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Post by truenorth on Jun 19, 2023 9:19:33 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jun 22, 2023 5:51:58 GMT -8
David Emmett Weather forecast for this weekend. Hot, mostly sunny, with very light wind. Ideal for racing.
Possibility of showers or thunderstorms Thursday night, but the track dries quickly here.
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Post by truenorth on Jun 22, 2023 5:54:34 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jun 22, 2023 6:12:07 GMT -8
“ During the first hour after the fall I felt good and strong enough to face the race, but as time went by the pain began to appear , more and more intense, in the ankle in the rib area, due to that was decided not to run. I arrive with the ankle still inflamed , the left thumb has a fracture, and what is going to bother me the most during the weekend is the rib, the second, which is cracked , "describes Márquez after the falls suffered at Sachsenring. www.motosan.es/motogp/marc-marquez-confirma-nuevas-lesiones-tras-sus-accidentes-en-alemania/
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Post by truenorth on Jun 22, 2023 6:55:05 GMT -8
Quartararo, hurt while running - "I will have an x-ray, because I twisted my ankle and toe. Hopefully nothing serious, I don't think it will affect my weekend. If we aren't fast here, we won't be fast anywhere."
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Post by truenorth on Jun 22, 2023 7:24:02 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jun 23, 2023 3:46:11 GMT -8
Moto3 P1 1 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 1'41.667 15 15 217.0 2 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'41.929 16 16 0.262 0.262 214.3 3 55 Romano FENATI ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'42.034 14 16 0.367 0.105 212.8 4 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'42.159 12 13 0.492 0.125 215.1 5 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'42.224 14 14 0.557 0.065 212.1 6 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'42.250 11 16 0.583 0.026 218.1 7 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 1'42.313 15 15 0.646 0.063 214.7 8 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA CIP Green Power KTM 1'42.581 15 15 0.914 0.268 213.2 9 44 David MUÑOZ SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1'42.583 12 13 0.916 0.002 216.6 10 66 Joel KELSO AUS CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'42.623 13 14 0.956 0.040 215.8 11 99 José Antonio RUEDA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'42.686 14 14 1.019 0.063 216.2 12 18 Matteo BERTELLE ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'42.697 16 16 1.030 0.011 213.9 13 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'42.699 9 9 1.032 0.002 212.8 14 31 Adrian FERNANDEZ SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 1'42.790 16 16 1.123 0.091 215.4 15 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN Valresa GASGAS Aspar M3 GASGAS 1'42.809 9 10 1.142 0.019 212.1 16 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'42.902 13 16 1.235 0.093 214.7 17 95 Collin VEIJER NED Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 1'42.975 17 17 1.308 0.073 215.4 18 27 Kaito TOBA JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'42.997 4 12 1.330 0.022 213.6 19 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'42.998 13 15 1.331 0.001 214.7 20 38 David SALVADOR SPA CIP Green Power KTM 1'42.999 13 16 1.332 0.001 215.8 21 7 Filippo FARIOLI ITA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'43.048 15 17 1.381 0.049 214.7 22 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'43.089 16 16 1.422 0.041 213.6 23 80 David ALONSO COL Valresa GASGAS Aspar M3 GASGAS 1'43.225 14 14 1.558 0.136 216.6 24 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1'43.743 15 16 2.076 0.518 216.6 25 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'43.923 4 8 2.256 0.180 218.5 26 63 Syarifuddin AZMAN MAL MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'44.006 13 13 2.339 0.083 217.4 27 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'44.009 5 16 2.342 0.003 210.6 28 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'44.693 4 4 3.026 0.684 213.2
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Post by truenorth on Jun 23, 2023 3:47:07 GMT -8
Moto2 P1 1 96 Jake DIXON GBR Inde GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 1'36.865 18 18 257.6 2 21 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Beta Tools SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 1'36.896 18 21 0.031 0.031 257.1 3 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA Beta Tools SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 1'36.984 19 22 0.119 0.088 258.7 4 37 Pedro ACOSTA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 1'36.999 14 19 0.134 0.015 259.8 5 79 Ai OGURA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 1'37.035 14 19 0.170 0.036 259.3 6 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 1'37.142 18 18 0.277 0.107 259.3 7 16 Joe ROBERTS USA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'37.358 16 19 0.493 0.216 256.6 8 7 Barry BALTUS BEL Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 1'37.392 18 21 0.527 0.034 259.8 9 12 Filip SALAC CZE QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 1'37.554 16 19 0.689 0.162 256.6 10 35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 1'37.555 14 20 0.690 0.001 259.8 11 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 1'37.765 19 19 0.900 0.210 257.1 12 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 1'37.794 13 18 0.929 0.029 257.1 13 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA Fantic Racing KALEX 1'37.860 16 20 0.995 0.066 260.4 14 40 Aron CANET SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 1'37.872 11 16 1.007 0.012 257.6 15 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 1'37.933 16 19 1.068 0.061 257.6 16 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 1'38.004 21 21 1.139 0.071 258.2 17 3 Lukas TULOVIC GER Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX 1'38.013 20 20 1.148 0.009 256.0 18 15 Darryn BINDER RSA Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX 1'38.102 17 19 1.237 0.089 259.8 19 84 Zonta VD GOORBERGH NED Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 1'38.163 18 18 1.298 0.061 256.6 20 18 Manuel GONZALEZ SPA Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 M KALEX 1'38.181 9 19 1.316 0.018 258.7 21 28 Izan GUEVARA SPA Inde GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 1'38.488 14 19 1.623 0.307 259.8 22 71 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'38.496 5 10 1.631 0.008 257.6 23 24 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Forward Team FORWARD 1'38.567 14 15 1.702 0.071 257.6 24 99 Carlos TATAY SPA OnlyFans American Racing KALEX 1'38.722 15 20 1.857 0.155 254.4 25 4 Sean Dylan KELLY USA OnlyFans American Racing KALEX 1'38.736 16 20 1.871 0.014 257.1 26 23 Taiga HADA JPN Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 1'40.051 19 19 3.186 1.315 253.9 27 72 Borja GOMEZ SPA Fantic Racing KALEX 1'40.459 4 5 3.594 0.408 258.2 28 55 Yeray RUIZ SPA Forward Team FORWARD 1'40.489 13 18 3.624 0.030 257.6 Not classified 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX
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Post by truenorth on Jun 23, 2023 3:48:11 GMT -8
MotoGP P1 1 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 1'32.246 19 20 313.0 2 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'32.560 19 20 0.314 0.314 310.6 3 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'32.614 19 20 0.368 0.054 309.0 4 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'32.762 16 16 0.516 0.148 306.7 5 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'32.804 18 18 0.558 0.042 305.2 6 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 1'32.881 19 19 0.635 0.077 311.4 7 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 1'32.981 20 20 0.735 0.100 306.7 8 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'33.067 17 20 0.821 0.086 309.8 9 43 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'33.087 20 20 0.841 0.020 307.5 10 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'33.421 19 19 1.175 0.334 306.7 11 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'33.486 18 19 1.240 0.065 309.8 12 1 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 1'33.498 14 17 1.252 0.012 309.8 13 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 1'33.588 17 18 1.342 0.090 303.7 14 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'33.633 16 18 1.387 0.045 307.5 15 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 1'33.673 6 18 1.427 0.040 306.0 16 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'33.893 14 18 1.647 0.220 302.9 17 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 1'33.902 7 15 1.656 0.009 310.6 18 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 1'33.941 17 18 1.695 0.039 306.0 19 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 1'33.989 14 20 1.743 0.048 305.2 20 32 Lorenzo SAVADORI ITA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'34.055 19 20 1.809 0.066 309.8 21 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'34.111 17 19 1.865 0.056 306.0 22 27 Iker LECUONA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'34.363 21 21 2.117 0.252 303.7 23 94 Jonas FOLGER GER GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 1'34.741 15 16 2.495 0.378 306.0
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Post by truenorth on Jun 23, 2023 3:51:40 GMT -8
Medical Info
MotoGP rider #93 marcmarquez93 is declared fit
Medical Info
MotoGP rider #20 FabioQ20 is declared to be reviewed after P1. The Frenchman had fractured his toe when out jogging
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Post by truenorth on Jun 23, 2023 5:03:01 GMT -8
Moto3 P2 1 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 1'41.579 15 16 216.6 2 55 Romano FENATI ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'41.982 14 15 0.403 0.403 212.8 3 44 David MUÑOZ SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1'42.002 12 14 0.423 0.020 216.2 4 80 David ALONSO COL Valresa GASGAS Aspar M3 GASGAS 1'42.200 15 17 0.621 0.198 219.7 5 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'42.331 7 7 0.752 0.131 216.2 6 31 Adrian FERNANDEZ SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 1'42.556 15 16 0.977 0.225 215.1 7 27 Kaito TOBA JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'42.609 10 11 1.030 0.053 217.0 8 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'42.630 8 17 1.051 0.021 211.7 9 99 José Antonio RUEDA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'42.652 15 15 1.073 0.022 215.4 10 95 Collin VEIJER NED Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 1'42.746 13 17 1.167 0.094 213.2 11 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 1'42.815 10 13 1.236 0.069 213.9 12 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA CIP Green Power KTM 1'42.898 11 11 1.319 0.083 214.7 13 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 1'42.913 14 14 1.334 0.015 213.6 14 18 Matteo BERTELLE ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 1'42.952 6 13 1.373 0.039 212.8 15 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'43.031 13 17 1.452 0.079 212.8 16 38 David SALVADOR SPA CIP Green Power KTM 1'43.123 13 14 1.544 0.092 215.1 17 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 1'43.192 6 16 1.613 0.069 212.5 18 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN Valresa GASGAS Aspar M3 GASGAS 1'43.209 15 17 1.630 0.017 215.8 19 66 Joel KELSO AUS CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'43.289 8 13 1.710 0.080 217.4 20 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 1'43.325 7 15 1.746 0.036 210.3 21 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'43.352 13 17 1.773 0.027 213.2 22 7 Filippo FARIOLI ITA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 1'43.682 14 14 2.103 0.330 212.1 23 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 1'43.920 10 14 2.341 0.238 211.0 24 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 1'43.921 10 15 2.342 0.001 218.5 25 63 Syarifuddin AZMAN MAL MT Helmets - MSI KTM 1'44.164 12 14 2.585 0.243 212.8 26 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 1'44.556 12 16 2.977 0.392 212.5 27 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 1'45.067 8 16 3.488 0.511 210.3 Not classified 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM
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Post by truenorth on Jun 23, 2023 5:03:48 GMT -8
Moto2 P2 1 96 Jake DIXON GBR Inde GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 1'36.463 17 19 259.3 2 37 Pedro ACOSTA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 1'36.609 17 19 0.146 0.146 259.8 3 21 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Beta Tools SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 1'36.773 17 20 0.310 0.164 255.5 4 79 Ai OGURA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 1'36.818 15 19 0.355 0.045 256.6 5 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 1'36.844 12 19 0.381 0.026 256.6 6 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 1'36.966 14 19 0.503 0.122 257.6 7 35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 1'36.994 11 20 0.531 0.028 258.2 8 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 1'36.998 6 18 0.535 0.004 258.7 9 7 Barry BALTUS BEL Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 1'37.058 16 20 0.595 0.060 257.1 10 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 1'37.101 22 22 0.638 0.043 258.2 11 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA Beta Tools SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 1'37.134 7 21 0.671 0.033 257.6 12 40 Aron CANET SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 1'37.159 12 17 0.696 0.025 258.7 13 12 Filip SALAC CZE QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 1'37.187 18 21 0.724 0.028 256.6 14 16 Joe ROBERTS USA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'37.204 19 20 0.741 0.017 253.9 15 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 1'37.420 6 20 0.957 0.216 256.6 16 3 Lukas TULOVIC GER Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX 1'37.514 17 20 1.051 0.094 257.1 17 18 Manuel GONZALEZ SPA Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 M KALEX 1'37.583 13 20 1.120 0.069 257.6 18 71 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 1'37.638 14 16 1.175 0.055 258.2 19 28 Izan GUEVARA SPA Inde GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 1'37.737 16 18 1.274 0.099 260.4 20 4 Sean Dylan KELLY USA OnlyFans American Racing KALEX 1'37.757 15 21 1.294 0.020 254.4 21 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA Fantic Racing KALEX 1'37.951 7 10 1.488 0.194 258.2 22 84 Zonta VD GOORBERGH NED Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 1'38.186 4 5 1.723 0.235 255.0 23 99 Carlos TATAY SPA OnlyFans American Racing KALEX 1'38.208 20 21 1.745 0.022 253.4 24 15 Darryn BINDER RSA Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX 1'38.323 7 12 1.860 0.115 258.2 25 72 Borja GOMEZ SPA Fantic Racing KALEX 1'38.928 10 17 2.465 0.605 256.6 26 55 Yeray RUIZ SPA Forward Team FORWARD 1'39.203 4 18 2.740 0.275 257.6 27 23 Taiga HADA JPN Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 1'39.572 11 18 3.109 0.369 254.4 28 17 Alex ESCRIG SPA Forward Team FORWARD 1'39.849 13 15 3.386 0.277 254.4
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Post by truenorth on Jun 23, 2023 6:14:08 GMT -8
MotoGP P2 1 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 1'32.063 28 29 311.4 2 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'32.193 26 27 0.130 0.130 315.4 3 43 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'32.218 27 27 0.155 0.025 306.7 4 1 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 1'32.263 24 25 0.200 0.045 311.4 5 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'32.308 24 26 0.245 0.045 310.6 6 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'32.341 26 26 0.278 0.033 306.0 7 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'32.408 22 23 0.345 0.067 307.5 8 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'32.449 25 25 0.386 0.041 312.2 9 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 1'32.469 23 28 0.406 0.020 313.0 10 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'32.581 22 27 0.518 0.112 313.8 11 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'32.669 24 24 0.606 0.088 309.0 12 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 1'32.794 26 26 0.731 0.125 306.7 13 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 1'32.801 24 25 0.738 0.007 310.6 14 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 1'32.935 26 27 0.872 0.134 306.0 15 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 1'32.955 23 23 0.892 0.020 311.4 16 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'33.106 19 20 1.043 0.151 302.9 17 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 1'33.180 22 22 1.117 0.074 305.2 18 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'33.304 20 24 1.241 0.124 306.7 19 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'33.485 20 22 1.422 0.181 309.8 20 32 Lorenzo SAVADORI ITA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 1'33.495 25 25 1.432 0.010 308.3 21 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 1'33.501 24 24 1.438 0.006 306.7 22 27 Iker LECUONA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'33.720 23 25 1.657 0.219 304.4 23 94 Jonas FOLGER GER GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 1'34.400 22 24 2.337 0.680 303.7
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Post by truenorth on Jun 23, 2023 6:14:50 GMT -8
MM tries to push the HRC crap bike and crashes. Mir and Rins talking about Yamaha next year?
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Post by truenorth on Jun 23, 2023 9:15:31 GMT -8
Game on in Assen: Bezzecchi dives back into title fight The Italian dominated both Practice sessions at the Assen TT, pipping Championship rival Martin for the top spot The Championship fight remains as unpredictable as ever as Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) catapulted himself to the top of the timesheets on Day 1 of the Motul TT Assen. After the two Practice sessions, the Italian is the man the beat after putting down a 1:32.063 whilst maintaining a firm hold on the top spot throughout the day. The stage is set in Assen as the Italian is joined by his title rivals at the top. Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Racing) put his GP23 into P2, with the Spaniard eager to continue his Sachsenring form. It was Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) who rounded out the top 3 follwoing a late time attack during Practice 2. Miller crashes the party As Friday's running drew closer to the end, the time attacks came flying in with the riders conscious of the importance of finishing inside the top 10 to bag a Q2 spot. Bezzecchi maintained a firm grip on the top spot with no one able to topple the Italian. Martin had an eventful P2 session seeing him shortcutting the circuit on numerous occasions but put in a strong lap in the closing stages to finish the day 0.143s away from Bezzecchi. It was looking as if Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) was struggling to find a setup that worked for him around the Assen circuit, with the Italian showing visible signs of frustration during Practice 1. With the Champion sitting in P12 after the morning session, the Ducati garage worked away over the lunch period to give Bagnaia the feeling that he needed. The bike was looking much more stable in P2, and Bagnaia blasted his way to the top 3 towards the end of the 2nd session. Jack Miller had something to say about that however as the Aussie sandwiched himself between the title-fighting trio, pushing Bagnaia down to P4 in the closing stages. The job was done for both teams with secured Q2 spots in the bag ahead of Saturday's qualifying action. Old faces back in the mix Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) finished the first Practice in a comfortable P2, and showed strong pace in the 2nd Practice to finish the day in 5th place overall. The Spaniard will be looking for a return to the podium after taking 3rd place at Assen just one year ago. Despite riding injured, Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™ ) showed signs of improvement aboard his Yamaha M1 after taking P6. The Frenchman will be relieved to be missing Q1 this time out, and will be hoping his smooth riding style will be able to put him right back in the mix at the fast, flowing Assen circuit. Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) finished the day in P7 ahead of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Brad Binder. Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) showed flashes of brilliance throughout the day to secure P9, with Alex Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) snatching the final Q2 spot. Not everyone can make the cut It was a disaster for Johann Zarco (Prima Pramac Racing), as the Frenchman failed to secure himself a place in Q2 by just 0.088s. The Prima Pramac man will have to battle his way through Q1 after finishing in P11. The Frenchman will be joined by the two CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP™ Team riders of Raul Fernandez and Miguel Oliveira who finished 12th and 13th respectively. Enea Bastianini (Ducati Lenovo Team) and Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) also failed to make the Q2 cut after finishing in 15th and 19th. Both riders made trips to the gravel trap, with Marquez hitting the deck just two corners into his only time attack of the day as P2 came to a close. The stage is well and truly set for MotoGP™ action at the Cathedral of Speed. Make sure you don't miss a single detail as the action unfolds with Qualifying and Tissot Sprint coming up on Saturday as well as Free Practice up first at 10:10 local time (GMT +2)! Top 10: 1. Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) – 1:32.063 2. Jorge Martín (Prima Pramac Racing) +0.130 3. Jack Miller (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) +0.155 4. Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) +0.200 5. Maverick Viñales (Aprilia Racing) +0.245 6. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) +0.278 7. Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia Racing) +0.345 8. Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) +0.386 9. Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) +0.406 10. Alex Márquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) +0.518
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Post by truenorth on Jun 23, 2023 9:20:31 GMT -8
Dixon demolition job decides Moto2™ Day 1 standings The Brit started his Motul TT Assen in perfect form topping both Practice sessions ahead of Acosta and Lopez Jake Dixon (Inde GASGAS Aspar Team) is the man to beat in Moto2™ at the Motul TT Assen, as the Brit heads into Saturday's action on top of the combined standings after setting a blistering 1:36.463. The Spanish Armada was in hot pursuit as Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) and Alonso Lopez (Beta Tools SpeedUp) stayed within under two-tenths of the GASGAS rider. Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) is showing he's returning to the form we know he's capable of, bagging P4 after Friday practice. Sam Lowes (Elf MarcVDS Racing Team) rounded out the top 5 ahead of Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in P6. Championship leader Tony Arbolino (Elf MarcVDS Racing Team) has some work to do ahead of Sunday. The Italian kicks off Assen in a distant P8 and will be looking for some big steps forward ahead of Sunday's Grand Prix. Moto2™ will be back in action on Saturday for Practice 3 at 9:25 and qualifying at 13:45 local (GMT +2). Top 10: 1. Jake Dixon (GASGAS Aspar Team) – 1:36.463 2. Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.146 3. Alonso Lopez (Speed Up Racing) + 0.310 4. Ai Ogura (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) +0.355 5. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) + 0.381 6. Albert Arenas (Red Bull KTM Ajo) + 0.503 7. Fermin Aldeguer (Speed Up Racing) + 0.521 8. Somkiat Chantra (IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia) +0.531 9. Tony Arbolino (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) + 0.535 10. Barry Baltus (RW Racing GP) + 0.595
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Post by truenorth on Jun 23, 2023 9:22:50 GMT -8
Moto3™ masterclass from Masia ahead of Assen TT The Leopard man stamped his authority topping both Practice sessions with Nepa and Fenati locked together in Spaniard's tracks It's advantage Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) as the Motul TT Assen kicks off the weekend with Moto3™ Practice. The Spaniard put down a 1:41.579 to keep the field at arm's length, with Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) 0.350s behind. Just 0.053s behind his fellow Italian was Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team) whose wide, swooping lines are playing perfectly to the fast, flowing characteristics of the Assen circuit. As the clock counted down to the chequered flag a flurry of fast laps came flying in during Practice 2. David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports) and Xavier Artigas (CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP) put the hammer down to secure 4th and 5th respectively, with the rookie David Alonso (Valresa GASGAS Aspar M3) rounding out the top 6. The intense rush for a time attack caught out Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets MSI) as the Brazilian crashed out with 3 minutes to go for the 2nd time in the P2 session. The youngster just managed enough to secure P8 on combined times. Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) was slow off the line only managing P9 ahead of Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) who suffered a crash at Turn 16 with just under 30 minutes of P2 remaining. Top 10: 1. Jaume Masia (Leopard Racing) - 1:41.579 2. Stefano Nepa (Angeluss MTA Team) +0.350 3. Romano Fenati (Rivacold Snipers Team) +0.403 4. David Muñoz (BOE Motorsports) +0.423 5. Xavier Artigas (CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP) +0.580 6. David Alonso (GASGAS Aspar Team) +0.621 7. Ricardo Rossi (SIC58 Squadra Corse) +0.645 8. Diogo Moreira (MT Helmets – MSI) +0.671 9. Ayumu Sasaki (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP) +0.734 10. Daniel Holgado (Red Bull KTM Tech3) +0.752
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Post by truenorth on Jun 23, 2023 10:08:10 GMT -8
Mat Oxley: Writer Corey Seymour used to be Hunter S Thompson's handler at Rolling Stone magazine (which must've been the best job in the world!). Now he's written a story about MotoGP for GQ. Yes, that's G fukkin Q! Inside the Wild World of MotoGP—Your New Favorite Sport It's Formula 1 for motorcycles—with insane overtakes, extreme unpredictability, and heart-stopping crashes at 200mph. By Corey Seymour June 23, 2023 The race at Circuit of the Americas, the Formula 1 track in Austin, Texas, is barely underway when Jorge Martín attacks a corner too hard and crashes into Alex Marquez on the first lap, taking both of them out of the race. “In this sport, if you brake half a meter late, you pay,” said Marquez—who also crashed out of the previous day’s sprint race, but not before vomiting into his helmet—after the race. Moments later, Aleix Espargaró crashes out, followed by Raul Fernandez a few laps later. Later, with a dozen of the race’s 20 laps remaining, former world champion Joan Mir goes down while attempting a risky overtake. After Mir, Taka Nakagami, Brad Binder, Jack Miller, and Stefan Bradl—all down, all out. If these names—and this bedlam—aren’t familiar to you, there’s a reason: While this race is indeed on the track at COTA in Austin, this is MotoGP—Formula 1, but make it motorcycles, basically. While F1’s had all the attention lately, it’s buck-wild MotoGP that features faster speeds, insane overtakes, extreme unpredictability—and, yes, breathtaking, heart-stopping crashes. And with Formula 1 mired in the most excruciatingly boring season in recent memory—uh, Verstappen for the win?—the people running MotoGP are aiming to seize the moment. Drive To Survive—at one point reportedly the most-watched Netflix series in 33 countries around the world, including the US—has famously transformed F1 from a similarly obscure niche sport to must-see TV: Before DTS, ESPN paid $5 million annually for broadcast rights; it now reportedly pays between $75 and $90 million, and has major ambitions for the first-ever F1 race in Las Vegas this fall. MotoGP, meanwhile, has attracted mostly a cult audience in the States. That’s not the case elsewhere. In most of Europe—particularly Spain, Italy, and France—along with Australia and the UK, MotoGP has a fanatical following, in many cases second only to soccer. In Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, fans camp outside the team hotels. “They don’t just know the names of the riders,” says Pol Bertran, head of communications for the VR46 MotoGP team. “They know our names too.” Marc Marquez goes flying. Getty Images
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Post by kidrybot on Jun 24, 2023 1:08:02 GMT -8
Does Marquez wreck in every session these days or is it just me?
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Post by truenorth on Jun 24, 2023 1:48:41 GMT -8
Does Marquez wreck in every session these days or is it just me? Yes he does. The bike is a disaster. He says he wants to continue with HRC, but many feel that if he does, injury is imminent. It's quite a problem.
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