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Skreemer posted:Triumph announced as the engine supplier for Moto2 in 2019. Out is the Honda 600 CBR RR motor breathed upon by Moriwaki then doled out to the teams. The new motor is going to be the 765 triple from Triumph. I predict.................... motor problems.
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Good. Spice the championship up a bit. People were raving about all three racing and how moto2 was even great this time so I watched it. Moto2 has been so boring last year that what would have been called a normal race in 2012 is now called an amazing one.
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BlackMK4 posted:I predict.................... motor problems. I'll laugh if they burn up stators like my mate's Daytona did.
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In stuff that doesn't really matter given actual things that do it would appear that the 2017 Qatar Grand Prix will have been the last given everything that's happened and is going to happen to Qatar in the short term. I actually liked the Losail track.
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I've never really understood why people rag on losail, it's rad.
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Slavvy posted:I've never really understood why people rag on losail, it's rad. I like playing it in the older MotoGP games. There's not much elevation change, but the corners have great flow. Plus the night races always look nifty.
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Old games you mean... GP500? 
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Look at this beautiful man.
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Aaaaand the lovely chicane is gone. Wonder how much the track spent on an ill-thought-out impulse modification that's now never going to be used?
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And now Max Biaggi has been in an accident and is under observation in hospital https://twitter.com/guardian/status/873166912158654465
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Despite being 45 years old and retired from racing for a few years, I bet Biaggi trains / rides like a total rear end in a top hat maniac. He's got a serious case of little man-itis, so I'm sure he can't just go out and have fun without trying to win everything. Great rider, and amazing style on the bike, but a real little douchebag.
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GAH. STAHP.
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Slavvy posted:Guy Martin dusts off his old bridesmaid's dress. lol
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Guy's crash in the Superbike race was massive. To walk away from that with nothing more than a sore wrist ...
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Redvenom posted:Guy's crash in the Superbike race was massive. To walk away from that with nothing more than a sore wrist ... Yeah I respect the hell out of him for saying "nup" to the Senior TT. That interview with him afte where he's clearly in shock from almost dying is really tough.
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Another day, another tyre roulette.
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I miss proper tyre roulette, when some b grade rider just smokes the field on a dunlop/bridgestone bike.
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algebra testes posted:I miss proper tyre roulette, when some b grade rider just smokes the field on a dunlop/bridgestone bike. That happened last year with jack miller, he chose the correct wets and everyone else faffed around on the wrong ones and that's why we don't have two different rain tyres anymore.
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Dovi!!!
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algebra testes posted:Dovi!!! The working class hero of gp.
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Wirth1000 posted:In stuff that doesn't really matter given actual things that do it would appear that the 2017 Qatar Grand Prix will have been the last given everything that's happened and is going to happen to Qatar in the short term. What is wrong with Qatar that will cause it to be removed from the schedule?
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hayden. posted:What is wrong with Qatar that will cause it to be removed from the schedule? I don't know what's going on now, but https://motomatters.com/analysis/2017/03/26/2017_qatar_saturday_motogp_round_up.html
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The entire Arab world (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya etc. etc.) have completely cut off Qatar, isolated it, banned Qatar Airways and such from flying over their airspace and Saudi and UAE have even made it illegal up to 15 years in prison to even say anything supportive of Qatar. That's kind of just scratching the surface but yeah I imagine it'd be extremely difficult to host a grand prix in these circumstances.
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Wow that has been entirely ignored by American mainstream media. I had no idea.
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Wirth1000 posted:The entire Arab world (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya etc. etc.) have completely cut off Qatar, isolated it, banned Qatar Airways and such from flying over their airspace and Saudi and UAE have even made it illegal up to 15 years in prison to even say anything supportive of Qatar. Wonder if that ban includes Barca shirts too. If Qatar does go it sounds like MotoGP has new races lined up, including two in SE Asia which might be fun to go visit and see. Wonder if that means we'll cut Spain down to a meager three rounds next year.
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hayden. posted:Wow that has been entirely ignored by American mainstream media. I had no idea. We're too busy bitching about both sides being corrupt and trying to one up each other. https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/6fmekd/whats_going_on_with_qatar/
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I doubt spain loses a race as stupid as that sounds, but its getting complicated with Finland, Sokol and Thailand coming in, and Austria and Jerez being out of contract. Ditching a home gp like Jerez doesn't "feel" right but I may be wrong. Potentially Finland can get pushed a year and thry dont have to make any decisions for a year and see how all the tracks shape up. algebra testes fucked around with this message at 07:22 on Jun 13, 2017 |
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Jerez and catalunya both have surfaces the riders refuse to ride on again. Dorna will make the appropriate choice, knowing they have valencia in the pocket, and make room for somewhere else.
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If I can find a better capture later I'll post it. Last lap incident between Rea and Davies at Riviera Di Rimini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieiszk3lWJ0 I hope Davies is OK.(and Rea still got 3rd on the podium) Skreemer fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Jun 17, 2017 |
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Skreemer posted:I hope Davies is OK. UPDATE: Davies has a thorax trauma with some difficulties breathing. After an MRI scan at Rimini hospital, Davies is confirmed to have suffered a fracture of the transverse process of L3 (3rd lumbar vertebrae) and left thumb contusion.
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Wirth1000 posted:jesus christ  loving hell hope he's recovering soon from that.
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Wirth1000 posted:Reminded me of Melandri's crash way too much I was thinking Simoncelli...
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Skreemer posted:I was thinking Simoncelli... Right. I was literally thinking of Simoncelli. Well, this is embarassing.
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Skreemer posted:I was thinking Simoncelli... RIP Simoncelli 
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Simoncelli was hit directly in the head with a bike traveling perpendicular to him, this only bares a superficial resemblance.
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EX250 Type R posted:Simoncelli was hit directly in the head with a bike traveling perpendicular to him, this only bares a superficial resemblance. In this instance, Rea ramped the bike right off Davies back/speed hump.
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Skreemer posted:In this instance, Rea ramped the bike right off Davies back/speed hump. is this supposed to contradict what I said? idgi
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