[SPOILERS] MotoGP 2009 Round 2 -- Motogei, Japan

[derby]

MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification
Pos.   Num.   Rider   Nation   Team   Motorcycle   Lap time   Km/h   Gap
1   5   Colin EDWARDS   USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   2'01.841   252.042   
2   46   Valentino ROSSI   ITA   Fiat Yamaha Team   Yamaha   2'01.893   256.653   0.052
3   27   Casey STONER   AUS   Ducati Marlboro Team   Ducati   2'02.497   250.580   0.656
4   99   Jorge LORENZO   SPA   Fiat Yamaha Team   Yamaha   2'03.007   247.876   1.166
5   7   Chris VERMEULEN   AUS   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   Suzuki   2'03.427   258.064   1.586
6   69   Nicky HAYDEN   USA   Ducati Marlboro Team   Ducati   2'03.723   256.288   1.882
7   15   Alex DE ANGELIS   RSM   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda   2'04.136   253.223   2.295
8   59   Sete GIBERNAU   SPA   Grupo Francisco Hernando   Ducati   2'04.454   262.518   2.613
9   14   Randy DE PUNIET   FRA   LCR Honda MotoGP   Honda   2'04.469   258.992   2.628
10   3   Dani PEDROSA   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   2'04.489   242.478   2.648
11   4   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   ITA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   2'04.536   259.179   2.695
12   72   Yuki TAKAHASHI   JPN   Scot Racing Team MotoGP   Honda   2'04.619   269.326   2.778
13   65   Loris CAPIROSSI   ITA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   Suzuki   2'04.651   258.558   2.810
14   36   Mika KALLIO   FIN   Pramac Racing   Ducati   2'04.807   270.608   2.966
15   24   Toni ELIAS   SPA   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda   2'04.994   264.835   3.153
16   88   Niccolo CANEPA   ITA   Pramac Racing   Ducati   2'05.327   248.676   3.486
17   33   Marco MELANDRI   ITA   Hayate Racing Team   Kawasaki   2'06.553   226.083   4.712
18   52   James TOSELAND   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   2'06.734   246.013   4.893

[mitt]

  Nicky

mitt

[vaclav]

what is the weather supposed to be like at racetime?

[gm2]

MotoGP Qualifying Cancelled, Rossi On Pole

[Desmostro]

what is the weather supposed to be like at racetime?

forecast Sunday 4/26/2009
64F partly cloudy
Winds WSW 41km / 25 MPH

Traffic conditions:
dry bumpy first lap with heavy over taking into the first corner with chance of possible run offs or high-sides as tires warm,
followed by highly advanced leader positions with not much passing.
Look for a flurry of desperate attempts in laps 15 through 18 and fast as sh*t 20th through 23 laps.

70% chance of at least one Spaniard taking flight while one Italian, one American and one Ausi on podium;
followed by a 90% chance of one Italian engineer accepting factory leader award.

90% of champagne showers on scantily clad girls in the early evening

  fingers crossed.

[Jester]

One hell of a race.  I really hope Lorenzo keeps form this year and I hate to say it, but thank God Pedro is back in the groove.   

I got myself a motogp.com subscription finally.  Where have I been?  Speed can kiss it.

[GregP]

I bought the single event pass and can't fond the race anywhere.  I had to look pretty hard to find the non-existant race and ended up seeing all the results.

 I'm pretty agroed as I can't watch the race this afternoon.  Oh well, two races in and I haven't seen a single race lap yet.

[derby]

I bought the single event pass and can't fond the race anywhere.  I had to look pretty hard to find the non-existant race and ended up seeing all the results.

 I'm pretty agroed as I can't watch the race this afternoon.  Oh well, two races in and I haven't seen a single race lap yet.

you should've watched the race(s) live last night.

as you can see, they haven't posted the full race vid yet. i usually don't bother checking for it until a half-day after the event.

[ducpainter]

Damn...

if it weren't for bad luck Nicky wouldn't have any luck at all.

[Jester]

Damn...

if it weren't for bad luck Nicky wouldn't have any luck at all.

Curse of the Ducati.   

[gm2]

where do these guys think they are, world superbike?  =)

helluva race.

and wtf, was takahashi aiming at nicky?   

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

so these always show on the speed ch on sunday?

[ducpainter]

not always

[That Nice Guy Beck!]

not always

this is the first time that I am into them I have watched teh first 2 on speed, if its not on speed on teh next race where can I watch?

[gm2]

the not always was for not always on sunday.  they're all on speed... well, all but a couple that'll be on one of the major networks sometime mid-season.  and they're almost always on sunday.  not always the same time.