MXGP of Qatar: Race day discussion

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Welcome to the Race Day discussion topic of the 1st round of the FIM MXGP World Championship, held at Losail - Qatar!



This is the schedule for today, all times posted are in CET (Central European Time). For USA East Coast do -6 / West Coast do -9.

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Sandwarrior752 2/25/2017 1:41am
2/25/2017 1:41am


Pauls Jonass won the MX2 Qualifying race on Friday.



Tim Gajser won the MXGP Qualifying race, closely followed by Cairoli.
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Rowlands 2/25/2017 1:47am
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Who we got for the overalls ?

I'm saying Jonass and Cairoli ! Should be a good day !
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pdub187 2/25/2017 1:49am
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I'm really looking forward to seeing how young Hunter Lawrence goes.
Sandwarrior752 2/25/2017 1:53am
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pdub187 wrote:
I'm really looking forward to seeing how young Hunter Lawrence goes.
x2! Allready big fan of him. He was the top rookie yesterday in qualifying. Him and Sanayei are definitely 2 kids comming out of the EMX series that i expect to do really good this year!

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Fiar 2/25/2017 1:57am
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I'm very curious what herlings does today. I think it was weird that the fastest laptimes were set in free practise en he was only 1 sec slower than cairoli en rode 12 laps. Then in time practise he had more a hard time and in qualifying race it was nothing. Except jake nichols the slowest laptime. Maybe he better rode less laps in both practises so he could do better in the races?
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Crush 2/25/2017 1:58am
2/25/2017 1:58am Edited Date/Time 2/25/2017 1:58am
If Cairoli was that close on a track like Qatar, in qualifying, I think the pack should be very worried.
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JackkyT 2/25/2017 1:58am
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pdub187 wrote:
I'm really looking forward to seeing how young Hunter Lawrence goes.
Sandwarrior752 wrote:
x2! Allready big fan of him. He was the top rookie yesterday in qualifying. Him and Sanayei are definitely 2 kids comming out of the EMX...
x2! Allready big fan of him. He was the top rookie yesterday in qualifying. Him and Sanayei are definitely 2 kids comming out of the EMX series that i expect to do really good this year!
X3 Fellas!!!
Sandwarrior752 2/25/2017 2:11am
2/25/2017 2:11am


The GP's will now use a Metal Mesh behind the start gate for all of 2017. I am honestly more oldschool and would still prefer normal rutted sand..
Sandwarrior752 2/25/2017 2:34am
2/25/2017 2:34am
1 more hour before the riders hit the track today for the free practice session! (15 mins session)
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Motofinne 2/25/2017 2:47am
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I have to work today so i will miss the races... It will be difficult to stay off social media and watch then in the evening....
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TMV 2/25/2017 2:50am
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Fiar wrote:
I'm very curious what herlings does today. I think it was weird that the fastest laptimes were set in free practise en he was only 1...
I'm very curious what herlings does today. I think it was weird that the fastest laptimes were set in free practise en he was only 1 sec slower than cairoli en rode 12 laps. Then in time practise he had more a hard time and in qualifying race it was nothing. Except jake nichols the slowest laptime. Maybe he better rode less laps in both practises so he could do better in the races?
It seems it surprisingly rained a lot there during the week. Usually the track is hard and doesn't evolve much. Plus they added sand to make it a little softer this year. This plus the rain make the track gets slower over the day as it gets rutted a lot more. I think he doesn't want to screw his season on a bad decision and the more the track gets destroyed the more he must feel his hand and be careful. He just needs points, nothing to prove or gain there. It's not the same as against Tixier for the tittle, he has to play it smart there.
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Aryen 2/25/2017 2:52am
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Fiar wrote:
I'm very curious what herlings does today. I think it was weird that the fastest laptimes were set in free practise en he was only 1...
I'm very curious what herlings does today. I think it was weird that the fastest laptimes were set in free practise en he was only 1 sec slower than cairoli en rode 12 laps. Then in time practise he had more a hard time and in qualifying race it was nothing. Except jake nichols the slowest laptime. Maybe he better rode less laps in both practises so he could do better in the races?
Maybe he's got a trick up his sleeve, maybe he rides around in agonizing pain and finishes 14th.
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Motofinne 2/25/2017 2:57am
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The season is so long(19 rounds). I think Herlings can afford to get 10th-15th in these first races.
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Motofinne wrote:
The season is so long(19 rounds). I think Herlings can afford to get 10th-15th in these first races.
Absolutely but he will need to keep it on two wheels.
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PressPassP 2/25/2017 3:22am
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Motofinne wrote:
The season is so long(19 rounds). I think Herlings can afford to get 10th-15th in these first races.
10th - 15th is a place that anyone with an injury niggle etc could easily end up as the field iservice extremely deep.

Sandwarrior752 2/25/2017 3:33am
2/25/2017 3:33am
MX2 out on track for warm up session. Any of you Aussies got some background on Jay Wilson ? Never really heard of him before.

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struth 2/25/2017 4:02am
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Sandwarrior752 wrote:
MX2 out on track for warm up session. Any of you Aussies got some background on Jay Wilson ? Never really heard of him before.
Won ,aus mx2title in 2015....
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NVA57 2/25/2017 4:03am
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Sandwarrior752 wrote:
MX2 out on track for warm up session. Any of you Aussies got some background on Jay Wilson ? Never really heard of him before.
I believe he was MX2 champion in Australia in 2015
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struth 2/25/2017 4:05am
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Which rookie will get a moto win first...
Olsen .
Lawrence.
Prado
Conrad
,sanaeyi
Vaessen
Paturel n boogers will will improve n.be in hunt for title.
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sende 2/25/2017 4:06am
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struth wrote:
Which rookie will get a moto win first...
Olsen .
Lawrence.
Prado
Conrad
,sanaeyi
Vaessen
Paturel n boogers will will improve n.be in hunt for title.
I'm gonna go with Prado.
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Derpin' DJ 2/25/2017 4:08am
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There's also Caleb Ward who's racing, but he didn't appear to ride warm up.

Good thing Lawrence never raced MX2 in Australia, he's clearly on another level
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Rowlands 2/25/2017 4:08am
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I'm going with Prado for first rookie victory.

I'll be watching on catch up so wifi is going off for me.
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Motofinne 2/25/2017 4:14am
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Prado will be the rookie with the best chance of winning.
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struth 2/25/2017 4:15am
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Lawrence or olsen....
Fevbre n seewer for overall tonight
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Crush 2/25/2017 4:23am
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Motofinne wrote:
Prado will be the rookie with the best chance of winning.
Don't count on Hunter. He has a bit of a streak in him.
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Motofinne 2/25/2017 4:26am
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Motofinne wrote:
Prado will be the rookie with the best chance of winning.
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Don't count on Hunter. He has a bit of a streak in him.
Yeah i would say that he would be second on my list!
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PressPassP 2/25/2017 4:41am
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Tonkov update anyone? Is he hoping to get back to the GPs

Dead cert as a frontrunner,shame it went tits up for him

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