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Post by truenorth on Mar 19, 2022 7:37:42 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Mar 19, 2022 7:39:13 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Mar 19, 2022 8:08:50 GMT -8
Controversy in MotoGP over the new Michelin tires. The tires are playing a major role in MotoGP's visit to Indonesia. Several riders believe that the Michelins are seriously harming the performance of the bike. The outcome is that all 3 front solutions can be used for the race..The Soft rear gave good grip and fast warm-up. The Medium rear offered more stability
Pol Espargaró, critic: "Michelin has ruined a motorcycle that is not made for 2018 tires". polespargaro will start tomorrow from 16th on the grid after experiencing some problems with the new Michelin casing.
Neil Morrison: Mir was just saying he has doubts whether he can finish tomorrow's race with current feeling. "I think I'd crash. I'm too on the limit in every corner."
Fabio and Yamaha have recovered from the crash in Qatar: "I’m fast again on the flying lap, but above all I'm happy with my pace on the soft tyre"
Marc Marquez: "I will not be able to be patient like in Losail, I will have to attack. But this is the worst place to start from behind, but we will try. In this situation I would prefer the rain"
Bagnaia: "Yesterday I would have signed for a 6th place in qualifying. It will be a waiting race, I will not be able to push from start to finish, with the aim of regaining confidence"
Martin: "It's not easy and risky to overtake here in Mandalika, this qualifying makes the difference".
Zarco: "I expected more problems with my Ducati, the other manufacturers have suffered more than us.
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Post by truenorth on Mar 19, 2022 8:13:43 GMT -8
“We’re competitive. We can fight for the top five positions. Without the fall, I would’ve been close to the pole. I feel bad about the mistake."
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Post by truenorth on Mar 19, 2022 17:46:48 GMT -8
Simon Patterson: Quartararo's mechanical problem yesterday was a stone getting stuck in a throttle body, and the bike stopping itself after recognising an issue. Not the only technical caused by the stones here!
Many empty grandstands - ticket prices are the equivalent of 3.5 weeks wage. Plus locals have been gouging ferry transport to the island
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Post by truenorth on Mar 19, 2022 19:03:51 GMT -8
MM crashes again
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Post by truenorth on Mar 19, 2022 19:41:35 GMT -8
MM being flown to a hospital. He hit his head. MM- "Polytraumatism and head trauma with unstable consciousness" explains Dr. Charte as reported (concussed)
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Post by truenorth on Mar 19, 2022 21:19:31 GMT -8
MARC Marquez has just returned from Mataram, there is a kind of bandage in his right hand
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Post by truenorth on Mar 19, 2022 21:21:12 GMT -8
Mat Oxley: Moto2 race reduced to 2/3rd distance - concerns about tyre life, I believe
Official statement: "We've decided to reduce the race distances to preserve track conditions because of the asphalt," MotoGP safety officer Franco Uncini
MM unfit to race due to concussion
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Post by truenorth on Mar 19, 2022 21:24:01 GMT -8
Moto3 Race 1 25 7 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Leopard Racing HONDA 38'51.668 152.7 2 20 28 Izan GUEVARA SPA Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 38'54.280 152.5 2.612 3 16 99 Carlos TATAY SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 38'55.307 152.4 3.639 4 13 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 38'55.427 152.4 3.759 5 11 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 38'55.538 152.4 3.870 6 10 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 38'56.630 152.4 4.962 7 9 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 38'56.957 152.3 5.289 8 8 23 Elia BARTOLINI ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 38'57.073 152.3 5.405 9 7 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 38'57.201 152.3 5.533 10 6 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN Leopard Racing HONDA 38'57.355 152.3 5.687 11 5 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN MT Helmets - MSI KTM 39'07.954 151.6 16.286 12 4 27 Kaito TOBA JPN CIP Green Power KTM 39'08.589 151.6 16.921 13 3 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 39'08.925 151.6 17.257 14 2 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 39'16.294 151.1 24.626 15 1 18 Matteo BERTELLE ITA QJMotor Avintia Racing Team KTM 39'16.477 151.1 24.809 16 20 Lorenzo FELLON FRA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 39'23.190 150.6 31.522 17 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 39'23.296 150.6 31.628 18 66 Joel KELSO AUS CIP Green Power KTM 39'23.872 150.6 32.204 19 22 Ana CARRASCO SPA BOE SKX KTM 39'32.870 150.0 41.202 20 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 39'39.681 149.6 48.013 21 87 Gerard RIU MALE SPA BOE SKX KTM 39'39.758 149.6 48.090 Not Classified 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max HUSQVARNA 37'14.793 152.4 1 lap 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 37'14.979 152.4 1 lap 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 37'21.057 151.9 1 lap 67 Alberto SURRA ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 29'47.472 147.2 6 laps 31 Adrian FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 17'11.414 150.1 13 laps 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 14'13.526 145.1 15 laps 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 12'18.088 146.8 16 laps
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Post by truenorth on Mar 19, 2022 22:58:26 GMT -8
Moto2 Race 1 25 35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 25'40.876 160.7 2 20 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team KALEX 25'44.106 160.4 3.230 3 16 40 Aron CANET SPA Flexbox HP40 KALEX 25'45.242 160.3 4.366 4 13 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 25'48.794 159.9 7.918 5 11 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 25'53.104 159.5 12.228 6 10 79 Ai OGURA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 25'53.260 159.4 12.384 7 9 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA MB Conveyors Speed Up BOSCOSCURO 25'53.572 159.4 12.696 8 8 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 25'55.423 159.2 14.547 9 7 51 Pedro ACOSTA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 25'58.662 158.9 17.786 10 6 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Inde GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 25'59.203 158.8 18.327 11 5 16 Joe ROBERTS USA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 25'59.385 158.8 18.509 12 4 6 Cameron BEAUBIER USA American Racing KALEX 25'59.442 158.8 18.566 13 3 9 Jorge NAVARRO SPA Flexbox HP40 KALEX 26'00.587 158.7 19.711 14 2 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA Liqui Moly Intact GP KALEX 26'00.836 158.7 19.960 15 1 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 26'01.427 158.6 20.551 16 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Liqui Moly Intact GP KALEX 26'03.923 158.4 23.047 17 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV AGUSTA 26'04.094 158.3 23.218 18 18 Manuel GONZALEZ SPA Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea KALEX 26'05.055 158.2 24.179 19 5 Romano FENATI ITA MB Conveyors Speed Up BOSCOSCURO 26'06.009 158.1 25.133 20 19 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 26'07.830 158.0 26.954 21 12 Filip SALAC CZE Gresini Racing Moto2 KALEX 26'08.554 157.9 27.678 22 2 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 26'10.424 157.7 29.548 23 84 Zonta VAN DEN GOORB NED RW Racing GP KALEX 26'12.649 157.5 31.773 24 61 Alessandro ZACCONE ITA Gresini Racing Moto2 KALEX 26'13.312 157.4 32.436 25 28 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team KALEX 26'14.850 157.3 33.974 Not Classified 4 Sean Dylan KELLY USA American Racing KALEX 21'55.475 153.0 3 laps 96 Jake DIXON GBR Inde GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 22'43.137 136.3 4 laps 81 Keminth KUBO THA Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Tea KALEX 11'35.024 155.9 9 laps 24 Simone CORSI ITA MV Agusta Forward Racing MV AGUSTA 6'31.875 158.0 12 laps
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Post by truenorth on Mar 19, 2022 22:58:44 GMT -8
Rain delay
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Post by truenorth on Mar 20, 2022 0:27:12 GMT -8
Millers race lap time in the wet is only 6 seconds slower than Topraks race record in dry from November
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Post by Pistola on Mar 20, 2022 11:35:26 GMT -8
Glad I didn't stay up.
JRob>CBeau.
That was a huge high side by Marquez. Reminds me of the 500cc 2 stroke unrideable era.
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Post by truenorth on Mar 20, 2022 12:23:09 GMT -8
Motogp Race 1 25 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 33'27.223 154.2 2 20 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 33'29.428 154.1 2.205 3 16 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Pramac Racing DUCATI 33'30.381 154.0 3.158 4 13 43 Jack MILLER AUS Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 33'32.886 153.8 5.663 5 11 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 33'34.267 153.7 7.044 6 10 36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 33'35.055 153.6 7.832 7 9 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 33'48.338 152.6 21.115 8 8 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 33'59.636 151.8 32.413 9 7 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 33'59.809 151.8 32.586 10 6 40 Darryn BINDER RSA WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Tea YAMAHA 34'00.124 151.7 32.901 11 5 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 34'00.339 151.7 33.116 12 4 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 34'00.822 151.7 33.599 13 3 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 34'00.958 151.7 33.735 14 2 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 34'02.214 151.6 34.991 15 1 63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 34'02.986 151.5 35.763 16 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 34'04.620 151.4 37.397 17 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 34'09.198 151.1 41.975 18 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 34'15.138 150.6 47.915 19 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 34'16.694 150.5 49.471 20 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 34'16.696 150.5 49.473 21 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tech3 KTM Factory Racing KTM 34'23.187 150.0 55.964 Not Classified 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Pramac Racing DUCATI 12'01.126 150.2 13 laps 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Tea YAMAHA 10'26.637 148.2 14 laps
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Post by truenorth on Mar 20, 2022 12:26:48 GMT -8
2022 Mandalika MotoGP Race Result: Step Away Thor, There’s A New God Of Thunder Submitted by Zara Daniela on Sun, 2022-03-20 02:32
The first Indonesian Grand Prix in 25 years proved memorable in more ways than one and only some of them positive. Following news that Marc Marquez was declared unfit to participate due to a head concussion sustained in a nasty high side in warm up, it seemed that the weather gods did not appreciate the development and sent a heavy downpour before riders got a chance to leave pitlane. With slow motion footage of lightning hitting the track and a local lady kindly performing some rain-chasing ritual in pitlane, it was quite a surreal build-up to the already shortened 20-lap race. Over an hour later than planned, the ritual paid off, rain turned to light drizzle, the marching band came out and riders lined up on a soaking wet grid. Another 40 minutes later, Miguel Oliveira claimed the rain master crown after a faultless race spent mostly at the front of the pack and although Fabio Quartararo missed out on victory, he had a pretty impressive comeback in tricky conditions to claim second. Despite the gaggle of Ducatis on the first few rows of the grid, only Johann Zarco managed to make it onto the podium.
Poleman Quartararo had made a decent start but it was Oliveira who stole the show straight away, going from seventh on the grid to second into turn one, the top two men quickly stretching a half second gap over the rest of the pack led by Jack Miller, fast starting Alex Rins and Zarco. Quartararo’s Indonesian reign came to an abrupt end before completing the opening lap, when he lost momentum going onto the kerbs at the final corner, which allowed Oliveira to get past and also gave Miller an opportunity to claim second going into turn one. Miller then went one better at turn 10, overtaking Oliveira to claim the lead. The KTM man was the only rider holding onto the leader by lap four, with Quartararo dropping over one second back and into the clutches of Rins, Zarco, Joan Mir and Franco Morbidelli, who had swiftly made up for the grid penalty. Meanwhile, Jorge Martin and Pecco Bagnaia were over four seconds behind their leading Ducati colleague, with Pol Espargaro also joining them in the top 10, while round one winner Enea Bastianini dropped to the bottom of the top 20 as he figured out the tricky conditions.
Oliveira decided that lap five was the right moment to reclaim the lead from Miller at turn 12 and the KTM man quickly extended a one second gap over the Ducati, while Rins was determined to close the two second gap to the man ahead, with Zarco in tow but not within striking distance. Quartararo settled in fifth position and Mir had to find eight tenths of a second if he was to challenge for his place. Meanwhile, Martin lost some ground due to a scary wiggle on the kerbs and then hit a wet patch heading into turn one and crashed out of seventh position at the start of lap 8. Colleague Bagnaia had a moment of his own at turn 1 but managed to save his wildly shaking machine and re-join in 12th place. White paint also punished Pol Espargaro with an off-track excursion and it helped Bagnaia back into the top 10 by the halfway mark of the race.
Back at the front, Oliveira was having considerably more fun, having extended his advantage to 2.5 seconds going into the second half of the race, while Rins was not making that much progress to catch up with Miller. However, Zarco was the fastest man on track at that stage and soon deposed Rins of third and had a go at reeling in Miller. Quartararo was less than a second behind the duo and there didn’t seem to be any challenge from behind, with Mir and Morbidelli running pretty lonely races in the top 7. Luca Marini did admirably to fend off Brad Binder and Bagnaia in the rest of the top 10, while Bastianini picked up the pace in the second half of the race to join the top 15.
With 8 laps to go, Oliveira was four seconds ahead and Miller had an eager Zarco breathing down his neck and looking for a way past. Rins was no longer a threat from behind, the Suzuki man suddenly dropping behind Quartararo after a mistake at turn 16, leaving the Yamaha man over a second behind the battle for second. Although Zarco was glued to Miller’s rear wheel, much of the action at that stage of the race came from the battle for 8th, where Marini faced the Binder and Espargaro brothers, Darryn particularly impressive and eventually spending a significant amount of time leading that group.
Change was afoot with six laps remaining, when Quartararo caught up with the two Ducatis ahead, helped by their occasional exchanges, and the world champion picked up second place at turn 12. As the fastest man on track, the Frenchman distanced the red bikes over the next lap, leaving Zarco and Miller to fight it out for third. With three laps to go, Quartararo found some more speed and got within three seconds of Oliveira, but the Portuguese rider quickly responded with a personal best and kept the Yamaha at a safe distance all the way to the chequered flag. Zarco also closed in on his compatriot, but it was too late to challenge and he settled for third. Miller, Rins, Mir and Morbidelli took the rest of the top 7 places in a pretty uneventful race end for the quartet, while the fight for eight place was a great deal more exciting. After a slow start, Bastianini found his speed to rejoin the top 10 in the closing stages and had a few spicy exchanges with top rookie Darryn Binder, but experience won out in the end and both Brad Binder and Aleix Espargaro got ahead of the youngsters. Darryn still kept a well-deserved top 10 position, while 11th place was enough for Bastianini to keep the lead of the championship.
Despite the difficult Sunday, Bastianini continues to be the championship leader by two points from Brad Binder, Quartararo climbing into third, with a three-point deficit and closely followed by Oliveira. Meanwhile, Pecco Bagnaia heads to round three with only one point on the board, after fading badly in the last few laps.
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Post by truenorth on Mar 20, 2022 12:36:43 GMT -8
Oliveira dances to a magical wet weather win in Mandalika The Portuguese rider didn’t put a foot wrong in Indonesia as Yamaha and Ducati pick up podiums Well it was worth the wait, wasn’t it? On a rain-soaked Sunday afternoon at the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia, Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) mastered the wet conditions to claim victory in Mandalika. Reigning World Champion Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) finished second ahead of compatriot Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing), as Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) was forced to miss the race due to a concussion sustained in his huge Warm Up crash. Oliveira untouchable after delayed start After over an hour delay to proceedings due to heavy rainfall in Lombok, at 16:15 local time, for the first time in 25 years, it was lights out in Indonesia for the premier class. Quartararo got an outstanding launch from pole position and comfortably collected the holeshot. Oliveira made a lightning start from P7 to grab P2, and Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) was swiftly up to P3 from P6 on the grid. At the start of Lap 2, both Oliveira and Miller passed Quartararo. Miller then picked off Oliveira for the race lead, as the top two started to break clear of third place Quartararo, who had Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar), compatriot Zarco and a rapid starting Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) for company. Rins and Zarco got the better of Quartararo, but they faced a 2.4s gap to Miller and Oliveira. The latter carved his way past the Ducati of Miller at Turn 12 on Lap 6 to retake the lead, with Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) somehow staying on his GP22 after a huge moment going into Turn 1. The Italian was down to P12 behind Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) and Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), with Championship leader Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP™) P20 from fifth on the grid – and struggling. Having just got the better of Franco Morbidelli (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP™) for P7, Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing) caught one of the puddles at Turn 1, and unlike Ducati counterpart Bagnaia, there was no saving a crash for Martin. The 2021 Rookie of the Year was down, out, but thankfully ok. Meanwhile, Oliveira had stretched his lead to 1.6s. Miller was second, Rins third, Zarco fourth, and Quartararo fifth with 12 laps to go. At half race distance, Zarco was the quickest rider on track. A quality move followed on Rins at Turn 12 for P3, and Miller wasn’t far up the road. Oliveira, however, was. 3.5s was now the Portuguese star’s advantage heading into the second half of the race. Zarco was looking desperate to pass Miller, while just behind, Quartararo had found some great rhythm. El Diablo was back into P3 with five laps to go, as he and fellow Frenchman Zarco scrapped away. Quartararo was the fastest rider on track and was back up to second on Lap 16 of 20. Zarco, eventually, followed the Yamaha man through to get the better of Miller, and with three laps to go, was a special comeback from Quartararo on the cards? The gap was slashed by a second on Lap 17, Oliveira’s lead was down to 3.4s – game on? Oliveira responded though. The gap came down, but only by a couple of tenths. At the start of the last lap, it was 2.8s, so barring an error, Oliveira just needed to bring it home. Quartararo had a 0.9s buffer to Zarco, who in turn had 2.3s in hand over Miller. The last lap was completed without worry for Oliveira. An absolutely stunning performance at a rain-drenched Pertamina Mandalika Circuit to claim victory for the first time since the 2021 Catalan GP. Quartararo picked up a phenomenal P2 that will feel like a win for the Frenchman, and it’s a return to the rostrum for the first time since Barcelona 2021 for Zarco in P3. Stories galore down in the points Miller, always strong in the wet, takes home a hard-earned P4, with Rins doing well to claim P5. P6 for Mir, having started from P18, is also a job well done for the 2020 World Champion. Morbidelli was a very lonely P7 despite his three-place grid penalty, as we witnessed an almighty battle for P8. It was won in the end by Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing), but 1.1s behind the South African was Pol Espargaro (Repsol Honda Team) in P12. Between them came Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia Racing) in ninth, the unbelievable, probably star of the day Darryn Binder (WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP™ Team) in P10 – who was by far the fastest rookie – and World Championship leader Bastianini. Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol) was also in that battle and picked up P13, Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team) was 14th with Bagnaia slipping to a disappointing P15 – that’s one point from the opening two races for one of the pre-season title favourites. Andrea Dovizioso (WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP™ Team) was the only other non-finisher alongside Martin, the Italian encountered some sort of issue with his YZR-M1. Well, it’s safe to say the Indonesia GP was full of action. Oliveira goes home with the race-winning trophy, Bastianini remains the title leader, and there’s only 10 points between the top nine heading to Argentina for Round 3.
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Post by truenorth on Mar 20, 2022 14:10:14 GMT -8
Mat Oxley: All the people (like me) who had freakouts about Darryn Binder's promotion from Moto3 to MotoGP have gone very quiet.
Bagnaia at a loss to explain what happened after constant front end problems
Meil Morrison: Darryn wasn't the only Binder who rode out of his skin today. Brad scored 8th despite his ride-height device malfunctioning from the start. "I did the whole race with the ride height device completely down. Considering I finished 8th, I think it’s (like) a win."
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Post by truenorth on Mar 20, 2022 14:19:42 GMT -8
during the rain before the MotoGP race
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Post by truenorth on Mar 21, 2022 7:14:11 GMT -8
Mark Hughes: 5 years ago I climbed the hill @ T10 & fell in love with Lombok. I went to the beach at the Novotel to pen an initial idea for a track called The Mandalika Circuit. I still love the island & the people.
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