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Feels Villeneuve posted:e) I actually forgot another winner, Andrea Dovizioso won the 2009 British GP, but in my defense, Dovizioso is maybe the most forgettable rider ever. I'm starting to realize that all my favorite drivers are incredible boring.
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What exactly has Dovizioso to make you a fan beyond humiliating a very bad Spaniard?
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1500quidporsche posted:What exactly has Dovizioso to make you a fan beyond humiliating a very bad Spaniard? I need a second reason?
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So, I hosed up cause this entire time I was thinking of Melandri and not Dovi. I actually can't think of anything when I think Dovi. Huh.
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1500quidporsche posted:What exactly has Dovizioso to make you a fan beyond humiliating a very bad Spaniard? Andrea Iannone was pretty much Maldanado last year, so Dovi gets sympathy points
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Remember how I said the economic crash eliminated potential drivers? http://blackflag.jalopnik.com/skip-barber-racing-school-has-filed-for-bankruptcy-rep-1795448294 One of the biggest racing schools in the US, Skip Barber, filed for bankruptcy.
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Okay, not to be alarmist, but to me, Skip Barber possibly going under is a death knell if I ever heard one. Welp, let's see where US racing ends up in 20 years or so... I like Dovi, but I got into racing the year he was getting screwed by Repsol and competing with Marco Simoncelli on similar machinery. I even have a half-drawn bit of fanart of the two of them, which I stopped working on later in the season when Sic died. So yeah, Dovi's sub-alien level, but dude has a lightweight championship, and he's always been a good factory rider in whatever team puts a bike under him. Feels Villeneuve posted:Vermulen also won on that sick rear end blue and yellow Rizla+ Suzuki, which kicked rear end. So much this. I have a Capirex shirt just because that livery was so nice looking.
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Dovi exists to make up the numbers and for Ducati to have an Italian in the seat. He's not bad but he's not nearly as good as he should be for the hype he gets, imo.
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Sounds like most Italians with the exception of Vale.
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iospace posted:Remember how I said the economic crash eliminated potential drivers? What the actual gently caress  That's so disappointing to read, I was planning to do a 3 day course near the end of the summer.
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iospace posted:Remember how I said the economic crash eliminated potential drivers? Well poo poo that saves me 6 grand I was planing to spend
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Norns posted:Well poo poo that saves me 6 grand I was planing to spend 
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Those are glasses I'd wear... but not glasses I'd pay 2.8k for.
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$2.8k for a pair of glasses, what the gently caress.
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"Inspired by the extravagantly styled McLaren rear bodywork, this is not just eyewear, this is a piece of driver’s gear, designed with high speed performance in mind. Designed for driving, optimised for ultimate style and comfort, the eyewear features honeycombe ventilation detail, the use of carbon fibre and rubber temple arms for maximum comfort. Military-grade lens material is highly impact-resistant and offer both visual enhancement and safety - crucial for an ultimate driving experience." Brb, just chucking my Oakleys in the bin, they're nowhere near ultimate enough for my commute to work down the M18.
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Feels Villeneuve posted:With motorcycles, it was because of the formula moving away from ridiculously overpowered 500cc two-strokes that only American and Australian dirt-trackers could ride, to the easier big-bang-equipped 500ccs, and then the traction control-equipped 4-strokes that suited the European riders much better. I loved some motogp back in the 500cc days. I wanna see mr squiggle again riding his heart out, go on Garry! along with a kev or mick or wayne.
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monkeytennis posted:"Inspired by the extravagantly styled McLaren rear bodywork, this is not just eyewear, this is a piece of driver’s gear, designed with high speed performance in mind. But perfect for a commute IN an M18.
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My first MotoGP race was some time in 2005-2006 or so, I remember it well because Rossi was getting very shoulder bargey with that Spanish chap. It might have been in Spain too. Buggered if I can remember any more details beyond that other than thinking "well that was awesome"
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Gigi Galli posted:He's not bad but he's not nearly as good as he should be for the hype he gets, imo. He had at least three races last year where he got hosed over by Iannone running into him, he's a good rider and competitive but has Mark Webber levels of luck.
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I nerded out a little bit this morning and redecorated a corner of my desk.
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unf, if I had the PSD file for the one on the left I would print it out 36" wide on our wide format printer at work
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Wiltsghost posted:Here's a higher res version of the cool poster. Gonna get a print made of this myself. is that good enough for you?
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Roger Moore died.
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Wirth1000 posted:Roger Moore died. Quick, change the thread title.
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monkeytennis posted:"Inspired by the extravagantly styled McLaren rear bodywork, this is not just eyewear, this is a piece of driver’s gear, designed with high speed performance in mind. If they were really inspired by the rear of the MCLRN they'll always be oily and have smoke coming out of them.
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1500quidporsche posted:FYI the Kimoa glasses are spectacular. The $50 customs fee I had to pay however was not. Reaching back a bit here, but why did you get charged fees? US Customs upped the personal threshold for duties last year to $800, which those Kimoa sunglasses are way under (unless you ordered, like, seven pairs).
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I'm in Canada which I'm sure others can confirm is just some sort of wild west for customs charges and praying that it just gets passed off to Canada Post upon entering the country. The big ones will charge you a brokerage fee, so you kind of expect it if you shipped with them before but as I said, DHL's parent company never hit me with it so I was kinda shocked when it came up. UPS is by far the worst and it's practically racketeering.
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Yeah I think it was UPS for me too that asked for it right at the door. Years ago DHL sent me an invoice which I never paid and didn't ever hear back from them ever again. I always try to buy poo poo that's shipped from within Canada now.
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It was a lot better proposition when the dollar was at par with the US and even if you got hit with the brokerage fee you pretty much broke even thanks to how badly they were price gouging up here. The only stuff I do international now is kart stuff and that's cause I'd end up paying 2-3x what I pay if I stay within Canada. And yeah UPS forgot to charge me once and threatened to put me into collections over $70 and I basically laughed at them and said to go ahead I'm sure PR will love seeing that on the news.
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DHL caught me on that one time. 50ish dollars on some shirts from England and massive import fees at the door that were never mentioned before...
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God bless the freedom of the Western economies.
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I love that free trade actually means free trade as long as you aren't the end consumer or a worker.
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I once had a video card that I had to return to the vendor in the US due to faulty silicon, then had to return it again due to the same fault. The second time they just sent me a newer equivalent SKU but both times I shipped it I got hit with over $90 in brokerage and shipping, for something that I was returning for service. I tried to argue with both UPS and FedEx that it shouldn't cost anywhere near that much as it was a merchandise exchange but they didn't give a gently caress. If I didn't live 6 hours away from the border I would have done the brokerage myself.
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Isn't there a building that by some quirk ended up straddling the US/Canada border and people use it to circumvent customs?
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I spent a fair few years buying cigarettes from Spain over the Internet and they never got picked up on despite the enormous duty difference. Then they all started requiring bitcoin payment and I'm not getting into that poo poo. Funny how something completely illegal becomes totally unpalatable once you make it all neckbeardy.
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Bit of porn for you lot.
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gently caress that's a sexy shot
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Norns posted:gently caress that's a sexy shot
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Theophany posted:Bit of porn for you lot.  for untagged, inline NWS.(  )
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