The first official winter test results.

Marky Marc is a FREAK!!!

1 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V 2:01.157
2 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 2:01.165
3 Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V 2:01.201
4 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 2:01.584
5 Stefan Bradl LCR Honda MotoGP Honda RC213V 2:01.789
6 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha M1 2:01.881
7 Alvaro Bautista Honda Gresini Honda RC213V 2:01.981
8 Katasayuki Nakasuga Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 2:02.968
9 Kosuke Akiyoshi Honda Test Team Honda RC213V 2:03.336
10 Nicky Hayden Marlboro Ducati Team Ducati GP13 2:03.336
11 Wataru Yoshikawa Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha M1 2:03.456
12 Bradley Smith Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha M1 2:03.460
13 Andrea Dovizioso Marlboro Ducati Team Ducati GP12 2:03.525
14 Aleix Espargaro Aspar Team MotoGP ART 2:03.782
15 Randy De Puniet Aspar Team MotoGP ART 2:04.283
16 Andrea Iannone Pramac Ducati GP13 2:04.500
17 Ben Spies Ignite Pramac Ducati GP13 2:05.086
18 Takumi Takakashi Honda Test Team Honda RC213V 2:05.154
19 Hector Barbera Avinta ART 2:05.469
20 Yonny Hernandez PBM ART 2:05.656

source superbikeplanet.com

 

Being a Rossi fan you should be happier now that Rossi has a chance to podium every race..He is once again on the best bike on the grid as anything less, well we saw how good he was the last 2 years.

Lorenzo and Pedrosa hands down favorite.... Marquez will be a contender for sure!

Should be an entertaining year, but will miss the fastest man on a motorcycle Stoner.

 

In. MM will be up there. Rossi and Pedro have something to prove. Jlo is in trouble I reckon.

The Ducati boys will suffer.

 

 

:laugh

 

Yamaha vid from day 1.

Soup :: Yamaha-Hero Rossi Makes Triumphant Return :: 02-05-2013

 

BAH! Rossi with yamaha again... I sense a podium victory in the force

 

Hahaha I was just looking at the motogp & visor down sites, Marquez, is the new leader at Sepang test, Stoner's record from last year still holds though.

 

...Stoner's record from last year still holds though.

I won't be surprised if MarkyMarc will flirt with it by the end this testing.

 

Marquez is only hot on the pace initially as he's already done a 2 day test in a private HRC test at Sepang 2 months ago. They've ran the same settings and gone from there. I wouldn't read into it toooo much. For sure he shall be among the top 4 every weekend I think, and he'll probably have his fair share of crashes.

Happy to see Vale smiling away with Jerry in he garage again though. 10 Lap's in Valentino said he knew he still had it in him.

 

I'm pulling for the new guy marky.

WSBK starts in just over two weeks, Maybe we will see a Kawasaki win the championship.

 

Thank you for pointing it out, Now i have replaced my football sundays

 

True that, I think it's Kawasaki's best chance since 93' with Scott Russell. Saying this though, I think Checa is going to be one to watch on that Panigale, Whenever Ducati have debuted a new model in racing in WSBK, it's won the title :O

 

Not a chance. Checa and the panigale are going to suck it up.

 

My Money is on Lorenzo leading from the get go, with Marquez fighting strong in the 2nd half..
Rossi at some point will crash and get hurt...Oh wait that is normally Pedrosa's story.

Prediction
Lorenzo-1
Pedrosa-2
Rossi-3
Marquez-4

Dream season:
Spies-1
Pedrosa-2
Lorenzo-3
Marquez-4th
Rossi-DNF

 

Rossi at some point will crash and get hurt...

you shut your VAGINA! :laugh :laugh

 

lol I never manage to follow the pros on sports I choose to par take in..

Like when i was skateboarding.. I never watched the pro events or videos.. and now on my bike I find myself still not watching motogp videos..

I just dont see the point but thats just me.

 

You don't see the point??
Your first sentence explains it all, You don't follow it. :sigh:Watch a few races & you to my friend may indeed become hooked.
You gotta watch to see what its all about.
Best most exciting damn sport on the planet

 

This will be my first year really following.
Think I will be rooting for Honda.

 

Find a rider to root for... Look up their interviews on YT. It's much more exciting when you're invested in a rider or two or three.

 

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I am diggin the 2013 Yamaha Factory livery :lick2:

:thumbup

 

I just thought of something....

what if Marquez was to win the GP championship before Pedrosa, where would that put Pedrosa??

 

Pedrobot is already on thin ice with Nakamoto'san. Even if Marky doesn't win the tittle and Pedrosa finish behind him in points, he'll get the boot.

 

Would put Pedrosa in the pointless development and investment bin.

 

ouch that's harsh... it's not like he a bad racer... he just can't finish it out on top... he ends up with some sort of bad luck

 

This was how hard MM was riding today

 

Sweet Jesus.

 

Spies shot for all you boys over in the US

 

Marquez

Bautitsta

Ianone

Dovi

Hayden

Lorenzo

Smith

Cal

Bradl

 

Lorenzo say's, "he look, I'm faster than Hayden with one hand."

 

Point taken, I will cease to feed it....

 

Rossi looking happy for once, haven't since this in a while

 

I'm totally digging Spies's new helment! :bigthumb: :drool: :drool: :drool:

 

yeah, liking that scheme.

 

The R is the series of Helmet I'm guessing considering Jorge has the same on his HJC Lid.

 

Rossi will be on the podium most races if not every race now he's back in the seat.

 

He better be or babies will be punted