MotoGP 2011 -- Rd 1 Qatar (Race Spoilers)

[Jester]

bautista down.. staying down.  being stretchered.

Tell Hopkins to suit up.

[gm2]

it's sick hearing that HRC gearbox grab gears at full lean like the bike is straight up and down

[gm2]

FP3:

1. Casey Stoner AUS Repsol Honda Team 1m 55.035s
2. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team 1m 55.193s
3. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team 1m 55.740s
4. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Yamaha Factory Racing 1m 55.814s
5. Ben Spies USA Yamaha Factory Racing 1m 56.003s
6. Hector Barbera ESP Mapfre Aspar Team 1m 56.266s
7. Colin Edwards USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 56.302s
8. Valentino Rossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 56.306s
9. Randy de Puniet FRA Pramac Racing Team 1m 56.362s
10. Loris Capirossi ITA Pramac Racing Team 1m 56.434s
11. Cal Crutchlow GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1m 56.437s
12. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 56.517s
13. Marco Simoncelli ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini 1m 56.540s
14. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team 1m 56.586s
15. Karel Abraham CZE Cardion AB Motoracing 1m 57.275s
16. Alvaro Bautista ESP Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1m 57.601s
17. Toni Elias ESP LCR Honda MotoGP 1m 58.123s

[Spidey]

Honda's got a double-clutch on their corporate boner right now. 

[swampduc]

it's sick hearing that HRC gearbox grab gears at full lean like the bike is straight up and down

Hiding in The Ben's trailer again? 

[gm2]

Hiding in The Ben's trailer again?  

the audio from motogp.com is quite good  

[gm2]

Tell Hopkins to suit up.

YEP.

@MotoGPJules: From good source: Bautista broken hip or femur - out for at least 10 weeks

[zooom]

makes ya wonder if Denning is going to catch a lot of flack from the Crescent BSB sponsors if he plucks Hopper away for that period of time....

[Spidey]

YEP.

@MotoGPJules: From good source: Bautista broken hip or femur - out for at least 10 weeks

He's getting his GP factory ride back b/c of his impressive results in WSBK, AMA and BSB.  

[gm2]

little too much pressure on alvaro...

[gm2]

No replacement for Bautista at Qatar. Hopkins already back in California.

[gm2]

and it's a broken femur.

[Spidey]

No replacement for Bautista at Qatar. Hopkins already back in California.

That was pretty stupid on Hopkins' part.  If I were keen to get back into GP and a f'n professional, I'd make sure for this weekend that I was a lot closer to Qatar than CA.  How hard is it to schedule to be in England for these four days, you twit?

[gm2]

maybe not his choice.  but a weird one not to have stayed around to at least watch, hang out... see if alvaro crashed.  although i don't think hopkins has been on the bike at all.  i wonder if he even would have raced.  very tall order.

[gm2]

...how happy is carmelo right about now.