MotoGP 2011 -- Rd 1 Qatar (Race Spoilers)

[derby]

5⁰C difference?

ALT + 0176 

(...or option+shift+8 on a mac)

[ducpainter]

ALT + 0176 

(...or option+shift+8 on a mac)

seems to take you to google in chrome....

I'll have to try it in ff

[derby]

seems to take you to google in chrome....

I'll have to try it in ff

make sure you're not typing ALT (and then) 0.

hold down ALT while pressing 0176 and then release ALT.

[ducpainter]

make sure you're not typing ALT (and then) 0.

hold down ALT while pressing 0176 and then release ALT.

of course I was...

still opens the same tab as a new one with a google search for a square

I'll struggle with the mouse for now.

[swampduc]

hmmm...

5⁰C difference?

Doesn't sound like enough to lose all grip.

Must be sabotage.

really? Y'all are the racers, so I defer to you, but that sounds like a huge difference to me.

[El Matador]

So no surprises there.

Great ride by Jorge and the Ben, though if Spies doesn't figure out that early race pace he'll never amount to anything. 

[ute]

wow can you imagine if the whole season is like this ...great racing

agree about The Ben  he needs to figure this out

[Speeddog]

Ben got swallowed up on the start.

Good to see him tussle with Rossi. 

I was wondering if Stoner was just cruising behind Pedro.

[lazylightnin717]

Pedro was pissed

[derby]

Great ride by Jorge and the Ben, though if Spies doesn't figure out that early race pace he'll never amount to anything. 

Ben got swallowed up on the start.

Good to see him tussle with Rossi.  

yup.. he had a horrible start.

lap times weren't that bad if you consider he was dicing w/ rossi for most of the race:

http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/xx/2011/QAT/MotoGP/RAC/analysisbylap.pdf?v1_a5d08ff9

[derby]

Pedro was pissed

i'd say he's more frustrated that he couldn't feel anything in his left arm/hand.

[lazylightnin717]

Yeah it was odd how him and Lorenzo had a good battle going until the 3 to last lap where he just kinda fell off

[sbrguy]

stoner just killed them way too much today. 

after seeing how spies rode and him being out of the picture after the first turn of the race, i think he will get as good as 4th overall at the end of the season but he is not going to be the consisten podium placer like he was in wbk and such.  he's good no doubt, and he's as good to get maybe 4th overall in the world but i don't see him beating out stoner/jlo/pedro if all three are racing and healthy with good bikes, no way.

rossi and ducati better get used to consistent 5-7th places at best because they are going to get spanked all year

[OT]

i'd say he's more frustrated that he couldn't feel anything in his left arm/hand.

He's too young to have a stroke or heart attack .....the lightest guy in the field ought to be able to keep up with Casey

rossi and ducati better get used to consistent 5-7th places at best because they are going to get spanked all year

Rossi nearly fell off the bike when Spies passed him....methinks he's still far from 100% physically...

[Jester]

stoner just killed them way too much today.  

I think if Pedro hadn't have had an issue with his arm, Stoner might have lost that race.  Pedro was just as fast through the first half until he fell off the pace with arm issues.  The race was fantastic between those two for a good while.