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Slickdrac posted:Not exactly highlights, but there's this. From the comments here this was the most  thing that ever happened so I may have to clear my schedules and watch the whole thing.
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Cygni posted:welp, think this is over. just what everyone wanted right, a Whincup/Ferrari win  When I saw grass pass, I thought he had cut a corner, not knocked into the grass on a straight and managed to pass him that way.
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anyone following MotoGP testing, I'd give a shout out to Vinales as a good bet to win the title but he's already the second favorite on most betting sites so the odds actually aren't worth it probably Still hoping that Iannone/Suzuki works out
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Alain Post posted:anyone following MotoGP testing, I'd give a shout out to Vinales as a good bet to win the title but he's already the second favorite on most betting sites so the odds actually aren't worth it probably I'm already excited for this season. There are so many wild cards with experienced folks moving to new teams.
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Alain Post posted:anyone following MotoGP testing, I'd give a shout out to Vinales as a good bet to win the title but he's already the second favorite on most betting sites so the odds actually aren't worth it probably I hope Iannone keeps the Suzuki sticky-side down, he lives up to his name and caned the Ducati way up the grid last year but crashed far too often. A four-way title fight of Marquez, Rossi, Vinales and Iannone with the factory Ducatis not far off would be faaaaaantastic.
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harperdc posted:A four-way title fight of Marquez, Rossi, Vinales and Iannone with the factory Ducatis not far off would be faaaaaantastic. Not gonna rate Lorenzo very highly on the Duke yet, then?
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DirtRoadJunglist posted:Not gonna rate Lorenzo very highly on the Duke yet, then? Nope. Haven't seen updated practice times, but the Ducati always takes guys time to adjust. I'm sure he'll be close, but this feels like an off year.[edit] if you're going to trust one of Dovi or Lorenzo to get it right with the Ducati, do you go with the guy who knows the bike, or the alien? I feel like it's almost even, and the Suzuki will be better anyways. I also can't remember offhand if any fuel/etc allowances that Ducati and Suzuki both got to encourage and help them will go away. harperdc fucked around with this message at 06:41 on Feb 7, 2017 |
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Kenny Roberts Jr. is becoming a MotoGP Legend! I know people will scoff at that one but he's one of a very small number of 500cc/MotoGP riders to win a title while not on one of the top bikes.
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Alain Post posted:Kenny Roberts Jr. is becoming a MotoGP Legend! Now I need to go back and read again how that even happened. I think it was just consistency while everyone else threw things away.
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harperdc posted:Nope. Haven't seen updated practice times, but the Ducati always takes guys time to adjust. I'm sure he'll be close, but this feels like an off year.[edit] if you're going to trust one of Dovi or Lorenzo to get it right with the Ducati, do you go with the guy who knows the bike, or the alien? I feel like it's almost even, and the Suzuki will be better anyways. Neither get any this year I believe. I think KTM and Aprilia still get something.
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harperdc posted:Nope. Haven't seen updated practice times, but the Ducati always takes guys time to adjust. I'm sure he'll be close, but this feels like an off year.[edit] if you're going to trust one of Dovi or Lorenzo to get it right with the Ducati, do you go with the guy who knows the bike, or the alien? I feel like it's almost even, and the Suzuki will be better anyways. I'm with you on that. The Ducati has always been a finicky beast, and I'm not sure Lorenzo has the aggression and flexibility needed to tame it. Will be interesting to see if he can out-do Rossi in his red debut, though the bikes are vastly different these days. harperdc posted:I also can't remember offhand if any fuel/etc allowances that Ducati and Suzuki both got to encourage and help them will go away. Nope, no concessions for Ducati anymore. They're back to full factory status alongside Honda and Yamaha. Just clicked over to the MotoGP website. Iannone looks like a broken-down zombie in his Suzuki promo photo. Chin up, buddy! All you gotta do is keep the rubber side down and you'll be okay!  And the poor Aspar team doesn't even have leathers yet...harperdc posted:Now I need to go back and read again how that even happened. I think it was just consistency while everyone else threw things away. Sounds like another Hayden or Button kind of championship? Was before my time, tho, and I haven't caught up on that era. According to Wikipedia, "[KRJR] renewed his championship challenge in 2000. With Crivillé failing to regain his form, Roberts' main challenge came from Valentino Rossi, a rookie rider fresh from winning 250cc title. This time, Roberts managed to find consistency by taking four wins and five podiums in 16 races." Looks like Videopass has the whole 2000 season, but some races are just highlights compilations.
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KR did have a very good year in 1999, too. Suzuki never got a hang of the 4-stroke era and that was it for KR's career (though he nearly won that infamous 2006 Grand Prix at Estoril on his dad's bike with a Honda engine)
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harperdc posted:Now I need to go back and read again how that even happened. I think it was just consistency while everyone else threw things away. There was a weak field factor there. Rossi had just debuted, Criville ran out of gas, Doohan was gone and the best of the rest was like Loris Capirossi, Alex Barros, and Max Biaggi. With that being said, Aoki couldn't do poo poo with that bike and it was clearly the third best behind the Honda and Yamaha. Feels Villeneuve fucked around with this message at 19:54 on Feb 7, 2017 |
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Yeah, I caught up more with that afterwards. It really does sound like the weak field situation. KR Jr knew the bike at a time when Criville wasn't super hot and Yamaha was doing an impression of an Italian team. Also read a bit more about this year's testing, and Ducati's mystery box. What's in the box?
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DirtRoadJunglist posted:Iannone looks like a broken-down zombie in his Suzuki promo photo. Holy poo poo, you weren't kidding. 
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Dumb Username posted:Holy poo poo, you weren't kidding.  He's been doing it so long his body naturally slumps like that? I don't know.
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He just looks contoured to his motorcycle at all times. No big deal guys.
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It's especially noticeable because Rins is standing like a guy who's not wearing something that only fits when you're curled up like a macaque monkey on a sika deer.
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http://www.imsa.com/news/022017/chevrolet-unveils-camaro-gt4r-racer-2017-competition
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Yes give me more GT4 cars.
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The gt4 cars at Bathurst weren't bad but had the poo poo beaten out of them by everyone else in the field. The guys running V8 powered Mazda 3's and focuses didn't have too many issues passing them. The gt3 cars left them standing every time and they didn't sound nearly as good as some of the others
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Make a GT3 Camaro IMO, so we get GT3 Mustangs and Challengers too
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VikingSkull posted:Make a GT3 Camaro IMO, so we get GT3 Mustangs and Challengers too There's a GT3 Corvette actually, but I don't think it has "official" Chevy backing (as in an aftermarket shop is modifying them to GT3 standards but I don't know how much GM is supporting the effort, if at all).
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iospace posted:There's a GT3 Corvette actually, but I don't think it has "official" Chevy backing (as in an aftermarket shop is modifying them to GT3 standards but I don't know how much GM is supporting the effort, if at all). Callaway have an official licence to make the GT3 C7 but the agreement forbids them from selling it in the US. There's already a GT3 Camaro, built by Reiter with a similar arrangement. The GT3 rules mean only 1 race car design per base street car model can be homologated, so if GM want to make a new GT3 Corvette or Camaro they'll have to make a new variant of the road car to go along with it. The only GM GT3 car that they build in house is the Cadillac and even then they don't sell them to anyone.
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Xisticide posted:Callaway have an official licence to make the GT3 C7 but the agreement forbids them from selling it in the US. There's already a GT3 Camaro, built by Reiter with a similar arrangement. The GT3 rules mean only 1 race car design per base street car model can be homologated, so if GM want to make a new GT3 Corvette or Camaro they'll have to make a new variant of the road car to go along with it. The only GM GT3 car that they build in house is the Cadillac and even then they don't sell them to anyone. So if the C7.R is based off the Z06 (or base model, not sure which one), can't they say the GT3 is based off the grand sport? Also, why is the GT3 C7 prohibited in the US?
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iospace posted:So if the C7.R is based off the Z06 (or base model, not sure which one), can't they say the GT3 is based off the grand sport? From what I'm guessing, GM is super protective of who races and he'll makes their cars for racing in the states. Stevenson Motorsports probably wanted to use the Cadillac but GM probably said no so they went to Audi.
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iospace posted:So if the C7.R is based off the Z06 (or base model, not sure which one), can't they say the GT3 is based off the grand sport? Maybe? I'm not sure what constitutes a different model in the eyes of SRO/FIA but I'd guess the answer probably has something to do with how big a sack of cash comes with the question. The official line is something like they don't want to confuse people by having a GTLM/GTE Corvette blast past a GT3/GTD on track.
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Xisticide posted:Maybe? I'm not sure what constitutes a different model in the eyes of SRO/FIA but I'd guess the answer probably has something to do with how big a sack of cash comes with the question. Part of the reason they've now gone with Cadillac for the DPi instead of having a Corvette DP blast past the Corvette GTLM. Plus, as they pay a sponsorship amount to IMSA as a manufacturer, it appears they don't want privateers rocking up in GTD under that banner. Partially also they didn't want their (factory) GT3 deal for PWC and Cadillac beaten out by a privateer Corvette. Or even challenged by that. GT4 makes sense for both the Mustang and Camaro.
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Yeah, for Ford, their "Halo Car" is the GT, for GM it's the Corvette. If Chrysler were to join in as a factory team (lol fat chance), they would homologate the Viper for GTLM (though apparently they would need to completely redesign the road car to restart production because it lacks side-curtain airbags which are now required) and GT4ify the Challenger (as it sits in the same market segment as the Mustang and Camaro).
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Rally Sweden is currently ongoing. Its one of the fastest rallies in the calendar and it all takes place on ice and snow. Ogier is some way off the lead currently You can follow it here http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/livecenter/page/4175----.html and here https://www.redbull.tv/live/AP-1Q84GQUR51W11/fia-world-rally-championship
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Kilonum posted:If Chrysler were to join in as a factory team (lol fat chance), they would homologate the Viper for GTLM (though apparently they would need to completely redesign the road car to restart production because it lacks side-curtain airbags which are now required) and GT4ify the Challenger (as it sits in the same market segment as the Mustang and Camaro). That said, although Ferrari is technically an independent company, 80% of its stock was distributed to FCA stock holders. So they basically already have a GTLM and GT3 program.
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If Alfa make that rumoured 2-door Giulia....they should make a GT3 version
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Cygni posted:Considering how much money they spent and how quickly they pulled the plug on the last GTLM Vipers, and how lousy the Viper sales are, I imagine that any factory GTLM/GT3 program from them at this point would be a Maserati or Alfa. I love how no one gave a poo poo about the Viper until it was announced it was going to be discontinued. I can see them pulling a GT4 Challenger, but they seem to be out of motorsports entirely at this point.
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iospace posted:I love how no one gave a poo poo about the Viper until it was announced it was going to be discontinued. I can see them pulling a GT4 Challenger, but they seem to be out of motorsports entirely at this point. They are still involved in Super Stock NHRA and the like with the Drag Pak Challengers. Dodge knows their bread and butter, which is why the new Dodge Demon is basically being marketed as "we don't care, this thing is an animal in a straight line and gently caress you if you want anything else".
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