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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 7:38:02 GMT -8
Moto2 Free Practice
1 79 A.Ogura 2:09.218 2 16 J.Roberts +0.061 3 21 A.Lopez +0.141 4 13 C.Vietti +0.413 5 3 S.Garcia +0.505 6 96 J.Dixon +0.549 7 44 A.Canet +0.744 8 71 D.Foggia +0.786 9 24 M.Ramirez +0.844 10 35 S.Chantra +0.882 11 64 B.Bendsneyder +0.897 12 28 I.Guevara +0.936 13 14 T.Arbolino +0.966 14 53 D.Öncü +0.992 15 18 M.Gonzalez +1.101 16 52 J.Alcoba +1.129 17 54 F.Aldeguer +1.188 18 10 D.Moreira +1.292 19 15 D.Binder +1.383 20 12 F.Salac +1.643 21 81 S.Agius +1.748 22 75 A.Arenas +1.751 23 7 B.Baltus +2.132 24 5 J.Masia +2.288 25 84 Z.Vd Goorbergh+2.349 26 34 M.Aji
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 7:46:44 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 7:48:29 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 7:56:01 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 7:59:54 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 8:06:27 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 8:36:52 GMT -8
MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1
1 12 M.Viñales 2:03.294 2 89 J.Martin +0.149 3 31 P.Acosta +0.312 4 23 E.Bastianini +0.406 5 72 M.Bezzecchi +0.518 6 33 B.Binder +0.571 7 21 F.Morbidelli +0.610 8 93 M.Marquez +0.709 9 43 J.Miller +0.916 10 49 F.Di Giannantonio +0.932 11 1 F.Bagnaia +0.948 12 25 R.Fernandez +0.978 13 42 A.Rins +1.011 14 20 F.Quartarar+1.017 15 10 L.Marini +1.108 16 36 J.Mir +1.141 17 88 M.Oliveira +1.220 18 37 A.Fernandez +1.265 19 41 A.Espargaro +1.519 20 73 A.Marquez +1.563 21 5 J.Zarco +2.051 22 30 T.Nakagami +2.078
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 8:40:01 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 8:44:39 GMT -8
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Post by hairyscotsman on Apr 12, 2024 9:36:50 GMT -8
Just started watching FP1. Looks like none of us are out there, wow. I've never seen Friday this bad for MotoGP.
Two minutes into practice and the main topic is already the racing surface. Multiple different surfaces, the usual ripples and bumps, and according to NASCAR drivers it'll need resurfacing again before F1, etc. Don't hold your breath for that one.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 10:03:14 GMT -8
Just started watching FP1. Looks like none of us are out there, wow. I've never seen Friday this bad for MotoGP. Two minutes into practice and the main topic is already the racing surface. Multiple different surfaces, the usual ripples and bumps, and according to NASCAR drivers it'll need resurfacing again before F1, etc. Don't hold your breath for that one. Calling it a rodeo makes my stomach turn. We need some non-British commentators. Are they right about the surface?
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Post by hairyscotsman on Apr 12, 2024 10:06:52 GMT -8
Just started watching FP1. Looks like none of us are out there, wow. I've never seen Friday this bad for MotoGP. Two minutes into practice and the main topic is already the racing surface. Multiple different surfaces, the usual ripples and bumps, and according to NASCAR drivers it'll need resurfacing again before F1, etc. Don't hold your breath for that one. Calling it a rodeo makes my stomach turn. We need some non-British commentators. Are they right about the surface?Yep. They're right. If anything, they're being nice. It's the result of the same old thing at COTA - scrape and patch the worst parts, just enough to keep F1 and MotoGP coming back. It's a mess as usual. Man, the T1 & 12 braking zones are a disgrace.
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Post by hairyscotsman on Apr 12, 2024 10:27:18 GMT -8
Over the winter they scraped and resurfaced from between T1 &2 to the T2 apex (again), from between T9 & 10 to the T11 exit (again, for like the 4th or 5th time), T12 from entry to exit (again), and from T16 to the T19 exit (again, for the 3rd or 4th time). They've also done a lot of grinding along the back straight since it was recently resurfaced. Same for the T1 braking zone. There are still plenty of bumps, but the numerous different surfaces and grip/degradation levels are probably becoming an even bigger problem at this point.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 10:40:06 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 10:45:10 GMT -8
Over the winter they scraped and resurfaced from between T1 &2 to the T2 exit (again), from between T9 & 10 to the T11 exit (again, for like the 4th or 5th time), T12 from entry to exit (again), and from between T18 & 19 to the T19 exit (again, for the 3rd or 4th time). damage must be the result of all the rodeo cattle and horse hooves
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 10:58:53 GMT -8
Moto3 Practice Nr. 1
1 80 D.Alonso 2:15.173 2 99 J.Rueda +0.157 3 36 A.Piqueras +0.317 4 96 D.Holgado +0.394 5 48 I.Ortola +0.433 6 66 J.Kelso +0.594 7 12 J.Roulstone +0.814 8 64 D.Muñoz +0.814 9 2 T.Furusak +0.919 10 6 R.Yamanaka +1.045 11 82 S.Nepa +1.064 12 18 M.Bertelle +1.087 13 19 S.Ogden +1.204 14 22 D.Almansa +1.208 15 31 A.Fernandez +1.220 16 24 T.Suzuki +1.275 17 95 C.Veijer +1.323 18 7 F.Farioli +1.397 19 1 N.Carraro +1.635 20 85 X.Zurutuza +1.780 21 58 L.Lunetta +1.850 22 54 R.Rossi +2.150 23 78 J.Esteban +2.656 24 70 J.Whatley +2.705 25 55 N.Dettwiler +3.203 26 5 T.Buasr+3.460
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 11:54:21 GMT -8
Moto2 Practice Nr. 1
1 54 F.Aldeguer 2:08.359 2 3 S.Garcia +0.282 3 71 D.Foggia +0.370 4 24 M.Ramirez +0.424 5 96 J.Dixon +0.506 6 7 B.Baltus +0.535 7 13 C.Vietti +0.647 8 21 A.Lopez +0.685 9 79 A.Ogura +0.708 10 44 A.Canet +0.768 11 52 J.Alcoba +0.773 12 12 F.Salac +0.812 13 64 B.Bendsneyder +0.849 14 16 J.Roberts +0.904 15 18 M.Gonzalez +0.927 16 10 D.Moreira +1.010 17 35 S.Chantra +1.146 18 5 J.Masia +1.176 19 15 D.Binder +1.210 20 75 A.Arenas +1.262 21 28 I.Guevara +1.350 22 14 T.Arbolino +1.352 23 84 Z.Vd Goorbergh +1.353 24 34 M.Aji +1.978 25 53 D.Öncü +2.042 26 81 S.Agius +2.117 27 11 A.Escrig +2.589 28 43 X.Artigas +2.792 29 20 X.Cardelus +3.532
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 12:02:01 GMT -8
Lin Jarvis to step down as Yamaha MotoGP team boss at the end of 2024 Long-time Yamaha MotoGP team boss Lin Jarvis will leave his role at the end of the season, he revealed in a conversation with Autosport. Jarvis is 66 years old and has been at the helm of Yamaha's racing division for 26 years. As Yamaha team boss, the Briton played a very important role in the resurrection of the company in the mid-2000s. Together with Davide Brivio, he was able to convince Valentino Rossi to join the project in 2004 when the Italian was already a three-time champion with Honda. With Rossi, Yamaha took the title in 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009, before entering the era of Jorge Lorenzo, who was crowned champion in 2010, 2012 and 2015. After a period of dominance for Marc Marquez and Honda - six titles out of a possible seven between 2013 and 2019 - Fabio Quartararo regained the crown for Yamaha in 2021. There have been a total of eight world titles won by Yamaha under Jarvis. One of the Briton's latest contributions was to seal the renewal of Quartararo, announced last week, to a new two-year deal. Next on his agenda is to strike a deal with one of the independent teams, to regain the satellite structure that Yamaha gave up after not renewing its deal with RNF for 2023. "This will be my last season at Yamaha, I will quit at the end of the year," Jarvis told Autosport in an exclusive interview on Thursday at the Americas Grand Prix. "I will decide later what I'm going to do, what I will dedicate my time to." "I started the factory team in 1999. It has been an unusually long period. I'm 66 years old now and I'm starting to get a little tired of travelling. "I've been doing this for 26 years, and it's quite extraordinary for the same person to lead a project, in a factory, for such a long period. "The time has come to do something new. "It's the ideal time to make this transition. We have to be able to close my chapter and start the new one, in harmony. That is the best solution for both parties. "We have already identified the candidate who will most likely become my successor, although it has not yet been made official. "But it will be a man from the Yamaha group, who will take over my position in January next year." Despite not wanting to reveal the name of his replacement, Autosport understands that the ideal candidate in the eyes of the brand's executive committee is Paolo Pavessio, currently marketing and racing department director for Yamaha Europe. The Italian is closely linked to racing and is a regular at WorldSBK and motocross events for Yamaha.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 13:13:39 GMT -8
Mat Oxley Martin on fire, 0.5s inside pole record, on Friday! Vinales looking like he may be cracking that consistency thing? MM93 fast but still learning those Ducati buttons. Acosta astonishing AGAIN, while Binder & Miller scratch their chins. Morbidelli on it - yay! Japan still slow!
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Post by truenorth on Apr 12, 2024 13:24:01 GMT -8
2024 Austin MotoGP PR Result: Martin Smashes Lap Record, Viñales Close By David Emmett | Fri, 12/Apr/2024 Jorge Martin has tightened his grip on the MotoGP class, shattering the outright lap record by over half a second with 12 minutes to go in the session. So confident was the Pramac Ducati rider of his time that he only went out with a set of very used tires again right at the end, unconcerned about losing his spot in Q2.
He did nearly lose top spot, however. Maverick Viñales came within a tenth of matching Martin's time, the Aprilia RS-GP rider carrying his momentum from Portimão on to Austin. Marc Marquez found real speed in the final part of the session to take third spot, the Gresini rider clearly needing time to get his head around riding the track on a Ducati. Pecco Bagnaia ended up fourth quickest, though it took him right until the very end of the session to bang out a fast lap, jumping up from twelfth to fourth.
Pedro Acosta ended the session as fifth fastest, setting his best time by following Bagnaia around. Just how much the Tech3 rookie needed a tow from Bagnaia is up for debate. Acosta was inside the top ten throughout the practice session and had not problems setting a time on his own.
Aleix Espargaro found the time he had lost in the morning to finish sixth on the second factory Aprilia, while Franco Morbidelli has made a huge leap forward on the second Pramac Ducati, ending practice in seventh and guaranteeing a slot in Q2. The second factory Ducati of Enea Bastianini is eighth, ahead of the Pertamina Enduro VR46 bikes of Fabio Di Giannantonio and Marco Bezzecchi.
Results:
Pos No. Rider Bike Time Diff Prev 1 89 Jorge Martin Ducati 02:01.397 2 12 Maverick Viñales Aprilia 02:01.473 0.076 0.076 3 93 Marc Marquez Ducati 02:01.806 0.409 0.333 4 1 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 02:01.808 0.411 0.002 5 31 Pedro Acosta KTM 02:01.966 0.569 0.158 6 41 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 02:02.024 0.627 0.058 7 21 Franco Morbidelli Ducati 02:02.103 0.706 0.079 8 23 Enea Bastianini Ducati 02:02.144 0.747 0.041 9 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati 02:02.244 0.847 0.100 10 72 Marco Bezzecchi Ducati 02:02.358 0.961 0.114 11 88 Miguel Oliveira Aprilia 02:02.466 1.069 0.108 12 25 Raul Fernandez Aprilia 02:02.476 1.079 0.010 13 73 Alex Marquez Ducati 02:02.493 1.096 0.017 14 33 Brad Binder KTM 02:02.551 1.154 0.058 15 37 Augusto Fernandez KTM 02:02.553 1.156 0.002 16 43 Jack Miller KTM 02:02.802 1.405 0.249 17 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 02:02.839 1.442 0.037 18 42 Alex Rins Yamaha 02:02.875 1.478 0.036 19 5 Johann Zarco Honda 02:03.014 1.617 0.139 20 36 Joan Mir Honda 02:03.444 2.047 0.430 21 10 Luca Marini Honda 02:03.521 2.124 0.077 22 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 02:03.984 2.587 0.463
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