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FP 1

https://youtu.be/-ZuSOH55aFI

Nothing broken, he’s been cleared, but won’t participate in FP2. He’s a tad doped up.  ;)

FP1 was treacherous.

Yeah it was. FP2 had some shenanigans as well.


1   Maverick Viñales   SPA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
2   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Ducati Team (GP19)
3   Cal Crutchlow   GBR   LCR Honda (RC213V)
4   Danilo Petrucci   ITA   Ducati Team (GP19)
5   Jack Miller   AUS   Pramac Ducati (GP19)
6   Marc Marquez   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)
7   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
8   Alex Rins   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
9   Franco Morbidelli   ITA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
10   Aleix Espargaro   ITA   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
11   Joan Mir   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*
12   Karel Abraham   CZE   Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18)
13   Andrea Iannone   ITA   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
14   Francesco Bagnaia   ITA   Pramac Ducati (GP18)*
15   Johann Zarco   FRA   LCR Honda (RC213V)
16   Jorge Lorenzo   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)
17   Pol Espargaro   SPA   Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)
18   Mika Kallio   FIN   Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)
19   Hafizh Syahrin   MAL   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)
20   Miguel Oliveira   POR   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)*
21   Tito Rabat   SPA   Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18)
    Fabio Quartararo   FRA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)*

20min TTS going on now.

Zarco outpacing JLo by a wide margin.

Marquez saves another lowside.

Vinales flying.

Pol yardsaled his bike at the Hayshed.

Just a tad windy for FP3.

P - FREE PRACTICE (3) RESULTS
POS   RIDER   NAT   TEAM
1   Maverick Viñales   SPA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
2   Marc Marquez   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)
3   #N/A   #N/A   #N/A
4   Johann Zarco   FRA   LCR Honda (RC213V)
5   Jack Miller   AUS   Pramac Ducati (GP19)
6   Fabio Quartararo   FRA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)*
7   Mika Kallio   FIN   Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)
8   Alex Rins   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
9   Franco Morbidelli   ITA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
10   Francesco Bagnaia   ITA   Pramac Ducati (GP18)*
11   Karel Abraham   CZE   Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18)
12   Cal Crutchlow   GBR   LCR Honda (RC213V)

Weather has delayed things a bit. FP4 is starting now.

Jack’s pit board flew out onto the track. It’s a bit breezy.

Fabio looks like he’s hurting big time.

Red flagged  for safety reasons. Everyone is heading to a meeting to make a call.

Its the place to do it too. Bikes can endo and barrel roll there for sure.

Session cancelled. They’ll make a decision if they’re gonna run qualifying tomorrow, or set the field with what they have.

Oliveira junked his bike, and almost himself. Got blown off track into the grass before the braking zone into one.

That was a nasty crash. He was flying when that happened.

https://youtu.be/T57ob5AcEUI

Supposed to get Q started around 1900 est.

Qualifying moved to Sunday morning

You’re 16hrs ahead of us.  ;)

I went to YOUTUBE this morning and watched Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle GP 2019.  What race was that?  Dovi beat Marquez on last lap.  Fabio was there?
Sterling

Post a link.

https://youtu.be/XVSRm80WzZk

We're watching it all live tonight in my garage. Starting at 6:30 Hawaiian Standard Time.  That's when it's dark enough to see the high def projector image on the garage wall ---- I reckon about 12' to 14' wide and about 9' - 10' tall.  Good sound system to go with it.  Beers and smokes and snacks.  Ya'll welcome to come over.  Might see the end of Moto 3 but will definitely catch Moto 2 and the main race.  After the main race switch gears and catch the Saturday WSBK race from Qatar.   ;D  [beer]  ;D

https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2019/10/26/update-pramac-generac-australian-gp-time-schedule/314452

  ;)

 ;D

AUSTRALIAN MOTOGP - FULL QUALIFYING RESULTS

1   Maverick Viñales   SPA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
2   Fabio Quartararo   FRA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)*
3   Marc Marquez   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)
4   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
5   Danilo Petrucci   ITA   Ducati Team (GP19)
6   Cal Crutchlow   GBR   LCR Honda (RC213V)
7   Aleix Espargaro   ITA   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
8   Andrea Iannone   ITA   Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
9   Jack Miller   AUS   Pramac Ducati (GP19)
10   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Ducati Team (GP19)
11   Franco Morbidelli   ITA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
12   Alex Rins   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
13   Joan Mir   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)*
14   Johann Zarco   FRA   LCR Honda (RC213V)
15   Francesco Bagnaia   ITA   Pramac Ducati (GP18)*
16   Karel Abraham   CZE   Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18)
17   Pol Espargaro   SPA   Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)
18   Mika Kallio   FIN   Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)
19   Jorge Lorenzo   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)
20   Hafizh Syahrin   MAL   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)
21   Tito Rabat   SPA   Reale Avintia Ducati (GP18)
    Miguel Oliveira   POR   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)*

https://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2019/10/26/expect-the-unexpected/315309

Kopf's boy will be hard to beat.

He’s on fire this weekend, but MM had a moment on his last hot lap. Mav’s got to have a strong start for a change. Even then MM wants to singlehandedly win the constructors championship now.

Moto3 madness as usual.  :o

https://youtu.be/UTCnPEhL8QI

 [popcorn] Ouch!  Nasty high side for Danilo.

Saw it coming a mile away. Once MM made his move, Mav had to push it to the limit to try and pass back. Wasn’t gonna happen and he binned it.

Lots of early action, and the battle for 4th, which ended up being for the podium was great stuff.

The ‘Thriller’ needs to wear those leathers more often.

Ago got all excited on the podium and forgot to give Marc the winners trophy.  ;D

MM was toying with his food again. Poor MV. I don’t think anyone running the soft rear had anything left. I knew any aggressive move could be the end of it.

Nice to see Crusty back on the podium! Same with Jack in his home GP.

Danilo and Fabio are going to be very sore today. This was definitely not Fabio’s weekend.

Fire JLo today and just hire Zarco. At the very least Zarco can beat Abraham.

The trap speeds on mm bike were 15 kph higher then mv, Yamaha needs to find some power.  I read that Zarco will be on the 2020 bike for the last 2 races, makes me think they have some plans for him.  I kept waiting for the lead bikes to lap Lorenzo he was over 1 minute back at the end of the race.

Hope Danilo is OK. His body cleaned out Fabio's bike...at least it was his back side, and not his face/chest.

https://youtu.be/EZI5oNT8XdQ

 ;D

That was a hard move MM put on Cal, totally unnecessary.
I foresee a return of that favor.

I think Petrucci and MM came together, that borked Danilo's line, he tipped it a bit more so he wouldn't hit FQ, and just ended up taking him out the hard way.
Twas a tiny bit better it was his backside.
Reminded me of the time Nicky highsided in the rain and bodyslammed _____.
FQ just was havin a bad weekend indeed.

I think the Ducs can only do that freight train pass a couple times before it bakes the tire, or peels off too much rubber, or something.
I see them do that but they're not haulin it that way every lap.


He's using Nakagami's engines, which by law are 2019's.
Perhaps the 2020 chassis is the meaning?

I realize JLo was only 2/3 of a lap behind MM, so that means he's still very very fast.
But really.

Mav's tire turned into a greased pig.

Jack is coming together well.
Conversely Danilo's havin a really rough go.

https://youtu.be/Ie1VnywFcfY