Thanks for sharing. Very nice snaps. Though not good memories this time but attending a race weekend sure is a special thing.

Just back from a trip to my native place....

@R-series: great pics bro...., and it is indeed the finger(redding-haslam)...

@Xionite: Thanks for the Fastest link dude..., you are the MAN..., just finished downloading...gonna watch now...

and Pirro is supposed to ride the Gresini CRT...

LOL Mr Champion 2011 has managed to annoy racing management again

Cycle News - December 6, 2011

^^haha....come on...he was having an operation....,
I would have loved to see the faces of FIM officials when they came to know that the champion isn't attending...,

Yea, I dunno why Stoners absence made headlines.

(Now , previously, I too made fun of his lactose in tolerance ,feeling bad now, Poor mourner, I mean Stoner)

Yamaha racing fans !
Just keep clicking and enjoy.. !

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^^Okay my trackpad is broken clicking so many times browsing the photos

So apparently there will be two races that will happen within the MotoGP race ; one of factory prototypes and other the CRTs.
For me Aspar team looks to be the strongest with Randy on the Aprilia powered bike. And then comes the Edwards team followed by Gresini.

Which team do you think would be the front runner in the CRT section of the race? Needless to predict the factory prototype section

Its going to be very interesting. Some situations that could happen is

1. These guys could be slow and spoil the qualifying for factory bikes and stoner kicks somebody and they retaliate and Stoner s on the ground clapping.
2. A few injured bodies and CRTs could be faster than a factory bike !!! . I suspect Hector ,Karel and Bradl could be the slow coaches with GP bikes.
3. RDP could be a dark horse ! ( completely insane, inane and a hopeless comment.. but u never knw! Remember Brawn ? ) . And with Aprilia supplying parts back door you can never be sure

Some stuff i would have liked.

1. These CRTs should have been left to select the tire manufacturer of their choice. Here again they could have made a bike to go faster easier than now.
2. Dorna should ve pulled up a few big names from Racing world into this. Corser should ve been brought to lead development even if he s not riding.Where the hell is Tardozzi ?
3. I don t like a nobody like pony hernandes to ride in the elite GP series

Some questions i have.

1. where do these old models go ? I mean 2010 M1 , RC 210 V ?, GP 9 , GP 10 . Why can t they just lease this to the teams and let them do whatever they want ? It was happening in WSBK but even there its not happening now. Yes the folks are gonna be slow but they fill the numbers but can surprise with podiums and could even cost less to race.

2. Why no Liquor money in GP ? Effenbert in WSBK is planning for 4 bikes this season !!! . Jack Daniels is the car i follow in V8 .

Will add more later.

LOL How about Stoner breaking his bike's tail by repeated patting on it in a single practice session
Indeed I am expecting a lot from RdP and Aprilia sure knows how to create ripples in WSBK and now in MotoGP.
Bradl should be faster because of the bike called Honda and Hector/Karel will depend on what is rolled out of Ducati garage.
Nice Idea about the tyres. This way other manufactureres to show their prowess.
Yup there will be a lot of not so prepared but heavily funded riders riding the CRTs. But we have seen that happening with guys like Talmaschi, etc.

I feel since these are prototype machine and companies would not want to let other teams open up their engines (since CRTs are allowed to) and gain knowledge company confidential technologies. Just a thought.

This is just to correct this bold part in your post above. I'm not sure if this was just a typo or something else, but the 4 stroke Honda GP bikes were named RC211V (1st race bikes of 21st century; v-config) and the one's after the reduced capacity (800cc) were called RC212V. The next year bikes are named RC213V with the capacity back to 1000cc.

P.S - if the bold part was just a type, please ignore my comments above.

RdP & Aprilia indeed appear to be a very good package..., I think that it would be as close to the definition of a CRT as it is gonna be....(read motomatter's CRT FAQ to get an idea of how unclear it is)....

am sure Bradl would be fast....Pirro might prove to be a bit inconsistent...

the big question is - is yamaha going to be able to catch upto Honda or not??....,
and is there any news about yamaha having found a sponsor yet??

read it somewhere....
@Sepang test if
rossi +1.5 from top... same season as this
if +0.5 to1....maybe few wins...
if 0 to +0.5....championship challenge..

Please do mention the link once you remember it!

@Suren: As @king suggested, your question of why not CRTs using factory engines is answered by the article from motomatters.com:
CRT FAQ: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About The Claiming Rule Teams, But Were Afraid To Ask | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks

^^it gets further complicated....the engines aren't restricted to be production derivatives....they must only be 4-strokes and max 81mm bore....this leaves a hell lot of modification & development possible...,

Its a good move...instead of becoming a factory team and having tons of restrictions on engines/fuel etc, plus the added pressure of company's reputation on line...., enter as a CRT team...with no restriction on engine no. and 3 litres of extra fuel etc...develop and learn, then make your team...

and Aspar is as good as they get when it comes to getting the most out of a bike....

I believe it was somewhere in motomatter's twitter feed...,

isn't my own judgement if you are suggesting so...., stlll I agree with it more or less....maybe I would change sepang to Qatar(first race)....

Edit: timepass

True true!

Just asking out of curiosity **Runs off to see motomatter tweets**