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Post by colinlinz on Feb 17, 2012 20:38:16 GMT 10
A quote that I liked from Spies. "Casey Stoner could be 'the fastest and the most talented person that's touched a road racing bike."
And one more. "I've got to give it to Casey, the guy is just raw talent and scary fast."
Mind you, following both these comments he went on to say that Stoner could be beaten. With some luck the other riders might just manage to make the series interesting.
It is nice to see Stoner finally getting the recognition his talent deserves.
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Post by colinlinz on Feb 29, 2012 21:57:31 GMT 10
Honda had a bit of a hiccup on day two of this test session. Day one had Stoner the fastest, but Pedrosa had an engine failure. This meant that all four Honda riders didn't ride the day two session, as their engines were shipped back to Japan for analysis. By the time the engines arrived back at Sepang the rain had set in. The positive side for them was that apparently the other engines were fine.
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Post by shayne on Mar 1, 2012 7:15:15 GMT 10
Getting closer to race time. Hope we have a good season this year.
I am down on motorsport, from what I used to watch. No WSBK on the telly, so I can't see that. The Aust Rally Championship really suffered last year, and is not worth watching at the moment. Hopefully that will change, but it will take time. It was excellent, but last year you had lower level drivers in 5 year old cars in the top five. And the WRC has lost its broadcaster during the first round, and will not be on the telly this season. It was rumoured that some manufacturers may pull out of the remainder of the season.
Some motorsports are suffering. Bring on a good MotoGP season!!
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Post by colinlinz on Mar 1, 2012 23:13:43 GMT 10
It looks like it will be closer. Stoner was once again the fastest rider, but the times of the top 10 were pretty close. Rossi was a little worried. He was quicker than the previous test, but so where many others and he only managed 10th fastest. One thing that must be playing on his mind is that Barbera took the old Valencia model Ducati into 6th fastest. Lorenzo was the first rider to do a full race simulation, and was surprised at how hard it was. He says that by the 4th lap the bike was moving around quite a lot and that the tyre wear would be an issue as well as the extra physical effort.
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Post by bluestorm04 on Mar 2, 2012 11:48:11 GMT 10
Getting closer to race time. Hope we have a good season this year. I am down on motorsport, from what I used to watch. No WSBK on the telly, so I can't see that. The Aust Rally Championship really suffered last year, and is not worth watching at the moment. Hopefully that will change, but it will take time. It was excellent, but last year you had lower level drivers in 5 year old cars in the top five. And the WRC has lost its broadcaster during the first round, and will not be on the telly this season. It was rumoured that some manufacturers may pull out of the remainder of the season. Some motorsports are suffering. Bring on a good MotoGP season!! Agree...getting harder and harder for us armchair racers to get our jollies. By pushing through the pain barrier of the commentary I quite enjoy the coverage of Nascar, have more than a passing interest as Marcos Ambrose is from my old home town in Tassie. But like many I'm also hanging out for the motogp season to start, but absolutely spewing that theres no WSBK coverage on FTA television. Havent seen a superbike race for best part of 3 years.
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Post by colinlinz on Mar 2, 2012 14:30:07 GMT 10
I really enjoy WSBK's, but I'm not going to get pay TV just to see them. I don't really enjoy watching racing on my computer. It has a great screen, but my big plasma is much nicer, plus the lounge room is more comfortable. While I do enjoy a number of different motorsports, the GP Bikes is the only series I follow and watch regularly. I'm very ready for the series to start, in fact I'm sure I can hear them warming up in the background.
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Post by Seanus on Mar 3, 2012 8:12:43 GMT 10
It's sad that the commercial networks seem to be abandoning motorsport. Notice that CH 10 have axed RPM as they shift the focus of ONE HD away from a total sport channel. While this happens Foxtel is stepping up with a dedicated motorsport channel. SPEED HD.
I've got to say it rocks! You get lots of news, in depth IVs and HD coverage of just about everything you can think of. I know it's a pain in the arse paying for it, but I'm glad that my Foxtel now has a go to channel that always keeps me happy. FINALY!
Back to MotoGP. Great to see Dovi doing well on the Yamaha. Looks like it might actually suit his style better.
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Post by eternityrider on Mar 3, 2012 19:48:32 GMT 10
hey guys,does anyone watch the motogp classics on ONE saturday afternoons.was watching the 94 race at donnington between doohan and schwantz today. they don't look as aggressive or as busy on the bikes as they do now. is it riding techniques are different these days,or that the likes of casey and rossi and the bikes are faster. i know these guys make going fast look easy,but doohan and schwantz didn't even look like they were going fast.
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Post by shayne on Mar 4, 2012 10:59:23 GMT 10
Bugger, I liked RPM. At least it was a good way to find out news on motorsports that I did not get to see, such as motocross etc, as well as the usual stuff like V8 Supercar.
I will miss it. Another reason to get Foxtel again when I can afford it.
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Post by snowcone on Mar 5, 2012 12:05:46 GMT 10
hey guys,does anyone watch the motogp classics on ONE saturday afternoons.was watching the 94 race at donnington between doohan and schwantz today. they don't look as aggressive or as busy on the bikes as they do now. is it riding techniques are different these days,or that the likes of casey and rossi and the bikes are faster. i know these guys make going fast look easy,but doohan and schwantz didn't even look like they were going fast. Must have been Doohan making it look easy as from what I have read the old 500cc 2 strokes were absolute monsters to control especially the way the power came on and with buggar all traction control in those days
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Post by Seanus on Mar 5, 2012 16:45:29 GMT 10
I find it amazing the way riding styles have changed recently. Doohan was unique but his style: body off, bum down low is almost the exact opposite to Casey's: body leaning shoulders head down low.
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Post by smokey on Mar 5, 2012 21:20:15 GMT 10
From memory Doohan had a different style / body position in lefts and rights due to the leg injury. I'm sure that superbike school and the likes would say that his body position was wrong There are sites that allow you to download the WSBK races and you get the Eurosport commentary of James Whitham and Jack Burnicle; At least thats what I've been told.
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Post by eternityrider on Mar 7, 2012 16:48:34 GMT 10
is mick doohan a big guy,he doesn't look like he has to put all his weight into turning the bike where as casey really gets off the bike.
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Post by Seanus on Mar 10, 2012 16:46:58 GMT 10
No Doohan is not a big guy but he is bigger than Casey. He always had that style (even before the accident) which is also very similar to Bayliss's style.
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Post by colinlinz on Mar 10, 2012 17:22:46 GMT 10
I would think much of the difference would be technology changes and performance parameter changes. The older bikes had to stay fairly upright to get drive of the corners. The more you can get off the side, the less the bike needs to lean. This translated to riders needing to square off the corners and point and shoot the bike. These days tyres are much better, chassis are much better, and we have tuneable electronics. All these have allowed the bikes to be ridden faster through the corners, while at the same time still getting good drive off the corners.
I also suspect the faster speeds that they do now have played a role. Getting the bum off and down leaves a larger front profile, while getting the shoulders and upper body down may have a similar effect, but with a smaller front profile, helping to reduce windage and drag. The head and shoulder are a pretty heavy mass.
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Post by smokey on Mar 11, 2012 22:27:03 GMT 10
No Doohan is not a big guy but he is bigger than Casey. He always had that style (even before the accident) which is also very similar to Bayliss's style. Possibly but his position on the bike was quite different depending on if it was a left or right. Agreed TB did look pretty similar at times.
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Post by spitfire on Apr 5, 2012 17:49:31 GMT 10
happy days 1st round this weekend
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Post by colinlinz on Apr 5, 2012 22:51:36 GMT 10
It has been a long wait.
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Post by eternityrider on Apr 6, 2012 9:15:50 GMT 10
it does feel like a long time since the last race,looking forward to this season. i got the TEAM MOTO app on my samsung,it's not bad,gives you info about the tracks,practice and race times,weather,rider standings,also goes into what's happening at the circuit and news about what the guys are doing and saying.
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Post by Seanus on Apr 6, 2012 9:48:29 GMT 10
I got the official MotoGP app for the iPad. Looks amazing. Hopefully it works like it's supposed to. I've also got the F1 app and it's brilliant when watching the race, really adds to the experience.
Poor old Rossi down the field again. With really only 12 "proper" bikes in the field 10th place is a bit of a disaster. Good to see Hayden up the top though, hopefully he wasn't using the softs to get there.
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Post by colinlinz on Apr 6, 2012 10:53:22 GMT 10
It is a telling practise result for Ducati. Hayden would have to be happy, he went quicker than a factory Honda and Yamaha. Rossi, maybe not so happy. He is a long way back, his team mate was faster, and position wise, not much has change since last year. I have no doubt that Rossi will race a lot better than the practice time suggests.
No doubt the bikes will change around a bit over the next couple of sessions. Lorenzo looks pretty good. He was fast throughout the session and didn't seem to have any real issues. Honda seemed to have some big issues with chattering, and Stoner could only manage a fast time at the end. He thinks they have found a setting that reduces the chatter to a level that they can work with. I will be interested to see if things change in the next session.
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Post by spitfire on Apr 6, 2012 15:36:03 GMT 10
Has anyone e,lse noticed that this thread is already on 4 pages & the seasons has only just started Seems we have got off the line alot earlier then the racing has It does seem like an eterity since the last race last year
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Post by colinlinz on Apr 7, 2012 10:26:38 GMT 10
Two Ducati riders in front of Rossi, and one behind him. That's got to hurt him.
Stoner dropped down to third fastest, but had his fast laps balked by slower riders. He is confident that they will do well in qualifying.
Lorenzo has been consistently quick, so he will no doubt do very well.
Cal was second fastest. It is good to see his performance lifting, the more guys at the front, the better the season will be.
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Post by jk on Apr 7, 2012 15:00:38 GMT 10
Yep - looks like yamaha vs honda for at least the first half of the season. Hopefully ducati can find fixes to make them competitive and battle at the front (but not beat CS!!) for the sake of the fans. Good on the Tech 3 boys - up the pointy end - good showing for 2 riders with minimal experience on a yam. Bring on race 1! ;D
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Post by colinlinz on Apr 8, 2012 8:59:53 GMT 10
Lorenzo 1, Stoner 2, Cal 3. Stoner had a return of the front chatter issues once the soft tyres went on. At this stage it looks like Lorenzo might have the edge this round.
Rossi is having a disaster of a start to the season. He has qualified the slowest of all the factory bikes, in 12th. Edwards is the fastest CRT bike in 13th spot.
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Post by bluestorm04 on Apr 8, 2012 11:33:22 GMT 10
6.1 seconds from pole to Ellison in 21st..the field is going to be well and truly strung out over the race distance.
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Post by spitfire on Apr 8, 2012 14:17:05 GMT 10
Has any1 checked the TV guide It shows on CHANNEL10 that the moto2 & 3 is on from 1:30AM monday through to 5:00am but no Motogp until 10:30pm mon night on ONEHD It looks like the race is run at a entirely different time.
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Post by colinlinz on Apr 8, 2012 15:44:39 GMT 10
The race starts at 5am our time. My program shows it from 4:30am on Monday morning, following the other two races.
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Post by eternityrider on Apr 8, 2012 16:57:50 GMT 10
do you think that rossi qualifies bad as he knows he can't beat these guys,so if he finishes better than he qualifies it makes it look like he has done pretty good. Being a bit of a fox
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Post by bluestorm04 on Apr 8, 2012 17:44:51 GMT 10
Planning on a few hours kip then up at 1.45 not missing the start of the long awaited new season
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