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Spiffness posted:Yeah.... test conditions are not race conditions, or qualifying or even practice conditions. I'd be shocked as all hell if he could wildcard and be at the very sharp end of the pack. Who knows, maybe. Thats why people like Casey right? They can point at him and say 'OH IF ONLY CASEY WAS HERE, he could do it!". I dunno man, Bayliss.
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I think the games moved on too far without him. Oh well, we'll never know because it ain't happening.
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First day of testing done and dusted. Good news for Rossi? He's in second, behind Lorenzo. Bad news? He's a second behind Lorenzo. https://motomatters.com/results/2016/02/01/2016_sepang_motogp_test_times_monday_lor.html code: Here is media-hating Casey being a big fat jerk head to some Journos last week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi5yZ_6OS2s
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Did petrux sneak in some NOS or something.
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nsaP posted:First day of testing done and dusted. Good news for Rossi? He's in second, behind Lorenzo. Bad news? He's a second behind Lorenzo. Ugh more Lorenzo. Anything but.
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Baz had a hell of a crash on the front straight due to what they're saying is a tire failure, potentially from running too low a pressure. No one is running the softs now so the fastest times are done for the day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on2mgiv4TxA Very nearly hit by his own bike as well it looks like. edit: he's fine, scratch on the ol elbow 
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Stoner finished the day in 9th, his second ever day on it, 2nd day on a MotoGP bike after a year or so. Beat Dovi. lol. Less than a second from Lorenzo in 2nd.
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Also on the 2015 bike..
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https://motomatters.com/results/2016/02/03/2016_sepang_motogp_test_wednesday_final_.html 5th today, after saying they were purely testing and not chasing times. Round up: https://motomatters.com/analysis/2016/02/03/2016_sepang_motogp_test_wednesday_round_.html quote:What did we learn from the first proper MotoGP test of the new era of Michelin tires and spec electronics? More than we hoped, yet less than we think. A quick run down on the state of play after Sepang, with more to come over the following days.
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https://motomatters.com/analysis/2016/02/03/2016_sepang_motogp_test_wednesday_round_.html posted:Yamaha good, Lorenzo great Yamaha good, Lorenzo great, prospects of an exciting championship fading rapidly.
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nsaP posted:Baz had a hell of a crash on the front straight due to what they're saying is a tire failure, potentially from running too low a pressure. No one is running the softs now so the fastest times are done for the day. Weren't they saying it was a tyre failure?
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Tyre failure caused by too low a tyre pressure.
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Shimrod posted:Tyre failure caused by too low a tyre pressure. Keep in mind, tire pressures are set by Michellen on all the bikes. It was a tire failure, 'too low pressure' is a nice way of sort of deflecting. Teething issues, it'll get sorted out but it was absolutely a tire failure. Loris Baz is the biggest and heaviest rider and one of his tires was delaminating earlier in the day as well.
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Everything I've read indicates the slower teams were trying really low pressures to get more grip. The blowout induced michelin to set a blanket limit on pressures.
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Even so, Michelin sets the pressures for all the bikes and crawls all over the tires after and before every session. I'd say it was in their control to say 'No' if that pressure was out of spec and dangerous (Since they came up with the pressure ranges, and set the pressure on every bike). Since it exploded, it clearly wasn't expected to be out of spec, so tire failure. In any case, makes things interesting having a new manufacturer. Any new tire manufacturer for MotoGP was/would have these kind of problems; I think they are actually doing quite well.
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Slavvy posted:Everything I've read indicates the slower teams were trying really low pressures to get more grip. The blowout induced michelin to set a blanket limit on pressures. This is correct but arguing about it with Spiffness will be less satisfying than beating your head against the wall.
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Yeah, Michelin was setting pressures and the lower teams were trying them a bit too low. It was Michelins fault, but I guess you don't know how low you can actually go until you try. I agree, Michelin is doing a great job.
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*yawn* Any reason to give a poo poo this year?
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I'm hoping Ducati does well this year.
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The same reason to give a poo poo any year, pinky. Because men are going to hurl themselves around a race course inches from one another at deadly speeds in a desperate attempt to satiate your sick sense of amusement.
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Someone might make it a small challenge for Lorenzo to win the championship i guess.
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I really really like having Colin Edwards in the commentary box.
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Cal crutchlow is worried someone might get cut open by the aero wings so there's that I guess.
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GriszledMelkaba posted:*yawn* Any reason to give a poo poo this year? You serious? We just came off of the best GP season in a decade. I thought I read this in the F1 thread for a minute.
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Someone might make it a small challenge for Lorenzo to win the championship i guess. On what bike? 
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nsaP posted:You serious? We just came off of the best GP season in a decade. I thought I read this in the F1 thread for a minute. Yup, and the new technical regulations and spate of new bikes and other exciting developments and stuff pretty much guarantees all lorenzo all the time because that's how these things work.
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I don't know if you guys have been watching WSBK or not, but if you haven't, you've been missing out on some incredible racing. They are two races deep into the season so far and it's been awesome. Same story with WSS. We're talking race finishes where the front pack is 5+ bikes in a group all battling it out. World Superbike changed their format to a race on Saturday and than race 2 on Sunday, instead of the previous format where they ran both races on Sunday along with World Superstock.
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SBK is good, WSS is amazing. I'll never stop laughing at MV's 'detuned for reliability' engines.
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Jonathan Rae is both awesome to watch and a loving stand up guy. It's great racing and everyone is having a good time. WSBK deserves so many more viewers than it gets. I want to like motogp but gently caress Lorenzo x1million forever and ever. Gah. I hope Suzuki cleans up by some miracle.
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It's also a place filled with lunatic hail-mary dives up the inside and chaz davies' berserker rage. 
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I like watching WSBK for Tom Sykes. Nothing like a guy leading all but the last 5 or 6 laps because he can't keep the tires in shape to last for an entire race. He seems to be doing a bit better with it this year.
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I accidentally caught a few BSB races from last year and they were all great. Gonna try to follow it this year. Plus they have better tracks than anyone else. Cadwell, Brands hatch, etc.
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BSB is great cause their tracks are glorified walking paths. I missed the GP qualifying but looking at the results Also Rossi just signed for 2 more years despite saying he'd be waiting till mid season. This is hairy because Lorenzo has said from the off that he wanted a contract and to stay with Yamaha forever. It's said that he has one in front of him but hasn't signed. So basically don't believe a word riders said. Here's what someone smarter than me says https://motomatters.com/analysis/2016/03/19/silly_season_officially_open_analyzying_.htmlb nsaP fucked around with this message at 19:51 on Mar 19, 2016 |
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Fack I guess we need a new thread too.
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I'm excited for Suzuki! To join back in and be competitive so quickly is seriously impressive
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GriszledMelkaba posted:*yawn* Any reason to give a poo poo this year? Remember when 2015 was supposed to be 2014, all over again?
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nsaP posted:I missed the GP qualifying but looking at the results quote:1. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 54.543s [Lap 2/6] 333km/h (Top Speed) quote:
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Might not all be as it seems though. George had a couple of little moments in qualifying that could translate to a crash in the race and Iannone would likely be on pole if he didn't get caught up behind Redding.
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