2009 MotoGP Round 11 - Brno (Race Spoilers)

[gm2]

buh-bye JT

[mitt]

What is Mika's background?

mitt

[derby]

What is Mika's background?

mitt

125 and 250gp

[mitt]

125 and 250gp

champion or participant    I am too lazy to look it up and figure one of you knows...

[derby]

champion or participant    I am too lazy to look it up and figure one of you knows...

short version:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika_Kallio#MotoGP_career_statistics

longer version: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika_Kallio#125cc_.282001-2006.29

[long haired lout]

Do not miss the cool down lap wheelie by Bautista in the 250's.

[Desmostro]

Do not miss the cool down lap wheelie by Bautista in the 250's.

 

This is Bautista's 3rd place victory WHEELIE.

 
   
Get's a ride cupcake back to the garage. Mechanics asking, "where's the bike?"

[Desmostro]

w00t!!! Nicky gets 6TH place 


(Stoner OUT
Jorge OUT
Mika OUT
Milandri OUT
Fabrizio OUT)
He would have gotten 8th prolly. Still, not horrible for Hayden these days.

1    V. ROSSI    ITA    Fiat Yamaha Team    43'08.991
2    D. PEDROSA    SPA    Repsol Honda Team    + 11.766
3    T. ELIAS    SPA    San Carlo Honda Gresini    + 20.756
4    A. DOVIZIOSO    ITA    Repsol Honda Team    + 21.418
5    L. CAPIROSSI    ITA    Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    + 21.538
6    N. HAYDEN    USA    Ducati Marlboro Team    + 25.544
7    C. EDWARDS    USA    Monster Yamaha Tech 3    + 25.676
8    A. DE ANGELIS    RSM    San Carlo Honda Gresini    + 34.109
9    J. TOSELAND    GBR    Monster Yamaha Tech 3    + 35.617
10    R. DE PUNIET    FRA    LCR Honda MotoGP    + 39.824
11    C. VERMEULEN    AUS    Rizla Suzuki MotoGP    + 40.776
12    N. CANEPA    ITA    Pramac Racing    + 50.661
13    G. TALMACSI    HUN    Scot Racing Team MotoGP    + 59.188
Not classified
   M. KALLIO    FIN    Ducati Marlboro Team    2 Lap
   M. MELANDRI    ITA    Hayate Racing Team    2 Lap
   J. LORENZO    SPA    Fiat Yamaha Team    5 Lap
   M. FABRIZIO    ITA    Pramac Racing    16 Lap

[Desmostro]

Weird day for Ducati.

Fabrizio bails out after only a few laps because of an injured arm. Um.
Why did they get him to take Mika's place then? wtf


Milandri takes out Mika Kallio.... or was it the other way around?








Mika was pissed and shoves off Milandri's apology. It looked like a fair pass to me.
However it could be looked at as Milandri going up the inside and then couldn't hold the line, Mika landed on him in the lean at the apex.

Jorge finds his airbags 7 laps to go with Rossi on his arse.
Rossi seems to be perfecting his ability to destroy objects with his mind.

[DanTheMan]

Yeah i dont know what Kallio was looking at, but he plowed into Marco who had the line and was holding 

[Jester]

Yeah Kallio definately did the "taking out."  Melandri passed him up the inside and Kallio just maintained line and plowed right into him.

Too bad for Jorge.  Another growing moment for next year I guess.  I think we were in for a dogfight there at the end.

[kopfjäger]

moto gp melandri-kallio crash brno

[superjohn]

Even if Milandri couldn't hold the line, Kallio should have just slowed a bit, gone up the inside and been done with it. Plowing right into him was a bit much.

[OT]

Kallio did a nice imitation of a falcon taking out a pidgeon....

Lorenzo's unforced error?...is it possible he lost track of where, behind him, Rossi actually was and "panicked" or was surprised entering the turn?

[ducpainter]

I think Marco slowed to hold the line and caught Kallio by surprise.

Check out the closing speed.