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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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Should be an interesting 1st round. Looking forward to it. Rider profiles need an update by the way.
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Mar 18, 2014 03:40
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I voted for Pedrosa, just because I'd like to see him finally win. I think it'll be another Marquez v Lorenzo year though. Pedrosa will get some wins, I think Rossi will as well.
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Mar 19, 2014 14:15
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Well, FP1 out of the way. Po. Name TeamGap First 1 ESPARGARO A.NGM Forward Racing 1:55.201 2 BAUTISTA A.GO&FUN Honda Gresini +0.466 3 SMITH B.Monster Yamaha Tech 3 +0.615 4 IANNONE A.Pramac Racing +0.795 5 ESPARGARO P.Monster Yamaha Tech 3 +0.819 6 PEDROSA D.Repsol Honda Team +1.131 7 ROSSI V.Movistar Yamaha MotoGP +1.341 8 EDWARDS C.NGM Forward Racing +1.425 9 LORENZO J.Movistar Yamaha MotoGP +1.467 10 HAYDEN N.Drive M7 Aspar +1.469 11 MARQUEZ M.Repsol Honda Team +1.481 12 BRADL S.LCR Honda MotoGP +1.525 13 CRUTCHLOW C.Ducati Team +1.845 wut.
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Mar 20, 2014 18:55
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I don't think he'll crash as much this year, he's got a year of experience on the bike plus experience at each of the tracks on a GP bike to work with, doesn't need to push so much to figure out how quick he can go at each track. Will still crash but probably not 20 odd times.
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Mar 21, 2014 06:29
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drat, that was good. Shame for Bautista, nice to see Rossi up there again, but I'm not getting too excited - he did well here last year as well. Hopefully he can do well again next race.
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Mar 23, 2014 20:50
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I'm pretty sure Nakagami will get a win this year, especially if he can ease up on his tires a bit more.
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Mar 27, 2014 00:29
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22, 24ish? I don't know Fittipaldi.
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Mar 27, 2014 08:42
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There's some Brits and Italians coming up. Still fairly Spanish though.. Honestly I don't mind, if they can ride well all the luck to them. I'll cheer for the Aussies first, but I still like watching everyone. Once they're racing doesn't matter where they're from - all look the same in their suits.
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Mar 31, 2014 11:08
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I'd laugh if Red Bull read it and went ahead with it. Seems like a logical idea, especially if they can actually buy the entire series for what it costs to run an F1 team for a year.
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Apr 2, 2014 06:31
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The BT commentators give me the shits, especially how they pronounce the Espargaro names and how they focus so drat much on the british riders. We get it, you're british, there's another 20 odd guys on the grid though.
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Apr 6, 2014 07:56
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echomadman posted:The B in BT sports probably has a lot to do with that, its not like the BBC and Eurosport guys didn't prattle on about the plucky brits all the time too. Yeah, they did, but not that much.
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Apr 7, 2014 02:30
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nsaP posted:The BT guys pronounce Aleix's name correctly, finally. Toby Moody and his "Alex Es-spag-a-row". Its how they say the last name that annoys me. They pause for every syllable. Maybe I'm thinking of different old British presenters. I mean the ones who work for dorna and do the commentary for the official feed, on the motogp website. They're the ones we aussies get even with Darryl and dipshit doing pre-race stuff and catching us up after breaks.
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Apr 7, 2014 05:21
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Colin would be awesome as a commentator.
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Apr 8, 2014 05:35
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On that note, go Jacky boy! Can't believe Vinales, pretty amazing to get a moto2 win in your 2nd race. e: holy Jesus jump start Shimrod fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Apr 13, 2014 |
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Apr 13, 2014 19:59
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Collateral Damage posted:
Yeah, was a bit. Crutchlow broke his hand in that crash. Wonder what the cause was. It was right after he pitted for a new tire - cold tire and just pushed it a bit too hard?
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Apr 13, 2014 21:48
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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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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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I think they're on the bike as much, if not more, than the actual racers.
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May 1, 2014 06:16
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So, Jerez. Moto3 was fairly good, this Moto2 race though, holy crap, it must be the most boring one I've seen in recent memory. I really hope MotoGP is better.
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May 4, 2014 11:47
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Yeah, that was a shame for Cal, but oh well, at least he didn't crash out (which would have been a real possibility with a brake issue). Insane by Marc, kid is remarkable. I don't think he'll take everything, but he'll probably set a new record for wins. Great to see Vale on the podium, I hope he keeps it up this year, I really like him. Not sure what happened to Lorenzo, I think he probably just didn't have that confidence in the tires, I know he had a Med Front/Rear whereas Rossi had a Hard Front, Med Rear, maybe he just killed the front too early? It was only the last 8 or 9 laps that he really dropped back from Rossi. e: Good stuff by Pedrosa as well, I hope he can figure out his problem and is able to run with Marc at least, I like Dani. Kind of curious as to whether Lorenzo will jump ship, I don't think he'd do that great on the Honda, Ducati I don't think he'd even consider and there's no way he'd go to Suzuki next year, unless he just goes money chasing (which I don't really think he needs to). Shimrod fucked around with this message at 14:01 on May 4, 2014 |
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May 4, 2014 13:59
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Alright, seriously, that lap by Marquez was utterly ridiculous. He's embarressing everyone now.
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May 17, 2014 14:05
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Fox shows it on their Speed channel I think. I just wath the races on the official stream on the website, but it's easy enough to find  for them.
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May 19, 2014 11:43
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The one that used to ride of that pair I like, the other one seems like he has no idea and is just annoying most of the time. No idea who is who with them.
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May 21, 2014 00:23
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echomadman posted:Wow, that was an amazing Moto3 race. ^ Bad luck for those guys on the last lap, bet they'll be pretty pissed. Crazy close finish.
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Jun 1, 2014 10:49
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That was the best last 8 laps ever. Shame Rossi wasn't able to get closer, suppose that was kind of inevitable considering where he started. Glad he got podium at least. I wonder what the go is with Pedrosa, I think he's pretty much thrown it in this year as far as really pushing goes, ride it out and retire, get wins where he can but don't push overly hard and risk himself. I wonder if he'll bother next year if Suzuki say no to his $8 million contract reply.
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Jun 1, 2014 13:49
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Skreemer posted:After watching some of the replays anyone else think that Marquez is forcing Lorenzo to ride harder/more dynamically? Lorenzo is almost boring to watch with how mechanically he rides but he's had to take many different lines and improvise a lot of moves to make sure Marquez either can't pass or to come up with a move that would actually work around Marquez's dancing bike. Yeah, but that's the same when any of them are fighting the other for position, especially when it's Honda v Yamaha, because of how different they take their lines. You could see both of them interrupting eachothers lines throughout the race. darth cookie posted:Unless Suzuki somehow come out with an absolute rocket out of no where (which I find highly unlikely considering how much Honda and Yamaha have had in development time since Suzuki bowed out a few years ago), I can't see Pedrosa winning a championship. He's not going to do it with Honda while Marquez rules supreme, and I can't see him beating Lorenzo on a Yamaha either. Yeah, that's what I meant, if they say yes to his $8 mil reply he might take it for the two years or whatever the contract is for just to get an extra large retirement fund, and I think he'd do his best, but, I mean, Honda has cut his offer from something like $7mil he's on now to $1.5 for his next contract if he accepts it, which, unless he's really enjoying himself and can see himself winning I don't think he'll bother with. (Which is probably what Honda want, they're probably hoping he'll say no and they get someone else to replace him). Yamaha .. I don't see him going there, honestly, I think it might suit him but he'll probably have a good sponsorship thing going with Honda after retirement anyway, why put that in jeopardy? Pretty sure he's given up on winning the championship this year, or any year any time soon. That being said, he's in 3rd, only 1 point behind Rossi so he'll still push, but I don't think he's going to take any risks.
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Jun 1, 2014 14:00
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It was a pretty boring quali to be honest. Lorenzo was out the front last race, and Marquez is still on the front row. Should be an interesting race actually, especially with Rossi on the 2nd row. His race pace is similar to the other 3 guys so should be able to mix it up.
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Jun 15, 2014 04:08
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Yeah, really good race. Can't believe Dani saved that. Wonder what Lorenzos problem was. Chuffed Rossi was up so close the entire race. He's really upped his game this year.
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Jun 15, 2014 14:38
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Not going to lie, I really didn't expect Qualifying to go like that. Lol. Jointly the most boring and funny qualifying I've ever seen.
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Jun 27, 2014 13:51
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Westyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!
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Jun 28, 2014 12:42
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They've been talking about it for about 3 rounds now, lol. I don't think it'll happen, would be amazing if it did though.
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Jun 29, 2014 03:53
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He stayed a lap later on his Wets before switching to Slicks, that cost him a bit of time, then I believe he was basically being too careful because he didn't want to crash like last year.
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Jun 30, 2014 12:16
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Landed on his neck, only bruised it. Lucky man.
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Jul 11, 2014 15:49
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Greg and Dillon are, yeah.
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Jul 14, 2014 06:35
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So ... Redding beat Bautista in Qualifying. lol. Way to guarantee his seat next year.
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Aug 9, 2014 19:37
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Ya, good race. Insane how quick Vasquez's bike is compared to everyone elses in a straight line, bloody hell.
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Aug 10, 2014 17:09
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I think that was more "gently caress it give it some gas" than traction control.
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Aug 22, 2014 05:09
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Ya, one of the better Moto2 races this year.
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Aug 31, 2014 12:12
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Finally made a mistake! Marquez dropped it but got back on. Rossi leading! C'mon son! e: Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Shame about Marquez, but christ that's great for Valentino, I'm so happy for him. Shimrod fucked around with this message at 13:48 on Sep 14, 2014 |
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Sep 14, 2014 13:17
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Miller confirmed to LCR next year, 3 year contract. I really hope it works for him, personally think it might have been better to do a year in moto2 first though.
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Sep 18, 2014 01:51
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