2009 MotoGP Round 16 - Malaysia (There will be Spoilers!)

[ZLTFUL]

Times are in Central US time

Friday, 23 October 2009
125 FP1 Thu-23:40 - Fri-00:40
MotoGP FP1 00:55 - 01:55
250 FP1 02:10 - 03:10

Saturday, 24 October 2009
125 FP2 Fri-20:00 - 20:40
MotoGP FP2 20:55 - 21:55
250 FP2 22:10 - 23:10
 
125 QP Sat-00:00 - 00:40
MotoGP QP 00:55 - 01:55
250 QP 02:10 - 02:55

Sunday, 25 October 2009
125 WUP Sat-20:40 - 21:00
250 WUP 21:10 - 21:30
MotoGP WUP 21:40 - 22:00
 
125 RAC 23:00
250 RAC Sun-00:15
MotoGP RAC 02:00

[desmoquattro]

It's gonna be a good weekend for racing...

[pennyrobber]

I got Stoner in Sepang and Nori taking the double in Portugal.

[Spidey]

I got Stoner in Sepang and Nori taking the double in Portugal.

Not gonna happen. 

[desmoquattro]

I got Stoner in Sepang and Nori taking the double in Portugal.

Too bad there's no "Like" button, like in Facebook...

[desmoquattro]

Not gonna happen. 

OK then...Nori wins and gets second

[gm2]

Ya know if rossi finishes 4th or better...

[pennyrobber]

Not gonna happen. 

A man can dream, can't he.

[Jester]

Since we're on the Malaysian round....   those of you who have access to the 2006 Malaysian GP, go back and watch it again.  That has to be one of Rossi's top five races.  He and Loris pass each other back and forth like madmen.  Its a fun one to watch.

[derby]

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/153829/1/rossi_ill_ride_for_the_championship.html

[derby]

FP1 results

1.   Jorge Lorenzo   SPA   Fiat Yamaha Team   2min   2.180   sec
2.   Casey Stoner AUS   Ducati Marlboro Team   2min   2.244   sec
3.   Dani Pedrosa   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   2min   2.758   sec
4.   Valentino Rossi   ITA   Fiat Yamaha Team   2min   2.864   sec
5.   Andrea Dovizioso   ITA   Repsol Honda Team   2min   3.142   sec
6.   Loris Capirossi   ITA   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   2min   3.253   sec
7.   Toni Elias SPA   San Carlo Honda Gresini   2min   3.294   sec
8.   Nicky Hayden USA   Ducati Marlboro Team   2min   3.426   sec
9.   Colin Edwards USA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   2min   3.739   sec
10.   Chris Vermeulen AUS   Rizla Suzuki MotoGP   2min   3.763   sec
11.   Mika Kallio   FIN   Pramac Racing   2min   3.785   sec
12.   Alex de Angelis   RSM   San Carlo Honda Gresini   2min   4.042   sec
13.   Marco Melandri   ITA   Hayate Racing Team   2min   4.274   sec
14.   Randy de Puniet   FRA   LCR Honda MotoGP   2min   4.664   sec
15.   James Toseland   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   2min   5.218   sec
16.   Gabor Talmacsi   HUN   Scot Racing Team MotoGP   2min   5.289   sec
17.   Aleix Espargaro   SPA   Pramac Racing   2min   5.336   sec

[Jester]

Rossi probably would have cracked a 2:02.5 if DeAngelis hadn't of fubared one of his late hot laps on the final turn.  Rossi wasn't too pleased about that and I don't think is quite as far off the pace as the times show.

[derby]

rossi: not worried....

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/153849/1/rossi_drops_back_but_quite_happy.html

[ZLTFUL]

What's the deal with Hayden? Seems like all of the recent FP1s he makes a respectable showing then goes downhill from there...Good FP1, worse in FP2, lower mid pack in QP, way off the pace in WU and then speared off the track in the race...

[derby]

What's the deal with Hayden? Seems like all of the recent FP1s he makes a respectable showing then goes downhill from there...Good FP1, worse in FP2, lower mid pack in QP, way off the pace in WU and then speared off the track in the race...

i think what you're seeing is everybody else getting faster and him not picking up as much speed.

give his out of the box speed, i expect hayden to have much better results once they engineer the bike to give him the feedback he's looking for.