Flicked it off from MotoGP

If you notice, Bradl and Marquez have quite similar styles. May be, that's what they picked up while riding Moto2 machines. However, the world thinks elbow-down is #93's signature!

Any change in Qualifying Race?

Is there any change in Qualifying Race in MotoGP? While checking in motogp.com, its displaying there are 2 races for qualifying race, each of 15 minutes.

Yes there is a change in the qualifying rules which will be implemented from this year

Expectations of the 2013 season of MotoGP -

2013 MotoGP Season Preview: The Best Season Ever? For A While At Least | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks

Procedure for 2013 qualifying -

Soup :: FIM Releases New MotoGP Qualifying Procedure For 2013 :: 10-13-2012

Thanks for the reply guys

Wednesday Press Conference Round Up -

2013 Qatar MotoGP Wednesday Round Up: Winter's Questions About To Be Answered | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks

MotoGP first race weekend at Qatar is a go. Timings for the event -

4 April 2013

Moto3 FP1 20:30 - 21:10
Moto2 FP1 21:25 - 22:10
MotoGP FP1 22:25 - 23:10
Moto3 FP2 23:25 - (Fri) 00:05
Moto2 FP2 00:20 - 01:05

5 April 2013

MotoGP FP2 20:30 - 21:15
Moto3 FP3 21:30 - 22:10
Moto2 FP3 22:25 - 23:10
MotoGP FP3 23:25 - (Sat) 00:10

6 April 2013

Moto3 QP 20:30 - 21:10
Moto2 QP 21:25 - 22:10
MotoGP FP4 22:25 - 22:55
MotoGP Q1 23:05 - 23:20
MotoGP Q2 23:30 - 23:45
Moto3 WUP (Sun) 00:10 - 00:30
Moto2 WUP 00:45 - 01:05

7 April 2013

MotoGP WUP 20:30 - 20:50
Moto3 RAC 21:30
Moto2 RAC 22:50
MotoGP RAC (Mon) 00:30

TV Broadcast -

Ten Sports Saturday Qualifying 2025hrs
ESPN Saturday Qualifying 2025hrs


Ten Sports Sunday Race Day 2115hrs
ESPN Sunday Race Day 2130 hrs

Wow thanks a ton Reaper. I was about to check the telecast timings from office today. 😃

Q&A with Mufaddal Choonia, CEO Mahindra Racing



Q. Have you had a busy winter?

We have had an extremely busy winter re-structuring our entire operation while also developing the new bike. I have to give credit to everyone involved who has helped make the changes happen. Mahindra engineers have worked closely with their counterparts at Suter Racing and the result, in such a short amount of time, has been encouraging. Meanwhile, we have also moved our operating base to Switzerland.

Q. Are you pleased with how things have gone?

So far so good! The effort has been enormous and it has been satisfying to watch the professionalism of our riders and team members during the three pre-season tests. Equally satisfying has been the performance of the all new MGP-3OQ. How are your new riders?

I am extremely pleased with both riders. We chose them because they have great pedigree and are known as front runners. They also provide a great balance of speed and experience. I have been impressed with the professionalism and work ethic of both riders and, on a human level, they fit in well with the team and are both great guys. The fact that both of them speak far better English than I speak Spanish or Portuguese is also extremely helpful!

Q. How much of the new bike is ‘Mahindra?’

The all new MGP-3O is very much a Mahindra bike. Of course, we have benefited enormously from the experience and expertise of Suter Racing Technology, our technological partner in the project. We certainly could not have proceeded from concept to track within such a short amount of time without the input of Eskil’s team. However, we have had Mahindra engineers involved in the project at every stage, in fact the entire project management has been done by Mahindra engineers. We have also carried out a lot of the design analysis (including FMEA) at our R&D centres in India. So yes, a lot of Mahindra expertise has gone into the design of the new bike.

Q. Mahindra Racing has a new logo this year, can you explain the change?

It is fitting that the change in the Mahindra corporate identity gives us the opportunity to update the Mahindra Racing logo at a time when we have made significant changes to the team. I think this clean, modern Mahindra logo works very well for us. It reflects the evolving nature of our organisation, our global outlook and progressive management style. In short, it reflects the ‘core’ of Mahindra.

Q. What are your objectives for the season?

We are splitting our season into stages, which reflect the development planned for the bike during the season. For each stage we have objectives to improve our performance. However, I do not wish to be drawn into a discussion on specifics at this stage. Both our riders seem to be happy with the bike and are very enthusiastic about the season ahead, but I shall wait and see how we perform in the opening three races before making any predictions. Clearly, Mahindra is not involved in MotoGP to make up the numbers and we are keen to be challenging the front runners during the course of this season.

Q. How is Mahindra’s racing programme being received in India?

The reception to our MotoGP programme in India has been fantastic and honestly speaking, that has surprised even me. We are the largest online motor sports community from India with more than 671,000 fans on Facebook. And many of these are not just fans making up the numbers. They are fans who regularly interact with the brand, monitor the progress of the team, ask questions and give us their feedback and suggestions. This is very encouraging for us as a team.

Q. Has Mahindra’s racing programme expanded in 2013?

In addition to our Moto3 racing activities in 2013, Mahindra Racing will again be competing in the CIV Italian Championship, also in the Moto3 class. Last year we succeeded in winning the Constructors’ Championship in the CIV 125cc class. This year our satellite team will feature two exciting new riders, Andrea Locatelli, who is 16, and Michael Rinaldi (17). The CIV programme is an interesting way to develop new talent, and provides valuable data to develop our bike over the course of the season. We are hoping for another successful season in the CIV.

Q. What is Mahindra’s long-term plan?

As many people will remember, Mr Anand Mahindra, the Chairman of the Mahindra Group, made a commitment that Mahindra is in motor sport for the long term and we will stick by that commitment. However, we need to take it one step at a time and so I am solely focused on delivering dramatically improved performance for the team in the 2013 Moto3 season. If we achieve that step then we shall redefine our plans and objectives for the future. The Moto3 class remains our focus.

Yay!! Our Flag the Bike
At last, the Race Weekend....
This has been a long wait tho.

i am surprised to see d poll result above...??

C'mon Really??
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EDIT:
Surprised to see Dovi,just less than a sec from the first place. Hope he gets a good race pace too.

Qatar GP:

Yes a clean sweep from the Yamaha riders and the most interesting thing is Dovi (Ducati) has closed the gap very much from the top riders.... It would be interesting if he fights in the race

Remember the Ducati's do relatively well when traction is poor. While the Honda's struggle in poor traction. Times are still far off from record pace. Apparently, the FIFA 2022 stadiums are being built next to the track, thus bringing in loads of dust. As times will drop in the next two days, we will get a better idea of whether Ducati has actually improved or is it a false hope like always.

BTW, Hayden was .5 seconds behind best last year and yet on race day, he was far behind. Dovi is .8 seconds down this year, God only knows what will happen on race day. Good to see Cal doing so well on a satellite without factory support.

Very nice to see the Mahindra's doing well this year, with two good riders.

Lorenzo leads the first practice session at Qatar, the first race of the season. Followed by Crutchlow in second and Rossi in third, just .071 seconds separates the top three. Pedrosa finished in 8th with corner entry problems and Dovi took top Ducati honours!

2013 Qatar MotoGP FP1 Result: Lorenzo Leads Yamaha Clean Sweep | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks

Luis Salom leads a bunch of KTMs in Moto3 with Mahindra's riders taking 6th and 13th in Free Practice 2 -

2013 Qatar Moto3 FP2 Result: Salom Comfortably On Top | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks

Nakagaami, Rabat, Espargaro, Redding and Simon make a clean sweep for Kalex -

2013 Qatar Moto2 FP2 Result: Nakagami Edges Rabat And Espargaro | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks

Wonderful pictures of Scott Jones at Qatar MotoGP -

Thursday at Qatar with Scott Jones

Qatar MotoGP Round up -

2013 Qatar MotoGP Thursday Round Up: A Dirty Track, A Fast Underdog And A Happy Italian | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks