MOTOGP

**bobo746** · 09-03-2016, 10:00 AM

2016 Calendar
All Events

20
MAR

1 - Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar Losail International Circuit QATAR

03
APR

2 - Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina Termas de Río Hondo ARGENTINA

10
APR

3 - Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas Circuit Of The Americas UNITED STATES

24
APR

4 - Gran Premio Red Bull de España Circuito de Jerez SPAIN

08
MAY

5 - Monster Energy Grand Prix de France Le Mans FRANCE

22
MAY

6 - Gran Premio d'Italia TIM Autodromo del Mugello ITALY

05
JUN

7 - Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya SPAIN

26
JUN

8 - Motul TT Assen TT Circuit Assen NETHERLANDS

17
JUL

9 - GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring GERMANY

14
AUG

10 - Nerogiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring – Spielberg AUSTRIA

21
AUG

11 - HJC Helmets Grand Prix České republiky Automotodrom Brno CZECH REPUBLIC

04
SEP

12 - Octo British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit GREAT BRITAIN

11
SEP

13 - Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli ITALY

5
SEP

14 - Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón MotorLand Aragon SPAIN

16
OCT

15 - Motul Grand Prix of Japan Twin Ring Motegi JAPAN

23
OCT

16 - Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island AUSTRALIA

30
OCT

17 - Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit MALAYSIA

13
NOV

18 - Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Comunitat Valenciana - Ricardo Tormo SPAIN

**klong toey** · 13-03-2016, 04:43 PM

Quality 2nd WSBK race from Thailand today top riding lads keep up the good work.

**bobo746** · 14-03-2016, 08:34 AM

Phillip Island was good as well.

Moto GP this week.

**tj916** · 14-03-2016, 12:50 PM

Just got back from Burriram. Had a great time again.
Well done Tom, Jonathan, and Chas.

**klong toey** · 19-03-2016, 12:41 AM

**boloa** · 19-03-2016, 01:22 AM

Live MotoGP is on TV this Weekend ...

BT Sport 2 ...... 21:45pm Fri 18 March
Live MotoGP: Qatar Free Practice 2 The second free practice session at the Losail International Circuit, the opening round of the season

BT Sport 2 ....... 21:30pm Sat 19 March
Live MotoGP: Qatar Qualifying Qualifying for the MotoGP race at the Grand Prix of Qatar, the opening round of the season

BT Sport 2 ........ 21:45pm Sun 20 March
Live Moto3: Qatar The Moto3 race at the Grand Prix of Qatar, the opening round of the season. This year's title battle looks set to be more wide-open than ever.

BT Sport 2 ........ 23:15pm Sun 20 March
Live Moto2: Qatar The Moto2 race at the Grand Prix of Qatar, the opening round of the season. Britons Sam Lowes and Moto3 champion Danny Kent are ones to

BT Sport 2 ......... 00:45am Mon 21 March
Live MotoGP: Qatar The MotoGP race at the Grand Prix of Qatar, the opening round of the season. Champion Jorge Lorenzo renews his rivalry with Valentino

Live Streams Here . Go to UK Channels and then .... BT Sport 2

**klong toey** · 20-03-2016, 05:29 PM

First casualty of the season a Moto 2 rider crashed in qualifying yesterday.
Managed to dislocate both shoulders,ouch.He wanted to race today but doctors said no way.

https://twitter.com/ForwardRacingGP?...Ctwgr%5Eauthor

**bobo746** · 21-03-2016, 09:44 AM

Good Race, the usual suspects.

Jorge LORENZO
Andrea DOVIZIOSO
Marc MARQUEZ
Valentino ROSSI
Dani PEDROSA

**klong toey** · 21-03-2016, 08:50 PM

The Moto 2 race was interesting who jumped the start who didn't.
As for Cal in the MOTO GP race,well his bike got lost.

While the first race of MotoGP's new single ECU era went smoothly for most riders, Cal Crutchlow's LCR Honda suffered the dreaded 'lost on track' scenario, eventually causing him to fall.

The unified software still allows MotoGP machines to alter engine performance to suit each corner of the race track.

The trouble is, if the bike gets 'lost' by miscalculating its location - GPS is banned, so distance is measured by counting wheel rotations from the start of each timing sector - the rider is left fighting against the wrong settings.

“I'm really angry, because I had such good pace in the race. We had a technical problem, that's why I crashed. After lap one, the bike didn't know where it was on the circuit,” said Crutchlow.

“I had no speed in the straight, the traction control was coming on in second, third, fourth, fifth gear, and then the rest of the lap I would have traction control or I wouldn't, I'd have anti-wheelie or I wouldn't, I'd have engine brake or I wouldn't. Basically, the bike was in the first sector and it thought it was in the fourth sector
MotoGP News - MotoGP Qatar: Crutchlow: The bike didn't know where it was

**klong toey** · 21-03-2016, 09:04 PM

**Dapper** · 21-03-2016, 10:12 PM

Yum

**klong toey** · 03-04-2016, 11:26 AM

MotoGP Argentina: Michelin withdraws BOTH rear tyres

Michelin has withdrawn BOTH of its planned rear tyre compounds ahead of Sunday's MotoGP race in Argentina.

The decision has been made on safety grounds following a scary incident for Scott Redding during final MotoGP practice in Argentina.
A new medium rear, with a stiffer construction, will now be introduced on Sunday.

MotoGP News - MotoGP Argentina: Michelin withdraws BOTH rear tyres

**bobo746** · 04-04-2016, 06:34 AM

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**bobo746** · 04-04-2016, 06:39 AM

Marc MARQUEZ
Valentino ROSSI
Dani PEDROSA
Eugene LAVERTY
Hector BARBERA

Plenty of carnage and tyre problems,good to see Laverty sneak through.

**klong toey** · 04-04-2016, 01:23 PM

Lots of rumors regarding Ducati and Lorenzo not so good for Ducati yesterday both riders going to get a bollocking over this incident.

"Both me and Dovizioso would have been on the podium so to finish the race in this way is unbelievable" - Andrea Iannone.
MotoGP News - MotoGP Argentina: Iannone talks Ducati ?disaster?

**Norton** · 05-04-2016, 06:25 AM

Originally Posted by klong toey

both riders going to get a bollocking over this incident.

Iannone should get a proper whack up side the head. All his fault. Hurt Dovizioso's championship and Ducati constructor standing. Get rid of him asap. He's a team liability.

Rossi can thank his good friend Iannone for the podium gift. Lorenzo as usual chokes in the wet. Marcus simply out classed all. On to Texas where Marcus will win again.

**reddog** · 11-04-2016, 07:31 AM

Marquez showed he the master of the Texas circuit,4 in a row.
A lot went down due to tyre choice seems to me.
Rossi was lucky to walk away from his big off.

**Ozcol** · 11-04-2016, 10:51 AM

After kicking Marquez off his bike I was pleased to see the wog come off but unhappy he was able to walk away.

**bobo746** · 11-04-2016, 12:05 PM

^ Easy mate probably the best bike rider ever.(Agostini a close second)
I will throw Mike Hailwood in as well.

**klong toey** · 11-04-2016, 01:20 PM

Dovi seems to have a target painted on him somewhere.

“Dani is not a kamikaze, trying to overtake you every time on the brakes”– Andrea Dovizioso.

When Andrea Dovizioso was wiped out of second - by his own team-mate - within sight of the finish in Argentina, he probably thought he'd endured his bad luck for the season.

But just a week later, the Ducati star was again punted out of a rostrum place by another rider.
MotoGP News - MotoGP Americas: Dovizioso: 'Dani is not a kamikaze'

And two Brits crashed one after the other.

**bobo746** · 14-04-2016, 10:09 AM

Home | Live Scores & Latest News | Fox Sports
MotoGP: Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis ‘would be surprised’ if Jorge Lorenzo stays for 2017

JORGE Lorenzo is poised to make the biggest team switch in recent MotoGP history with reports suggesting he is set to leave Yamaha for Ducati.
The sport’s reigning world champion has been the focus of MotoGP’s transfer market chatter since teammate and rival Valentino Rossi announced a new two-year deal with Yamaha to race in blue until the end of 2018.
The managing director of Yamaha’s factory MotoGP team, Lin Jarvis, confirmed they presented both Rossi and Lorenzo with a new contract at the same time

**bobo746** · 14-04-2016, 10:17 AM

Why MotoGP is going backwards - MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine
Why MotoGP is going backwards

There’s very little all the factories agree on, but engine rotation is one of them
After sunshine, rain and fresh air, my favourite natural phenomenon is gyroscopic effect. This is because we wouldn’t be able to ride motorcycles without it. If you don’t believe me, try this next time you’re out riding: when you stop at a traffic light, don’t put your feet down. (And don’t send me the bill.)
A motorcycle’s spinning wheels create gyroscopic effect that keeps the machine going straight. The more speed, the more gyro and the more stability. This is all good, unless you are racing. Most racers don’t give a hoot about straight-line stability: they’re happy to hold on like gorillas on the straights, just so long as the bike will turn left or right in the blink of an eye.
And this is why all premier-class Grand Prix manufacturers – possibly for the first time in history – now run their engines backwards. It may also explain why Marc Márquez’s COTA and Argentina victories were so huge – bigger than any dry-track wins from last year.

**bobo746** · 26-04-2016, 09:11 AM

JEREZ

1 Rossi
2 Lorenzo
3 Marquez
4 Pedrosa

**bobo746** · 26-04-2016, 09:14 AM

Rossi's secret - MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine

Valentino Rossi’s 113th Grand Prix victory was historic and much more. It was the success that brought him to within ten wins of Giacomo Agostini’s record of 122 victories, which for many decades was presumed forever impregnable. Hard to believe, but his 87th premier-class win was also the first time in 17 seasons in the big class that Rossi had led from pole position and from start to finish. Rossi won his first Grand Prix in August 1996, three months after his first decent GP result, a fourth-place finish, just metres shy of the podium, at Jerez, funnily enough. After that race sidekick Uccio Salucci said, “that’s when I thought, hmm, maybe it’s possible that something good comes out of this, not just one victory or one podium, maybe something more…”

**bobo746** · 05-05-2016, 06:29 AM

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