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Post by truenorth on Nov 1, 2023 8:27:47 GMT -8
PETRONAS Sepang International Circuit Specifically built for speed and exciting racing, the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia is one of the world’s best. The 2,300 acre complex which also houses a hotel, shopping centre, golf course and other sports facilities cost around £50m to construct and was built in just 14 months, holding its first Grand Prix in April 1999 and setting the standard for race circuits worldwide. With four slow corners following two long straights and ten medium to high-speed corners, the wide track is particularly favourable to overtaking manoeuvres and plenty of open throttle. One of the longest laps in MotoGP is made all the more gruelling for riders by intense heat and humidity. Sepang is located around 50km south of Kuala Lumpur city.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 1, 2023 9:23:20 GMT -8
Mat Oxley 6-page chat with Zarco in the new BikeMagazine. Perfect timing after his PI win! He could be a big asset to Honda, cos he's been riding the best bike, so he knows what a winning bike needs. "I'd be proud to be one of the riders that gives Honda the way back to high performance”.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 2, 2023 7:13:32 GMT -8
Ricard Jové Today I have confirmed this information, and we can now assume that Fermin Aldeguer has a firm offer from HRC to accompany Joan Mir in 2024/25. I know that their priority is Moto2, which I support, but as is normal, trains like this rarely pass. You will have to decide.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 2, 2023 7:38:17 GMT -8
Mat Oxley Bagnaia is home in Italy for the one-week break before the final, mental #MotoGP triple-header. Meanwhile Martin is staying in the tropics, with Fermin Aldeguer, who according to Ricard Jove has a firm offer from HRC.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 4, 2023 14:46:45 GMT -8
'I was super, super worried... I couldn’t breathe'
Are Aprilia going to struggle with the heat once again in Malaysia after a scorching Thai Grand Prix?
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Post by truenorth on Nov 5, 2023 8:25:44 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 5, 2023 8:47:14 GMT -8
marc marquez93 was a sponge, he had a lot of enthusiasm and he learned quickly." Marc spent hours studying the data of the other drivers: “ He explained something to him and After three laps he did it equally or better than the others.”~Giulio Nava
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Post by truenorth on Nov 5, 2023 9:12:03 GMT -8
"You try to make up for it with the riding, marc marquez93 did it very well to the point that in the end there has been such a brutal advance in technology in recent years, that he is no longer capable of making up for everything that the Honda does not have."~ 26_Dani Pedrosa
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Post by truenorth on Nov 6, 2023 8:30:09 GMT -8
LCR Team Iker Lecuona to replace Alex Rins at the Grand Prix of Malaysia and Qatar. The Spanish rider will substitute compatriot Rins, who is still recovering. Iker previously helped the team at the Silverstone, at the Red Bull Ring and at the Circuit of Barcelona
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Post by truenorth on Nov 6, 2023 14:06:09 GMT -8
Sir Guy of Guisborne Blimey! Speedweek suggesting Acosta might possibly replace Miller on the work’s KTM and Miller goes to Tech-3
Surely not but they’re not afraid of shaking things up eg Pol to test rider
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Post by truenorth on Nov 7, 2023 15:08:49 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 8, 2023 8:29:17 GMT -8
Mat Oxley Interesting blog. One of the aims of the new MotoGP rider union is to get rid of pay rides. No idea how they’ll do it, however. Team costs are obvs the big problem. Years ago Fausto Gresini told me that 4-strokes increased costs 4 or 5 times over 2-strokes.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 8, 2023 8:45:25 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Nov 8, 2023 9:05:04 GMT -8
Peter McLaren Yamaha now has just three more chances, in three weeks, to avoid its first winless MotoGP season since 2003.
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Post by truenorth on Nov 8, 2023 9:09:11 GMT -8
The older of the two brothers owes the Spanish internal revenue service more than half a million Euros, since they claim that he mainly lived in Spain from 2014 to 2017. He defended himself: “I didn’t do anything illegal."
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Post by truenorth on Nov 9, 2023 13:29:54 GMT -8
Mat Oxley Aleix Espargaró on his Thai GP: “All the race I was 1.95, 1.92, then the last 10 laps I was alone after the fight with Marquez. I went 1.90, 1.89, 1.88, 1.87 & I finished on 1.84. OK I failed on the rule & I got a penalty. For the show it’s not nice... I don’t like this rule.”
Bagnaia on the tyre pressure regulation: “Nobody likes this rule… the safety is less, it’s very, very, very easy to lose the front.”
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Post by truenorth on Nov 9, 2023 18:16:01 GMT -8
Moto3 Practice 1 1 5 Jaume MASIA SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 2'12.065 10 11 228.8 2 53 Deniz ÖNCÜ TUR Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 2'12.500 11 12 0.435 0.435 225.9 3 55 Romano FENATI ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 2'12.580 12 13 0.515 0.080 226.4 4 10 Diogo MOREIRA BRA MT Helmets - MSI KTM 2'12.955 11 12 0.890 0.375 228.3 5 44 David MUÑOZ SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 2'12.958 10 11 0.893 0.003 230.7 6 99 José Antonio RUEDA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM 2'13.042 11 12 0.977 0.084 225.4 7 66 Joel KELSO AUS CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 2'13.044 13 13 0.979 0.002 227.3 8 71 Ayumu SASAKI JPN Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 2'13.374 10 11 1.309 0.330 228.8 9 80 David ALONSO COL Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 2'13.384 13 14 1.319 0.010 225.0 10 43 Xavier ARTIGAS SPA CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP CFMOTO 2'13.420 12 12 1.355 0.036 230.7 11 96 Daniel HOLGADO SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 2'13.480 12 13 1.415 0.060 225.4 12 48 Ivan ORTOLÁ SPA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 2'13.568 11 12 1.503 0.088 226.4 13 82 Stefano NEPA ITA Angeluss MTA Team KTM 2'13.589 12 12 1.524 0.021 229.2 14 18 Matteo BERTELLE ITA Rivacold Snipers Team HONDA 2'13.597 11 13 1.532 0.008 227.8 15 31 Adrian FERNANDEZ SPA Leopard Racing HONDA 2'13.728 12 12 1.663 0.131 229.2 16 7 Filippo FARIOLI ITA Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 2'13.749 12 12 1.684 0.021 226.4 17 72 Taiyo FURUSATO JPN Honda Team Asia HONDA 2'13.851 12 13 1.786 0.102 230.2 18 54 Riccardo ROSSI ITA SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 2'13.882 12 13 1.817 0.031 228.8 19 70 Joshua WHATLEY GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 2'13.961 11 12 1.896 0.079 226.8 20 6 Ryusei YAMANAKA JPN Gaviota GASGAS Aspar Team GASGAS 2'14.109 10 12 2.044 0.148 228.8 21 19 Scott OGDEN GBR VisionTrack Racing Team HONDA 2'14.135 12 13 2.070 0.026 229.2 22 27 Kaito TOBA JPN SIC58 Squadra Corse HONDA 2'14.149 11 12 2.084 0.014 228.3 23 63 Syarifuddin AZMAN MAL MT Helmets - MSI KTM 2'14.258 10 12 2.193 0.109 228.8 24 21 Vicente PEREZ SPA BOE Motorsports KTM 2'14.317 9 10 2.252 0.059 225.4 25 95 Collin VEIJER NED Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP HUSQVARNA 2'14.327 12 13 2.262 0.010 227.3 26 38 David SALVADOR SPA CIP Green Power KTM 2'14.334 11 13 2.269 0.007 229.2 27 64 Mario AJI INA Honda Team Asia HONDA 2'14.649 11 12 2.584 0.315 225.0 28 20 Lorenzo FELLON FRA CIP Green Power KTM 2'14.982 10 10 2.917 0.333 224.5
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Post by truenorth on Nov 9, 2023 19:01:42 GMT -8
Moto2 Practice 1 1 54 Fermín ALDEGUER SPA Beta Tools SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 2'06.183 13 14 275.5 2 96 Jake DIXON GBR Inde GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 2'06.243 12 14 0.060 0.060 276.9 3 37 Pedro ACOSTA SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 2'06.638 11 15 0.455 0.395 274.8 4 79 Ai OGURA JPN IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 2'06.649 10 14 0.466 0.011 278.3 5 71 Dennis FOGGIA ITA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 2'06.748 14 15 0.565 0.099 276.9 6 16 Joe ROBERTS USA Italtrans Racing Team KALEX 2'06.760 14 16 0.577 0.012 274.1 7 24 Marcos RAMIREZ SPA OnlyFans American Racing KALEX 2'07.050 12 16 0.867 0.290 270.0 8 35 Somkiat CHANTRA THA IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia KALEX 2'07.147 14 14 0.964 0.097 276.2 9 18 Manuel GONZALEZ SPA Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 T KALEX 2'07.238 5 15 1.055 0.091 274.8 10 40 Aron CANET SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 2'07.393 9 11 1.210 0.155 273.4 11 13 Celestino VIETTI ITA Fantic Racing KALEX 2'07.413 14 14 1.230 0.020 276.2 12 22 Sam LOWES GBR Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 2'07.432 14 16 1.249 0.019 273.4 13 14 Tony ARBOLINO ITA Elf Marc VDS Racing Team KALEX 2'07.449 13 15 1.266 0.017 273.4 14 21 Alonso LOPEZ SPA Beta Tools SpeedUp BOSCOSCURO 2'07.485 12 15 1.302 0.036 276.9 15 12 Filip SALAC CZE QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 2'07.574 14 14 1.391 0.089 273.4 16 52 Jeremy ALCOBA SPA QJMOTOR Gresini Moto2 KALEX 2'07.732 13 13 1.549 0.158 274.1 17 28 Izan GUEVARA SPA Inde GASGAS Aspar Team KALEX 2'07.740 14 14 1.557 0.008 279.7 18 7 Barry BALTUS BEL Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 2'07.818 12 16 1.635 0.078 274.8 19 75 Albert ARENAS SPA Red Bull KTM Ajo KALEX 2'07.911 12 13 1.728 0.093 271.3 20 64 Bo BENDSNEYDER NED Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 2'08.127 13 14 1.944 0.216 274.1 21 11 Sergio GARCIA SPA Pons Wegow Los40 KALEX 2'08.159 16 16 1.976 0.032 276.2 22 84 Zonta VD GOORBERGH NED Fieten Olie Racing GP KALEX 2'08.450 14 14 2.267 0.291 274.1 23 33 Rory SKINNER GBR OnlyFans American Racing KALEX 2'08.498 16 16 2.315 0.048 270.6 24 4 Sean Dylan KELLY USA Forward Team FORWARD 2'08.994 10 10 2.811 0.496 272.7 25 3 Lukas TULOVIC GER Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX 2'08.995 13 15 2.812 0.001 276.2 26 23 Taiga HADA JPN Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team KALEX 2'09.197 12 13 3.014 0.202 274.1 27 5 Kohta NOZANE JPN Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 T KALEX 2'09.264 12 13 3.081 0.067 272.0 28 15 Darryn BINDER RSA Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP KALEX 2'09.296 14 15 3.113 0.032 276.9 29 17 Alex ESCRIG SPA Forward Team FORWARD 2'09.335 9 13 3.152 0.039 274.1 30 9 Mattia CASADEI ITA Fantic Racing KALEX 2'09.588 13 16 3.405 0.253 273.4 31 20 Azroy ANUAR MAL Petronas MIE Racing RW KALEX 2'11.022 12 13 4.839 1.434 269.3 32 32 Helmi AZMAN MAL Petronas MIE Racing RW KALEX 2'12.225 13 15 6.042 1.203 270.6
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Post by truenorth on Nov 9, 2023 19:46:55 GMT -8
MotoGP Free Practice 1 1 89 Jorge MARTIN SPA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'59.513 14 16 330.2 2 73 Alex MARQUEZ SPA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 1'59.562 16 17 0.049 0.049 331.2 3 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Prima Pramac Racing DUCATI 1'59.914 13 14 0.401 0.352 332.3 4 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 2'00.055 11 16 0.542 0.141 331.2 5 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 2'00.134 13 17 0.621 0.079 332.3 6 10 Luca MARINI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 2'00.242 14 18 0.729 0.108 330.2 7 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 2'00.244 9 11 0.731 0.002 328.2 8 72 Marco BEZZECCHI ITA Mooney VR46 Racing Team DUCATI 2'00.251 15 15 0.738 0.007 329.2 9 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 2'00.298 14 14 0.785 0.047 326.2 10 37 Augusto FERNANDEZ SPA GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 KTM 2'00.467 13 18 0.954 0.169 327.2 11 43 Jack MILLER AUS Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 2'00.519 13 17 1.006 0.052 332.3 12 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 2'00.594 12 18 1.081 0.075 329.2 13 25 Raul FERNANDEZ SPA CryptoDATA RNF MotoGP Team APRILIA 2'00.780 13 13 1.267 0.186 326.2 14 49 Fabio DI GIANNANTONIO ITA Gresini Racing MotoGP DUCATI 2'00.869 11 15 1.356 0.089 327.2 15 1 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 2'00.888 12 16 1.375 0.019 333.3 16 23 Enea BASTIANINI ITA Ducati Lenovo Team DUCATI 2'00.902 7 18 1.389 0.014 332.3 17 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 2'01.110 6 15 1.597 0.208 330.2 18 33 Brad BINDER RSA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 2'01.178 14 16 1.665 0.068 331.2 19 36 Joan MIR SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 2'01.348 10 15 1.835 0.170 331.2 20 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Aprilia Racing APRILIA 2'01.352 15 16 1.839 0.004 332.3 21 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU HONDA 2'01.537 13 17 2.024 0.185 325.3 22 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Aruba.it Racing DUCATI 2'02.516 9 15 3.003 0.979 324.3 23 27 Iker LECUONA SPA LCR Honda CASTROL HONDA 2'03.293 12 15 3.780 0.777 320.4
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Post by truenorth on Nov 9, 2023 20:54:56 GMT -8
Weather forecast for Sepang. Afternoon storms are predicted for all 3 days. It is Monsoon season in the Tropics after all.
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