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**The Monk** · 11-28-2015, 01:19 PM

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And so Winter has Come, finally! Two months of nothing to do, but wait for the tests at Sepang in February. Scott Redding was fastest on his Pramac Ducati, while Marquez crashed out twice. 2016 is shaping up to be really interesting. The year's last roundup from Motomatters -

Jerez MotoGP Test Round Up: Redding Reveals Ducati Dominance, And Where Honda Is Going Wrong | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks

https://motomatters.com/analysis/2015/11/28/jerez_motogp_test_round_up_redding_revea.html

**Braumabull** · 12-01-2015, 11:12 AM

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Awsome Overtake by Rossi

At Monza Rally 2014

**The Monk** · 12-01-2015, 01:13 PM

Re: MotoGP 2016 Season - Updates!

KTM tests out their MotoGP bike at Valencia with Alex Hoffman and Mika Kallio. The bike is to be debuted in 2017, but a wildcard might happen at Valencia 2016.

**chinmayakar** · 12-01-2015, 01:56 PM

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Scott Redding is shining already on Pramac Ducati.

Timings from WSBK test at the same venue

Pos	No	Rider	Bike	Series	Time	Diff	Prev
1	66	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki ZX-10R	SBK	1:39.313
2	65	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki ZX-10R	SBK	1:39.524	0.211	0.211
3	12	Xavi Fores	Ducati 1199 R	SBK	1:40.148	0.835	0.624
4	69	Nicky Hayden	Honda CBR1000RR	SBK	1:40.193	0.880	0.045
5	7	Chaz Davies	Ducati 1199 R	SBK	1:40.774	1.461	0.581
6	34	Davide Giugliano	Ducati 1199 R	SBK	1:41.152	1.839	0.378
7	2	Leon Camier	MV Agusta 1000 F4	SBK	1:41.219	1.906	0.067
8	99	PJ Jacobsen	Honda CBR600RR	SSP	1:42.292	2.979	1.073

Rea and Sykes are already doing low to mid 1.39's. Thats quicker than most MotoGP riders. Rest of the pack isn't far behind either. Those bikes are pretty darn quick man...

**The Monk** · 12-01-2015, 01:59 PM

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Originally posted by chinmayakar View Post

Rea and Sykes are already doing low to mid 1.39's. Thats quicker than most MotoGP riders. Rest of the pack isn't far behind either. Those bikes are pretty darn quick man...

Those times were done on qualifiers. A different ball game entirely!

**chinmayakar** · 12-01-2015, 02:03 PM

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Originally posted by The Monk View Post

Those times were done on qualifiers. A different ball game entirely!

Still that kind of timing is impressive. Nothing to take away from them. Race pace is a different ball game, and this kind of timing surely makes it more exciting.

Cant wait for the season to begin, with Ducati's in form. Any idea why Yamaha's are absent from the tests. They weren't that impressive during the test in Valencia.

**The Monk** · 12-01-2015, 02:13 PM

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Originally posted by chinmayakar View Post

Still that kind of timing is impressive. Nothing to take away from them. Race pace is a different ball game, and this kind of timing surely makes it more exciting.

Cant wait for the season to begin, with Ducati's in form. Any idea why Yamaha's are absent from the tests. They weren't that impressive during the test in Valencia.

It is not about race pace and qualifying pace, it is qualifying tyres, which last one lap or max two. Read this comment - https://motomatters.com/results/2015...#comment-72077

I quote the relevant information here -

These test times are very deceptive, especially as the MotoGP riders were never really going for a fast time, but concentrating on working with used tires. The WSBK guys threw in qualifying tires to get their fast times, a very different kettle of fish indeed.

Yamaha chose not to test here with their factory riders, as factories have limited number of private test days in a year. 5 if i am not mistaken. Yamaha would rather use it next year mid-season. Honda used it and wasted a lot of time, as their staff was still figuring out how to use the electronics, which meant that Marquez and Pedrosa were sitting in their garages twiddling their thumbs for far more time than they would have liked!

Whether Yamaha's or Honda's strategy is better, only time will tell.

**chinmayakar** · 12-01-2015, 02:19 PM

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Originally posted by The Monk View Post

It is not about race pace and qualifying pace, it is qualifying tyres, which last one lap or max two. Read this comment - https://motomatters.com/results/2015...#comment-72077

I quote the relevant information here -

Yamaha chose not to test here with their factory riders, as factories have limited number of private test days in a year. 5 if i am not mistaken. Yamaha would rather use it next year mid-season. Honda used it and wasted a lot of time, as their staff was still figuring out how to use the electronics, which meant that Marquez and Pedrosa were sitting in their garages twiddling their thumbs for far more time than they would have liked!

Whether Yamaha's or Honda's strategy is better, only time will tell.

Well, that explains. Any idea when was the last time SBK's posted this kind of timing with Qualifying tyres? That should give an idea about their performance now. Having said that WSBK has very fast riders now. Only if all the races were available in India, weekends wouldn't be boring waiting for MotoGP.

I guess, Ducati is the team to watch out for next season. Their efforts in supporting Satellite and Open teams will be paying dividends next season. They have got lot of data, and all their riders seemed to be comfortable with the new spec-software and Michelins. They also have Stoner by their side, what more do they need to win a season

**The Monk** · 12-01-2015, 02:25 PM

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Originally posted by chinmayakar View Post

Well, that explains. Any idea when was the last time SBK's posted this kind of timing with Qualifying tyres? That should give an idea about their performance now. Having said that WSBK has very fast riders now. Only if all the races were available in India, weekends wouldn't be boring waiting for MotoGP.

I guess, Ducati is the team to watch out for next season. Their efforts in supporting Satellite and Open teams will be paying dividends next season. They have got lot of data, and all their riders seemed to be comfortable with the new spec-software and Michelins. They also have Stoner by their side, what more do they need to win a season

Again very difficult to compare, because at Jerez where they were testing, times are much faster in the winter tests than the actual race.

WSBK has always had fast riders. Though a good measure of how fast will be Nicky Hayden's performance in WSBK vis-a-vis MotoGP. Though even that is difficult considering he was riding a Open Honda in MotoGP, one of the worst bikes on the grid and will be riding a Honda in WSBK, one of the worst bikes on the grid!

**chinmayakar** · 12-01-2015, 02:38 PM

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Originally posted by The Monk View Post

Again very difficult to compare, because at Jerez where they were testing, times are much faster in the winter tests than the actual race.

WSBK has always had fast riders. Though a good measure of how fast will be Nicky Hayden's performance in WSBK vis-a-vis MotoGP. Though even that is difficult considering he was riding a Open Honda in MotoGP, one of the worst bikes on the grid and will be riding a Honda in WSBK, one of the worst bikes on the grid!

Agree with you on Hayden's part. Worst bike in MotoGP and worst in WSBK. Really want to see a fight in MotoGP involving Ducati, Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki. Got to see what Sepang Test has in store before we can get an idea.

**The Monk** · 12-02-2015, 05:13 PM

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Jorge Lorenzo rode on the Buddh International Circuit with a bunch of lucky R3 owners.

In other news crash statistics of 2015 analyzed by Mat Oxley - Analysing MotoGP's crash stats - MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine

**The Monk** · 12-08-2015, 03:04 PM

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For those who feel left out in the cold with the ban on winter testing in MotoGP. Don't worry. The Superprestigio is up on the 12th December. It can be live streamed as well. Will share the link when i get it

**The Monk** · 12-11-2015, 03:38 PM

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Valentino Rossi has withdrawn his appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

In other news, Superprestigio Race tomorrow. Events start at 1830 local time, or 11PM in India. List of participating riders can be seen here -

Superprestigio Class 2015 | DTX Barcelona

Live Streaming is available here - FansChoice.TV - AMA PRO | IMSA | NASCAR - Fanschoice.tv

**The Monk** · 12-15-2015, 01:37 PM

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Those who missed out on the Superprestigio and want to check it out. Here -

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Some super cool pictures from the same event - http://photo.gp/2015/12/13/2015-supe...steve-english/

**The Monk** · 12-17-2015, 12:25 PM

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MotoGP Rules have been revised for 2016 -

MotoGP Rules Update: Tire Allocation Expanded, Open Class Killed Off | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks

https://motomatters.com/news/2015/12/16/motogp_rules_update_tire_allocation_expa.html

WSBK schedule changed to Saturday-Sunday format and homologation numbers reduced to 500 from 1000units.

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