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PostPosted: 13:48 - 17 Apr 2015    Post subject: The Argentine MotoGP Thread Reply with quote
So, it's race weekend once more...

Suzuki in 1st place by FP1, though this means nothing as people are 3+ seconds off last year's time.

Why don't they clean the track before the bikes turn up? It just completely invalidates FP1 as there's no point trying to set a fast time; by the end of the weekend when the track has had some use, the bike setup will be completely different.

Looking forward to the next race on my BT Sport account and HD projector Very Happy

Moto2 was fantastic last weekend!
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PostPosted: 15:29 - 17 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looking forward to it, just not so much the BT sport coverage.

oh, and that fucking song they use before/after adverts. who's fucking idea was that to use it for a second time? fuck. Laughing
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PostPosted: 17:03 - 17 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Its an odd track. High speed but not much heavy braking/acceleration. Should suit the Yams.
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PostPosted: 18:31 - 17 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Last 2 corners look good if there's going to be a battle to the line!

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PostPosted: 19:15 - 17 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sam's moment in FP2 had me like:

https://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/002/081/long-neck-reaction.jpg
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PostPosted: 06:45 - 18 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Old Git Racing wrote:
Last 2 corners look good if there's going to be a battle to the line!

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Agreed, I thought that when Cal got blocked on his hot lap.
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PostPosted: 19:45 - 19 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Holy shit Moto gp just got interesting!! Great result for #35
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PostPosted: 19:54 - 19 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Why is that under review!? Marquez tried to retaliate instantly and got caught out.
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PostPosted: 20:07 - 19 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fowlersrs wrote:
Holy shit Moto gp just got interesting!! Great result for #35


It's been outstanding since the start of the season.

Great for all the top 4, Bradders quietly doing a solid job in 6th, superb from Miller too.

Put a fiver on Cal to place after he was quick on Friday, feeling smug now Cool
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PostPosted: 20:10 - 19 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Why is that under review!? Marquez tried to retaliate instantly and got caught out.


He's been owed that for a while.
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PostPosted: 20:11 - 19 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Epic. Shocked
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PostPosted: 20:14 - 19 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Slacker24seven wrote:
Fowlersrs wrote:
Holy shit Moto gp just got interesting!! Great result for #35


It's been outstanding since the start of the season.

Great for all the top 4, Bradders quietly doing a solid job in 6th, superb from Miller too.

Put a fiver on Cal to place after he was quick on Friday, feeling smug now Cool


Sorry I meant the championship, wide open now. Marquez should of made a more level headed choice there today, he knew Rossi was closing on him, ego caught him out it seems.

Dovi slowly going about his business
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PostPosted: 20:18 - 19 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excellent weekends racing in all classes ( BSB & WSBK). Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Thumbs Up

Silly #93.
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PostPosted: 20:25 - 19 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Excellent weekends racing in all classes ( BSB & WSBK). Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Thumbs Up

Silly #93.


Not silly. Ruthless. He was aiming for the TC sensor.
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PostPosted: 20:27 - 19 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Liam_ wrote:
He's been owed that for a while.


Thumbs Up I agree, MM has had that coming for a long while, he bullies his way through corners, giving other riders nowhere to go, every race!

What was he thinking?
He lost a 4+ second lead in 6 laps!
If he had't done it at that corner, Rossi would just have overtaken at the next!
Should have taken the points for second. DNF's don't win prizes!

No love lost here for MM, a foookin' big cheer went up when he was handed his arse on a plate! Mr. Green
It would be nice to see Vale win another championship!
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PostPosted: 20:34 - 19 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
The crowd were going mental for Rossi. A great race. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 21:22 - 19 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Anyone see this in Moto3?

Killswitch is a dick move but hilarious. Not so sure about the kick though... would be interesting to hear the backstory
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PostPosted: 09:12 - 20 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Anyone heard crutchlows post race interviews? He says he was trying to get in front of the others to hold them up so Marquez could make a break. The first time he said it I thought he was joking but he's said it in several different interviews now. Team tactics like this is poor show.
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PostPosted: 10:44 - 20 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Liam_ wrote:
Anyone heard crutchlows post race interviews? He says he was trying to get in front of the others to hold them up so Marquez could make a break. The first time he said it I thought he was joking but he's said it in several different interviews now. Team tactics like this is poor show.


All is revealed here:-

https://m.crash.net/motogp/news/217947/1/crutchlow-f1-tactics-for-first-honda-podium.html

We might see the satellite Yamahas "disrupting" MM, as best they can, at the beginning of races, to ensure the factory bikes get ahead.
Honda have got previous in this field, giving wildcards factory bikes to protect the championship leader!
Unfortunately this is the kind of bollox that could end up with MotoGp becoming the same, pisspoor, spectacle that F1 has become!
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PostPosted: 10:55 - 20 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Suntan Sid wrote:
Liam_ wrote:
Anyone heard crutchlows post race interviews? He says he was trying to get in front of the others to hold them up so Marquez could make a break. The first time he said it I thought he was joking but he's said it in several different interviews now. Team tactics like this is poor show.


All is revealed here:-

https://m.crash.net/motogp/news/217947/1/crutchlow-f1-tactics-for-first-honda-podium.html

We might see the satellite Yamahas "disrupting" MM, as best they can, at the beginning of races, to ensure the factory bikes get ahead.
Honda have got previous in this field, giving wildcards factory bikes to protect the championship leader!
Unfortunately this is the kind of bollox that could end up with MotoGp becoming the same, pisspoor, spectacle that F1 has become!


Yep, it will start a tactics war in MotoGP just like F1.
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PostPosted: 11:14 - 20 Apr 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote
Liam_ wrote:
Anyone heard crutchlows post race interviews? He says he was trying to get in front of the others to hold them up so Marquez could make a break. The first time he said it I thought he was joking but he's said it in several different interviews now. Team tactics like this is poor show.


Really? Crikey. I think giving that wazzock a microphone is the poorest show. He is NOT an ambassador for MotoGP. Immediately post-race he thanked all the people who wrote him off. What a turkey. I hadn't written him off, in fact it's nice to see a Brit getting to grips in there. However, for me, I think his behaviour is childlike and purile.
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I'm well impressed with Suzuki so far this year, I was expecting them to be closer to Aprilia than where they are. Another years development and I reckon they'll be challenging for podium positions.
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c_dug wrote:
I'm well impressed with Suzuki so far this year, I was expecting them to be closer to Aprilia than where they are. Another years development and I reckon they'll be challenging for podium positions.


I agree, I hope Suzuki see the value in being in MotoGP because the development in there road bikes have been stagnant since they left MotoGP and I'm sure that's no coincidence.
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Liam_ wrote:
c_dug wrote:
I'm well impressed with Suzuki so far this year, I was expecting them to be closer to Aprilia than where they are. Another years development and I reckon they'll be challenging for podium positions.


I agree, I hope Suzuki see the value in being in MotoGP because the development in there road bikes have been stagnant since they left MotoGP and I'm sure that's no coincidence.

Being successful on track really does help in sales too. Like I am way more drawn to Kawasaki now than I would have been ten years ago, and that's thanks largely to people like Shane Byrne and Tom Sykes. Obviously you have to have the right bikes in the first place.
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Also with four manufacturers able to challenge for the title it should make for a much more exciting season. I've loved watching Iannone and Dovi come up through the field over the last few years. I'm hoping that with a bit more development something to properly challenge Honda can come out of one of the other factories. It's always seemed that as a bike the Yamaha has been half a step behind.

WSBK has been particularly good this year because of how equalled the field has been.
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