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2014 World Champion? This poll is closed. |
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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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2014 Race schedulepre:DATE Country Circuit 23-Mar Qatar Losail 13-Apr USA, Austin Circuit of the Americas 27-Apr Argentina Termas 04-May Spain Jerez 18-MAY France Le Mans 01-Jun Italy Mugello 15-Jun Catalunya Catalunya 28-Jun Netherlands Assen 13-Jul Germany Sachsenring 10-Aug USA,Indianapolis Indianapolis 17-Aug Czech Republic Brno 31-Aug Great Britain Silverstone 14-Sep San Marino Misano 28-Sep Aragon MotorLand 12-Oct Japan Motegi 19-Oct Australia Phillip Island 26-Oct Malaysia Sepang 09-Nov Valencia Valencia Skreemer fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Mar 18, 2014 |
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nsaP posted:EsA down to 1:54.7... This might be interesting. Dunno what tire or run it was on tho, i had to go to work. IIRC he was running medium fronts and the soft rear. The comments they were making is that once you brought the soft compound up to temp they would last 3 or 4 laps only making them a great qualifying tire but not much else.
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Mar 22, 2014 01:14
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Veritas posted:So today i won some tickets for the next races at CoTA, from the local morning radio show Is there going to be a MotoGP goon meet in Austin?
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Mar 25, 2014 02:47
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Anyone follow Moto2? Nakagami is one of my favorite "also rans" in Moto2. The guy raced the wheel off the bike last year and generally came in way down the grid because he had used up his tires. He finished 2nd in Qatar 2014 and I was hoping maybe with the new team and a new year he'd be in the points. Looks like his team fitted an air intake that's not allowed and he's been disqualified. http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/Race%20Director%20explains%20Nakagami%20disqualification
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Mar 26, 2014 15:24
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Z3n posted:Team Mamola for life. Randy Mamola is still one of my favorite riders and drat fun as a commentator. Sir I like your ideas and would subscribe to your newsletter. Skreemer fucked around with this message at 22:56 on Apr 7, 2014 |
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Apr 7, 2014 22:53
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Hey I got some ticket too:
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Apr 10, 2014 02:39
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Moto2 FP2:
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Apr 12, 2014 02:29
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Anyone at the GP going to the party tonight? I'll be dining at a buddies place a few blocks away. http://www.blueoxbarbecue.com/ See whoever shows up... (look for the blue bandit 1250, it'll most likely be the only one there.
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Apr 12, 2014 23:44
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xzzy posted:Bridgestone taking their ball and going home after 2015: Maybe they'll grab pirelli from WSBK, or go back to the "bad old days" of multiple manufacturers with specially flown in one day, one time, super duper qualifying tires.
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May 2, 2014 06:55
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Shimrod posted:So, Jerez. GP was good for the first couple of laps, holy poo poo though how good is Marquez? Over 4 seconds up at one point. Good for Rossi getting second, what the heck happened to Jorge he never really was a threat. They keep asking what's next as Marquez ticks off the different numbers of what he's accomplished and the records he's bested or met already. Aside from a crash during a race or a crash ending in him getting hurt can he win them all this season? Skreemer fucked around with this message at 13:53 on May 4, 2014 |
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May 4, 2014 13:49
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Collateral Damage posted:The best part was the battle for fifth. Good riding by Rossi though. I had a problem with the stream during the moto3 race but smooth through moto2 and the GP. Side note, too bad for Cal Crutchlow. You kind of knew he was going to have a learning year switching to the notoriously difficult to rid Ducati, but I was hoping a bit better. Today losing the brakes after only a few laps though is drat tough luck.
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May 4, 2014 13:55
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Mad Max testing for Aprilia: http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/First+test+day+for+Max+Biaggi+on+the+ARTAprilia
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May 14, 2014 14:48
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Shimrod posted:Alright, seriously, that lap by Marquez was utterly ridiculous. He's embarressing everyone now. What happened to Pedrosa? On the third row... That's fairly unusal for him. (answered my own question, arm pump surgery and the arm is a bit swollen.) Skreemer fucked around with this message at 22:32 on May 17, 2014 |
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May 17, 2014 22:10
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wish there were more up front but at least it was a battle to the finish in MotoGP. Moto3 still delivers the most excitement per dollar value. 6 and 7 abreast going into turn one at times.
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Jun 1, 2014 13:45
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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.
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Jun 1, 2014 13:54
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holy poo poo I thought Pedrosa was going to do another maneuver and take out Marquez like he did Hayden in 2006. Awesome last 7 laps (I missed the rest of the race live)
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Jun 15, 2014 13:48
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gently caress it, Go Rossi!
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Aug 17, 2014 13:27
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Awesome Moto2 race, tight and fighting for the whole thing. Awesome ride by Rabat and how about Vinales getting third and fighting for first/second from out of nowhere.
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Aug 31, 2014 12:03
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Go "old man" Rossi wins his home GP... Good start with some fun fights. Anyone watch Dovizioso? Every time he came out of a corner and put down the power the bike would just shimmy and shake all over the place. Skreemer fucked around with this message at 13:52 on Sep 14, 2014 |
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Sep 14, 2014 13:48
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Heck of a race, a whole crap load of crashers, I hope Rossi is OK. Bad gamble by the Honda riders and they still got points. A. Espagaro and Crutchlow gets a podium. Everyone else that never usually gets named much finishes in decent points. Even before the rain was screwing things up and making it extra interesting, the first 6 laps were very entertaining. I want to see Ianone on the podium. BTW for Moto3, go Fenati, he's been exciting to watch since his first races when he went out with a completely white helmet and almost no sponsors.
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Sep 28, 2014 22:02
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nsaP posted:ducati pole wtf No poo poo, the new Ducati GP14.2 bikes are really working for them. Good to see the marque back on form and being competitive. Go Rossi starting second especially after the last race. I am hoping against all hope that even if Suzuki doesn't win anything next year, they are at least competitive.
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Oct 11, 2014 07:12
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Watch Moto3, drat great race and a full on scrap right up until the end.
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Oct 12, 2014 17:51
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Watch the Moto3 race. If you want to see dicing and scrapping the entire way, the racers looking for space from each other and trying different line about every other lap. I feel bad for Fenati, he was going so well all race only to get bumped and crash 2 laps from the end.
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Oct 19, 2014 03:50
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Holy crap, MotoGP crash fest, everyone that finished got points...
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Oct 19, 2014 06:46
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I didn't post the names in case folks haven't watched it yet but look at the finish times of the top 5... Look at that gap between 3rd and 4th... 1 163.1 40'45.523 2 163.0 +2.445 3 162.9 +3.508 4 161.7 +21.234 5 161.7 +22.283
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Oct 26, 2014 15:44
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Hopefully Marc stops crashing. I wan to see if he can still get 2nd in the championship at 35... Go Rossi getting second. Another thing, Marc does seem to have a personality and seems genuinely happy with the entire experience, the riding, the fans, everything. I'm hoping that along with a long career in GP the guy actually is the force of personality that Rossi has that other riders like Stoner, Lorenzo and Pedrosa never seemed to capture. The whole series needs someone like that to keep viewership, and attendance at the races going. Next year there's going to be Suzuki(if they can keep a motor going) and Aprillia. Hopefully it'll be a pretty full grid and the racing we've been seeing continues or gets even tighter. Skreemer fucked around with this message at 15:27 on Nov 9, 2014 |
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Nov 9, 2014 14:53
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For those that don't follow the testing, this is the results for the top ten at the Valencia tests days 3 1 MARQUEZ M. Repsol Honda Team 1:30.973 2 PEDROSA D. Repsol Honda Team +0.146 3 LORENZO J. Movistar Yamaha MotoGP +0.191 4 ESPARGARO P. Monster Yamaha Tech 3 +0.315 5 ROSSI V. Movistar Yamaha MotoGP +0.328 6 SMITH B. Monster Yamaha Tech 3 +0.392 7 PETRUCCI D. Pramac Racing +0.692 8 CRUTCHLOW C. CWM LCR Honda +0.801 9 HERNANDEZ Y. Energy T.I. Pramac Racing +0.941 10 ESPARGARO A. Team Suzuki MotoGP +1.000 It's about what you would expect, but I'm glad to see the numbers fairly close. I'd like 7 through 10 to be a bit closer, but we all know that race pace and practice are usually fairly different. I'm also glad to see a good mix of riders and bikes. For the most part it's the same manufacturers, but having the Monster and Pramac teams in the mix gives me some hope for the coming season.
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Nov 13, 2014 08:38
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BlackMK4 posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FRE_HZnI9c There are a lot of fights like this in the GP class, usually it's just place 4 or 5 or 6 and lower. Unfortunately those battles almost never get shown. Also with the numbe of years in this class that most of the riders have, they've pretty much sorted out how each other rides. This year I think some of the lower battles in the GP class will be pretty entertaining. Aprillia is back, Suzuki is back, Tech3 has always had strong showings, Ducati is now getting in the mix. There are a few new riders, and some riders are switching teams. Next year it'll be even more entertaining when the whole field switched to a new tire manufacturer. Maybe we need a new Simoncelli. A guy that can wrestle a mostly decent bike to the front of the pack and spoil things for the leaders from time to time. Unfortunately Rossi is getting old, Lorenzo can't seem to adapt as well when new things are thrown his way during a race, Predosa is terminally and also ran and Marquez is just too drat good. Take a watch at Moto3 as suggested though. A lot of younger guys and up and comers sometimes literally fighting for a spot and there are sometime huge spoilers. One of my favorite riders is Romano Fenati who can seem to run with the front runners but for some reason just can't stay consistent enough race to race in order to challenge for the overall title. Skreemer fucked around with this message at 08:48 on Nov 15, 2014 |
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