2010 Moto GP round 7, Catalunya! *Soon to have Spoilers*

[superjohn]

I'm sure this isn't the place....but holy moto2 race batman!

+1 

Moto2 is shaping up to be a great category.

[Speeddog]

Pedrobot said the bike got some headshake on the way to turn one.

[gm2]

and Dovi halfway blames a wonky rear brake for his off.

[Triple J]

At least Stoner isn't blaming anyone but himself this week!

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/MotoGP/2010/July/jul0510-catalunya-motogp-stoner-rues-mistake/_/R-EPI-125219

[gm2]

At least Stoner isn't blaming anyone but himself this week!

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/MotoGP/2010/July/jul0510-catalunya-motogp-stoner-rues-mistake/_/R-EPI-125219

i thought this was pretty cool, too

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/161266/1/stoner_impossible_to_pass_pedrosa.html

[Triple J]

Don't want to be bagging on your future teammate! 

[gm2]

hahaha.. good point

[He Man]

If stoner goes to honda, this might be very very true due to stoners uhh. crash happyness. hopefully it wont be a common theme.

[Spidey]

Who is randy De Puniet and when did he learn to ride a bike!?!?

Seriously.    My biggest gripe about RDP is that mostrobelle and enzo came over to watch and I couldn't get MB to stop licking the TV screen.  It made it difficult to watch the race. 

Where did they the extra GO on the Zuki's. Maybe they ran the WSBK's versions  

Well, I think Bautista's shoulder is better (despite a Sat crash), so that probably helped.   He's been riding messed up for a while now.  Also, at this point, they probably know that they're going to go through their engine allotment, I wouldn't be surprised if they said, "make the beast with two backs it, hop that pregnant dog up."

First, second and third in the championship are pretty spread from the rest.  But there's a TON of room for movement amonst the rest. Nicky actually moved up a notch by virtue of Valentino continuing to drop.  

[Spidey]

I'm sure this isn't the place....but holy moto2 race batman!

Wow.  what a pile-up in T1.    And why didn't Morales get the position rather than a DNF?  He and his bike crossed the line.  And they may have even been touching at that point, as his bike landed on his back/neck right around the finish line.  Last I heard, he only had bruises.  I was pretty sure at first that he broke everything. 

[Triple J]

Wow.  what a pile-up in T1.    And why didn't Morales get the position rather than a DNF?  He and his bike crossed the line.  And they may have even been touching at that point, as his bike landed on his back/neck right around the finish line.  Last I heard, he only had bruises.  I was pretty sure at first that he broke everything. 

That crash was brutal!  Glad to hear he's "OK".

Great race though! 

[Kopfjager]

That crash was brutal!   Glad to hear he's "OK".

Great race though!  

Moto 2 crash catalunya slow mo

[Spidey]

Faaack.     I guess that's why they wear back protectors and have speed humps.  Bikes bounce right off 'em.  
I'm not sure if it's worse in slow mo or real time.  In real time cuz you get a sense of the speed he was carrying when he had the get-off, but in slow-mo . . . OUCH!

Anyone have video of that Moto2 T1 carnage (before it gets pulled by Dorna)?

[Kopfjager]

If you pause the vid at 18sec, you can see the bike is headed off the track, and he is heading straight. Then he
gets jerked back off of the track (foot must have been caught on something).