Monster Energy Grand Prix de France 2014

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Frenchman Johann Zarco will race a special Christian Sarron livery in France, with 2014 marking 30 years since his fellow countryman clinched the 1984 250cc world title and 20 years since Christian and brother Dominique Sarron won the prestigious Bol d’Or. Facts on Christian and Dominique SarronCitaat:

RG500IU schreef 16-05-14 om 10:27:22


Dat zal alleen op de racedag zijn dan, want ik zag hem zojuist rijden in de gewone kleuren.

Klopt, stel je voor dat je crasht tijdens de trainingen, dan is alle spuitwerk etc voor niets..

RG500IU schreef 16-05-14 om 10:27:22


Nou, heb m zojuist gezien op crash.net. Ik denk dat zelfs ik het nog beter had gedaan!

Overigens doet Lucas Mahias ook weer mee, op de toch wel bijzondere TransFIORmers. In Brno vorig jaar was het niet veel soeps, maar er is toch lichte progressie te zien!

The.Gambler schreef 17-05-14 om 12:07:52

En dan wil je die vast wel even met ons delen:

Zarco unveils Christian Sarron colours for Le Mans


Tja… je hebt er wel wat fantasie voor nodig:

Christian Sarron 1984 - Google Search

Moto2 Facts and Trivia
•Three French riders will line up on the intermediate class grid at Le Mans, as Moto2 regulars Johann Zarco and Louis Rossi are joined by wildcard entry Lucas Mahias (Promoto Sport)
•Marc VDS Racing Team head to Le Mans having won three of the opening four Grands Prix of the year; between Tito Rabat and Mika Kallio, the duo have led almost 65% of racing laps so far in 2014 (57 laps in comparison with 31 for the rest of the field put together)
•Simone Corsi’s run of consecutive fifth place finishes came to an end last time out in Jerez, as the Italian crashed twice during the race – a misfortune also suffered by Sam Lowes
•Le Mans is the most successful circuit to date in the career of Tom Luthi, who won the 125 races of 2005 and 2006; on top of this, his victory of 2012 means he is the only rider on the current Moto2 grid to have won at Le Mans in the class
•A total of four riders on the current Moto2 grid have won at Le Mans: Tom Luthi (as explained above), Julian Simon (won the 125 race in 2009), Maverick Viñales (clinched his career-first win in 125s in 2011 plus last year’s Moto3 race) and Louis Rossi (Moto3 in 2012)
(bron: motogp.com /Dr Raines)

•83 – After the first four races of the year, Tito Rabat has scored 83 points; this is the highest score achieved in the Moto2 class after the first four races of the year since the category was introduced in 2010

voor de race:
• Jonas Folger has qualified on pole in just his fifth start in the Moto2 class. He is the youngest German rider to start from pole in the intermediate-class of GP racing, just two weeks after becoming the youngest German rider to finish on the podium in the Moto2/250cc class since 1956.
• Championship leader Tito Rabat has qualified on the front row for the fourth time from the opening five races of 2014.
• In third place on the grid is Luis Salom, his second successive front row start in his first season in the Moto2 class.
• Heading the second row of the grid is winner last time out Mika Kallio, who finished second last year in the Moto2 race at Le Mans. Kallio will be aiming to win back-to-back races for the first time in his GP career.
• In fifth place on the grid is Thomas Luthi, who has won three times previously at Le Mans, in the 125cc class in 2005 & 2006 and in Moto2 in 2012.
• Taking the final place on the second row is Simone Corsi – his best qualifying result so far in 2014.
• Heading the third row of the grid is Maverick Viñales, who has won twice at Le Mans in the last three years; the 125cc race in 2011 (his first GP win) and the Moto3 race last year.
(motogp.com /Martin Raines)

Mika Kallio wint alweer!

Gaat die ons de mond snoeren?

1   Esteve Rabat    99 ptn												
2   Mika Kallio     92 ptn

Jarno schreef 18-05-14 om 15:17:12

Ik moest er ook even met een glimlach aan denken, zou hij afgelopen week op wegraceforum hebben meegelezen

Ik gun het hem van harte. Laat hij ons ongelijk maar bewijzen en de titel pakken dit jaar.

Jarno schreef 17-05-14 om 12:54:42


ja het is inderdaad meer een "hint naar" maar goed ik kan me voor stellen dat Honda er ook niet op zit te wachten om een complete Yamaha replica uit de jaren 80 op hun Honda neer te zetten...

Jarno schreef 18-05-14 om 15:17:12