Wednesday, June 4, 2014
AMA Superbike Road America: Race 1
Round two of the AMA Superbike championship was run at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, last weekend. The Subway Superbike Doubleheader. Here's race one. Race two, will follow.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
MotoGP: Marquez Pushed To The Limit By Lorenzo
Here's another look... a review, of Marc Marquez's hard fought and triumphant win at Mugello.
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Moto 3: Italy
It's time for the Moto 3 race at Mugello Racing Circuit, on a gorgeous day. This is round six of the championship. A huge crowd is on hand for the motorcycle races. 20 laps scheduled for this race, as the weather heats up. Alex Rins has pole, breaking the 1:57 barrier. Jakub Kornfeil is on the front row for the first time in his career. Two Italian wildcard riders are in the field for Moto 3. Watch the run to San Donato on lap one. Scott Deroue is having issues with his bike. Fourteen corners are on this track.
One rider in the pits to start, 34 on track. Here we go. At the start, Alex Rins bogs down and Jack Miller is already ahead coming down to San Donato, turn one. Romano Fenati passes Alexis Masbou. Romano Fenati is up to third. Everyone is still running, as we have Alex Marquez and John McPhee coming fast into Scarperia. Sevelli corner, leads to Arabiatta parts one and two. Rins, Miller, Fenati, and Masbou, the top four. Lap one done and dusted as Alex Marquez passes Jakub Kornfeil, down to fifth after his first ever front row start. Rins and Marquez fly and Marquez gets the lead!
Into San Donato again, they string out. New fairings are on the Moto 3 bikes this weekend. Efren Vazquez is down to 12th. Not the start we expect from him. Vazquez will have to have a ride through penalty after jumping the start. He's got a fraught race on his hands here. Jakub Kornfeil battles Romano Fenati. John McPhee runs seventh. Vazquez needs to move up, but he'll have to serve his jump start penalty as Jack Miller tries going for the lead but can't quite get there.
Now, Miller is inside Fenati. Rule number one in motorcycle racing... never touch. Rins leads over Fenati, as a rider fell down. Not sure who it is. Fenati takes the lead of this race now. Hafiq Asmi is the rider who fell. John McPhee is now leading this race over Alexis Masbou. This race is going to heat up even more now. Five or six wide, Jack Miller came through on John McPhee on lap five, but here comes Alexis Masbou!
McPhee goes back in front now. Vazquez has not taken his penalty, but he'd better do it. Now, Alexis Masbou leads. Vazquez has to pit, now. Come into the pits, please. This is disaster for Vazquez as Niccolo Antonelli crashes, for the third consecutive race! He's tangled with Jakub Kornfeil, and Antonelli clips the back of Jakub Kornfeil's bike! Whoa! Was the exhaust system broken? Jack Miller is running consistently, staying out of trouble.
Miller moves past Fenati, and they run six wide into San Donato! Wow. Efren Vazquez is back on track, but, he's last on track. Asmi and Antonelli are out. Into Casanova and Sevili, through the two Arrabiata corners. Watch Bucine on the final lap. Bucine is the final corner on this track at Mugello. Who's brave, slipstreaming, as Francesco Bagnaia is up from 17th into the top spots! He's Fenati's team mate. John McPhee has crashed! But, he's out of this one, and is disgusted.
He ditched it into the gravel trap, and this was a one motorcycle incident. That corner was Poggio Secco. Fenati leads as Enea Bastianinni is moving up, too. The Italian hasn't got the experience of running at the sharp end of the Moto 3 field. Five wide again! Bastianinni is now leading Moto 3, nearly halfway through this race! Jakub Kornfeil is back in the race, but he's down THE ORDER. Miguel Oliviera and Brad Binder also run well in this race so far.
Alex Rins and Alex Marquez are in this scrap, too. Two new leaders now, though as Alex Marquez and Alex Rins scrap! Whoa! Bastianini touches Rins as Fenati is also looking in. Who will get the advantage through Bucine on the last lap? Francesco Bagnaia has issues, too. He's slowing and it's game over for Francesco Bagnaia. Fenati will have to fend for himself. Rins leads this one so far. Where do you want to be coming to the checkers? In first of course. Now, five and six and seven wide into San Donato! Eek!
Into Poggio Secco, it's close, as Jack Miller retakes the lead. Marquez, Fenati, and Bastianinni are 1-2-3. Niccolo Antonelli will watch his team mate, with nine laps left. Marquez runs wide and Rins takes advantage. The track temperatures are ten degrees hotter than in practice. Karel Hanika is also into this battle. It's close now, between Marquez, Fenati, and Rins. Rins leads this race so far. Basitanini now retakes the lead. Eight laps left. Miller leads it. Six abreast into San Donato this time. Miller. Marquez, Rins, and others, are going to be in with a shout.
Efren Vazquez is down in 24th spot. He'll just have to keep calm and keep pushing. But, inside the helmet, he has to be fuming. On the last lap, watch into Cassanova, and Bucine, (turns six and fourteen). Alex Rins slides by Miller for second. Alexis Masbou and others come through, and now, Masbou leads this one. Masbou, Fenati, Rins. Masbou wants to win his first race ever. He'll throw everything into this, including the kitchen sink.
But, Fenati comes back. Rins is second, coming into Savelli. Rins pops out behind Fenati, trying to pass, with five laps left. This is Masbou's 159th GP race. Oh wow. More pushing. Isaac Vinales is moving up, fast. It's like a qualifying session, waiting to the last possible moment to be in the right place. Game over for Jakub Kornfeil. Bastianini and Fenati are still going for it. Miller and Fenati have been the only winners in Moto 3 this year.
Miller still leads. Four laps to go. Niklas Ajo is coming. Anytime coming to San Donato, a new rider comes into the picture. Into Correntaio and Biondetti, these corners, are key, along with Bucine, onto the front straight. Karel Hanika is into a battle now, too. Once again into San Donato, Miller is back in the lead. This is it. There's a slight gap now, and there will be four riders in contention. Bastianini went by Rins. Miller is third. Bastianinni wants to win. The run out of Bucine is a big deal. Rins is right in the slipstream. Two laps to go now.
Miller is balked. Romano Fenati is leading. Fenati wants to win another race, as he, and Miller, have been the only race winners. Fenati is booking it. Get the slingshot out of the last corner. This is the last lap as Alex Marquez moves, and then, Alexis Masbou moves past Miller. Fenati now leads Rins and Marquez. Masbou is down. Isaac Vinales and others are going for it as Isaac Vinales now has the lead. He had his first podium two weeks ago in France.
Jack Miller is going to be swamped. Isaac Vinales still leads as Miguel Oliveira is third after coing from nowhere. Miller and Marquez crash! He's out, and so is Bastianini. Fenati leads from Rins. Miller could have hurt himself. Fenati and Rins and Vinales are pushiong as Rins leads. What will happen? At the line, it's Rins. No! It's Fenati!
#5 Romano Fenati ITA KTM Ascoli Piceno
Miller ran wide and collected the other bikes, almost running into the other bikes. How is he doing? He's coming back to the garage. The next Moto 3 race is again, in Spain in Barcelona, at the Circuit de Catalunya, in two weeks.
One rider in the pits to start, 34 on track. Here we go. At the start, Alex Rins bogs down and Jack Miller is already ahead coming down to San Donato, turn one. Romano Fenati passes Alexis Masbou. Romano Fenati is up to third. Everyone is still running, as we have Alex Marquez and John McPhee coming fast into Scarperia. Sevelli corner, leads to Arabiatta parts one and two. Rins, Miller, Fenati, and Masbou, the top four. Lap one done and dusted as Alex Marquez passes Jakub Kornfeil, down to fifth after his first ever front row start. Rins and Marquez fly and Marquez gets the lead!
Into San Donato again, they string out. New fairings are on the Moto 3 bikes this weekend. Efren Vazquez is down to 12th. Not the start we expect from him. Vazquez will have to have a ride through penalty after jumping the start. He's got a fraught race on his hands here. Jakub Kornfeil battles Romano Fenati. John McPhee runs seventh. Vazquez needs to move up, but he'll have to serve his jump start penalty as Jack Miller tries going for the lead but can't quite get there.
Now, Miller is inside Fenati. Rule number one in motorcycle racing... never touch. Rins leads over Fenati, as a rider fell down. Not sure who it is. Fenati takes the lead of this race now. Hafiq Asmi is the rider who fell. John McPhee is now leading this race over Alexis Masbou. This race is going to heat up even more now. Five or six wide, Jack Miller came through on John McPhee on lap five, but here comes Alexis Masbou!
McPhee goes back in front now. Vazquez has not taken his penalty, but he'd better do it. Now, Alexis Masbou leads. Vazquez has to pit, now. Come into the pits, please. This is disaster for Vazquez as Niccolo Antonelli crashes, for the third consecutive race! He's tangled with Jakub Kornfeil, and Antonelli clips the back of Jakub Kornfeil's bike! Whoa! Was the exhaust system broken? Jack Miller is running consistently, staying out of trouble.
Miller moves past Fenati, and they run six wide into San Donato! Wow. Efren Vazquez is back on track, but, he's last on track. Asmi and Antonelli are out. Into Casanova and Sevili, through the two Arrabiata corners. Watch Bucine on the final lap. Bucine is the final corner on this track at Mugello. Who's brave, slipstreaming, as Francesco Bagnaia is up from 17th into the top spots! He's Fenati's team mate. John McPhee has crashed! But, he's out of this one, and is disgusted.
He ditched it into the gravel trap, and this was a one motorcycle incident. That corner was Poggio Secco. Fenati leads as Enea Bastianinni is moving up, too. The Italian hasn't got the experience of running at the sharp end of the Moto 3 field. Five wide again! Bastianinni is now leading Moto 3, nearly halfway through this race! Jakub Kornfeil is back in the race, but he's down THE ORDER. Miguel Oliviera and Brad Binder also run well in this race so far.
Alex Rins and Alex Marquez are in this scrap, too. Two new leaders now, though as Alex Marquez and Alex Rins scrap! Whoa! Bastianini touches Rins as Fenati is also looking in. Who will get the advantage through Bucine on the last lap? Francesco Bagnaia has issues, too. He's slowing and it's game over for Francesco Bagnaia. Fenati will have to fend for himself. Rins leads this one so far. Where do you want to be coming to the checkers? In first of course. Now, five and six and seven wide into San Donato! Eek!
Into Poggio Secco, it's close, as Jack Miller retakes the lead. Marquez, Fenati, and Bastianinni are 1-2-3. Niccolo Antonelli will watch his team mate, with nine laps left. Marquez runs wide and Rins takes advantage. The track temperatures are ten degrees hotter than in practice. Karel Hanika is also into this battle. It's close now, between Marquez, Fenati, and Rins. Rins leads this race so far. Basitanini now retakes the lead. Eight laps left. Miller leads it. Six abreast into San Donato this time. Miller. Marquez, Rins, and others, are going to be in with a shout.
Efren Vazquez is down in 24th spot. He'll just have to keep calm and keep pushing. But, inside the helmet, he has to be fuming. On the last lap, watch into Cassanova, and Bucine, (turns six and fourteen). Alex Rins slides by Miller for second. Alexis Masbou and others come through, and now, Masbou leads this one. Masbou, Fenati, Rins. Masbou wants to win his first race ever. He'll throw everything into this, including the kitchen sink.
But, Fenati comes back. Rins is second, coming into Savelli. Rins pops out behind Fenati, trying to pass, with five laps left. This is Masbou's 159th GP race. Oh wow. More pushing. Isaac Vinales is moving up, fast. It's like a qualifying session, waiting to the last possible moment to be in the right place. Game over for Jakub Kornfeil. Bastianini and Fenati are still going for it. Miller and Fenati have been the only winners in Moto 3 this year.
Miller still leads. Four laps to go. Niklas Ajo is coming. Anytime coming to San Donato, a new rider comes into the picture. Into Correntaio and Biondetti, these corners, are key, along with Bucine, onto the front straight. Karel Hanika is into a battle now, too. Once again into San Donato, Miller is back in the lead. This is it. There's a slight gap now, and there will be four riders in contention. Bastianini went by Rins. Miller is third. Bastianinni wants to win. The run out of Bucine is a big deal. Rins is right in the slipstream. Two laps to go now.
Miller is balked. Romano Fenati is leading. Fenati wants to win another race, as he, and Miller, have been the only race winners. Fenati is booking it. Get the slingshot out of the last corner. This is the last lap as Alex Marquez moves, and then, Alexis Masbou moves past Miller. Fenati now leads Rins and Marquez. Masbou is down. Isaac Vinales and others are going for it as Isaac Vinales now has the lead. He had his first podium two weeks ago in France.
Jack Miller is going to be swamped. Isaac Vinales still leads as Miguel Oliveira is third after coing from nowhere. Miller and Marquez crash! He's out, and so is Bastianini. Fenati leads from Rins. Miller could have hurt himself. Fenati and Rins and Vinales are pushiong as Rins leads. What will happen? At the line, it's Rins. No! It's Fenati!
#5 Romano Fenati ITA KTM Ascoli Piceno
Miller ran wide and collected the other bikes, almost running into the other bikes. How is he doing? He's coming back to the garage. The next Moto 3 race is again, in Spain in Barcelona, at the Circuit de Catalunya, in two weeks.
Monday, June 2, 2014
Bradl and Crutchlow reflect on costly crash
Thoughts of both Stefan Bradl and Cal Crutchlow on their mega huge crash at Mugello, in yesterday's MotoGP Grand Prix.
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http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/Bradl+Mugello+Race+Review
Moto 2: Italy
Tito Rabat has pole for the Moto 2 race at Mugello. 21 laps scheduled. Rabat leads his team mate Mika Kallio. Rabat is on pole, with Sam Lowes second, and Sandro Cortese, third. 34 bikes in this field.
Watch Luis Salom, Dominik Aegerter, and Jonas Folger, on row two, at the start of this one. 21 laps. Here we go. At the start, it's a wheelie from Aegrter, and he gets a good start. Jonas Folger and Tito Rabat lead, and Folger gets the lead immediately. Folger leads over Rabat, Aegerter, Lowes, and others. They fly down to Casanova. Mika Kallio is up there, but Tito Rabat has dropped to fourth. Mika Kallio is running well, as Folger is opening a gap already into Arrabiata part one.
Could Tito Rabat's tires be to blame for his losing a spot or two? Into Bucine, Kallio and Lowes are running well. Mika Kallio is up to seventh. Contact between Tito Rabat and Luis Salom, and Josh Herrin is out, again! He's had a horrible season on the Caterham bike so far this year. Luis Salom is in this fight. Johann Zarco is being hounded by Franco Morbidelli. Watch for Mattia Pasini. He's going to go for it. But, so fark we see Jonas Folger and Luis Salom 1-2. Dominik Aegerter is going for it, and he's passed by Tito Rabat.
Sam Lowes is eighth. Jonas Folger continues to lead as the gap is constant. When people get away at the front, they are tough to catch. Luis Salom won an incredible Moto 3 race at Mugello, last year. But so far, it's all Tito Rabat in Moto 2. Salom and Rabat are running in the 1:53 range for their lap times. Simone Corsi started 22nd and is up to eighth spot. He's running Harry Flatters. Bbut, for Tom Luthi, it's game over. He dumps the bike in San Donato after making contact with Takaaki Nakagami.
In front, it's Folger vs. Salom for the lead, with Tito Rabat in third. Mattia Passini is closing in, too. Rabat, Aegerter, and others, will have a ding dong scrap soon. Rabat needs to finish in front his Marc VDS team mate, Kallio. He does not need to win every race. Folger and Salom run 1-2. Salom rode this way in Moto 3, too. He's a tactical rider. We're working lap seven and going on to lap eight. Rabat is quicker than Folger and Salom right now.
Rabat is moving up as Kallio wants by Dominik Aegerter. Mattia Pasini could come up to the sharp end towards the end of this race. If the gap closes, what will Salom do to catch Folger? Kallio, Passini, and Zarco are running well. Johann Zarco is the sole remaining Caterham bike in this race. Mika Kallio moves to fourth. Can he close up on Tito Rabat? They are team mates at Marc VDS Racing. The gap between Salom and Rabat, is closing.
Aegerter wiggles into San Donato. Simone Corsi is also pushing really hard, riding the race of his life. Jordi Torres and Franco Morbidelli scrap. But, Aegerter, Passini, and others, are going for it. Oh no! Passini has crashed! Game over. This was into Arrabiata 2. Nope. It was Scarperia. Rabat runs fast lap at 1:52.872. Folger, Salom, Rabat, the top three. Corsi is cutting through the field like a hot knife through butter.
Meanwhile, Maverick Vinales moves ahead of Sandro Cortese. Rabat is closing in as Maverick Vinales goes by Jordi Torres. Torres passes Franco Morbidelli. Folger leads, looking out for Salom, and Rabat, lurking behind him. Salom bids for the race lead against Jonas Folger on lap 12. Less than ten laps to go. Folger leads. Rabat is closing, as Kallio is four seconds back, in fourth. Rabat is pushing Salom. Through Casanova and Sevelli. Rabat is waiting. Kallio drops behind Simone Corsi, and is now fifth.
Rabat is on the inside into Casanova. Folger is not opening a gap at the front. Corsi, Kallio, and Aegerter complete the top six right now. Rabat runs inside Luis Salom. He needs to fight back. Here comes Salom, and three wide into San Donato. Salom passes both for the lead! Folger did all the work, but got shafted by the other two. Folger will have to keep an eye on Kallio. It's Rabat vs. Salom for the race lead. Seven laps remain now.
Folger was a sitting duck. The lap times are in the 1:53 bracket. Folger is trying Rabat, who is trying Salom. Maverick Vinales is up to ninth. He's Salom's team mate. They run through Casanova and Savelli again as Salom runs wide and Rabat gets the lead again. Rabat still leads through Scarperia. Salom retakes the lead. We'll be in for a very close finish in Moto 2, chaps. Johann Zarco is catching up to the second group.
Zarco attacks Kallio. Dominik Aegerter could finish fourth in this race. Johann Zarco is running well. Sam Lowes is being reeled in by Maverick Vinales. The bikes come back through Arrabiata one more time. It's going to be a battle between Salom and Rabat. Folger is out of this battle. Rabat makes it stick! He's leading. Salom got a great drive out of the final corner. Kallio and Aegerter are scrapping. Johann Zarco wants to stay in contention, too.
Aegerter reels in Kallio. Both are late on the brakes, and Zarco tries to reel in both of them. Rabat is opening a gap over Luis Salom. This is the oivotal point in the race, with three laps left. Now, Rabat looks like he's going to open a gap over Salom, who has lost the tow a bit. Rabat sets his fastest lap as Aegerter passes Kallio. Rabat sets a new lap record at 1:52.587. It's the last lap. Rabat is pulling away.
Aegerter passes Corsi. Dominik Aegerter is up to fourth. Kallio holds sixth. It's the last lap. Luis Salom is desperately hoping Tito Rabat makes a mistake. It's not going to be, though. Rabat looks to be on his way to a win, into Bucine for the final time. Aegerter, Corsi, and Kallio race for position. Rabat wins over Salom and Folger.
#53 Esteve Rabat ESP. Kalex Barcelona
The next Moto 2 event will be at Catalunya, in Spain, in two weeks.
Watch Luis Salom, Dominik Aegerter, and Jonas Folger, on row two, at the start of this one. 21 laps. Here we go. At the start, it's a wheelie from Aegrter, and he gets a good start. Jonas Folger and Tito Rabat lead, and Folger gets the lead immediately. Folger leads over Rabat, Aegerter, Lowes, and others. They fly down to Casanova. Mika Kallio is up there, but Tito Rabat has dropped to fourth. Mika Kallio is running well, as Folger is opening a gap already into Arrabiata part one.
Could Tito Rabat's tires be to blame for his losing a spot or two? Into Bucine, Kallio and Lowes are running well. Mika Kallio is up to seventh. Contact between Tito Rabat and Luis Salom, and Josh Herrin is out, again! He's had a horrible season on the Caterham bike so far this year. Luis Salom is in this fight. Johann Zarco is being hounded by Franco Morbidelli. Watch for Mattia Pasini. He's going to go for it. But, so fark we see Jonas Folger and Luis Salom 1-2. Dominik Aegerter is going for it, and he's passed by Tito Rabat.
Sam Lowes is eighth. Jonas Folger continues to lead as the gap is constant. When people get away at the front, they are tough to catch. Luis Salom won an incredible Moto 3 race at Mugello, last year. But so far, it's all Tito Rabat in Moto 2. Salom and Rabat are running in the 1:53 range for their lap times. Simone Corsi started 22nd and is up to eighth spot. He's running Harry Flatters. Bbut, for Tom Luthi, it's game over. He dumps the bike in San Donato after making contact with Takaaki Nakagami.
In front, it's Folger vs. Salom for the lead, with Tito Rabat in third. Mattia Passini is closing in, too. Rabat, Aegerter, and others, will have a ding dong scrap soon. Rabat needs to finish in front his Marc VDS team mate, Kallio. He does not need to win every race. Folger and Salom run 1-2. Salom rode this way in Moto 3, too. He's a tactical rider. We're working lap seven and going on to lap eight. Rabat is quicker than Folger and Salom right now.
Rabat is moving up as Kallio wants by Dominik Aegerter. Mattia Pasini could come up to the sharp end towards the end of this race. If the gap closes, what will Salom do to catch Folger? Kallio, Passini, and Zarco are running well. Johann Zarco is the sole remaining Caterham bike in this race. Mika Kallio moves to fourth. Can he close up on Tito Rabat? They are team mates at Marc VDS Racing. The gap between Salom and Rabat, is closing.
Aegerter wiggles into San Donato. Simone Corsi is also pushing really hard, riding the race of his life. Jordi Torres and Franco Morbidelli scrap. But, Aegerter, Passini, and others, are going for it. Oh no! Passini has crashed! Game over. This was into Arrabiata 2. Nope. It was Scarperia. Rabat runs fast lap at 1:52.872. Folger, Salom, Rabat, the top three. Corsi is cutting through the field like a hot knife through butter.
Meanwhile, Maverick Vinales moves ahead of Sandro Cortese. Rabat is closing in as Maverick Vinales goes by Jordi Torres. Torres passes Franco Morbidelli. Folger leads, looking out for Salom, and Rabat, lurking behind him. Salom bids for the race lead against Jonas Folger on lap 12. Less than ten laps to go. Folger leads. Rabat is closing, as Kallio is four seconds back, in fourth. Rabat is pushing Salom. Through Casanova and Sevelli. Rabat is waiting. Kallio drops behind Simone Corsi, and is now fifth.
Rabat is on the inside into Casanova. Folger is not opening a gap at the front. Corsi, Kallio, and Aegerter complete the top six right now. Rabat runs inside Luis Salom. He needs to fight back. Here comes Salom, and three wide into San Donato. Salom passes both for the lead! Folger did all the work, but got shafted by the other two. Folger will have to keep an eye on Kallio. It's Rabat vs. Salom for the race lead. Seven laps remain now.
Folger was a sitting duck. The lap times are in the 1:53 bracket. Folger is trying Rabat, who is trying Salom. Maverick Vinales is up to ninth. He's Salom's team mate. They run through Casanova and Savelli again as Salom runs wide and Rabat gets the lead again. Rabat still leads through Scarperia. Salom retakes the lead. We'll be in for a very close finish in Moto 2, chaps. Johann Zarco is catching up to the second group.
Zarco attacks Kallio. Dominik Aegerter could finish fourth in this race. Johann Zarco is running well. Sam Lowes is being reeled in by Maverick Vinales. The bikes come back through Arrabiata one more time. It's going to be a battle between Salom and Rabat. Folger is out of this battle. Rabat makes it stick! He's leading. Salom got a great drive out of the final corner. Kallio and Aegerter are scrapping. Johann Zarco wants to stay in contention, too.
Aegerter reels in Kallio. Both are late on the brakes, and Zarco tries to reel in both of them. Rabat is opening a gap over Luis Salom. This is the oivotal point in the race, with three laps left. Now, Rabat looks like he's going to open a gap over Salom, who has lost the tow a bit. Rabat sets his fastest lap as Aegerter passes Kallio. Rabat sets a new lap record at 1:52.587. It's the last lap. Rabat is pulling away.
Aegerter passes Corsi. Dominik Aegerter is up to fourth. Kallio holds sixth. It's the last lap. Luis Salom is desperately hoping Tito Rabat makes a mistake. It's not going to be, though. Rabat looks to be on his way to a win, into Bucine for the final time. Aegerter, Corsi, and Kallio race for position. Rabat wins over Salom and Folger.
#53 Esteve Rabat ESP. Kalex Barcelona
The next Moto 2 event will be at Catalunya, in Spain, in two weeks.
Sunday, June 1, 2014
VIDEO: Bradl Uninjured In Huge Crash At Mugello
Here's video of that horrendous crash between Stefan Bradl and Cal Crutchlow in the MotoGP race at Mugello. Both riders were fortunate, to walk away from this one.
http://speedblog.speed.com/speed/motogp/video-bradl-uninjured-in-huge-crash-at-mugello/
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MotoGP round 6: Italy
Valentino Rossi is a legend. The most decorated racer in current MotoGP circles. He makes his 300th start today. But, can he stop Marc Marquez? The Grand Prix of Italy for MotoGP, is next.
Can anyone derail the Marquez Express? Three different manufacturers on the front row. Honda, Ducati, Yamaha. If Marquez wins, he'll become the first rider to win six straight races in MotoGP since Rossi did it in 2002. The bikes line up on the grid, ready to race.
Go! At the start, Andrea Ianonne, Cal Crutchlow, and Andrea Dovizioso get great starts. Lorenzo drops back and Marquez is going for it. Everyone is safely through with Andrea Iannone leading this 27 lap race as we go through Casanova and Sevelli. Into Arrabiata, Lorenazo passes for the lead, pushing Ianonne out into Scarperia. Rossi is now sixth. Pol Espargaro is fifth, running wide. Lorenzo leads. Ianonne has the pace. Lorenzo will move ahead. Pol Espargaro has made a pass and Valentino Rossi is coming. Lorenzo is pushing as hard as he can to keep Ianonne at bay.
Dani Pedrosa is eighth, stuck behind Cal Crutchlow as Valentino Rossin goes to fourth past Cal Crutchlow. Marquez is stuck behind Andrea Ianonne. Ianonne was a surprise in qualifying, and he's won Moto 2 at Mugello, twice. 217 miles an hour in the slipstream to San Donato! Marquez takes Iannone but no. Iannone gets him back! Rossi is coming fast now, too. Iannone is going to push Marquez as Lorenzo sets fast lap.
Rossi wants to be as close to Marquez as he can. Dovizioso, Crutchlow, Pedrosa and others are battling. Ianonne is on a charge. But, Bradley Smith crashes, and it's game over. Pol Espargaro is doing well with the second Tech 3 Yamaha. Pol Espargaro attacks Andrea Dovizioso. Rossi has passed Andrea Iannone. They plunge down through Casanova and Sevelli. But, Crutchlow is out! He and Strefan Bradl have both crashed. Crutchlow dumped it, and, wham! Bradl had no place to go.
Smith, Bradl, and Crutchlow, are all out. Jorge Lorenzo leads Marc Marquez. Big points are up for grabs. Valentino Rossi is the quicker of the two Yamaha's. They fly through Bucine and onto the front straight. Brake hard into San Donato, the hardest braking zone in the MotoGP World Championship. What can Lorenzo do about Marquez? Bradley Smith is OK. Pol Espargaro, Andrea Dovizioso, and Dani Pedrosa, battle for fifth place. Pedrosa passes into Scarperia.
Lorenzo is not letting Marquez get away. Andrea Ianonne is fourth, and is on the softer option tire for the Open class. 15-time World Champion Giacomo Agostini, is here at Mugello watching the race. Marquez is closing, but he's not close enough to move on Jorge Lorenzo. Hector Barbera is out, and Michele Fabrizio, is headed for pit lane. What can Valentino Rossi do in his 300th race? Can Lorenzo win? Can Marquez win six in a row?
The air horns go off as the fans are ecstatic. Nine laps into this 23 lap contest. Jorge Lorenzo is running at his best in some time. Marquez is being told that he's clear of Rossi. But he wants to make a move on Jorge Lorenzo. These guys run very close through Borgo San Lorenzo... turn five. Andrea Ianonne has to be calm, as he's catching Dani Pedrosa. Pedrosa won't get it easily. Marc Marquez is trying and keeping up with Jorge Lorenzo.
The road drops away, and the gap is 1.6 seconds. 2.5 seconds between the leaders with 14 laps to go. This is one of just two tracks where Marquez has not scored points. Lorenzo is looking for his fourth straight win at Mugello. Stefan Bradl is upset, but OK, after his crash. He did not go to the medical center. Dani Pedrosa is gaining on Pol Espargaro. Marquez is gaining on Lorenzo, still. He wants to try into Savelli. Marquez watches Lorenzo slide through Biondetti and into Bucine.
There is a 2/10ths of a second gap. Andrea Ianonne is back to fourth, passing Dani Pedrosa. Will Valentino Rossi close in on Marquez and Lorenzo? Michele Fabrizio is out, making his first start in MotoGP in almost a decade. Lorenzo runs really well through Bucine. Into San Donato, he's also clean. What an awesome race so far! Nine laps to go now. Marquez wiggles. Lorenzo has been quicker on two of the last three laps as Rossi continues to reel in the top two.
Ten laps left, into Correntaio. But, this race will be between Lorenzo and Marquez. Can Lorenzo beat Marquez for the first time this year? Pedrosa has passed Ianonne and Alvaro Bautista is now moving up, too. Yonny Hernandez, Michele Pirro, and Scott Redding all battle. Lorenzo has five podiums at Mugello. He's won four straight, and won in 250cc class competition. Marquez scored his first ever win, here, last year.
Eight laps left this time into Bucine. Can Jorge Lorenzo beat the world champ and make him feel like he has to pull a miracle out of his hat? Now, Marquez retakes the lead. Wow. Marquez just slid by Lorenzo. Slipstreaming on the front straight, using the pit exit, this opened the door for Marquez with just seven laps to go. They've put a gap on Valentino Rossi. Lorenzo runs wide and almost gets to Marquez, he's back now. Lorenzo had to use the pit exit. Into Casanova, Sevelli, and now into Arrabiatta 1 and 2. Lorenzo is taking the fight to Marquez.
Through Correntaio and into Bucine again. Can they do the same next time around? Ooh! Lorenzo holds the position with just five laps left. These guys are equal on top speed. Marquez wants six straight race wins. Lorenzo wants a fourth straight victory at Mugello. We saw head to head battles between these two late last year in Malaysia and Japan, last fall. Marquez flies past Lorenzo in the slipstream as Lorenzo comes back on the brakes but no! Marquez leads, and then, Lorenzo goes back.
These guys mean business. Neither of them is giving the other an inch. Just three laps to go now. Marquez is trying everything to pull around the Yamaha. Rossi has faded by three seconds, behind these guys. Marquez goes back to the lead into San Donato. He runs wide and Lorenzo is back into the lead but no. Marquez is now holding Lorenzo at bay through Palagio, Correntaio, Biondetti, and Bucine corners. Lorenzo gets past Marquez with just two laps left.
Lorenzo is using all the road, and all the curves. Is Marquez close enough? He is. He sweeps by into San Donato, pushing wide. He can't get by Lorezo. Could Marquez have his streak broken? Just a lap remains. Arrabiata again. Marquez has the inside. At Scarperia, the right/left flick, Lorenzo is holding Marquez at bay. Marquez is being pushed to the breaking point. Into the critical Bucine corner for the next to last time. Here we go. One lap left at Mugello. Marquez slides around the outside into the lead. Marquez runs wide, Lorenzo closes.
Marquez is now shutting doors on Lorenzo. This is a hammer and tongs battle. Correntaio is the key corner. Half a lap left. Can Marquez make it six wins in a row? Through Scarperia, Correntaio, and Biondetti. Who will have it into Bucine? Has Lorenzo got enoguh? No! Marquez wins Mugello, winning six in a row!
#93 Marc Marquez ESP. Honda
Six straight wins. More new records for Marquez. The fans go crazy! Valentino Rossi, continues a stellar record in his own right. Over half of his starts, have resulted in podiums. 151 podiums, in 300 starts! The next race, sees a return to Spain for MotoGP. It's at the Circuit de Catalunya, in Barcelona, Spain, coming up in two weeks.
Can anyone derail the Marquez Express? Three different manufacturers on the front row. Honda, Ducati, Yamaha. If Marquez wins, he'll become the first rider to win six straight races in MotoGP since Rossi did it in 2002. The bikes line up on the grid, ready to race.
Go! At the start, Andrea Ianonne, Cal Crutchlow, and Andrea Dovizioso get great starts. Lorenzo drops back and Marquez is going for it. Everyone is safely through with Andrea Iannone leading this 27 lap race as we go through Casanova and Sevelli. Into Arrabiata, Lorenazo passes for the lead, pushing Ianonne out into Scarperia. Rossi is now sixth. Pol Espargaro is fifth, running wide. Lorenzo leads. Ianonne has the pace. Lorenzo will move ahead. Pol Espargaro has made a pass and Valentino Rossi is coming. Lorenzo is pushing as hard as he can to keep Ianonne at bay.
Dani Pedrosa is eighth, stuck behind Cal Crutchlow as Valentino Rossin goes to fourth past Cal Crutchlow. Marquez is stuck behind Andrea Ianonne. Ianonne was a surprise in qualifying, and he's won Moto 2 at Mugello, twice. 217 miles an hour in the slipstream to San Donato! Marquez takes Iannone but no. Iannone gets him back! Rossi is coming fast now, too. Iannone is going to push Marquez as Lorenzo sets fast lap.
Rossi wants to be as close to Marquez as he can. Dovizioso, Crutchlow, Pedrosa and others are battling. Ianonne is on a charge. But, Bradley Smith crashes, and it's game over. Pol Espargaro is doing well with the second Tech 3 Yamaha. Pol Espargaro attacks Andrea Dovizioso. Rossi has passed Andrea Iannone. They plunge down through Casanova and Sevelli. But, Crutchlow is out! He and Strefan Bradl have both crashed. Crutchlow dumped it, and, wham! Bradl had no place to go.
Smith, Bradl, and Crutchlow, are all out. Jorge Lorenzo leads Marc Marquez. Big points are up for grabs. Valentino Rossi is the quicker of the two Yamaha's. They fly through Bucine and onto the front straight. Brake hard into San Donato, the hardest braking zone in the MotoGP World Championship. What can Lorenzo do about Marquez? Bradley Smith is OK. Pol Espargaro, Andrea Dovizioso, and Dani Pedrosa, battle for fifth place. Pedrosa passes into Scarperia.
Lorenzo is not letting Marquez get away. Andrea Ianonne is fourth, and is on the softer option tire for the Open class. 15-time World Champion Giacomo Agostini, is here at Mugello watching the race. Marquez is closing, but he's not close enough to move on Jorge Lorenzo. Hector Barbera is out, and Michele Fabrizio, is headed for pit lane. What can Valentino Rossi do in his 300th race? Can Lorenzo win? Can Marquez win six in a row?
The air horns go off as the fans are ecstatic. Nine laps into this 23 lap contest. Jorge Lorenzo is running at his best in some time. Marquez is being told that he's clear of Rossi. But he wants to make a move on Jorge Lorenzo. These guys run very close through Borgo San Lorenzo... turn five. Andrea Ianonne has to be calm, as he's catching Dani Pedrosa. Pedrosa won't get it easily. Marc Marquez is trying and keeping up with Jorge Lorenzo.
The road drops away, and the gap is 1.6 seconds. 2.5 seconds between the leaders with 14 laps to go. This is one of just two tracks where Marquez has not scored points. Lorenzo is looking for his fourth straight win at Mugello. Stefan Bradl is upset, but OK, after his crash. He did not go to the medical center. Dani Pedrosa is gaining on Pol Espargaro. Marquez is gaining on Lorenzo, still. He wants to try into Savelli. Marquez watches Lorenzo slide through Biondetti and into Bucine.
There is a 2/10ths of a second gap. Andrea Ianonne is back to fourth, passing Dani Pedrosa. Will Valentino Rossi close in on Marquez and Lorenzo? Michele Fabrizio is out, making his first start in MotoGP in almost a decade. Lorenzo runs really well through Bucine. Into San Donato, he's also clean. What an awesome race so far! Nine laps to go now. Marquez wiggles. Lorenzo has been quicker on two of the last three laps as Rossi continues to reel in the top two.
Ten laps left, into Correntaio. But, this race will be between Lorenzo and Marquez. Can Lorenzo beat Marquez for the first time this year? Pedrosa has passed Ianonne and Alvaro Bautista is now moving up, too. Yonny Hernandez, Michele Pirro, and Scott Redding all battle. Lorenzo has five podiums at Mugello. He's won four straight, and won in 250cc class competition. Marquez scored his first ever win, here, last year.
Eight laps left this time into Bucine. Can Jorge Lorenzo beat the world champ and make him feel like he has to pull a miracle out of his hat? Now, Marquez retakes the lead. Wow. Marquez just slid by Lorenzo. Slipstreaming on the front straight, using the pit exit, this opened the door for Marquez with just seven laps to go. They've put a gap on Valentino Rossi. Lorenzo runs wide and almost gets to Marquez, he's back now. Lorenzo had to use the pit exit. Into Casanova, Sevelli, and now into Arrabiatta 1 and 2. Lorenzo is taking the fight to Marquez.
Through Correntaio and into Bucine again. Can they do the same next time around? Ooh! Lorenzo holds the position with just five laps left. These guys are equal on top speed. Marquez wants six straight race wins. Lorenzo wants a fourth straight victory at Mugello. We saw head to head battles between these two late last year in Malaysia and Japan, last fall. Marquez flies past Lorenzo in the slipstream as Lorenzo comes back on the brakes but no! Marquez leads, and then, Lorenzo goes back.
These guys mean business. Neither of them is giving the other an inch. Just three laps to go now. Marquez is trying everything to pull around the Yamaha. Rossi has faded by three seconds, behind these guys. Marquez goes back to the lead into San Donato. He runs wide and Lorenzo is back into the lead but no. Marquez is now holding Lorenzo at bay through Palagio, Correntaio, Biondetti, and Bucine corners. Lorenzo gets past Marquez with just two laps left.
Lorenzo is using all the road, and all the curves. Is Marquez close enough? He is. He sweeps by into San Donato, pushing wide. He can't get by Lorezo. Could Marquez have his streak broken? Just a lap remains. Arrabiata again. Marquez has the inside. At Scarperia, the right/left flick, Lorenzo is holding Marquez at bay. Marquez is being pushed to the breaking point. Into the critical Bucine corner for the next to last time. Here we go. One lap left at Mugello. Marquez slides around the outside into the lead. Marquez runs wide, Lorenzo closes.
Marquez is now shutting doors on Lorenzo. This is a hammer and tongs battle. Correntaio is the key corner. Half a lap left. Can Marquez make it six wins in a row? Through Scarperia, Correntaio, and Biondetti. Who will have it into Bucine? Has Lorenzo got enoguh? No! Marquez wins Mugello, winning six in a row!
#93 Marc Marquez ESP. Honda
Six straight wins. More new records for Marquez. The fans go crazy! Valentino Rossi, continues a stellar record in his own right. Over half of his starts, have resulted in podiums. 151 podiums, in 300 starts! The next race, sees a return to Spain for MotoGP. It's at the Circuit de Catalunya, in Barcelona, Spain, coming up in two weeks.
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