Motogp .I hope it is an interesting season! Qatar this weekend

[Gary in Aus]

Is broadcast free to air live on Monday morning.

 

Coverage starts with 125cc about 1:30 AM with main event starting around 6:00 AM

 

http://www.bigpondsport.com/stoner-fastest-in-qatar-practice-session/tabid/91/newsid/69032/default.aspx

 

In another article Stoner comments that during the last couple of seasons nearly all races have been won by 4 riders however he feels that this season there may be 7 riders sharing the wins with Spies, Dovisioso and Simonceli {spelling?} joining Lorenzo, Rossi ,Pedrosa and Stoner.

 

I prefer watching when the winner could be one of many.

 

Apparently still some concerns on Rossi recovery.

[chrisolson]

I think its going to be a great season !! The Repsol Honda's are fast. Lorenzo is struggling a bit to keep up.

 

I think Spies and Dovizioso are to ones to watch. Simoncelli can be a bit inconsistent. Hector Barbara is riding the wheels of his Ducati in practice ... he might be in for a podium finish somewhere in the season.

 

Rossi is going to have a hard time getting back in the groove not being 100% physically and also trying to re-engineer the Ducati to his liking. I'd be surprised if he's a factor in the 1st half of the season ... but he is Rossi, so who knows.

[markgoodrich]

Bautista out, broken femur. MotoGP.com has all the news.

[Gary in Aus]

 

Comment from Lorenzo " To be honest, the rivals have improved a lot and Yamaha hasn't ,not a lot"

 

How much of an impact does Jeremy Burgess have on a winning team and rider ?

 

Doohan ,Gardner,Rossi, Honda,Yamaha and now Ducati

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/9429655.stm

[chrisolson]

Top 10 after qualifying ... Stoner still strong. Other than Pedrosa, the rest of the field has to find something.

 

STONER (gap)

PEDROSA (.2)

LORENZO (.8)

SIMONCELLI (.85)

SPIES (.95)

BARBERA (1.08)

DOVIZIOSO (1.09)

CRUTCHLOW (1.4)

ROSSI (1.5)

EDWARDS (1.51)

[Deadboy]

This one will be a Honda battle....Pedrosa is the hole shot king.....hope they got better handlebars for Stoner, I know he had issue with the Duc bars breaking last year .

[CoarsegoldKid]

...hope they got better handlebars for Stoner, I know he had issue with the Duc bars breaking last year .

the ground has a habit of doing that

[ryan_a1982]

Any guys going to motoGP in Monterey this year?

[weaselwayne]

Any guys going to motoGP in Monterey this year?

 

Tickets ordered.

[JerryMather]

I'll be there as usual. Weasel- you sitting right in front of us again?

[OlGeezer]

Any guys going to motoGP in Monterey this year?

 

I would like to go.

[Heck]

Any guys going to motoGP in Monterey this year?

 

Yessir...!

[weaselwayne]

I'll be there as usual. Weasel- you sitting right in front of us again?

 

I hope so. Ordered tickets as soon as i could and ask for the same seats. Not to worry I'll find you.

[ericfoerster]

The wife and I are going. Look forward to seeing some old friends there.

[hopz]

Are there 2 races at each venue?

 

Could not find the second race on the DISH schedule... found Moto 2, but I want more of the big boys...

[Paul Mihalka]

Moto GP does only one race. World Superbike is the one that does two races every time.

[TedG]

And WSBK is racing at Donnington this weekend. SPEED will have tape delayed coverage tomorrow at 3 and 4PM, EDT.

 

Yes, the video quality of SPEED's broadcast is terrible, but I'm one of those who believe terrible quality is better than no coverage at all...even with the poorly timed commercial breaks featuring "Flo"(Prog.Ins.), Montel Williams (shilling payday loans), and all the other bottom of the rate scale advertisers.

[hopz]

I hate Flo...