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MOKE1K · 03-21-2011, 10:24 AM

Doha, Sunday, March 20, 2011
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 166.5 42'38.569
2 20 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 166.3 +3.440
3 16 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 166.2 +5.051
4 13 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 166.2 +5.942
5 11 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 166.1 +7.358
6 10 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 165.9 +10.468
7 9 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 165.5 +16.431
8 8 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 164.8 +26.293
9 7 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 164.8 +27.416
10 6 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 164.7 +28.920
11 5 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 164.3 +34.539
12 4 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 164.3 +34.829
13 3 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 164.1 +37.957
Not Classified
24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 162.8 4 Laps
65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 142.4 21 Laps
14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 0 Lap

MOKE1K · 03-21-2011, 11:30 AM

Whatever kind of clutch Honda is using something is very very different. When Divo and Simochelli can put out a gap like that on 5th place in the first race. That's more than getting the setup right, Hondas done something to that bike and have passed it all the wY down to the satellite team.

MOKE1K · 03-21-2011, 11:35 AM

Dani pedrosa is going to have a looooooooong year.... Lol!!!

MOKE1K · 03-21-2011, 11:37 AM

Stoner finally has a real bike, now we will see how crappy the Ducati is. How ironic for Rossi.

acecycleins · 03-21-2011, 12:32 PM

My take: JB says the trans in the Honda isn't new science just better materials. So, +1 for Honda engineering.
I liked the raced except for two issues. Randy's fall stopped Nick on the track. That complete stop and start ruined his clutch and he was lucky to finish 9th. Had he a better start I believe he could have passed Rossi in the late stages because he was turning solid laps by the last 1/3rd. The Hondas are making crazy power. You can tell on the straights that the Yamaha's are relying solely on handling not top end.
I give the race a B. Not the greatest, but fun enough to not want to throw the tv out the door.

MOKE1K · 03-22-2011, 07:09 PM

My worst fears came to fuision whatching the Hondas on the straights. Man they were motoring by everything and not by a small margin.

Stoner just flicked a switch and checked out it didn't take but a few laps impressive, Dani's got a long year ahead of him.

MOKE1K · 03-22-2011, 07:14 PM

Didn't watch the whole race Monday and missed Nickys incident.

Dr_Sprocket · 03-23-2011, 03:29 AM

This should shape up to be an interesting year in MotoGP. FWIW, I'm still rooting for the US contingent. Let's go, USA!

MOKE1K · 03-23-2011, 04:33 AM

Agreed!

-Hey, we agree!

Dr_Sprocket · 03-23-2011, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOKE1K

Agreed!

-Hey, we agree!

Holy chit!!

03-21-2011, 10:24 AM	#1
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	Qatar results! Doha, Sunday, March 20, 2011 Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap 1 25 27 Casey STONER AUS Repsol Honda Team Honda 166.5 42'38.569 2 20 1 Jorge LORENZO SPA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 166.3 +3.440 3 16 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 166.2 +5.051 4 13 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Repsol Honda Team Honda 166.2 +5.942 5 11 58 Marco SIMONCELLI ITA San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 166.1 +7.358 6 10 11 Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 165.9 +10.468 7 9 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Ducati Team Ducati 165.5 +16.431 8 8 5 Colin EDWARDS USA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 164.8 +26.293 9 7 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Ducati Team Ducati 164.8 +27.416 10 6 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 164.7 +28.920 11 5 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 164.3 +34.539 12 4 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP Ducati 164.3 +34.829 13 3 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Ducati 164.1 +37.957 Not Classified 24 Toni ELIAS SPA LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 162.8 4 Laps 65 Loris CAPIROSSI ITA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 142.4 21 Laps 14 Randy DE PUNIET FRA Pramac Racing Team Ducati 0 Lap __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

03-21-2011, 11:30 AM	#2
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	Whatever kind of clutch Honda is using something is very very different. When Divo and Simochelli can put out a gap like that on 5th place in the first race. That's more than getting the setup right, Hondas done something to that bike and have passed it all the wY down to the satellite team. __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

03-21-2011, 11:35 AM	#3
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	Dani pedrosa is going to have a looooooooong year.... Lol!!! __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

03-21-2011, 11:37 AM	#4
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	Stoner finally has a real bike, now we will see how crappy the Ducati is. How ironic for Rossi. __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

03-21-2011, 12:32 PM	#5
acecycleins Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Georgia Posts: 4,125	My take: JB says the trans in the Honda isn't new science just better materials. So, +1 for Honda engineering. I liked the raced except for two issues. Randy's fall stopped Nick on the track. That complete stop and start ruined his clutch and he was lucky to finish 9th. Had he a better start I believe he could have passed Rossi in the late stages because he was turning solid laps by the last 1/3rd. The Hondas are making crazy power. You can tell on the straights that the Yamaha's are relying solely on handling not top end. I give the race a B. Not the greatest, but fun enough to not want to throw the tv out the door. __________________ "Slack" - a state of being in which everything flows smoothly.....a frame of mind so at ease that the universe naturally cooperates.

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03-22-2011, 07:09 PM	#6
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	My worst fears came to fuision whatching the Hondas on the straights. Man they were motoring by everything and not by a small margin. Stoner just flicked a switch and checked out it didn't take but a few laps impressive, Dani's got a long year ahead of him. __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

03-22-2011, 07:14 PM	#7
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	Didn't watch the whole race Monday and missed Nickys incident. __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

03-23-2011, 03:29 AM	#8
Dr_Sprocket Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delmarva Peninsula Posts: 2,331	This should shape up to be an interesting year in MotoGP. FWIW, I'm still rooting for the US contingent. Let's go, USA! __________________ "Aid to the helpless indigent is civilized. Aid to the irresponsible is socially corrosive." ----- Schizuki (c. 2011)

03-23-2011, 04:33 AM	#9
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	Agreed! -Hey, we agree! __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell