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FP2

1   Fabio Quartararo   FRA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)   1'32.189s   21/21   288k
2   Franco Morbidelli   ITA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.178s   19/21   290k
3   Pol Espargaro   SPA   Red Bull KTM (RC16)   +0.287s   18/20   295k
4   Iker Lecuona   SPA   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)*   +0.486s   17/19   291k
5   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.543s   20/21   288k
6   Maverick Viñales   SPA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.553s   24/25   291k
7   Danilo Petrucci   ITA   Ducati Team (GP20)   +0.636s   19/20   295k
8   Brad Binder   RSA   Red Bull KTM (RC16)*   +0.731s   13/16   293k
9   Miguel Oliveira   POR   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)   +0.746s   21/21   296k
10   Aleix Espargaro   SPA   Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   +0.747s   19/19   292k
11   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Ducati Team (GP20)   +0.756s   19/19   296k
12   Takaaki Nakagami   JPN   LCR Honda (RC213V)   +0.786s   17/19   290k
13   Alex Rins   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   +0.826s   11/20   293k
14   Johann Zarco   FRA   Reale Avintia (GP19)   +0.860s   17/18   294k
15   Joan Mir   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   +0.935s   20/20   292k
16   Jack Miller   AUS   Pramac Ducati (GP20)   +1.179s   11/16   296k
17   Francesco Bagnaia   ITA   Pramac Ducati (GP20)   +1.211s   17/17   296k
18   Bradley Smith   GBR   Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   +1.379s   19/21   293k
19   Stefan Bradl   GER   Repsol Honda (RC213V)   +1.442s   18/19   293k
20   Cal Crutchlow   GBR   LCR Honda (RC213V)   +1.507s   20/21   294k
21   Alex Marquez   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)*   +1.617s   20/21   293k
22   Tito Rabat   SPA   Reale Avintia (GP19)   +1.734s   20/21   294k

https://youtu.be/_J0i3gI8GtY

10k tickets sold for the race. Won’t be a packed house, but fans will be in attendance.

Coooool!

Cal is medically unfit to race this weekend.

Rossi has a Viagra paint job on his helmet for FP3

FP3

1   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   1'31.861s   21/21   290k
2   Maverick Viñales   SPA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.075s   19/20   295k
3   Fabio Quartararo   FRA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.100s   18/20   293k
4   Jack Miller   AUS   Pramac Ducati (GP20)   +0.268s   14/16   299k
5   Alex Rins   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   +0.345s   21/21   294k
6   Joan Mir   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   +0.377s   19/20   293k
7   Francesco Bagnaia   ITA   Pramac Ducati (GP20)   +0.387s   17/17   302k
8   Johann Zarco   FRA   Reale Avintia (GP19)   +0.407s   19/20   299k
9   Franco Morbidelli   ITA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.420s   18/20   290k
10   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Ducati Team (GP20)   +0.557s   20/22   301k
11   Aleix Espargaro   SPA   Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   +0.706s   14/15   295k
12   Pol Espargaro   SPA   Red Bull KTM (RC16)   +0.752s   14/16   297k
13   Takaaki Nakagami   JPN   LCR Honda (RC213V)   +0.769s   14/18   293k
14   Danilo Petrucci   ITA   Ducati Team (GP20)   +0.834s   18/18   298k
15   Iker Lecuona   SPA   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)*   +0.841s   15/16   293k
16   Miguel Oliveira   POR   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)   +0.930s   19/21   295k
17   Brad Binder   RSA   Red Bull KTM (RC16)*   +1.139s   20/20   293k
18   Alex Marquez   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)*   +1.390s   22/23   298k
19   Tito Rabat   SPA   Reale Avintia (GP19)   +1.409s   22/23   298k
20   Bradley Smith   GBR   Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   +1.475s   16/19   297k
21   Stefan Bradl   GER   Repsol Honda (RC213V)   +1.662s   18/20   295k
 

 [laugh] [clap]

Good to see Jack find a setting to help with the bumps.

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/944229/1/pumped-vinales-smashes-misano-record-yamaha-1234

He’s been flying the past 2 days. Bagnaia broke the top speed record with a 302kmph.

Q2

1   Maverick Viñales   SPA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   1'31.411s   9/9   290k
2   Franco Morbidelli   ITA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.312s   7/7   288k
3   Fabio Quartararo   FRA   Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.380s   3/7   289k
4   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)   +0.466s   3/8   287k
5   Jack Miller   AUS   Pramac Ducati (GP20)   +0.641s   8/8   298k
6   Francesco Bagnaia   ITA   Pramac Ducati (GP20)   +0.643s   3/7   302k
7   Alex Rins   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   +0.679s   8/9   292k
8   Joan Mir   SPA   Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)   +0.691s   9/9   289k
9   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Ducati Team (GP20)   +0.773s   9/9   298k
10   Johann Zarco   FRA   Reale Avintia (GP19)   +0.807s   7/7   297k
11   Pol Espargaro   SPA   Red Bull KTM (RC16)   +0.855s   5/5   296k
12   Miguel Oliveira   POR   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)   +0.912s   3/4   292k
                   
Q1

13   Aleix Espargaro   SPA   Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1'32.295s   2/6   291k
14   Takaaki Nakagami   JPN   LCR Honda (RC213V)   1'32.382s   8/8   293k
15   Danilo Petrucci   ITA   Ducati Team (GP20)   1'32.418s   3/7   298k
16   Brad Binder   RSA   Red Bull KTM (RC16)*   1'32.534s   7/8   293k
17   Tito Rabat   SPA   Reale Avintia (GP19)   1'32.791s   3/7   297k
18   Iker Lecuona   SPA   Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)*   1'32.838s   8/8   290k
19   Stefan Bradl   GER   Repsol Honda (RC213V)   1'32.915s   8/8   294k
20   Bradley Smith   GBR   Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)   1'33.166s   8/8   293k
21   Alex Marquez   SPA   Repsol Honda (RC213V)*   1'33.333s   8/9   294k

Maverick set off his airbag celebrating that lap record.  [clap]

https://youtu.be/NCN940W2KWg

Some pics of the helmet.

https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2020/09/12/rossi-unveils-special-misano-helmet-design/342999

The final 5min was awesome as usual.

https://youtu.be/14buFGHQVdY

Bravo [clap]

He's old enough to know his limitations, but can get up there so to speak  ;)

How good was that Superpole race [clap]. Thanks for sharing Sir.

Maverick put it on pole at 4:48. He came into the pits and did a bike swap at 3:00 and went back out. Morbidelli beat his time, then he laid down the record lap.  8)

Congratulations to Morbidelli and Pecco!!!

I was disappointed that the old man couldn’t get on the podium with his kids. Mir put a move on that last lap at a spot that takes some balls.

Dovi finished deep in the field, but is now the championship leader, go figure. I’m telling you, no one wants to win this championship. MM would be leading by 100 points if it wasn’t for the crash.

Morbidelli is an absolute gentleman, humble and a good sport in the same spirit as Nicky (RIP).

Yep, it highlights Marc's brilliance.

Baggy did well with a crook leg.

Maverick has a race day gremlin that won’t go away. The second I saw the pre race issue on pit road, I knew he was done. Bagnaia is an absolute beast. The pass Mir put on Rossi was brilliant. Oh and Dovi now has the points lead.  :o

I hate to say it, but Top Gun is a head case. He needs to work past that.

+1

He needs to stop trying to out think everyone. He needs to chill.

It comes from his bloodline. He’ll figure it out, or he won’t.

https://youtu.be/yzUBvdCTdJ0

He was done when he saw the smoke coming from his bike.

Head Case. ;)

That’s what I said, oh and their all head cases.  ;)

https://youtu.be/w3ec1rK0L7A

Jack went backwards and is still 3rd in the championship. What tyres did he select?

I can’t remember what he was running. I only remember Mav being the only one with the hard rear. Rossi changed to the medium after the warmup lap.

https://youtu.be/qyk1hd8IEpQ

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFGu2WPMiEj/?igshid=uz03by0f2v4h

I'll give you that. ;D

https://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2020/09/13/enjoy-the-full-last-lap-from-a-bonkers-moto3-race-for-free/343514

Jack said he knew from lap 5 that he would have tyre trouble.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFHGnxwBN0r/?igshid=1ojojzzxt4o1z

It's just that some are more of a head case than others....

https://youtu.be/qVH-737Fspo

That’s a fact. Across all sports it’s that way.

He's the class clown no doubt [laugh]

I love it! He cracks me up.

I've gotta say, MM riding with a bit of plumber's tape and a few deck screws holding his arm together, that's pretty epic level head case.

Honestly, it's not that surprising to me that he did it, it's disappointing that there was nobody in his circle that could sit him down and talk him out of it.

Doohen's biography calls it, "no ordinary madness".

Bagnaia using a cane/brace to walk around the pits. (Rossi did that before) Then getting on one of the most evil MotoGP bikes and running a spectacular race. This is not normal human behavior. Athletes have always amazed me as to how much they can endure and still perform at or near their best.

 Baggy has a big bag to race when he needs a grandpa stick. [thumbsup]. I hope he gets the factory seat.

Great editing on the short clip.

https://youtu.be/lIMUYekYPUw

He’s got my vote. “He’s got guts and guts is enough.”

https://the-race.com/motogp/the-battle-for-ducatis-second-2021-seat-looks-settled/

https://youtu.be/aAGM4R98fc4

I don’t see how they can’t offer him a factory ride.

Reports say he's the front runner over the older Zarco. Baggy to the factory team and Zarco to Jack's vacated seat at Pramac.

Zarco is very talented, but he does have a knack to try moves that end up with other riders in the gravel. Pecco is Italian, that alone should be enough for Ducati.

Ah yeah, I forgot about the passport thing. Very true. Baggy no.1 rider and Jack a solid no.2 with Ducati's youth policy.

I’d say that little interaction with the 3 Wisemen pretty much sums it up.

Typical Italian - saying it all without saying anything  [evil]

https://youtu.be/RRKnmIgJA9I