MotoGP

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:01

Crikey, that was absolutely brilliant.

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Lorenzo had a massive one

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Stoner was a bit piqued wasn't he?

If it is on the iPlayer, watch it.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:04

It was an awesome race, and the commentary, as always, was excellent.

CRIHOW · **Joined:** 18th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 74

Kawasaki have definately pulled out of Moto GP

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

This we knew, almost certainly though Aspar will run the bikes, Kawasaki will have to pay a very large amount to Dorna if they don't run so it'd be easier to hand them and the riders to Aspar and say "Good luck guys".

AceAceBaby · **Posted:** Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:57

Silverstone will be hosting the British GP
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/7825163.stm
I can't even remember if I saw any superbikes or similar racing at Silverstone so I wonder how it will compare to Donington in terms of racing/excitement potential.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

It'll work, certainly as well as Donnington did, so long as they resist that godawful chicane at woodcote. (Literally AT woodcote, they turn inside, almost into the pits then chicane out, you can still see it if you've been there recently)

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2009 13:54

Listen up bitches, MotoGp is back, starting in Qatar, and it's back on the Beeb. Hurray!

Times this weekend for 1st round, in a shameless "copy and paste":

Quote:

Saturday 11 April
Qualifying

2000-2300, BBC Red Button/online (From 2035 on Freeview 301)
Repeated Saturday - 2000 and 2300 and Sunday 0200, 0500, 0800, 1100 and 1400, BBC Red Button/online

Sunday 12 April
MotoGP preview
1300-1330, BBC Two/online

125cc and 250cc race
1750-2005, BBC Red Button (Freeview 302)/online
Race repeated from 2200 till 0730 Monday, BBC Red Button

MotoGP
2045-2200, BBC Three/online
Race repeated from 2200 till 1130 Sunday, BBC Red Button

Monday 13 April
Highlights
1300-1415, BBC Two
Highlights repeated - 1300 to 1100 Tuesday, BBC Red Button/online

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

MaliA wrote:

Listen up bitches, MotoGp is back, starting in Qatar, and it's back on the Beeb. Hurray!

What do you mean back?

It was on the Beeb last year, now it's exclusively live on the beeb and sadly the immeasurably superior Eurosport coverage is delayed.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Apr 10, 2009 14:09

Dudley wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Listen up bitches, MotoGp is back, starting in Qatar, and it's back on the Beeb. Hurray!

What do you mean back?

It was on the Beeb last year, now it's exclusively live on the beeb and sadly the immeasurably superior Eurosport coverage is delayed.

It's back (has returned)

It has returned and will be on bbc.

eg. I'm back! I'm back on my bike, having gone on holiday for a bit on my bike, i have returned, on it.

And most people can get bbc, and not eurosport, so I'm too worried over that.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:37

Race was canceled yesterday due to massive rain (in Qatar, lol), and is being run today, 7pm on the red button.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

They get 8 rain days in the entire year.

To clarify for newbies, the rain is not actually the problem, they can run in the rain normally. The problem here is that it's tipping it down and there's giant floodlights. It was cancelled because of glare, any other event and they could run.

The Singapore F1 race could potentially be a victim of the same issue.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Apr 13, 2009 19:57

I'm beginning to think it's tradition that a Ducati romps home at the start of every MotoGP season.

C/d?

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Qatar suits their design philosophy and Stoner is (technical term) REALLY FUCKING GOOD.

So yeah, not a surprise. Motegi and (especially) Jerez is much less suited to them, we'll see.

metalangel · **Posted:** Thu Apr 16, 2009 13:51

Just clicked the 'World Superbikes' link from that BBC link and got a blank Apache page declaring 'It works!'.

http://www.superbike.it/apache2-default/

Malabelm · **Posted:** Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:28

Speaking of MotoGP, which I'm catching up on now, every time one of the commentators says "Whore-Gay Lorenzo" I die a little inside.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat May 30, 2009 11:16

yesterday, Pedrosa managed to clock 218mph, which is rather quick.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 21:09

Up to 1000cc again in 2012

http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2009/Do ... gine+rules

Probably something to do with the moto2 stuffs.

metalangel · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 21:14

Isn't it something to do with the new limit on the number of engines per team? And a 1000cc engine is less likely to knacker under the sort of strains experienced than an 800?

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 21:17

SnowAngel wrote:

Isn't it something to do with the new limit on the number of engines per team? And a 1000cc engine is less likely to knacker under the sort of strains experienced than an 800?

Fuck knows.

Moto2 or whatever is 600s I think and given that the history of years passing and cc's dropping along with laptimes, maybe they are a bit worried about the 600s almost doing the 800s over the laps.

Either way, I'll copy and paste more when I read it on uk.rec.motorcycles and use it as my own knowledge. How's that working out for you?

<3

For what it's worth, I've still a hankering for an RS 250, though. Despite it going to be more trouble than MrsA.

metalangel · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 21:21

Rossi isn't keen (and I know I shouldn't read MCN).

I prefer WSBK anyway, it seems to be the GT/Touring Cars/V8 Supercars to MotoGP's F1.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Dec 11, 2009 21:27

SnowAngel wrote:

Rossi isn't keen (and I know I shouldn't read MCN).

I prefer WSBK anyway, it seems to be the GT/Touring Cars/V8 Supercars to MotoGP's F1.

Out of interest, do you read his quotes in his accent, with the pauses as well, or is it just me?

myp · **Posted:** Sat Dec 12, 2009 16:11

SnowAngel wrote:

Rossi isn't keen (and I know I shouldn't read MCN).

I prefer WSBK anyway, it seems to be the GT/Touring Cars/V8 Supercars to MotoGP's F1.

I've never thought of the Superbikes as the Vauxhall Astras of the bike world before, but you're right!

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:27

I really, really like what Yamaha PR department have done:

and

Malabelm · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 13:42

Excellent.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:01

"It's a MANCATION!"

devilman · **Posted:** Sun Sep 05, 2010 19:36

Just been reading this story on Shoya Tomizawa, who died in a Moto2 race, aged 19.

Which then led me to this one about Peter Lenz who died on a 250cc, aged 13. Blimey.

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