2012 MotoGP Round 17 - Phillip Island (Spoilers!)

[duccarlos]

He will destroy everyone on that track and MotoGP will produce an hour video of just him sliding his bike through all the corners in slomo.

As soon as the race is over he will make a douchebag comment and whine about something.

I'm going miss him.

[gm2]

He will destroy everyone on that track and MotoGP will produce an hour video of just him sliding his bike through all the corners in slomo.

As soon as the race is over he will make a douchebag comment and whine about something.

I'm going miss him.

 

one possible fly in the ointment: lapped riders.

[zooom]

one possible fly in the ointment: lapped riders.

2nd possible fly in the ointment....bird strike !!

[duccarlos]

Ok, he will make a douchebag comment after lapping Rossi about how he's not riding hard enough and whine that a bird pooped on his visor and that's the only reason he could not lap Rossi for a second time.

[desmoquattro]

2nd possible fly in the ointment....bird strike !!

3rd possible ointment: the damn track is slippery in the final corner:

[Speeddog]

Stoner's on a make the beast with two backsing mission.

FP2 he had 1/8 to 1/4 second advantage in *every* sector.

[BastrdHK]

So is Ducati looking for the next spectacular Aussie that can ride the Duc?  We've had Bayliss and Stoner.....who is next?  They better start looking hard if they haven't been!   

Say what you want about Casey.  I did not understand the mysterious illness/walkout either, but that guy is one of the best and I hope motorcycle racing does not lose him altogether. 

I don't mind his jabs at other people.  Its good to hear relatively straight talk from a rider. 

I already miss him.

[gm2]

Stoner's on a make the beast with two backsing mission.

FP2 he had 1/8 to 1/4 second advantage in *every* sector.

if you've won 5 straight and they just named a corner after you.. damn well better be on a mission
 

[gm2]

watching FP2 now.  jesus.

[Spidey]

Faaaaaaaacccccck.  How can you be faster by a second than everyone else in the world?!??

1.    Casey Stoner    AUS   Repsol Honda (RC213V)    1m   29.665s   
2.    Jorge Lorenzo    ESP   Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)    1m   30.684s   
3.    Dani Pedrosa    ESP   Repsol Honda (RC213V)    1m   30.981s   
4.    Cal Crutchlow    GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)    1m   31.197s   
5.    Andrea Dovizioso    ITA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)    1m   31.438s   
6.    Alvaro Bautista    ESP   San Carlo Honda Gresini (RC213V)    1m   31.635s   
7.    Randy De Puniet    FRA   Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT)    1m   31.651s   
8.    Stefan Bradl    GER   LCR Honda MotoGP (RC213V)    1m   31.821s   
9.    Valentino Rossi    ITA   Ducati Team (GP12)    1m   32.058s   
10.    Karel Abraham    CZE   Cardion AB Motoracing (GP12)    1m   32.081s   
11.    Aleix Espargaro    ESP   Power Electronics Aspar (ART CRT)    1m   32.141s   
12.    Nicky Hayden    USA   Ducati Team (GP12)    1m   32.366s   
13.    Hector Barbera    ESP   Pramac Racing (GP12)    1m   33.185s   
14.    Danilo Petrucci    ITA   Came IodaRacing (Suter-BMW CRT)    1m   33.586s   
15.    Roberto Rolfo    ITA   Speed Master (ART CRT)    1m   33.911s   
16.    James Ellison    GBR   Paul Bird Motorsport (ART CRT)    1m   34.108s   
17.    Michele Pirro    ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini (FTR-Honda CRT)    1m   34.183s   
18.    Colin Edwards    USA   NGM Forward Racing (Suter-BMW CRT)    1m   34.303s   
19.    Ivan Silva    ESP   Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)    1m   34.407s   
20.    Kris McLaren    AUS   Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki CRT)    1m   36.251s   

[kopfjäger]

Faaaaaaaacccccck.  How can you be faster by a second than everyone else in the world?!??

1.    Casey Stoner    AUS   Repsol Honda (RC213V)    1m   29.665s   
2.    Jorge Lorenzo    ESP   Yamaha Factory Racing (YZR-M1)    1m   30.684s   

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Because, you are hands down the beast racer in this era.  Oh and after coming off a major injury.

[desmoquattro]

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Because, you are hands down the beast racer in this era.  Oh and after coming off a major injury.

...oh, and you pretty much own the track you're racing this weekend.

[Jester]

  We've had Bayliss and Stoner.....

Troy had one win in 44 motogp starts, 33 of which were on Ducati.  WSBK hero, MotoGP dud.

[BastrdHK]

I was referring to his WSBK record as well, not GP.....point is Aussies + Ducati Corse Bikes = Championships!

[duccarlos]

QP:
Pos.   Num.   Rider   Nation   Team   Bike   Km/h   Time   Gap 1st/Prev.
1   1   Casey STONER   AUS   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   335.6   1'29.623   
2   99   Jorge LORENZO   SPA   Yamaha Factory Racing   Yamaha   330.6   1'30.140   0.517 / 0.517
3   26   Dani PEDROSA   SPA   Repsol Honda Team   Honda   335.7   1'30.575   0.952 / 0.435
4   35   Cal CRUTCHLOW   GBR   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   332.7   1'30.763   1.140 / 0.188
5   6   Stefan BRADL   GER   LCR Honda MotoGP   Honda   337.1   1'30.798   1.175 / 0.035
6   4   Andrea DOVIZIOSO   ITA   Monster Yamaha Tech 3   Yamaha   334.7   1'31.200   1.577 / 0.402
7   19   Alvaro BAUTISTA   SPA   San Carlo Honda Gresini   Honda   334.9   1'31.490   1.867 / 0.290
8   46   Valentino ROSSI   ITA   Ducati Team   Ducati   337.4   1'31.661   2.038 / 0.171
9   14   Randy DE PUNIET   FRA   Power Electronics Aspar   ART   323.6   1'31.667   2.044 / 0.006
10   69   Nicky HAYDEN   USA   Ducati Team   Ducati   334.4   1'31.681   2.058 / 0.014
11   17   Karel ABRAHAM   CZE   Cardion AB Motoracing   Ducati   339.6   1'31.910   2.287 / 0.229
12   41   Aleix ESPARGARO   SPA   Power Electronics Aspar   ART   319.8   1'31.990   2.367 / 0.080
13   8   Hector BARBERA   SPA   Pramac Racing Team   Ducati   334.1   1'32.231   2.608 / 0.241
14   51   Michele PIRRO   ITA   San Carlo Honda Gresini   FTR   316.8   1'33.050   3.427 / 0.819
15   9   Danilo PETRUCCI   ITA   Came IodaRacing Project   Ioda-Suter   315.4   1'33.069   3.446 / 0.019
16   5   Colin EDWARDS   USA   NGM Mobile Forward Racing   Suter   321.7   1'33.450   3.827 / 0.381
17   77   James ELLISON   GBR   Paul Bird Motorsport   ART   317.4   1'33.489   3.866 / 0.039
18   84   Roberto ROLFO   ITA   Speed Master   ART   314.0   1'33.577   3.954 / 0.088
19   22   Ivan SILVA   SPA   Avintia Blusens   BQR   313.5   1'34.156   4.533 / 0.579
43   Kris McLAREN   AUS   Avintia Blusens   BQR   311.6   1'36.324   6.701 / 2.168