2012 MotoGP Round 17 - Phillip Island (Spoilers!)

[gm2]

http://www.motomatters.com/news/2012/10/22/phillip_island_to_name_turn_3_after_case.html

 

[desmoquattro]

^^ Awesome tribute.

[Spidey]

Is T3 the one where there is the now-annual photo of him going through the turn completely sideways on a trajectory that defies physics?  Google says it is.

[desmoquattro]

Is T3 the one where there is the now-annual photo of him going through the turn completely sideways on a trajectory that defies physics?  Google says it is.

It is. A fast, sweeping left hander that leads into a hairpin right. Stellar scenery too, with the Bass Straight just on the other side of it.

[gm2]

if you don't have a motogp.com sub they're selling a 2 for 1 deal for viewing both PI and Valencia.  15 euro, i think

[Jester]

if you don't have a motogp.com sub they're selling a 2 for 1 deal for viewing both PI and Valencia.  15 euro, i think

That just reminds me that the end of the year is coming and my sub will expire yet again.   

[zooom]

anybody thinking of betting against Stoner for the win?

[duccarlos]

anybody thinking of betting against Stoner for the win?

In PI? Only if he was paralyzed from the neck down.

[gm2]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Oct/121024a.htm

[koko64]

Heard on radio. Stoner nearly a second fastest in FP1.

[Spidey]

Holy f'n crap, Casey.   

[The Architect]

Holy f'n crap, Casey.   

I hope he laps all the riders!  And we find out after the race that his traction control was accidentally turned off.


and Jorge has to pit in because he can't see through his tears.  I wonder if that's a legitimate reason to call a race?


Set that track on fire Casey!

[zooom]

FP2

Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Diff Previous
1 1 Casey STONER HONDA 1'29.999     
2 26 Dani PEDROSA HONDA 1'30.884 0.885 0.885
3 99 Jorge LORENZO YAMAHA 1'31.005 1.006 0.121
4 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW YAMAHA 1'31.367 1.368 0.362
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO YAMAHA 1'31.458 1.459 0.091
6 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA HONDA 1'31.616 1.617 0.158
7 6 Stefan BRADL HONDA 1'31.702 1.703 0.086
8 46 Valentino ROSSI DUCATI 1'32.030 2.031 0.328
9 69 Nicky HAYDEN DUCATI 1'32.654 2.655 0.624
10 14 Randy DE PUNIET ART 1'32.674 2.675 0.020
11 8 Hector BARBERA DUCATI 1'32.706 2.707 0.032
12 17 Karel ABRAHAM DUCATI 1'32.744 2.745 0.038
13 5 Colin EDWARDS SUTER 1'33.835 3.836 1.091
14 51 Michele PIRRO FTR 1'34.002 4.003 0.167
15 41 Aleix ESPARGARO ART 1'34.479 4.480 0.477
16 9 Danilo PETRUCCI IODA-SUTER 1'34.531 4.532 0.052
17 77 James ELLISON ART 1'34.561 4.562 0.030
18 22 Ivan SILVA BQR 1'34.746 4.747 0.185
19 84 Roberto ROLFO ART 1'34.771 4.772 0.025

[Raux]

apparently Stoner broke the course record in practice

[wantingaduc]

I hope he DESTROYS the entire field at PI, as a fitting F'you goodbye to the whole MotoGP circus.
Had it not been for his injury he would have walked away with the championship this year!

While I never was a big Casey fan, I have always recognised his talent, all the more so after watching Vale pedal the Duc around the track for the last 2 years. He deserves to go out on a high note.

GO CASEY!