Gran premi cinzano de catalunya

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Het komende weekend gaan we naar Barcelona :icon_thumleft:

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Barcelona awaits as MotoGP hits Catalunya

Monday, 08 June 2009
The sixth round of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship takes place this weekend at the Montmeló circuit close to the beautiful Mediterranean port city of Barcelona, with another huge crowd expected for Sunday’s racing.

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Having ended Valentino Rossi’s seven year winning streak at Mugello last time out Casey Stoner heads to the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya as the standings leader with his Italian triumph being his first victory since the opening round in Qatar. The Australian Ducati Marlboro rider was the winner of an epic Barcelona race in 2007 and will look to repeat that success at a track where he finished third last year.
Second in the general classification and the only other rider with two wins to his name thus far in 2009, Jorge Lorenzo is out to set the record straight at his home GP. The man from Mallorca trails Stoner by four points and will be keen to perform well in his first race in MotoGP in front of the Catalan crowd, having missed out last year due to concussion after a Friday practice crash.
Rossi, meanwhile, trails Stoner by nine points and will aim to close that gap at one of his strongest circuits. The Italian Fiat Yamaha star has never finished off the podium at Montmeló in the premier class, with five wins to his name there, three second places (two of which have come in the last two seasons) and one third place from his MotoGP Catalunya debut in 2000.
Last year’s race-winner and home favourite Dani Pedrosa, who grew up a short drive from the track, has victories to his name in all three Grand Prix classes at this venue but he faces a late fitness test to see if he is ready to participate. The Repsol Honda rider damaged his right thigh when he severely stretched his hip in Mugello in practice and then crashed out of the race to make matters worse.
Pedrosa’s team-mate Andrea Dovizioso, meanwhile, lies just one point behind the Spaniard in the championship having missed the podium by fractions of a second at the last two rounds. He will be keen to add to his solitary MotoGP podium to date as soon as possible and as a former 250cc Barcelona race-winner he will fancy his chances this weekend at a circuit when he was fourth in 2008.
Also in the overall top ten at present the likes of Marco Melandri (Hayate Racing), Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3), Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki), Chris Vermeulen (Rizla Suzuki) and Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda) will all be fighting for good points to keep their 2009 campaigns on the right tracks.
It is also a key Grand Prix for Catalan pair Toni Elías (San Carlo Honda Gresini) and Sete Gibernau (Grupo Francisco Hernando) as they both try to bounce back from recent operations and climb up the general standings, Gibernau having missed the round five trip to Italy due to a shoulder injury.

[Ixil]

:PDT_ura1:Marco Melandri :PDT_ura1:

[Red Blade]

pedrosa !!!!

[Reaper996]

euh ..... Stoner natuurlijk. :PDT_ura1:

[FilipXX]

euh ..... Stoner natuurlijk. :PDT_ura1:


Pfff :PDT_hmm:

[Reaper996]

Pfff :PDT_hmm:

Wuk ist nu weer je trute. :PDT_gy:

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Opening MotoGP session at Montmeló ends with Rossi on top

Friday, 12 June 2009
The first MotoGP free practice session of the Catalunya weekend saw the World Champion lap three tenths of a second faster than his premier class rivals.

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Valentino Rossi stamped his authority on the opening MotoGP practice of the weekend with the fastest time of Friday afternoon at the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya, lapping the Barcelona track on his Fiat Yamaha M1 in 1’43.038.
The Italian star has never finished outside the top three in a premier class race at the Mediterranean venue and he signaled his aspirations for victory at round six, having not won since the third race of the year at Jerez, by starting the weekend on the front foot.
Behind Rossi on the time-sheet was his factory Yamaha colleague Jorge Lorenzo who was 0.302s off the World Champion’s pace on a far better Friday than last year at his home track – where he crashed in practice and missed the race due to concussion.
Third on the timesheet was Mugello race-winner and 2007 Barcelona victor Casey Stoner who went round just over half a second slower than Rossi on his Ducati Desmosedici, despite a small crash near the end of the session.
Fourth on the timesheet, just as he has been in the last two MotoGP races, Andrea Dovizioso put in a similar time to Stoner. Dovizioso’s injured Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa was down in 14th place as he tested the condition of his injured hip.
At one of his favourite tracks Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda) was fifth fastest, whilst a big improvement by Ducati Marlboro’s Nicky Hayden saw him finish sixth quickest in one of his best sessions of the season so far – around a second off the pace.
Veteran riders Loris Capirossi (Rizla Suzuki) and Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) were seventh and eighth respectively. Yuki Takahashi was number nine on the timesheet, trying to push hard after seeing new MotoGP recruit Gabor Talmacsi join the Scot Racing Team on Friday.
Talmacsi was unsurprisingly the slowest participant in his first 800cc session, four seconds behind Rossi, whilst satellite Yamaha rider James Toseland completed the top ten.

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Big change brings big smile to Hayden in Barcelona

Friday, 12 June 2009
Ducati rider makes significant improvement with radical overhaul of Barcelona setting.

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Nicky Hayden and the Ducati Marlboro team rang the changes to the Desmosedici GP9 in preparation for Barcelona, and the modifications paid dividends for the American on Friday. He placed sixth in the first free practice session.
Nicky Hayden -6th

“I know it’s only sixth position but still I’m pretty happy because I was running up front throughout the session and having fun, which is what racing is supposed to be about! Basically “Vitto” (Guareschi) stayed on in Mugello and tested a lot and we have changed almost everything on the bike other than the handgrips! We’ve altered the electronics and the geometry a lot to help me get the bike turning and we’ve taken a big step. I don’t want to get too excited because it’s only Friday and we’ve got to keep working hard but I want to say that I am very grateful to the team and to “Vitto”, Filippo (Preziosi) and “Pippi” (Cristhian Pupulin) and the Test Team in particular. Nobody here has given up on me even after a few bad races and I have always made it clear I won’t give up on them. We have had to stay mentally strong and keep positive, even though that hasn’t been easy. Hopefully we’re on to something here and all the hard work will start paying off.”

[FilipXX]

Machtig om te zien hoe die mannen daar naast hangen :buttrock:

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Machtig om te zien hoe die mannen daar naast hangen :buttrock:

Sjieke foto é :eusa_drool::eusa_drool:

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Lorenzo takes control in early Saturday run

Saturday, 13 June 2009
Having lapped second fastest on Friday, Jorge Lorenzo stepped up the pace on Saturday morning at the Circuit de Catalunya.

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Fiat Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo will go in search of his third pole position of 2009 on Saturday afternoon at the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya having topped the Free Practice 2 timesheet by a significant 0.674s margin.
With the air temperature already at 30°C and the ground temperature up to 37°C by 11am Lorenzo turned up the heat on his rivals with a superb 1’41.899 lap on the 27th of his 29 laps, well over a second faster than Friday’s best times. After the session Lorenzo declared himself more than happy with his rhythm on race tyres and the softer options he used to mark his pace-setting lap.
Second fastest was an improved Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda), whilst in third place Lorenzo’s World Champion team-mate Valentino Rossi was nearly a second off the pace – albeit on race tyres.
Taking a big step forward ahead of his home race tomorrow – and following a slow start on Friday – Dani Pedrosa reduced his day one best lap by two seconds to place fourth, having taken on more painkillers before the session in his injured hip.
LCR Honda’s French star Randy de Puniet was fifth fastest again at one of his preferred venues, marginally quicker than veteran American Colin Edwards of the Monster Yahama Tech 3 team.
Whilst Edwards’ Tech 3 colleague James Toseland will be pleased to have lapped eighth fastest with around a second cut from his Friday pace, Ducati Marlboro’s Casey Stoner slipped down to seventh as he could only improve slightly on his FP1 best effort.
Ducati riders Niccolò Canepa and Nicky Hayden completed the top ten.

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Lorenzo beats Rossi to pole for Barcelona race

Saturday, 13 June 2009
Jorge Lorenzo’s excellent second season in MotoGP continued at his home GP on Saturday as he took pole at the Circuit de Catalunya, the Spaniard qualifying just 0.013s ahead of Valentino Rossi.

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The MotoGP qualifying session at the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya concluded with home rider Jorge Lorenzo securing his third pole position of 2009 in sweltering heat close to the Mediterranean coast.
The Fiat Yamaha star pleased the crowd in his special edition Barcelona FC livery securing the top slot on the grid with a 1’41.974 time on the 28th of 29 laps, putting him just ahead of team-mate Valentino Rossi by a 0.013s margin.
Having never been off the podium in the premier class at Montmeló Rossi will be confident of maintaining that remarkable record on Sunday, though he knows he will have to be at his best to beat his talented young Spanish colleague.
Completing the front row is Casey Stoner as MotoGP’s current trio of form riders showed their strengths once again, the Australian Ducati Marlboro representative lapping just under a half a second down on Lorenzo.
Andrea Dovizioso is the ‘nearly man’ in the premier class at present and he missed out on the front row by just 0.168s on his Repsol Honda factory RC212V. Nonetheless the Italian will try to fight for the podium having just fallen short at the last two rounds.
In fifth place at his home track, not traditionally his strongest circuit, Toni Elías (San Carlo Honda Gresini) will aim to improve his poor Barcelona record from the middle of the front row, whilst Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) ended up sixth and might have done better had he not crashed towards the end of the session.
Randy de Puniet (LCR Honda) has looked good so far this weekend and he qualified seventh, just in front of home hero Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) who also suffered a crash in the final moments – landing on his injured right hip, but not appearing to sustain any further damage as he walked away from the incident.
The top ten was rounded off by Englishman James Toseland (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Finnish rider Mika Kallio (Pramac Racing), both northern Europeans doing well to deal with the ambient temperatures of 38°C.

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Rossi expects great battle on Sunday

Saturday, 13 June 2009
World Champion Valentino Rossi is looking forward to a great race on Sunday as he tries to outdo his Fiat Yamaha colleague Jorge Lorenzo.

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Ready to do battle with his young rival Jorge Lorenzo in Barcelona, having seen his talented team-mate beat him to pole position by less than 0.02s on home territory for the Spaniard, World Champion Valentino Rossi is excited about the prospect of a tough race at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Looking to continue his superb record at Montmeló and put the pressure on fellow front row starters Lorenzo and Casey Stoner at the top of the standings this weekend, Rossi stated, “I’m so happy because we have worked well on the bike and from yesterday I feel good when I’m riding. It’s better than at other recent races.”
Reviewing qualifying he added, “This afternoon was a great practice, a great battle, and I was always fast. We made some modifications, improving step by step, but at the end I was just a little bit slower than Lorenzo. Anyway we were very close and I’m happy because I think it will be a great fight in the race.”
Asked whether he was confident of taking his first Barcelona win since 2006 Rossi responded, “It will be difficult because of the temperatures and difficult for the tyres but I think it will be good because we are competitive. We still need to make some small adjustments but we are fast here. The important thing is to get back on the pace, stay in front in the warm-up and have fun in the race. It will be a close battle but we know it is just one of 17 races. It is always great riding here in Barcelona, it gives you extra motivation.”

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Rossi takes initiative in Sunday morning practice

Sunday, 14 June 2009
After just missing out on pole for the Barcelona MotoGP race World Champion Valentino Rossi lapped fastest in the premier class warmup session.

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This weekend’s intriguing duel between Fiat Yamaha’s talented duo of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo swung in favour of Rossi in the warmup on Sunday morning at the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya, as he outpaced poleman Lorenzo by 0.048s.
In cooler conditions than the stifling heat of Saturday Rossi’s best effort of 1’42.743 was enough to give him a psychological edge in the 20 minute session which concluded at 10am, ahead of the sixth MotoGP race of the year at 2pm on Sunday.
Colin Edwards (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) and Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda) showed their good pace again in third and fourth positions, whilst third fastest qualifier Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro) was fifth in the session – almost exactly half a second down on Lorenzo.
Dani Pedrosa showed that he is fast enough over one lap to compete for points as he lapped sixth quickest, but this afternoon’s race will be a severe test of his resolve and stamina as he tries to repeat his 2008 win with an injured hip, from eighth on the grid.

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Rossi and Lorenzo reflect on incredible battle

Sunday, 14 June 2009
Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo were both aware that they had enjoyed a special duel at the Circuit de Catalunya.

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With the 90,000 fans at Montmeló treated to an amazing MotoGP race on Sunday the two main protagonists were buzzing at the end of the 25 lap contest with World Champion Valentino Rossi breathless following his last corner triumph.
Having crossed the finishing line less than one tenth of a second in front of his Fiat Yamaha team-mate, Rossi exclaimed, “In Italian you would just say about that race, ‘Mama Mia!’. This battle with Lorenzo was very, very close. Our two bikes are set-up very well and we had the same pace so I knew we would get to the end of the race like that so it was fantastic.”
The Italian star continued, “It was a great race and we know that Lorenzo is very strong, so to try and beat him in the future we have to be at 100%. I’m so happy about today and my 99th GP win. It was so important to take this victory here in Barcelona, more than just the 25 points, because for me, for my team and for the crowd it is just fantastic, so I think the show was unbelievable.”
Lorenzo was humble and sporting in defeat, responding, “It’s not the same as a victory but second place is a fantastic result for us because it means we are maintaining consistent form, which we didn’t have last year. Being honest Valentino was braver than me and he overtook me in the last corner because I didn’t close the line enough and he won.”
The young Spaniard added, “I congratulate him for this win. I tried to be brave and where I saw gaps I went for it. Although we lost we know there are a lot of races until the end of the season.”
With the Yamaha colleagues tied in first position in a three-way fight with Casey Stoner, thoughts were already turning to the next installment of this intriguing 2009 title contest at the Dutch TT.
Rossi admitted he will need some rest before the next race, commenting, “We have to test on Monday, to work hard on the bike and then after I just need to relax. I have a bit of a problem with my neck so I need to stay at home, in my own bed, relaxing and waiting, so I can be ready with the batteries recharged for Assen.”
Perhaps ominously for the rest of the field, Lorenzo stated, “Assen is my favourite track so I look forward to going there, to hopefully putting in a good lap time in practice and then to race like this again.”

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Man man man ... de spannendste motogp race die ik ooit gezien heb.

Lorenzo op kop gestart, halverwege neemt Rossi over, Lorenzo neemt weer over, Rossi nog eens en Lorenzo direct terug maar met een hemelse inhaalbeweging in de laatste bocht reed Rossi naar de overwinning :PDT_ura1::PDT_ura1:
Rossi, Stoner en Lorenzo hebben nu elk 2 gp's gewonnen en staan in het kampioenschap alle 3 met 106 punten:PDT_box2:

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[Red Blade]

Man man man ... de spannendste motogp race die ik ooit gezien heb.

Lorenzo op kop gestart, halverwege neemt Rossi over, Lorenzo neemt weer over, Rossi nog eens en Lorenzo direct terug maar met een hemelse inhaalbeweging in de laatste bocht reed Rossi naar de overwinning :PDT_ura1::PDT_ura1:
Rossi, Stoner en Lorenzo hebben nu elk 2 gp's gewonnen en staan in het kampioenschap alle 3 met 106 punten:PDT_box2:

Idd spanning3 !!!zoals de goeie ouwe tijd !!!man3

[FilipXX]

Man man man ... de spannendste motogp race die ik ooit gezien heb.

Lorenzo op kop gestart, halverwege neemt Rossi over, Lorenzo neemt weer over, Rossi nog eens en Lorenzo direct terug maar met een hemelse inhaalbeweging in de laatste bocht reed Rossi naar de overwinning :PDT_ura1::PDT_ura1:
Rossi, Stoner en Lorenzo hebben nu elk 2 gp's gewonnen en staan in het kampioenschap alle 3 met 106 punten:PDT_box2:

Spannend :pocorn:

[Ghismo]

Spannend :pocorn:
tot de laatste meter :icon_thumleft:

[RSVMILLE]

Hier een gratis filmpje. Samenvatting van het weekend :icon_thumleft: Voor de mensen die nog niks gezien hebben :)

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[Reaper996]

Hier een gratis filmpje. Samenvatting van het weekend :icon_thumleft: Voor de mensen die nog niks gezien hebben :)

http://www.motogp.com/

Nie normaal é. :PDT_ow:

[Ghismo]

Hier een gratis filmpje. Samenvatting van het weekend :icon_thumleft: Voor de mensen die nog niks gezien hebben :)

http://www.motogp.com/
Tof :icon_thumleft:

[FilipXX]

Op de twee minuten dat da filmke duurde :eusa_drool:

[PVC]

De laatste 3 laps... Rossi en Lorenzo's epische titanenstrijd!

YouTube - MotoGP 2009 Round 6 Catalunya - Rossi/Lorenzo Last 3 Laps 14/06/2009

[FilipXX]

Ik zit op den tip van mijnen stoel :pocorn:

[PVC]

Ik zit op den tip van mijnen stoel :pocorn:Schoon é dat Italiaans..... "Mama Mia!!!!!!" :laughing7:

[FilipXX]

Schoon é dat Italiaans..... "Mama Mia!!!!!!" :laughing7:

Het geluid stond uit :laughing7:

[MV Blackie]

man³, that what I call RACING :icon_thumleft: :icon_cool:

[PVC]

man³, that what I call RACING :icon_thumleft: :icon_cool:We hebben er dan wel 2 jaar op mogen wachten om nog eens zoiets te mogen zien... :icon_rolleyes:

[MV Blackie]

awel, het was het wachten waard :)

(moest dat elke keer zo spannend zijn, ik mis geen enkele race niet meer)

[RSVMILLE]

Kheb ook nog eens gekeken en niettegenstaande ik weet wie er gaat winnen ben ik nog altijd zenuwachtig :eusa_dance: