MotoGp 2012 Rnd1 Qatar FP.Quali.Predictions

Nino said:

Hello, who are you? Hope you haven't been waiting too long.



Ducati's straight line speed is interesting. It's not as big as it was in 2007. I guess what's really hurting them this year is that they now have two strong competitors rather than one, but the GP12 looks better than the GP 11.

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Nino said:

Uh oh, Moaners boyfriend is on the case

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birdman said:

Yer bum's oot the windae.



Gie it laldy Stoner!



Rossi bowfing.

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BarryMachine said:

For Orkward Pete:







Did you know that the machete was just an Australian Sgian Dubh?



Yes ..... it came about when a Scotsman smelled some money a Gyran ( check out Guyra NSW ) guy had in his pocket and he pulled out his Sgian Dubh to attempt to procure/obtain the Guyran's pocket change ........



The Gyran replied

Tha's no Sgian Dubh, ................. THA"S A SGIAN DUBH

as he pulled out a knife the size of what we nowadays know as a machete.





Reference: ( A Sgian Dubh is a ..... length knife hidden under the miniskirt kilt of a scotsman )





Hows that!!??

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Keshav said:

I don't think he ever has. There have been reports that the extra added weight has really screwed with the finely tuned Honda chassis

and from Stoner's comments during the last few days - it sounds like Honda is still wrestling with this issue. Can't believe that

Lorenzo so easily out-qualified Stoner at one of his two favorite tracks.

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Keshav said:

When Pinky deserted the forum - he left a hole, and you're it.

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basspete said:

So we can say the bike outwieghs Stoner's talent then?

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Jumkie said:

Two Hondas on top of warm-up. The Yamahas are ..... Theyre in trouble!

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Arrabbiata1 said:

Absolutely - and with Bradley already signed for next year he has to finish above Dovi plain and simple - no pressure then? I've been a great fan of Cal since he first emerged in the inaugural R6 cup as runner up to Tommy Hill in '03. Cal was weaned on production based machinery - this is still the unforgiving sport of Moto GP, but we predicted the move to a 1 litre class would better accommodate his style. He freely admits that he lacked the finesse essential to master the 800c bike and the uncanny levels of natural talent imbued in many of his counterparts through a lifetime on the dirt or prototype machinery. Perhaps if the raft of proposed changes currently being floated by Dorna are designed to swell the grid - they will achieve the same effect by not only reducing cost but by making the class more amenable to riders such as Cal. He's determined to prove his detractors wrong and has no intention of 'doing the walk of shame' back into the Superbike paddock just yet. That said, his first pre season, when he was drowning in a sea of set up, rock hard bridgestones plus an entirely new counter intuitive braking technique to learn, alongside the razor sharp precision of the 800cc machine together with the prospect of so many unfamiliar circuits he found the switch from a superbike so abasing that he felt like walking at that nightmare first test in Sepang...and that's not Cal's nature. He was very good around Qatar on a Superbike, so we'll see during the course of the year. Crutchlow has huge potential but I can't see him outperforming Dovi this year. I do however believe that he will be retained in the paddock and probably the class. He's popular, gritty, has oceans of new found self belief and confidence and is incredibly brave. I predict a relatively processional split field today - we'll see what pace Cal is capable of maintaining throughout the race.



Not meaning to state the obvious - but I really feel that the crucial deciding factor this year will be the riders ability to respond to fading tyres during the second half of the races. As Goatboy said earlier in this thread - many were quick to crucify Rossi on Friday but who's the past master when it comes to managing a worn tyre? I'm not expecting the second coming yet but the Boppers certainly need to keep the faith - which I think to be fair the true fans of Vale on here certainly have. My gripe was that 90% were bandwagon glory hunters and simply aren't interested when their team isn't winning. .... off and support Man Utd instead. I'm not expecting Valentino to be resurrected this Sunday but I do think a significant boulder has been rolled away. Unlike last season - things can only get exponentially better!!!

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Arrabbiata1 said:

As usual, It's the curry that's currently taking its evil toll not the beer. I wrote the last post on the John.



In spite of that - we're all set here - see you in a few hours Wills.

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michaelm said:

What do you think about ducati's straight line speed advantage this year?

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Jumkie said:

ur gonna make GayTURDuc jealous.



The better half of the Silverstone 2011 gang meets again! Have fun gentz.

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Arrabbiata1 said:

He's determined to prove his detractors wrong and has no intention of 'doing the walk of shame' back into the Superbike paddock just yet. That said, his first pre season, when he was drowning in a sea of set up, rock hard bridgestones plus an entirely new counter intuitive braking technique to learn, alongside the razor sharp precision of the 800cc machine together with the prospect of so many unfamiliar circuits he found the switch from a superbike so abasing that he felt like walking at that nightmare first test in Sepang...and that's not Cal's nature. He was very good around Qatar on a Superbike, so we'll see during the course of the year. Crutchlow has huge potential but I can't see him outperforming Dovi this year. I do however believe that he will be retained in the paddock and probably the class. He's popular, gritty, has oceans of new found self belief and confidence and is incredibly brave. I predict a relatively processional split field today - we'll see what pace Cal is capable of maintaining throughout the race.

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povol said:

So, , your guessing and passing it on as fact ?

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basspete said:

I was a big fan of Marquez for a few years but after Willarot and then today wi Luthi, I think he is a dangerous little prick. He has earned a big .... off target on his back for the rest o the season, close racing is one thing but running someone off the track in a straight line at 170 mph is insane.



Gutted for Luthi and Crazy Joe.

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