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Do you really want him to lead from the front and win every time with no passes like Lorenzo?
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Do you really want him to lead from the front and win every time with no passes like Lorenzo? No, but if someone has to do it I'd prefer it to be basically anyone besides Lorenzo, and Rossi looks like the only one with the same kind of pace nowadays. I'd love Dovi to win a race or ten. Just cause he doesn't seem to have an indoor voice 
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Jun 16, 2015 01:40
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nsaP posted:Rossi has qualified in the mid pack for 19 years now so I wouldn't hold my breath. Not true. Rossi used to be a strong qualifier in the old (better) format.
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Jun 16, 2015 17:31
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I know most people in this thread will know, but for the people new to following MotoGP. This week's race in Assen is run on a Saturday, not the usual Sunday.
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Jun 25, 2015 13:28
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Historically the local clergy in the area was worried about the noise ( or maybe the attendance?) so it was held on saturday. They've kept it since, I like it.
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Jun 26, 2015 05:15
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nsaP posted:Historically the local clergy in the area was worried about the noise ( or maybe the attendance?) so it was held on saturday. They've kept it since, I like it. Didn't know that, very cool if true!
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Jun 26, 2015 07:34
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Whatever the reason was it's done. Starting 2016 the Assen round will race on Sundays.
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Jun 26, 2015 10:01
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Rossi on pole and roboboy starting from 8th. Dare I dream of a race I can enjoy?!
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Jun 26, 2015 14:57
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nsaP posted:Rossi has qualified in the mid pack for 19 years now so I wouldn't hold my breath. Shows what you know Destrad0 posted:I know most people in this thread will know, but for the people new to following MotoGP. This week's race in Assen is run on a Saturday, not the usual Sunday. It'll be on Sunday from next year, which is annoying as it was nice to go over there, watch the race on Saturday and have the Sunday for travelling home.
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Jun 26, 2015 15:10
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Hot drat! A good race! Feel like I've been waiting all year for a good race. I could watch Marq and Vale duke it out for hours and hours.
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Jun 27, 2015 18:57
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If rossi had fallen in the gravel (lightning reflexes to get the bike upright and wheelie it through btw) would MM have been penalised/investigated?
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Jun 27, 2015 23:41
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Investigated, yes (very briefly), penalized, doubt it. Pretty clearly a racing incident, though irresponsible in my opinion because there's no way MM wouldn't have run it wide going into the corner like that. He knew he was going to hit Rossi but it's considered an acceptable way to pass from what I've seen. Very similar thing happened with JL in Jerez 2013 - last corner of the race, MM ran it hot into the corner and hit JL, and actually knocked JL off. MM wasn't penalized for it.
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Jun 27, 2015 23:51
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It seemed like he didn't realistically have a chance of making a successful pass anyway. He had to go so deep to try and make the pass, it would've made it impossible for him to make the corner without running over the inside of the corner and rossi being forced off. I can't really see it as anything other than a way of trying to make Rossi crash on purpose; I can't understand how anyone could pretend it was a legitimate move. It hardly matters now but if rossi had fallen there would've been riots in the stands.
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Jun 28, 2015 00:06
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That's twice this year that Marquez has hit Rossi and it hasn't worked out for him . Overshadowed by the last corner incident though is Rossi not getting his repass done on the first try then cruising around the outside, absolutely beautiful.
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Jun 28, 2015 00:59
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BitcoinRockefeller posted:That's twice this year that Marquez has hit Rossi and it hasn't worked out for him . Overshadowed by the last corner incident though is Rossi not getting his repass done on the first try then cruising around the outside, absolutely beautiful. yeah, I was waiting for him to lose the front or something when he was trying to put it back around the outside, that was a great move.
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BitcoinRockefeller posted:That's twice this year that Marquez has hit Rossi and it hasn't worked out for him . Overshadowed by the last corner incident though is Rossi not getting his repass done on the first try then cruising around the outside, absolutely beautiful. I got the impression that initial attack was like a dry run so as to get it perfect the second time cause he's  Holding the outside line was definitely move of the race; how the gently caress did he not lose the front. Remarkable stuff.
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Jun 28, 2015 05:29
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If you go back and watch Rossi's riding over the years you'll see it looks like that's how he's been able to be so good for so long. He'll follow for a lap, try a move or two on the next lap, and on the third or fourth lap he'll execute a pass. After the pass on Marquez, Rossi poured on the coals and opened up the gap a touch. Marquez had only the one chance and it was a desperation move. The bike was moving around a lot under Marquez even before the contact with Rossi.
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Skreemer posted:After the pass on Marquez, Rossi poured on the coals and opened up the gap a touch. Marquez had only the one chance and it was a desperation move. The bike was moving around a lot under Marquez even before the contact with Rossi. Yeah. I reckon that one chance wasn't really a chance at all. In the various interviews and poo poo he always avoids answering when he's asked where he thought Rossi was meant to end up after he attempted the pass, touching or no touching, and it's pretty clear he basically just expected him to crash. He even took it up with race direction and they told him they wouldn't penalise Rossi for cutting.
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Slavvy posted:It seemed like he didn't realistically have a chance of making a successful pass anyway. He had to go so deep to try and make the pass, it would've made it impossible for him to make the corner without running over the inside of the corner and rossi being forced off. I can't really see it as anything other than a way of trying to make Rossi crash on purpose; I can't understand how anyone could pretend it was a legitimate move. It hardly matters now but if rossi had fallen there would've been riots in the stands. This is total armchair speculation and I'm not especially well versed in motorcycle racing, but it's possible the idea was to force Rossi off the race line or to force him to brake or something similar. It's possible to get in his way without it being an attempt to make him crash.
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hayden. posted:This is total armchair speculation and I'm not especially well versed in motorcycle racing, but it's possible the idea was to force Rossi off the race line or to force him to brake or something similar. It's possible to get in his way without it being an attempt to make him crash. No question there, they were both aiming for the same section of track while on different racing lines. I thought armchair speculation was one of the reasons for the internet? Either way Marquez expected Rossi to cut the throttle/brake and let him through, and there was no way Rossi was going to do that. Rossi is known to make the "hard pass" or move when needed, and If you watched Marquez in Moto2 you know the guy is going no stranger to radical entries/exits that set up a bump and run or crash. Rossi is just too experienced with that kind of racing for it to put him off the bike. The racing was exciting to watch and was a great show even before the last chicane. Pure speculation again but if Marquez had done the same move on Lorenzo there would be a lot more whining and crying about dangerous racing.
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Y'all shut up and read this: https://motomatters.com/analysis/2015/06/28/2015_assen_motogp_post_race_round_up_par.html Motomatters, of course, has it covered. Marq had a legitimate lunge for a final pass attempt. Rossi was correct that Marq never actually passed him (got as far as his radiator), SO... it was Rossi's corner. Rossi cut the corner; so did Marq. No positions changed, thus none to give back. Both riders were in the right, racing incident- hallelujah we have something to talk about after 4 loving Lorenzo races.
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Lorenzo's overtake at the start was pretty remarkable; he must be kicking himself now. Had some nail biting moments in the first half too.
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Good race, maybe the BT coverage missed it but very little (I think none, actually) interaction between Rossi and MM. MM still a little sore I think.
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Since the California Riders thread got archived, I'll ask here - any of the CA goons headed to WSBK at Laguna Seca this weekend? I'll be arriving Saturday, camping, and doing my best to miss the action Sunday by trying to take interesting pictures of it all.
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I'll be there on Sunday for a few hours to get my head scanned.
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Z3n posted:I'll be there on Sunday for a few hours to get my head scanned. "We've found a large Orange mass growing on the part of your brain that generates euphoria from wheelies- recommend 1290cc's of SuperDuke"
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Bought my tickets to Indy GP. Who else is goin?
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I'll be there as well. Some of the folks attending with me bailed just yesterday. Whee!
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http://www.montereycountyweekly.com...351bb5db43.html Sad and lovely  No idea what happened there, sounds like the worst type of racing incident. We were out at T5-T6 so didn't see anything
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Jesus christ. That has to be the worse moto racing accident I can think of, I'm guessing they both got run over by the pack... I watched the SBK races live streaming but they didn't show the support classes. I hope moto america doesn't take a hit on this.
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There were 5-6 bikes down - only takes one bad hit, really, and the launch is the worst time, just nowhere to go
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Well, that was unexpected to come home to see. Wtf.
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Jul 20, 2015 06:16
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Wow, holy gently caress! Two deaths in one crash outside of irish road racing is just insane.
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http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/two-riders-killed-in-motoamerica-event-at-mazda-raceway-laguna-seca/
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That's awful. We're probably going to see a moment of silence for them at the next GP event.
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Goddammit that sucks. Poor families
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Both Spanish guys apparently. I hope whoever named this thread is happy. Anyone seen a video of exactly what happened? The ones I saw didn't really show it, just the aftermath. It seemed to happen on the straight.
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