2010 MotoGP Round 13: Aragon (Spoilers! Race: 5am/8am 9/19)

[m1moto]

I had to watch it with the sound off because there is a cranky 15yr old sleeping on the couch

I have one of those around - screw him - I pay the mortgage so I make the rules.

[Jester]

I had to watch it with the sound off because there is a cranky 15yr old sleeping on the couch. 

I'd tell your teenager to go sleep on the lawn or get a job and pay the bills.

[fastwin]

what happened to Dovi?
I was loving the battle between him and Spies and then looking away for a moment only see Spies cross the finish.

He ran wide and tossed it trying to get around The Ben on the outside... according to The Ben.

[Triple J]

Finally a decent race!

Good job by Stoner...he was riding the wheels off that thing to stay ahead of Pedrobot. His mini tank slapper mid way thru the race was crazy! 

Awesome showing by Nicky!!!!  Great set-up on Lorenzo!

...and my DirecTV guide showed it correctly at 5am this morning. 

[duccarlos]

I think it was Comcast that screwed up. Anyway, I was screaming for Nicky to pass Lorenzo for the last quarter of that race. It was a good race.

[ute]

Wow great race ...way to go Nicky ...i was screaming too !!!

Thanks guys for the heads up on the speed screw up this morning ..bev and charlie both had it screwed

[CairnsDuc]

It looks like the hard work on fixing the Desmo's handling problems is finally paying off.

From MotoGP.com

Stoner has struggled with front end problems this season on his Desmosedici GP10 but in qualifying he set a blistering pace. The 24 year-old was the only rider under 1’49” at 0.309s quicker than closest rival Jorge Lorenzo, and explained that the modifications made to his machine had enabled him to feel more comfortable when pushing for faster lap times.

“We've been trying different things for the last few weekends to try and get the bike more competitive without making really big progress but it looks like we might have found something here,” said Stoner.

“We've changed the weight distribution a little bit and it has given me more grip and confidence. Maybe it's just the fact the bike suits this place but either way we've got to be happy to be back on pole for the first time since Qatar. I also like riding at new circuits – when you haven't already done a million laps around a place it's always refreshing.”

Full article here:
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2010/Ducati+review+Aragon+day+one

[Triple J]

Forgot to mention...great battle between Spies and Dovi. It was fun watching Spies hold him off. 

[derby]

Forgot to mention...great battle between Spies and Dovi. It was fun watching Spies hold him off.  

http://forums.13x.com/showthread.php?p=3218977#post3218977

Originally Posted by HadBen

In his text to me after the race, Ben said "my brake hand is smoked".

[zooom]

  I don't know whether to be pissed at Comcast or Speed.   

MAYBE BOTH...I covered my ass and just recorded the later in the afternoon broadcast and went riding...

anyways...great race...and Nicky is too damn polite...

....I was able to get a good start and stay with Jorge. There wasn't really anywhere I could get a wheel in and over the last couple of laps he pushed hard to get away but I decided that fourth wasn't good enough for me today. I did a bit of a backyard move in the chicane over there and managed to hold him off to the line.....

isn't that what racing is about Nicky?...do what it takes to get ahead of your opponent...within reason...and that was a nice clean pass in my opinion...Jorge would have done the exact same thing given the chance...hell..most of the paddock would have...

The Spies Dovi thing was awesome...hell...I love this track...it was some GREAT race viewing and racing...although, I think I would fall asleep on my track bike going down that straight...otherwise...what an excellent track...I hope they keep returning to that circuit!!!

Moto2....Wholly wow is Elias "The Man"...gets knocked going into turn 1...keeps from spilling and works his way from 14th to 4th....amazing ride..moreso than Ianonne's IMHO...that boy checked out though.....

[duccarlos]

I was more screaming at Nicky to pass Lorenzo already. He is just not aggressive at all.

[The Architect]

^^^  I'm glad to hear I wasn't the only one yelling at the TV. 

[derby]

I was more screaming at Nicky to pass Lorenzo already. He is just not aggressive at all.

that's a matter of perspective. if he didn't feel he was able to gap him after the pass, he made it when it counted. if he'd passed him earlier, it woulda given jorge more opportunities to "gather it up" and repass him before the flag.

[duccarlos]

How can you not scream at the TV when you see a guy tip-toeing around the track. That bike was setup to be pushing for 2nd, but he got all caught up behind Lorenzo.

[Triple J]

I thought Hayden did a great job.  He passed Lorenzo when it mattered and made it stick...with what was a fairly aggressive pass. If him and Lorenzo would have been mixing it up earlier, then it is likely that Spies and Dovi would have caught them, turning a 2-way battle into a 4-way one. Waiting until the end was a good move IMO.

I don't know about second...Perdrobot was flying and gapped Lorenzo and Hayden. He almost caught Stoner, but Stoner was riding the wheels off that thing trying to stay ahead. He gapped Pedro at the end, but I think part of that might have been Pedro accepting second to keep it on 2 wheels.