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https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/840616729474662400 Ducati possibly 1 step ahead with aero again hope it looks better when they paint it. BitcoinRockefeller fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Mar 11, 2017 |
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BitcoinRockefeller posted:https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/840616729474662400 Actually if you watch the tests all of the major manufacturers have what I'll call "inboard winglets". They aren't allowed to hang them off the bike anymore but anywhere there's room to make for a loop or air hole in the fairing, they're shoving bits of aero. Most of them aren't as overt as the Ducati. Though the bike Marquez wrecked had bolt on boxes that looked like the "hammerhead" Ducati. 
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Skreemer posted:Actually if you watch the tests all of the major manufacturers have what I'll call "inboard winglets". They aren't allowed to hang them off the bike anymore but anywhere there's room to make for a loop or air hole in the fairing, they're shoving bits of aero. Most of them aren't as overt as the Ducati. Though the bike Marquez wrecked had bolt on boxes that looked like the "hammerhead" Ducati. Oh I've seen them, ducati's just look really extreme even more so than aprilia's.
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MotoGP Qatar testing day2pre:Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead.Gap Laps 1 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:54.455 44 / 49 2 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:54.732 0.277 37 / 37 3 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:54.917 0.462 28 / 41 4 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 1:55.032 0.577 43 / 46 5 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:55.121 0.666 29 / 34 6 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:55.196 0.741 10 / 50 7 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:55.245 0.790 44 / 48 8 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:55.344 0.889 10 / 53 9 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 1:55.353 0.898 43 / 43 10 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:55.354 0.899 31 / 45 11 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:55.420 0.965 46 / 46 12 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:55.545 1.090 48 / 48 13 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:55.583 1.128 35 / 42 14 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 1:55.680 1.225 31 / 33 15 BAZ, Loris Reale Avintia Racing 1:55.808 1.353 42 / 42 16 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:55.875 1.420 23 / 48 17 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:56.110 1.655 37 / 43 18 RABAT, Tito Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:56.214 1.759 40 / 48 19 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:56.251 1.796 28 / 59 20 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:56.276 1.821 24 / 35 21 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:56.648 2.193 37 / 43 22 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:57.267 2.812 52 / 55 23 KALLIO, Mika Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:57.688 3.233 32 / 42
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WSBK Thailand race this weekend. Johnny Rea does the double. During Race 2, Chaz Davies Crashed out and got back up but was almost 20 seconds behind the next rider that had been in last place. A few laps later the Milwaukee Aprilia of Lorenzo Savadori let go and it flicked him off on a wicked high side in the last corner. Luckily for Davies The crash brought out a red flag. This gave Ducati some time to replace a few parts and Davies to start at least close to the field to get some points. Davies finishes out in 6th thanks to the restart, Rea wins, Sykes second, Melandri third. Michael Van Der Mark on the Yamaha Developed an oil leak during the first few laps of race two. During the mad scramble after the red flag, Yamaha tried to fix the leak and could not and was left out of the restart. I'm pretty impressed by Marco Melandri. He's just a bit off the pace, but for having not ridden in the upper classes for an entire year, he's fighting near the top. Let's see how long it lasts.  
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Final day of testing in Qatar: Slight perspective, last year's pole setting lap by Jorge Lorenzo: Pole Lap: Jorge LORENZO 1'54.543 169.0Km/h pre:Pos Rider Team Fastest lap Lead. Gap Laps 1 VIÑALES, Maverick Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:54.330 33 / 60 2 DOVIZIOSO, Andrea Ducati Team 1:54.401 0.071 27 / 43 3 PEDROSA, Dani Repsol Honda Team 1:54.469 0.139 46 / 50 4 LORENZO, Jorge Ducati Team 1:54.519 0.189 29 / 53 5 BAUTISTA, Alvaro Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:54.714 0.384 46 / 65 6 REDDING, Scott Octo Pramac Racing 1:54.750 0.420 58 / 62 7 FOLGER, Jonas Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:54.807 0.477 45 / 53 8 CRUTCHLOW, Cal LCR Honda 1:54.821 0.491 64 / 70 9 ZARCO, Johann Monster Yamaha Tech 3 1:54.900 0.570 46 / 52 10 MARQUEZ, Marc Repsol Honda Team 1:54.990 0.660 12 / 47 11 ROSSI, Valentino Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1:55.185 0.855 40 / 54 12 IANNONE, Andrea Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:55.284 0.954 52 / 54 13 ABRAHAM, Karel Pull&Bear Aspar Team 1:55.333 1.003 39 / 39 14 RINS, Alex Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 1:55.362 1.032 43 / 64 15 ESPARGARO, Aleix Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:55.451 1.121 24 / 33 16 MILLER, Jack Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:55.455 1.125 62 / 69 17 BAZ, Loris Reale Avintia Racing 1:55.539 1.209 30 / 36 18 PETRUCCI, Danilo Octo Pramac Racing 1:55.556 1.226 27 / 44 19 LOWES, Sam Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 1:56.167 1.837 35 / 36 20 RABAT, Tito Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS 1:56.294 1.964 48 / 52 21 SMITH, Bradley Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:56.351 2.021 42 / 56 22 ESPARGARO, Pol Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:56.471 2.141 21 / 51 23 KALLIO, Mika Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 1:56.891 2.561 40 / 45 Skreemer fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Mar 13, 2017 |
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I kept meaning to watch the super-bikes but the headlines after race 1 were pretty much "Rea dominates: Same expected Race 2" so I didn't. It's been said that the KTMs are running Moto2 times, which was harsh but fair after day one. Now they're not so hilariously off the pace anymore.
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algebra testes posted:I kept meaning to watch the super-bikes but the headlines after race 1 were pretty much "Rea dominates: Same expected Race 2" so I didn't. Davies was starting to put up a fight at the end of last year and looked fast in testing. I was hoping for a better fight at the front of the pack. Rea on that Kawasaki is drat near untouchable though. It's the first time in a while since someone has won the first 4 races on the bounce.Hell even tghe inverted field with Rea being pushed to ninth on the second race for winning the first hasn't stopped him. KTM, except for one test session, has not been under 2 seconds from the leaders. They are going to have to figure something out.
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Davies never goes well at phillip island and sentul is a paperclip track where lots of straights are joined by slow corners and this plays very much to the strengths of the kawasaki, namely straight line power and braking stability. I'm still picking the chazzmaster for the championship. Davies was also struggling with a sticky throttle after that crash despite their attempts to fix it.
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I was watching an old Daytona 200 on youtube One of these names, not like the other. This is also the year Lawson came out of retirement and won it too. algebra testes fucked around with this message at 14:41 on Mar 15, 2017 |
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For those that follow all the classes in MotoGP, Moto3 has Romano Fenati back. I wonder if getting fired from his previous team while in the points hunt for the championship and sitting out most of last season has calmed him down at all. The press release on his firing last year was vague and stated the firing was over the way he was treating the staff in the garage. Dude was fiery and entertaining on the track though. The temper tantrums, the reaching over and turning off the bike of another rider during practice, he needed to be disciplined, but it was still hilarious to watch.
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It'll be interesting to see if Fenati can keep his poo poo together for a full season. When he got it going he was great to watch.
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Fenati strikes me as that guy with a shitload of adrenaline-fuelled speed but not the brains to turn that into a championship. It'll only get worse as he moves up through the classes.
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I'm rooting for Livio Loi this year. He looks like a 12 year old and it was hilarious to see him on the podium, sipping water from a clear water bottle with no sponsor stickers. Edit: oh and Ant West of course. Mr. Nutjob selling his cars and his supermotos just to fund another round of racing.
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That was so dope when he did those 3 fill in rides a decade ago on the factory yam supersport. Especially when he anihilated the field in the rain.
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What he did last year at Philip Island was friggin amazing. Hope he does well in the next 2 wss races.
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Is Vinales going to win it all? He certainly seems like the hot pick but I'd like to see some consistency in the rain. http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/motogp/now-we-are-together-again-top-honestly-it-s-strange
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builds character posted:Is Vinales going to win it all? No, he's not. Hope this helps.
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Slavvy posted:No, he's not. Hope this helps. Maybe you missed the picture of him in first and Marquez in third?
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I think I missed the part where 10hp minibikes have any relevance to motogp.
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Slavvy posted:I think I missed the part where 10hp minibikes have any relevance to motogp. He was also fastest at all the tests, but the joke that I made earlier was funnier than that.
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http://www.mcnews.com.au/2017-motogp-predictions-boris-mihailovic/
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quote:Earlier Valentino had been asked why Maverick was so much faster than he was. “He is able to do the corner faster” was the deadpan response. https://www.superbikeplanet.com/ryder-notes-rain-desert/
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It dawned on me last night that I can watch F1 and MotoGP mostly on schedule, since I have real TV again. 
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Motogp qualifying cancelled due to weather, grid determined by FP3 times. There is a chance that the race gets pushed back until monday.
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algebra testes posted:Motogp qualifying cancelled due to weather, grid determined by FP3 times. Weather reports are looking clear, they better race tomorrow 
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Moto3 underway, only a little excitement and a few swaps of who's leading. Moto2 ends, and now it's starting to rain. Thankfully it was short lived and the GP looks to be starting. Spoke too soon, delayed start after they formed up on the grid. Delayed start to the delayed start. After they were released from pit lane from the second time about a half dozen bikes went off track at turn 14. They sent the safety car back out and they had to turn the rain wipers on when they got to the last 3 corners. The rest of the track is stone dry, the last three corners are wet. Loris Capirossi reports, track surface dry, the curbing is wet and slick. One of the concerns coming up is that if the race starts too late, the temperature change and dew point will meet and the track surface will become slick. Still waiting to see when they will start. Skreemer fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Mar 26, 2017 |
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Aaand another rain delay
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They're they go and a wild start. Holy poo poo Aprilia took 6th place. It was actually a race at the front. Nicely done. Skreemer fucked around with this message at 20:26 on Mar 26, 2017 |
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Intense. So much passing and crashing. What a great start to the season.
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loving Iannone I wanted to see your penis in the sweaty faces of the spaniards, oval office. Awesome reace though. Zarco's a beast.
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toot toot, vinales bandwagon loading up Poor Jorge. https://gfycat.com/InnocentSingleBedlingtonterrier Surprisingly good finish from Rossi, even for someone who is traditionally better on Sunday.
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builds character posted:toot toot, vinales bandwagon loading up I wonder what Lorenzo's opinion of that race is. Vinales winning on the movistar yamaha and the duc sister bike coming in 2nd while he was in like 12th
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EX250 Type R posted:I wonder what Lorenzo's opinion of that race is. Vinales winning on the movistar yamaha and the duc sister bike coming in 2nd while he was in like 12th From https://motomatters.com/analysis/2017/03/27/2017_qatar_motogp_sunday_round_up_new.html If there were a lot of positives to take from the weekend, there were also a few negatives. Not least the performance of Jorge Lorenzo on his first outing on the Ducati. To cross the line in eleventh, twenty seconds behind the winner and his teammate, is not the start Lorenzo will have had in mind. "Disappointing for sure," he said. "This was not the dream debut." Lorenzo shouldered the blame for his result. He had made a mistake in Turn 4, coming in way too hot and running wide. He left the track in eighth, rejoined in sixteenth, and took his time to get up to speed again. He was capable of being fast for five or six laps, but once the tires dropped, he struggled. His fast laps were good enough to match the pace of the front. Lorenzo's problem was that he could do only six laps at that pace. After that, he dropped into the 1'57s and 1'58s. When asked to compare himself with his teammate Andrea Dovizioso, Lorenzo highlighted his own weak points. "Especially the big difference is with old tires," Lorenzo said. "When the rear tire starts to drop, he is able to ride much better, probably using more the rear brake, or riding differently. With this bike, when I start losing the rear grip, I lose so much performance."
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 How about Zarco though. I was looking forward to watching a backflip and he got robbed. See: this quote from page 1 EX250 Type R posted:nah I mean all the fresh blood from moto2 like lowes and zarco and rins and the team swaps. I like watching Zarco do back flips so I wish him luck I <3 Rossi 5eva but I cannot wait to start hearing the French anthem on the reg
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It was great to watch though, 5 laps of GLORY.
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EX250 Type R posted:
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