MigsAngel

Weekend Weather looks Sunny and in Low 20s....so should be fine for racing....

FP1

1 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'31.045
2 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP YAMAHA 1'31.432
3 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'31.442
4 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 1'31.532
5 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'31.785
6 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'31.926
7 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR SUZUKI 1'31.942
8 43 Jack MILLER AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS HONDA 1'32.155
9 45 Scott REDDING GBR OCTO Pramac Yakhnich DUCATI 1'32.212
10 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ducati Team DUCATI 1'32.265 12 21
11 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing DUCATI 1'32.285
12 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team HONDA 1'32.453
13 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA OCTO Pramac Yakhnich DUCATI 1'32.479
14 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda HONDA 1'32.576
15 53 Tito RABAT SPA Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS HONDA 1'32.637
16 6 Stefan BRADL GER Aprilia Racing Team Gresini APRILIA 1'32.845
17 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini APRILIA 1'32.924
18 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'33.056
19 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Pull & Bear Aspar Team DUCATI 1'33.161
20 50 Eugene LAVERTY IRL Pull & Bear Aspar Team DUCATI 1'33.349
21 76 Loris BAZ FRA Avintia Racing DUCATI 1'33.506
22 36 Mika KALLIO FIN Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 1'33.985

Fenrir2016

Seems like Rabat has forgotten his place in the usual order of things.

AJV80

He probably just got up on the wrong side of bed.

budoist

Circuit Information

LENGTH: 4.0 km / 2.49 miles
CORNERS: 9 left - 5 right
WIDTH: 12 m. / 39.37 ft.
LONGEST STRAIGHT: 876 m. / 2874.02 ft.
Laps: 30
Total distance: 120.2 km - 74.7 miles

Weather courtesy of Weather.com

[table]
[tr][td]DAY[/td][td]HIGH/LOW[/td][td]DESCRIPTION[/td][td]PRECIP[/td][td]WIND[/td][td]HUMIDITY[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]THIS WEEKEND, 11/11[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]FRI Nov 11[/td][td]74°F / 51°F[/td][td]Sunny[/td][td]0%[/td][td]WSW 6 mph[/td][td]44%[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SAT Nov 12[/td][td]72° / 55°[/td][td]Partly Cloudy[/td][td]0%[/td][td]SW 7 mph[/td][td]48%[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SUN Nov 13[/td][td]69° / 54°[/td][td]Cloudy[/td][td]10%[/td][td]SW 6 mph[/td][td]61%[/td][/tr]
[/table]

The Sound of MotoGP

EXTERIOR: A European countryside manor. The stone walled building overlooks the moonlit ribbon of a racetrack.

INTERIOR: Inside the manor, the assembled pit crews mill around the refreshments table. Just as Colin Edwards goes to spike the punch, a gentle tune wafts across the crowd. The riders begin to sing as they enter the room.

RIDERS: There's a sad song a singing from the timing clock on the wall, and the bell in the steeple too. And down in the garage an absurd little bird, is popping out to say, "Cuckoo."

IANNONE: Cuckoo! CUCKOO!

RIDERS: Regretfully they tell us, the racing schedule it compels us, to say, "Goodbye," to you....



RIDERS: So long, fare well, auf wiedersehen, good night.

MARC: I have to go, and take this pretty sight... of my trophy, because I'm champion.

NARRATOR: Marquez knows that he doesn't even have to race this weekend to be honest. He's just in it for the fans, you know? He was leading in Australia, gapped the field and then just did mic drop and walked off track to hang with the grid girls. He's done 3rd, 2nd and 1st the past three years. Can't get any higher than first so....

KEY TO VICTORY: Don't crash! Effin' A, we know the fans nick named you after an incredibly self destructive comic book character but you don't have to prove them right!



RIDERS: So long, farewell auf wiedersehen, adieu.

ROSSI: Adieu. Adieu. To you (at Marc), and you (at Cal), and you! (at...)

NARRATOR: Rossi's done well these past few races, but he has struggled to take the top step. This weekend might be the last race but it's also the time when several people are going to try to make a statement. Rossi is going to want to put the young whippersnappers in their place. Still, this is home turf for the youngins, so if the old man wants to get them off the lawn he'll need a lot more than a hose and a bad attitude.

KEY TO VICTORY: Marquez playing Superman should get him on the podium after a 4th, 2nd and 4th recently. Lorenzo being on the 2006 M1 990 should also open up a place. Dani being so light that he might blow away and not getting heat into the Michelins... Rossi might just take this!



RIDERS: So long, farewell, au revoir, auf wiedersehen.

MAV: I think I'll stay, and taste my first champagne.... for Yamaha!

NARRATOR: Maverick has had a dream season so far. He proved that for all the flack he took on the net, Schwartz still knows a thing or two about the sport when he said that the Suzuki GSM was better than most people thought and capable of winning. Now, for his last race for the marque, he is going to want to keep it all in one piece first so that he can make the most of the off season test. Now I'd say something about his previous record here but he wasn't on a real bike then so nobody cares.

KEYS TO VICTORY: Marc playing superman. Lorenzo on... did we do this already?

There is another verse, but the Lorenzo joke writes itself. So...

povol

KTM is further back than I expected. A top notch rider is worth 6-8 tenths. , leaving the bike itself over 2 seconds off pace. If they can't cut that gap to the mid to high 1's with Kallio in the upcoming days, it will be a long time if ever before they compete at the front

danski

Perhaps Kallio is also off schedule, we will see the real gap on Tuesday.

povol

Like I said, a top rider, which KTM will not have in my opinion, is worth 7-8 tenths. Smith and PE won't be a second faster than MK

danski

I think Kallio is minus even back of grid riders abilities, Bradley and Pol will be much faster, they're used to the tyres, electronics, racing speed etc. Kallio is a ex gp back of grid turned test rider, no contest.

michaelm

I will be interested to see if the mental issues/poor effort attributed to Jorge all season resolve with Michelin now apparently coming to the party with a high edge grip tyre which suits him.

lil red rocket pilot

They have no mapping data, dialing shit in FFS give em a chance