#8: MXGP of Germany - June 1-2

Weather is not very promising! Guaranteed mudder. You've got to be kidding me...

My least favourite track on the calendar, very one lined. If it rains then that might change things. 

Not surprised.........it's already raining for about half a year in western Europe............really crazy this year.

So far every GP I’ve not been to it’s been a mudder (bar argentina) and every one I have been to it’s been scorching 

I am leaving in France, and just like Germany I can tell you we are having a terrible spring season right now, pretty much everywhere...

Same in the UK too...

Tomorrow it's June and so far I've had 2 proper riding days in NL, without any rain. Have been to Italy a few weeks ago and over there we had 3 riding days without rain. Weather is crazy these past few months. It's basically raining since October last year

It's not that bad here in southern Germany. We've already had a lot of dry, hot, and sunny days this year. It was the perfect mix between a little bit of rain and beautiful sunny days. Only since yesterday, it's been raining non-stop here. It's crazy to me how people can talk about the weather for whole countries, let alone continents...

Towers goes p7 in first practice for EMX250:

Towers 7. in free pracrice,not bad.

One lined sucks balls and I fail to understand why they can't tweak the layout to create more lines. Every year is the same problem and they just can't see it...they must be blind.

Finally almost a full gate at MXGP. Almost all good German riders showed up to race as it should be! Good to see! 

Would have loved to see Nagl on the gate as he still kicks ass at the German Masters! He still could do really well! 
 

I didn’t see Duncan listed in WMX free practice. What happened?

Knee injury

it's not as bad as beeing forecasted. but it was raining pretty much on thursday and friday, and the weeks before. they tried hard to get the water out of the soil.

Biblical amounts of sun so far. 

Any news on when Camden McLellen returns to racing? He is still hanging onto 10th in the Championship with having missed a few motos

Next weekend MXGP will be held in Latvia, Kegums track. The funny thing is as of now the forecast shows that there will also be rain like last year. 

I'm wondering where is Prado so much faster than others.. ~1.5s over other riders...

Everywhere. The whole lap he is unbelievably smooth. He pulls half a bike length in every corner. Was awesome to watch. He's going 1-1-1 this weekend if he rides like he did in practice 

Febvre off the pace w 6 seconds slower lap, 26 riders was faster… wonder if the thumb still bothers him?

Watching the WMX and now the EMX250, I see many lines (well, ruts) through most corners.

I don't see this 'One Line' , Boom.

Yes, it's tight, but, not all tracks are the same.

Riders, deal with it. I quite like 'Cute Lil Teut'. Done a few ( rather Gumby) laps around there, a fair few years ago, after a GP.

Thanks, that's good news as I only have live timing. 

Towers 6th. Not bad at all

Bit of rain during the EMX250 - Lata winning.

Not sure if it will set in. Hope not, but hopes don't affect anything.

I'm getting cross eyed here - watching the first Supersport  TT race on the big monitor, while watching EMX250.

In a bind - going for both Dean Harrison, and Davey Todd. I've liked Deano for quite some time, and, Davey Todd is just wonderfully 'berko', and, he's on a Ducati....... There's not been a Ducati win, I think, at The Isle, since Tony Rutter in '85 , on the jewel like TT2.  And then there's Michael Dunlop, currently in 3rd, going for equaling his Uncle,  'Yer Maun', Joey Dunlop's , 26 TT wins. All just in for fuel.

 Might just give up on sleep, and stay up all night, and catch Hangtown, too, live. I can set up 3 monitors, I think   And, just like that, Dunlop gets to first, and has a 5 second lead. Did a few laps on the first day of practice on his Triumph 765, then tried his R6 - and, stuck with it. He marches to his Own drum, does MD.

Supersport has 600s up against the Triumph 765, the GXSR750, and the Ducati V2 Panigale - quite the mix. Even being a Ducati owner, I thought  WTF, initially with that size advantage. They've based the states of tune for the bigger bikes, by the landmark of the R6s (effectively, an 11 year old bike model) performance, as far as I know. Leading to standard, or even slightly 'retarding' engine regs on the biggies. Seems to have worked.

Er Mer Gerd, currently, 3rd lap, Todd  has a .2 second lead on MD, Deano 2 seconds back. No idea what's going to happen - I just Always want them All to be safe.

MX2 out there now, rain gone, KdeW in the lead.  He won the Qualifier.

Oh, RC was just up on the Supersport TT Podium, by the way.

Track looks brutal of ruts and bump.

Quite interesting racing...Adamo so close to wining in the final stages.

Gasjer and Prado are dropping everyone. 

Malin on Prado after that case:

"Might need a few corners to pull the plums out of his throat"