez can totally demolish Ducati with win @ Red Bull Ring.