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| Valentino Rossi |
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13 | 19.40% |
| Jorge Lorenzo |
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13 | 19.40% |
| Dani Pedrosa |
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8 | 11.94% |
| Marc Marquez |
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33 | 49.25% |
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GPS engine mapping has always seemed like the cheesiest, most over-the-top thing to me.
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Apr 18, 2014 02:52
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I think it's odd how big of an impact it has, though. Look at how much Crutchlow dropped in the first race after his hosed up and started thinking he was a corner off from where he was.
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Apr 18, 2014 03:09
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hayden. posted:I think it's odd how big of an impact it has, though. Look at how much Crutchlow dropped in the first race after his hosed up and started thinking he was a corner off from where he was. I don't know, it seems to me that could make a massive difference, quite quickly. Depending on the corner you'd either have a bike which was being held back and was therefore slower than it should be, or a bike which had an excess of power available which you'd then have to control. And I guess it can't be overridden by the rider so you're a passenger on a crippled vehicle at that point.
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Apr 18, 2014 03:24
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hayden. posted:I think it's odd how big of an impact it has, though. Look at how much Crutchlow dropped in the first race after his hosed up and started thinking he was a corner off from where he was. Like some others have said recently it litterally cuts fueling to the engine in preperation for turns, that's why Cal looked like he was rowing the thing to get to the line, his bike thought he should be braking right there.
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Apr 18, 2014 04:04
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I thought they got rid of GPS stuff a few years ago and now do the corner by corner stuff via tracking the mileage or some other means. I think Bayliss winning the last race of 2006 was impressive but it shows how good the 2006 Ducati was not how good Bayliss was (he was a good superbike rider, no opinion on his GP performance). If Capirossi hadn't been tangled up in the crash with Gibernau he probablly wins the 2006 championship.
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Apr 18, 2014 06:14
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It's hard to admit this, but n8 is right.
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Apr 18, 2014 06:16
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n8r posted:I thought they got rid of GPS stuff a few years ago and now do the corner by corner stuff via tracking the mileage or some other means. I think Bayliss winning the last race of 2006 was impressive but it shows how good the 2006 Ducati was not how good Bayliss was (he was a good superbike rider, no opinion on his GP performance). If Capirossi hadn't been tangled up in the crash with Gibernau he probablly wins the 2006 championship. Has any other wildcard ever won a gp race? Gibernau never even got the thing on the top step.
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Apr 18, 2014 06:21
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Tweet Dr. Martin Raines https://twitter.com/motogpmart
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Apr 18, 2014 07:08
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Z3n posted:Has any other wildcard ever won a gp race? Nope.
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Apr 18, 2014 21:26
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He concurs http://twitter.com/motogpmart/status/458556636404396032 Twitter is cool.
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Apr 22, 2014 18:24
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Bayliss owns.
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Apr 22, 2014 18:30
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I caught like half of free practice today and MM was just making everyone else look silly. So sideways into a turn I would have sworn his rear wheel was ahead of his front, bucking over the curbs and the closest person to him in time is his teammate, 1 second back...
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Apr 25, 2014 23:15
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He'll win again this year, unless he crashes out and becomes so injured that he can't race.
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Apr 26, 2014 06:00
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Dude makes that poo poo look like a cakewalk, just backing it in like he's on a Sunday ride along the coast.
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Apr 26, 2014 08:40
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Raven457 posted:He'll win again this year, unless he crashes out and becomes so injured that he can't race.
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Apr 26, 2014 19:49
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A video of Jorge being a big baby at Austin that was on the MotoGP page but got pulled at Yamaha's behest, reposted by a helpful fan for your enjoyment.
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Apr 26, 2014 20:34
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I think it's hard to say he was being a baby there when we have no context. The riders have a certain level on intensity and though it looked like he was pissy about his helmet having a tag on it that it's always had, maybe his tone was just that way because he was focused on getting everything right. Telling someone to write something down that they've forgotten once already isn't being a baby, and we have no way of knowing why he was late for his flight. Comparing him to Marquez, who's smiling and taking photos, is dumb - Marquez is on top the world and doesn't need to improve to win. JL has a ton of improvement to do if he's going to contend for the title this year. Obviously they have different attitudes.
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Apr 27, 2014 01:28
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BitcoinRockefeller posted:A video of Jorge being a big baby at Austin that was on the MotoGP page but got pulled at Yamaha's behest, reposted by a helpful fan for your enjoyment. Didn't think Jorge was being a baby, just rattled. Dorna should put stuff like this out on a weekly basis. Actually build some stories / personalities up about the riders.
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Apr 27, 2014 06:49
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From the rather dull Moto2 race I was not expecting this from MotoGP.
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Apr 27, 2014 18:22
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Holy poo poo! An aggressive Pedrosa for once. Those first few laps were awesome with the lead group bunched up and going four five wide through the corners.
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Apr 27, 2014 23:13
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Definitely a fun race at the start. Will be interesting to see if MM does another race start in 1st to a race win four times in a row, I wonder if that's been done before. The guys on One were saying the three in a row he did today was the first time since like 1971 or something for premier class.
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Apr 28, 2014 03:00
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hayden. posted:Definitely a fun race at the start. Will be interesting to see if MM does another race start in 1st to a race win four times in a row, I wonder if that's been done before. The guys on One were saying the three in a row he did today was the first time since like 1971 or something for premier class. Not quite, its the first time since 1971 that it has been done in the opening 3 rounds, by Agostini. Shimrod fucked around with this message at 05:32 on Apr 28, 2014 |
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Apr 28, 2014 03:04
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Shimrod posted:Not quite, its the first time since 1971 that it has been done in the opening 3 rounds, by Agostini. In non-motogp news, Eric Buell was not content with having his bikes embarrassingly down on horsepower and managed to get both of them to explode in race 1 at Assen. I wish someone else would make an American sport bike because Eric Buell can't seem to put one together. BitcoinRockefeller fucked around with this message at 21:18 on Apr 28, 2014 |
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Apr 28, 2014 21:16
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Who can stop MM? Lorenzo in front until he just decided he'd take first now thanks very much. Lorenzo couldn't do ANYTHING.
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Apr 28, 2014 22:21
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I'm not the first person that's said it: only Marquez can beat himself. There's absolutely no one out there that can hold a candle to him. A busted collarbone is about the only way to give anyone else a chance. Though the first four laps were pretty loving exciting, they need to find a way to make that happen every single race.
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Apr 28, 2014 22:24
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xzzy posted:Though the first four laps were pretty loving exciting, they need to find a way to make that happen
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Apr 28, 2014 22:27
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That's easy, take away traction control. Better yet, put them back on 2-strokes. Edit: Maybe a single ECU will level things, we'll see, Slim Pickens fucked around with this message at 03:04 on Apr 29, 2014 |
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Apr 29, 2014 02:58
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That's a pipedream. It's what the lower classes are for.
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Apr 29, 2014 03:10
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nsaP posted:That's a pipedream. It's what the lower classes are for. 2 strokes are dead in the "Moto" umbrella of bike racing and I doubt they'll ever be back. 
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Apr 29, 2014 03:30
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On that note, the moto3 race was great
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Apr 29, 2014 04:53
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http://superbikeplanet.com/2014/Apr/130428a.htm Man he was the best. Coulda stuck with it if he had more of a Raikkonen personality I think Also Ryder Notes http://superbikeplanet.com/2014/Apr/140428rydernotes.htm
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Apr 29, 2014 05:30
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Slim Pickens posted:That's easy, take away traction control. Better yet, put them back on 2-strokes. Google Mick Doohan then get back to me.
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Apr 29, 2014 06:17
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n8r posted:Google Mick Doohan then get back to me. Its even funnier when you realise he beat everyone with effectively only one leg.
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Apr 29, 2014 06:40
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Just watched Moto3, loving hell, Miller has some balls.
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Apr 29, 2014 10:33
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n8r posted:Google Mick Doohan then get back to me. Oh fine, make everyone ride a Ducati then. That'll even things out for a while.
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May 1, 2014 01:25
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Or just watch moto3.
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May 1, 2014 01:28
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Slim Pickens posted:Oh fine, make everyone ride a Ducati then. That'll even things out for a while. Casey Stoner could come back and win every race.
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May 1, 2014 02:32
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Man I would have loved to see them race each other.
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May 1, 2014 02:56
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I think Stoner's been off the bike too long to be competitive with MM. He'd still be good though and probably give JL competition. CS at his peak versus MM, though - if I had to guess MM would still be ahead.
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May 1, 2014 04:55
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hayden. posted:I think Stoner's been off the bike too long to be competitive with MM. He'd still be good though and probably give JL competition. CS at his peak versus MM, though - if I had to guess MM would still be ahead. He was the test rider for the bike last year. It'd probably take him a few races to get up to speed properly, but I think he'd be able to give MM a run for his money.
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May 1, 2014 05:36
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