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<b>WARMING UP FOR THE HOT LAPS:</b> Marc Marquez (93) and Karel Abraham during open practice for the 2015  MotoGP of the Americas at the Circuit of the Americas on Saturday April 11 in Austin, Texas. <i>Image: AP / Darren Abate</i>
<b>WARMING UP FOR THE HOT LAPS:</b> Marc Marquez (93) and Karel Abraham during open practice for the 2015 MotoGP of the Americas at the Circuit of the Americas on Saturday April 11 in Austin, Texas. <i>Image: AP / Darren Abate</i>

AUSTIN, Texas - Honda's ace MotoGP rider Marc Marquez pulled off the seemingly impossible during final qualifying for the 2015 MotoGP of the Americas on Saturday (April 11) after his bike packed up on track but alongside the pits lane.

His pit crew had earlier had trouble starting the Spaniard's bike as the session slid into its final minutes but it barked into life and he went out - but the fault persisted as he completed a lap but suddenly parked his Honda against the track side of the pits wall.

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