American rider sets Moto2 lap record in Losail...

[Kneedragger]

American Moto2 rider, Joe Roberts, set a new Moto2 lap record at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar in FP2. The Moto2 and Moto3 races will take place as planned as the teams remained in Qatar after the recent test, thereby avoiding the travel ban...

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[R111S]

Thanks for sharing that Charlie. Wow!...his last name certainly has allot of fast in it!

Cycle World Profile:
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"Not entirely dissimilar from another Roberts, Kenny Roberts. But to set the record straight, there's no relation between Joe and the famous American Roberts racing clan."

[Kneedragger]

Update: Roberts has secured pole position for the Moto2 race... 1st American to do so in nearly a decade. Now, hopefully, the Covid-19 hysteria won't f*ck up the Austin race!!

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[Capnrip]

Was a good race, I won't spoil it.

[Kneedragger]

Yes, it was...

[Pittsdriverwes]

Exciting finish. I'll definitely be a Joe Roberts fan this year. He was at NJMP a few years ago visiting with the California Superbike School there. Code wrote about how his "no brakes" training was helpful in "going slow to go fast." And then Joe Roberts went out on a school S1000RR and lapped Thunderbolt, using no brakes at all, and recorded lap times within a few seconds of the MotoAmerica top riders racing there. The kid has skills.