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Post by truenorth on Jun 17, 2018 11:34:13 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jun 18, 2018 3:29:58 GMT -8
David Emmett More David Emmett Retweeted OffBikes Extra bike for Marquez to test at Barcelona. Possibly a new chassis for use this year.
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Post by truenorth on Jun 18, 2018 3:31:51 GMT -8
Pernat: "Lorenzo has put a worm in Marquez's head": "With the arrival of Jorge, Marc no longer feels the number one in Rossi laughs, is seeing the tenth title "
Michelin: They will be testing a new front tire with a larger contact patch to make the first part of corner entry better.
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Post by truenorth on Jun 18, 2018 3:45:19 GMT -8
Rossi as Lorenzo: new test tank In Barcelona a difference on Valentino's two bikes. The unprecedented component seems to change the weight distribution Matteo Aglio 06/18/2018 Waiting to find out what are (and especially how they go) the news brought by Yamaha and hidden by the hull, a particular jumps to the eye on the M1 used by Valentino Rossi in the test in Barcelona. The element that differs is the tank, with a new shape that could lead to a change in weight balance. In fact, it was the Doctor who said yesterday that in Japan they were also working on this area. As you can see in the photos below, the old tank (recognizable because the frame shows the sticker of the punching for the Barcelona GP) had a different shape. In the rear part it is more advanced and this is also reflected in the front part (the one near the steering tube) which is more prolonged. The new element, on the other hand, has a different shape at the point where it joins the saddle, a more rounded shape that forces the rider to a more backward position. The front of the tank is also different and it is clearly seen that the reservoir is shorter , taking as its reference point the adhesive attached to the front flask. These changes seem to have the effect of leading to a different ergonomics and a greater weight towards the back of the bike. Moreover, Lorenzo has shown when even a simple tank can make the difference.
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Post by truenorth on Jun 18, 2018 4:15:00 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jun 19, 2018 5:15:26 GMT -8
Why Lorenzo is winning by Mat Oxley on 19th June 2018 The vital importance of straight-line braking in MotoGP’s Michelin era explained and the big question: can Lorenzo win the title for Ducati? Over the years there have been many weird and wonderful world championships, but this year’s may be the weirdest and most wonderful of all. There’s a three-time MotoGP world champion struggling to find his way with a recalcitrant motorcycle. His lack of results cause him to fall out with the factory management, so he looks elsewhere for employment, but none of the other factories want him. There are rumours of retirement and talk of a ride with an independent team, which doesn’t even exist. But this seems his only option. Then he stuns us all by signing for the strongest team in the paddock at the very moment a vital new part arrives to transform his recalcitrant motorcycle into a winning machine. Then he goes and wins the next two races, comfortably outpacing the bike he will ride next year and his future team-mate, who was supposed to be unbeatable. I’ve been here 31 years and I can’t remember a stranger premier-class summer. That’s what has happened over the past few weeks, but why has Jorge Lorenzo gone from perennial struggler on Ducati’s Desmosedici to the fastest man in MotoGP? Of course, we know about the plastic fuel tank hump that allows him to perform better during straight-line braking, but why exactly has this simple new part made such a difference? As always, it’s all about the tyres. The Michelin front isn’t as good as the Michelin rear (it was the other way around with the Bridgestones), so riders can’t carry as much speed into corners and they can’t use the front tyre to scrub off speed during the entry phase. Hence all the fuss about straight-line braking, which has long been one of the Ducati’s strongest points, first for Andrea Dovizioso and now for Lorenzo. Let Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaró explain. “Michelin has done a great job because we beat the lap record wherever we go,” says the Spaniard. “The front tyre has improved a lot, so it’s very close to the Bridgestone front, but it’s still not the same. I remember with the Bridgestone front, having 15 bars of [front brake] pressure with 60 degrees of lean, elbow on the ground, locking the front and not crashing. This is impossible with the Michelin. “With the Michelin the time between when you start braking and when you release the front brake has to be the very minimum. Dovizioso was the best at this. Whenever I’m with Dovizioso he never brakes later than me. We start braking at the same place but when he releases the front brake he’s 5kmh [3mph] slower than me, so in the same few metres he has lost more speed than me, so when we start leaning into the corner I’m risking 75 per cent while he’s risking 65 per cent. It’s all about stopping the bike in a straight line as fast as possible.” Lorenzo had already got the hang of this brick-wall, straight-line braking technique, as he proved at Jerez, where Dovizioso was unable to make a clean pass on him. But he could not sustain the technique, because he couldn’t handle the g-forces over race distance. And yet I can still hear you asking: but surely, why would a hundred Euro lump of plastic transform Lorenzo from top-10 struggler to dominator? Because the difference between winning and losing is tiny in modern MotoGP. If this sounds a bit pathetic, consider this: when a mortal gets to use carbon brakes it’s easy to get caught out by their vicious stopping power. This has happened to me a couple of times, once while testing Mick Doohan’s Honda NSR500 at Catalunya sometime in the 1990s. When I braked for Turn 9 I experienced the weird kind of weightlessness that astronauts feel in space: my backside lifted off the seat and my whole body was thrown over the front of the bike, so I was looking at Doohan’s number-one plate, upside down. I was all set for the biggest crash of my life, but somehow I was still holding the handlebars and when I let go of the front brake, the g-force disappeared and I landed back on the seat. I learned from that bowel-loosening moment that whenever you hit the brakes with carbons brakes (carbon-carbons, to name them correctly) you must dig the soles of our boots deep into the footpegs and grip the tank with your thighs like you’re riding a bucking bronco, simply to resist the g-forces trying to hurl you forward. That was probably 20 years ago, so you can imagine the power of today’s MotoGP brakes. And yet I can still hear you asking: but surely, why would a hundred Euro lump of plastic transform Lorenzo from top-10 struggler to dominator? Because the difference between winning and losing is tiny in modern MotoGP. According to Brembo data, there are nine braking points at Catalunya, including two zones of ultra-heavy straight-line braking, into Turns 1 and 10, were riders reduce their speed by about 120mph. At Turn 1 they go from 214mph to 62mph in 285 metres! Lorenzo’s winning advantage was gained via a few hundredths of a second during each braking zone; hardly a blink of the eye, but after 24 laps the improvements added up to a 4.5sec victory over Marc Márquez, who risked everything to stay with him. In fact it’s not only Lorenzo’s braking that’s been improved by his ability to brace himself better during braking, because when you brake better in a straight line, you enter the corner better, turn the bike better and prepare the corner exit better, so you are faster and safer throughout the corner. Which gives you extra confidence which encourages you to push a deeper, try harder. This is where Lorenzo is right now: he has transformed his downward vicious circle and into an upward virtuous circle. Meanwhile, Honda’s RC213V, which was conceived to get the maximum out of Bridgestone’s front during corner entry, may have a problem, now that Lorenzo has upped the ante. While Lorenzo raced to victory on Sunday with a soft/soft combination, Márquez went with a hard front, while fellow RC213V rider chose the medium, after a few scares with the hard during practice. “As soon as we touch the brake we are locking the front at 345kph (214mph),” said Crutchlow on Saturday afternoon. “It’s a scary, scary thing, so we need to play with the lever all the way into the corner. The Honda is amazing in braking, so we have to take advantage of that, but we have to use either of the harder front options and even then we sometimes crash because we brake so hard that we overheat the front and it doesn’t hold out.” Of course, riding technique is only part of this conundrum; bike set-up is also vital. Espargaró again… The Red Bull Ring is basically a Ducati drag strip. “Last year, at tracks like Austria and Austin we locked the front during straight braking if we didn’t have a good front-end set-up to help the front tyre. Sometimes it’s difficult to understand whether you aren’t putting enough weight on the tyre or whether you are collapsing the tyre, because the result can feel the same. Sometimes I tell my engineers that we are collapsing the front tyre on the brakes because the bike is moving so much. But after a lot of analysis we realise that we aren’t putting enough pressure on the tyre to help it grip, so it’s not easy to understand!” Neither is it easy to predict Lorenzo’s chances of continuing his recent form and challenging for the 2018 world championship. He is currently 49 points behind Márquez, having taken 30 points out of the championship leader in the last two races, with a maximum of 300 points up for grabs at the remaining 12 races. MotoGP now goes to Assen, where Lorenzo has only won once, way back in 2010, and he will surely struggle to match Márquez’s anti-clockwise genius at the Sachsenring, but he goes well at Brno and the Red Bull Ring is basically a Ducati drag strip. It’s impossible to even begin to guess the final championship outcome but there is no doubt that Lorenzo does have a title chance, however small it might seem right now.
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Post by truenorth on Jun 29, 2018 8:37:50 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jun 29, 2018 8:40:07 GMT -8
MOTUL TT ASSEN Moto3 Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2018 Assen, Friday, June 29, 2018 Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 88 Jorge MARTIN SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 218.2 1'42.771
2 12 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Redox PruestelGP KTM 219.1 1'43.161 0.390 / 0.390
3 17 John MCPHEE GBR CIP - Green Power KTM 217.6 1'43.399 0.628 / 0.238
4 44 Aron CANET SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 216.0 1'43.406 0.635 / 0.007
5 33 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Leopard Racing Honda 212.5 1'43.434 0.663 / 0.028
6 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Redox PruestelGP KTM 219.7 1'43.440 0.669 / 0.006
7 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Marinelli Snipers Team Honda 217.4 1'43.599 0.828 / 0.159
8 48 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Leopard Racing Honda 219.2 1'43.749 0.978 / 0.150
9 65 Philipp OETTL GER Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing KTM 215.9 1'43.771 1.000 / 0.022
10 19 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 218.6 1'43.939 1.168 / 0.168
11 8 Nicolo BULEGA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 215.0 1'44.046 1.275 / 0.107
12 40 Darryn BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 213.8 1'44.221 1.450 / 0.175
13 41 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT THA Honda Team Asia Honda 213.9 1'44.238 1.467 / 0.017
14 21 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 213.5 1'44.259 1.488 / 0.021
15 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 217.3 1'44.344 1.573 / 0.085
16 7 Adam NORRODIN MAL Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 216.4 1'44.349 1.578 / 0.005
17 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 214.2 1'44.350 1.579 / 0.001
18 11 Livio LOI BEL Reale Avintia Academy 77 KTM 217.1 1'44.459 1.688 / 0.109
19 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 212.2 1'44.460 1.689 / 0.001
20 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 217.1 1'44.498 1.727 / 0.038
21 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 214.5 1'44.615 1.844 / 0.117
22 10 Dennis FOGGIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 219.1 1'44.760 1.989 / 0.145
23 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 213.9 1'44.904 2.133 / 0.144
24 27 Kaito TOBA JPN Honda Team Asia Honda 220.1 1'44.962 2.191 / 0.058
25 23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 217.2 1'45.110 2.339 / 0.148
26 72 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 214.4 1'45.275 2.504 / 0.165
27 22 Kazuki MASAKI JPN RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 219.0 1'45.354 2.583 / 0.079
28 32 Ai OGURA JPN Asia Talent Team Honda 217.3 1'45.731 2.960 / 0.377
29 81 Stefano NEPA ITA CIP - Green Power KTM 214.9 1'46.214 3.443 / 0.483
30 18 Ryan VAN DE LAGEMAAT NED Lamotec Lagemaat Racing KTM 212.5 1'47.222 4.451 / 1.008
Moto3 Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2018 Assen, Friday, June 29, 2018 Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 44 Aron CANET SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 216.0 1'42.677
2 19 Gabriel RODRIGO ARG RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 218.6 1'42.815 0.138 / 0.138
3 17 John MCPHEE GBR CIP - Green Power KTM 216.5 1'42.832 0.155 / 0.017
4 65 Philipp OETTL GER Sudmetal Schedl GP Racing KTM 217.7 1'42.856 0.179 / 0.024
5 8 Nicolo BULEGA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 216.7 1'42.942 0.265 / 0.086
6 12 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Redox PruestelGP KTM 219.5 1'42.965 0.288 / 0.023
7 84 Jakub KORNFEIL CZE Redox PruestelGP KTM 217.8 1'42.987 0.310 / 0.022
8 27 Kaito TOBA JPN Honda Team Asia Honda 218.1 1'43.089 0.412 / 0.102
9 21 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 213.3 1'43.163 0.486 / 0.074
10 88 Jorge MARTIN SPA Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda 213.0 1'43.292 0.615 / 0.129
11 48 Lorenzo DALLA PORTA ITA Leopard Racing Honda 221.9 1'43.338 0.661 / 0.046
12 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 217.1 1'43.394 0.717 / 0.056
13 23 Niccolò ANTONELLI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 218.1 1'43.453 0.776 / 0.059
14 22 Kazuki MASAKI JPN RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM 219.4 1'43.456 0.779 / 0.003
15 24 Tatsuki SUZUKI JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse Honda 214.3 1'43.559 0.882 / 0.103
16 72 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda 212.8 1'43.638 0.961 / 0.079
17 33 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Leopard Racing Honda 214.6 1'43.744 1.067 / 0.106
18 42 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 215.0 1'43.781 1.104 / 0.037
19 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Marinelli Snipers Team Honda 218.0 1'43.908 1.231 / 0.127
20 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Bester Capital Dubai KTM 221.3 1'43.911 1.234 / 0.003
21 16 Andrea MIGNO ITA Angel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM 214.4 1'43.916 1.239 / 0.005
22 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 216.9 1'44.062 1.385 / 0.146
23 7 Adam NORRODIN MAL Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda 218.7 1'44.159 1.482 / 0.097
24 41 Nakarin ATIRATPHUVAPAT THA Honda Team Asia Honda 215.7 1'44.167 1.490 / 0.008
25 40 Darryn BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 218.0 1'44.181 1.504 / 0.014
26 32 Ai OGURA JPN Asia Talent Team Honda 216.9 1'44.209 1.532 / 0.028
27 11 Livio LOI BEL Reale Avintia Academy 77 KTM 220.7 1'44.235 1.558 / 0.026
28 10 Dennis FOGGIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 KTM 217.8 1'44.705 2.028 / 0.470
29 81 Stefano NEPA ITA CIP - Green Power KTM 216.4 1'45.331 2.654 / 0.626
18 Ryan VAN DE LAGEMAAT NED Lamotec Lagemaat Racing KTM
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Post by truenorth on Jun 29, 2018 8:43:22 GMT -8
MOTUL TT ASSEN Moto2 Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2018 Assen, Friday, June 29, 2018 Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 42 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 256.1 1'38.219
2 5 Andrea LOCATELLI ITA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 255.3 1'38.413 0.194 / 0.194
3 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Lightech - Speed Up Racing Speed Up 255.3 1'38.531 0.312 / 0.118
4 41 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 257.8 1'38.571 0.352 / 0.040
5 7 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI ITA Pons HP40 Kalex 256.3 1'38.598 0.379 / 0.027
6 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex 257.1 1'38.625 0.406 / 0.027
7 52 Danny KENT GBR Lightech - Speed Up Racing Speed Up 254.6 1'38.680 0.461 / 0.055
8 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 256.0 1'38.750 0.531 / 0.070
9 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 256.0 1'38.776 0.557 / 0.026
10 36 Joan MIR SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex 255.8 1'38.804 0.585 / 0.028
11 9 Jorge NAVARRO SPA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex 255.4 1'38.841 0.622 / 0.037
12 22 Sam LOWES GBR Swiss Innovative Investors KTM 252.1 1'38.885 0.666 / 0.044
13 44 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 255.7 1'38.920 0.701 / 0.035
14 97 Xavi VIERGE SPA Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 255.8 1'38.975 0.756 / 0.055
15 13 Romano FENATI ITA Marinelli Snipers Team Kalex 255.6 1'38.988 0.769 / 0.013
16 10 Luca MARINI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 258.0 1'39.012 0.793 / 0.024
17 77 Dominique AEGERTER SWI Kiefer Racing KTM 254.2 1'39.133 0.914 / 0.121
18 24 Simone CORSI ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex 253.8 1'39.205 0.986 / 0.072
19 40 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Pons HP40 Kalex 254.7 1'39.278 1.059 / 0.073
20 89 Khairul Idham PAWI MAL IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 255.8 1'39.328 1.109 / 0.050
21 32 Isaac VIÑALES SPA SAG Team Kalex 256.2 1'39.356 1.137 / 0.028
22 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 253.9 1'39.492 1.273 / 0.136
23 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 253.2 1'39.579 1.360 / 0.087
24 4 Steven ODENDAAL RSA NTS RW Racing GP NTS 256.1 1'39.612 1.393 / 0.033
25 27 Iker LECUONA SPA Swiss Innovative Investors KTM 254.5 1'39.624 1.405 / 0.012
26 66 Niki TUULI FIN SIC Racing Team Kalex 255.0 1'39.754 1.535 / 0.130
27 45 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 253.8 1'39.839 1.620 / 0.085
28 16 Joe ROBERTS USA NTS RW Racing GP NTS 253.1 1'40.042 1.823 / 0.203
29 51 Eric GRANADO BRA Forward Racing Team Suter 254.1 1'40.108 1.889 / 0.066
30 62 Stefano MANZI ITA Forward Racing Team Suter 250.9 1'40.509 2.290 / 0.401
31 95 Jules DANILO FRA Nashi Argan SAG Team Kalex 255.3 1'41.249 3.030 / 0.740
32 21 Federico FULIGNI ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex 253.1 1'42.055 3.836 / 0.806
33 18 Xavi CARDELUS AND Team Stylobike Kalex 256.3 1'42.142 3.923 / 0.087
MOTUL TT ASSEN Moto2 Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2018 Assen, Friday, June 29, 2018 Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 42 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 256.2 1'38.091
2 36 Joan MIR SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex 257.3 1'38.191 0.100 / 0.100
3 10 Luca MARINI ITA SKY Racing Team VR46 Kalex 257.1 1'38.246 0.155 / 0.055
4 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Lightech - Speed Up Racing Speed Up 254.1 1'38.256 0.165 / 0.010
5 7 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI ITA Pons HP40 Kalex 254.8 1'38.371 0.280 / 0.115
6 54 Mattia PASINI ITA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 256.5 1'38.386 0.295 / 0.015
7 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex 258.4 1'38.525 0.434 / 0.139
8 23 Marcel SCHROTTER GER Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 254.9 1'38.526 0.435 / 0.001
9 13 Romano FENATI ITA Marinelli Snipers Team Kalex 254.5 1'38.565 0.474 / 0.039
10 44 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 257.0 1'38.579 0.488 / 0.014
11 22 Sam LOWES GBR Swiss Innovative Investors KTM 252.5 1'38.612 0.521 / 0.033
12 5 Andrea LOCATELLI ITA Italtrans Racing Team Kalex 255.8 1'38.637 0.546 / 0.025
13 52 Danny KENT GBR Lightech - Speed Up Racing Speed Up 254.1 1'38.749 0.658 / 0.112
14 97 Xavi VIERGE SPA Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex 255.9 1'38.801 0.710 / 0.052
15 40 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA Pons HP40 Kalex 253.5 1'38.871 0.780 / 0.070
16 89 Khairul Idham PAWI MAL IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 255.6 1'38.887 0.796 / 0.016
17 41 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 256.7 1'38.893 0.802 / 0.006
18 9 Jorge NAVARRO SPA Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex 255.6 1'38.903 0.812 / 0.010
19 24 Simone CORSI ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex 254.4 1'38.933 0.842 / 0.030
20 32 Isaac VIÑALES SPA SAG Team Kalex 253.3 1'39.057 0.966 / 0.124
21 87 Remy GARDNER AUS Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 252.6 1'39.107 1.016 / 0.050
22 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 252.9 1'39.182 1.091 / 0.075
23 27 Iker LECUONA SPA Swiss Innovative Investors KTM 255.0 1'39.197 1.106 / 0.015
24 45 Tetsuta NAGASHIMA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex 253.9 1'39.340 1.249 / 0.143
25 77 Dominique AEGERTER SWI Kiefer Racing KTM 253.9 1'39.495 1.404 / 0.155
26 4 Steven ODENDAAL RSA NTS RW Racing GP NTS 253.3 1'39.525 1.434 / 0.030
27 66 Niki TUULI FIN SIC Racing Team Kalex 255.5 1'39.659 1.568 / 0.134
28 16 Joe ROBERTS USA NTS RW Racing GP NTS 254.5 1'39.779 1.688 / 0.120
29 62 Stefano MANZI ITA Forward Racing Team Suter 250.5 1'39.905 1.814 / 0.126
30 51 Eric GRANADO BRA Forward Racing Team Suter 250.4 1'40.405 2.314 / 0.500
31 95 Jules DANILO FRA Nashi Argan SAG Team Kalex 252.9 1'40.872 2.781 / 0.467
32 18 Xavi CARDELUS AND Team Stylobike Kalex 254.0 1'41.106 3.015 / 0.234
33 21 Federico FULIGNI ITA Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex 250.7 1'41.770 3.679 / 0.664
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Post by truenorth on Jun 29, 2018 8:46:59 GMT -8
MOTUL TT ASSEN MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2018 Assen, Friday, June 29, 2018 Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 312.5 1'34.227
2 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 314.4 1'34.404 0.177 / 0.177
3 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 306.9 1'34.513 0.286 / 0.109
4 43 Jack MILLER AUS Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 307.6 1'34.548 0.321 / 0.035
5 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 315.5 1'34.637 0.410 / 0.089
6 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 307.6 1'34.684 0.457 / 0.047
7 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 311.0 1'34.811 0.584 / 0.127
8 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 307.8 1'34.820 0.593 / 0.009
9 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda CASTROL Honda 313.4 1'34.898 0.671 / 0.078
10 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 310.8 1'35.037 0.810 / 0.139
11 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Angel Nieto Team Ducati 316.3 1'35.096 0.869 / 0.059
12 53 Tito RABAT SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 306.9 1'35.102 0.875 / 0.006
13 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 309.9 1'35.146 0.919 / 0.044
14 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 311.5 1'35.182 0.955 / 0.036
15 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 308.6 1'35.245 1.018 / 0.063
16 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 307.5 1'35.271 1.044 / 0.026
17 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 307.6 1'35.289 1.062 / 0.018
18 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 312.6 1'35.376 1.149 / 0.087
19 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Angel Nieto Team Ducati 310.8 1'35.669 1.442 / 0.293
20 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 309.0 1'35.838 1.611 / 0.169
21 45 Scott REDDING GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 306.0 1'35.935 1.708 / 0.097
22 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 307.2 1'35.955 1.728 / 0.020
23 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 304.9 1'36.471 2.244 / 0.516
24 10 Xavier SIMEON BEL Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 307.2 1'36.955 2.728 / 0.484
MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2018 Assen, Friday, June 29, 2018 Pos. Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time Gap 1st/Prev.
1 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 311.0 1'33.378
2 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 308.0 1'33.499 0.121 / 0.121
3 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 312.8 1'33.764 0.386 / 0.265
4 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 309.7 1'33.779 0.401 / 0.015
5 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda CASTROL Honda 311.6 1'33.812 0.434 / 0.033
6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 313.4 1'33.859 0.481 / 0.047
7 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 313.4 1'33.870 0.492 / 0.011
8 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 313.3 1'34.041 0.663 / 0.171
9 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 310.2 1'34.047 0.669 / 0.006
10 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 309.7 1'34.133 0.755 / 0.086
11 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 312.5 1'34.167 0.789 / 0.034
12 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 309.9 1'34.246 0.868 / 0.079
13 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 312.1 1'34.318 0.940 / 0.072
14 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Angel Nieto Team Ducati 313.6 1'34.484 1.106 / 0.166
15 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Angel Nieto Team Ducati 311.5 1'34.522 1.144 / 0.038
16 43 Jack MILLER AUS Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 309.3 1'34.535 1.157 / 0.013
17 53 Tito RABAT SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 308.3 1'34.576 1.198 / 0.041
18 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 307.8 1'34.700 1.322 / 0.124
19 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 312.1 1'34.822 1.444 / 0.122
20 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 307.4 1'34.855 1.477 / 0.033
21 45 Scott REDDING GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 303.5 1'34.970 1.592 / 0.115
22 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 308.3 1'35.287 1.909 / 0.317
23 12 Thomas LUTHI SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 306.3 1'36.129 2.751 / 0.842
24 10 Xavier SIMEON BEL Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 309.1 1'36.157 2.779 / 0.028
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Post by truenorth on Jun 29, 2018 8:56:22 GMT -8
2018 Assen Moto3 FP2 Result: Canet Leads As Martin Crashes Out Zara Daniela on Fri, 2018-06-29 05:05
Despite the hotter surface with a nice spread of rubber following the first set of practice sessions of the day, the lightweight class took their time to pick up some more speed. Regardless, Marco Bezzecchi was in a hurry to post his first 1:42 time of the weekend, which secured him the lead throughout the session but did not quite improve on the FP1 benchmark. The only man who achieved that feat was Aron Canet, the Estrella Galicia rider leading by over a tenth of a second by the time the checker flag marked the end of the session.
Another victor of the late time attack was Gabriel Rodrigo, who climbed into second position, edging ahead of John McPhee. Philipp Oettl made a big jump from FP1 to climb into fourth, while Niccolo Bulega also made steady progress in the top five. Bezzecchi looked like he missed the boat on the final shootout and dropped to sixth, while Jakub Kornfeil added another top seven to his day.
Just behind, Kaito Toba also found some speed to climb into eighth. Di Giannantonio looked like he had caught up with his teammate after a lacklustre FP1 but dropped to ninth position by the end of the day, ahead of unlucky Jorge Martin, who will have accumulated quite a few bruises after a late crash in turn four. A safer but slower afternoon was had by Enea Bastianini, the Italian ending the day down in 17th position.
2018 Assen Moto2 FP2 Result: Bagnaia and Mir One Step Ahead Zara Daniela on Fri, 2018-06-29 06:59
The final session of the day in Assen ran in excellent conditions, which meant that riders were quick to improve their times from FP1, Pecco Bagnaia once again being the fastest man on track. Joan Mir caught up to trail the Italian by only one tenth of a second, sandwiched between the two Sky riders, Luca Marini having a bit off a wild ride into third position.
Fabio Quartararo continued to impress up in fourth, less than two tenths separating him from the lead of the session and with Lorenzo Baldassarri also finding some pace another tenth behind. The Italian made a late jump into the top five and brought compatriot Mattia Pasini with him. The two Italians were closely followed by Alex Marquez, who took his time to find improvements following his morning crash. Only a thousandth of a second behind finished Marcel Schrotter in eighth, with Romano Fenati and Miguel Oliveira completing the top ten within half a second of Bagnaia.
Sam Lowes narrowly missed out on the top ten, followed by Andrea Locatelli, Danny Kent and Xavi Vierge, while Jorge Navarro had a difficult afternoon finishing in 18th position but keeping in mind that the top 20 riders were covered by one second.
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Post by truenorth on Jun 29, 2018 8:56:48 GMT -8
2018 Assen MotoGP FP1 Result: A Marquez Kind Of Morning Zara Daniela on Fri, 2018-06-29 02:03
If Assen wasn’t warm enough already, the premier class turned up the heat the second they hit the track by knocking on the doors of 1:34 straight away, with the likes of Marc Marquez, Danilo Petrucci and Maverick Viñales carrying the flag for their factories early on. Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso then picked up the pace to challenge the world champion’s benchmark as well but it was Viñales who led the way after the first run of the morning session.
Marquez did not need long to retrieve his favourite place on the timesheets on his second outing and then continued to move the goalposts throughout the session, while also having a good look at his factory Yamaha pals. Viñales and Rossi followed him on the timing screens instead and completed the top ten two tenths of a second down on the Honda man while not quite rivalling the consistency of his pace.
Jack Miller continued his progress with a fourth position, with Dovizioso four tenths down on his main title rival. Andrea Iannone had his first official go on Suzuki’s updated engine spec and it scored him a sixth place, the final place within half a second of the leader. Jorge Lorenzo also showed similar pace to his main challengers but a late spill in the gravel at turn 9 pushed him back to seventh spot.
Franco Morbidelli continued to impress with an eighth position while awaiting an announcement on his future, while Cal Crutchlow and Petrucci faded towards the end of FP1 to round out the top ten. With Alvaro Bautista and Tito Rabat showing improved form just outside the top ten positions, the last men left within a second of the world champion were Johann Zarco and Dani Pedrosa in 13th and 14th place respectively, the duo presumably waiting for the thermometer to impress a little more.
MotoGP FP2
All change: Viñales leads Iannone and Petrucci at Assen
Yamaha strike back on Friday at the Motul TT Assen, with the Spaniard leading Iannone’s Suzuki after FP2 After two weekends ruled by one man, the timesheets have had a shake up once again at the Motul TT Assen – with Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) taking to the top late in FP2 to go fastest on Friday, 0.121 seconds ahead of Andrea Iannone (Team Suzuki Ecstar). After reigning Champion and Championship leader Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) went quickest in FP1, it was all change in the afternoon as the number 93 was eighth fastest.
Under sunny – and scorching – skies at the TT Circuit Assen, the two men who fought for the 2017 win dueled it out for third, with Danilo Petrucci (Alma Pramac Racing) just 0.015 ahead of compatriot Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) by the end of action. ‘Petrux’ was also top Independent Team rider on Day 1 on his Ducati, with fastest Honda and fellow Independent Team rider Cal Crutchlow (LCR Honda Castrol) locking out the top five.
After the swing of momentum of late in the Ducati Team, Andrea Dovizioso will be happy to have edged out teammate Jorge Lorenzo on the combined timesheets, with ‘DesmoDovi’ taking P6 and Lorenzo just behind in P7 – despite a rare crash for the ‘Spartan’ sustained in FP1. The two were split by almost nothing, with a difference of only 0.011 and both just ahead of Marquez in eighth. Marquez also suffered a few moments and twitches in FP2 but no crash, not focusing on a fast lap.
Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) was back on song on Friday at the Dutch GP after a more difficult home race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, making it two Hamamatsu factory machines on for provisional Q2 graduation as the Spaniard took ninth – and only 0.006 off reigning Champion Marquez. Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), who crashed in the afternoon – rider ok, locked out the top ten as the Frenchman continues his search for his earlier season momentum.
Hafizh Syahrin (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) was top rookie in P12 overall after initially making it into the top ten, only just behind Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team).
Jack Miller (Alma Pramac Racing) was another big name who, like Pedrosa, stands to lose out on automatic graduation to Q2 if he can’t improve in FP3, with the Australian having been P4 in FP1 before only going thousandths faster in the afternoon. He ended the day in P16.
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Post by truenorth on Jun 29, 2018 9:17:07 GMT -8
Marquez: It is a track that does not allow errors: "I saved a fall to almost 180 km/h, if I had not succeeded I would have hurt the bike... and also to myself. We lack stability in the fast points. I have not fitted the soft to work on the race. The balance of the bike does not help me with new tires, here is the reason for the risks " "Choosing the right tyres will be important, especially the rear. We have two very similar options, and that can lead to an advantage or a mistake. We have to choose well."
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Post by truenorth on Jun 29, 2018 9:25:15 GMT -8
Iannone: "I'd be champion with Saturday's points": An extremely fast Andrea Iannone in the second practice at Assen, beaten only by Vinales: "the problem with the Suzuki is maintaining pace in the race"
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Post by truenorth on Jun 29, 2018 9:25:29 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jun 29, 2018 9:32:56 GMT -8
Vinales: "With Pedrosa, the Honda will no longer have secrets" says Maverick on the arrival of Dani in Yamaha, while on the Friday of the TT Assen says that "The M1 has improved in all areas,[it] is agile and adapts to my style"
Pedrosa: "We need to focus on our performance with the soft tyre. Today we weren’t able to improve when we fitted it. We also need to address the T4 sector, where we want to perform better and be faster. For the rest, we’re getting on the rhythm.”
Petrucci: Tomorrow morning will be a battle. "There are ten riders who can aim for the podium. We're there but are missing something in terms of pace. My foot doesn't bother me on the bike"
Morbidelli: "Me in Yamaha? If Vale said so, he's sincere. I'm not thinking about the future yet, but I hope to be fast and continue with him. Free practice? I need to reset my ideas ahead of Saturday"
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Post by truenorth on Jun 29, 2018 9:45:30 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Jun 29, 2018 10:11:39 GMT -8
'I'm 25, I’m f**king dumb as dogshit. I haven’t done anything at school, so I cannot even go to get a normal job even if I wanted that. I’ve been born and bred racing, that’s my problem, it’s hard to walk away from.’ Brutal honesty from @scottredding45
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Post by truenorth on Jun 29, 2018 11:01:34 GMT -8
Rossi: “The feeling is positive” ‘The Doctor’ reflects on ending the opening day at Assen in fourth Last year’s Dutch GP race winner Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) got his 2018 Motul TT Assen off to a solid start after ending Friday as the fourth fastest rider on track. Rossi came into Assen on the back of three consecutive podium finishes, with Friday confirming that the nine-time World Champion should be right in the hunt for another rostrum this weekend. “Yes, on paper we expected to be strong, you never know, but after the first day the feeling is positive because I was good in the morning and also in the afternoon I was in the top four,” explained the number 46, who was third in the morning session. The 39-year-old also praised the Michelin tyre compounds the riders have at their disposal this weekend, something ‘The Doctor’ was critical of in Barcelona. “The bike works well in Assen, the tyres are good and you can push for a good pace for a lot of laps,” affirmed Rossi. “We need to work well and try to understand the best tyre choice for Sunday, and I’m hoping this weather continues for the whole weekend.”
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Post by truenorth on Jun 30, 2018 3:22:52 GMT -8
Morbidelli will not run at Assen: Franco procured himself the fracture third of the metacarpal and left during FP3. The doctors did not give him the OK to continue.
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