Moto GP 2017

[JettaJayGLS]

With testing starting, may as well start this now.

Any ideas on what Ducati is up to with this thing?

Soup :: What's In Ducati's MotoGP Mystery Box

[Paul_E_D]

My guess is some kind of data acquisition. Probabably just for the test mule

[Pittenger5]

What does it matter, Vinales is gonna win.

[gixxer72]

Hoping Rins continues to recover and that he and numbnuts can keep advancing Suzuki's program...

[cdovego]

I get excited seeing Casey in leathers again.

Ducati patents variable jet exhaust

[jim v]

Maybe they relocated some components aft to help keep the rear tire in contact during hard braking? And easier to access?

About two months from Round 1!

[Paul_E_D]

Lorenzo is lost. Stoner is fastest? Wow.

[cdovego]

Thoughts on Iannone?

[Paul_E_D]

Iannone looks happy. He will win a race this year.

[cdovego]

Just test times but interesting nonetheless.

Day 2 @Sepang

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Andrea Iannone Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 1:59.452
2 Maverick Vinales Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 1:59.859
3 Alvaro Bautista Pull&Bear Aspar Ducati 2:00.219
4 Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 2:00.254
5 Johann Zarco Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 2:00.343
6 Hector Barbera Avintia Racing Ducati 2:00.351
7 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 2:00.441
8 Jorge Lorenzo Ducati Team Ducati 2:00.484
9 Jonas Folger Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 2:00.495
10 Marc Marquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 2:00.531
11 Aleix Espargaro Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 2:00.609
12 Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Honda 2:00.692
13 Alex Rins Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 2:00.877
14 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 2:00.886
15 Scott Redding OCTO Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 2:00.972
16 Karel Abraham Pull&Bear Aspar Ducati 2:00.981
17 Danilo Petrucci OCTO Pramac Yakhnich Ducati 2:01.124
18 Loris Baz Avintia Racing Ducati 2:01.227
19 Michele Pirro Ducati Test Team Ducati 2:01.383
20 Pol Espargaro Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 2:01.525
21 Jack Miller Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 2:01.557
22 Sam Lowes Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 2:02.058
23 Tito Rabat Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 2:02.190
24 Takuya Tsuda Suzuki Test Team Suzuki 2:02.266
25 Bradley Smith Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 2:02.517
26 Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 2:02.893
27 Kohta Nozane Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha 2:03.052
NC Casey Stoner Ducati Test Team Ducati

[scottieducati]

It's gonna be fun to watch the Maniac this year..

[cdovego]

Yes, the whole thing is shaping up nicely - we've had a few golden years as of late.

[Tas]

Didn't Stoner get into the 1:59's yesterday? Friggin guy.

[scottieducati]

On Day 1 and again on Day 3 (he didn't ride Day 2). But there's about 6 more in the 59's after Day 3. Curious how many did a "time attack" on a soft tire....

[cdovego]

Vinales saying he was on a used tire the whole test to work out race strategy. If so, the grid is in a lot of trouble.
He's going stupid fast/consistently already.

[Paul_E_D]

Seems that way now, but testing and racing are really different things, especially in this class. It's rare that someone dominates testing and then dominates the races.

[isaac_]

Seems that way now, but testing and racing are really different things, especially in this class. It's rare that someone dominates testing and then dominates the races.

And then you have the GOAT Rossi sometimes not doing well in qualifying only to run at the top in a race.

[Tas]

Nick alluded to the fact that on day 3 we would see some faster times or hot laps.

[number9]

Who the hell is Johann Zarco?

[isaac_]

Who the hell is Johann Zarco?

Rookie to MotoGP. Came up from Moto2

[theducman]

He won the moto2 championship twice.

[loudbeard]

Who the hell is Johann Zarco?

Lorenzo II

[isaac_]

Lorenzo II

How so?

[loudbeard]

How so?

He's done an awful lot of get out front early and check out

[cdovego]

Who's Zarco? BLASPHEMY!