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Gay Nudist Dad posted:If you watch both over a couple seasons you’ll start to see the future GP riders emerge, which is interesting. I remember Oliveira and binder fighting Danny Kent for the title 
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mactheknife posted:Please, please, you had me at "horny teenagers on bikes" That's a solid thread title if ever I saw one.
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Slavvy posted:I remember Oliveira and binder fighting Danny Kent for the title I remember following Viñales from Moto3 on up 
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Oxley had a decent point in his newest article regarding the Moto2s, the new engine is like when the big bikes went from 800cc back up to 1,000cc, now the riders have torque and it doesn’t force everybody to carry maximum speed through every corner. It’ll prepare riders better for MotoGP and should just flat-out be a better show, too.
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harperdc posted:and should just flat-out be a better show, too. Counterpoint: moto3.
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builds character posted:Counterpoint: moto3. not the best of the three classes, but better than the old Moto2s were before.
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Mar 14, 2019 12:58
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https://twitter.com/Motorsport/status/1106110412863479808 https://twitter.com/Asphalt_Rubber/status/1106221371149991937 This is extremely lovely
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harperdc posted:not the best of the three classes, but better than the old Moto2s were before. Fair enough. I think it'd be cool if there were a real progression from Moto3 --> Moto2 --> MotoGP and hopefully this will help with that.
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FBS posted:https://twitter.com/Motorsport/status/1106110412863479808 Holy poo poo! But also probably good this happened before it kicked off.
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drat, I'm almost hoping it's arson or something else and not a charging units or one of the batteries in one of the bikes letting go. Never mind, one of the charging units caught fire and burned everything: http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2019/03/14/the-fim-enel-motoe-world-cup-will-go-ahead/286860 They plan to continue the series this year with a revised schedule. Skreemer fucked around with this message at 10:58 on Mar 15, 2019 |
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Based on fp1/2 results, jray is getting another humbling from Bautista. Seems the v4 is more of a high speed fighter jet than a ballet dancer, so the Kawasaki might be able to make up ground in the tight stuff. Could make it interesting on the European tracks.
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Slavvy posted:Based on fp1/2 results, jray is getting another humbling from Bautista. Seems the v4 is more of a high speed fighter jet than a ballet dancer, so the Kawasaki might be able to make up ground in the tight stuff. Could make it interesting on the European tracks. At least WSBK is getting their wish and J.Rea/Kawasaki won't be easily walking away with the title this year. (at least so far.)
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Moto3 rules and doubly so on tracks with really long straights like Qatar, Catalunya, and Mugello where you get slip stream chaos and people going from like 6th to 1st every lap.
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BitcoinRockefeller posted:Moto3 rules and doubly so on tracks with really long straights like Qatar, Catalunya, and Mugello where you get slip stream chaos and people going from like 6th to 1st every lap. Part of what made Danny Kent a wanker was his ability to do a Lorenzo-like bolt from the pack within one lap so he couldn't be drafted on the straight, effectively breaking moto3's gameplay.
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Skreemer posted:At least WSBK is getting their wish and J.Rea/Kawasaki won't be easily walking away with the title this year. (at least so far.) Yeah about that... 1 19 A. BAUTISTA Ducati Panigale V4 R 1'31.912 2 1 J. REA Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'32.341 0.429 3 22 A. LOWES Yamaha YZF R1 1'32.440 0.528 4 11 S. CORTESE Yamaha YZF R1 1'32.608 0.696 5 91 L. HASLAM Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'32.688 0.776 6 66 T. SYKES BMW S1000 RR 1'32.909 0.997 7 33 M. MELANDRI Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.002 1.090 8 50 E. LAVERTY Ducati Panigale V4 R 1'33.037 1.125 9 7 C. DAVIES Ducati Panigale V4 R 1'33.196 1.284 10 60 M. VAN DER MARK Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.243 1.331 11 28 M. REITERBERGER BMW S1000 RR 1'33.257 1.345 12 2 L. CAMIER Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.269 1.357 13 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'33.466 1.554 14 36 L. MERCADO Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'33.529 1.617 15 81 J. TORRES Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'33.535 1.623 16 21 M. RINALDI Ducati Panigale V4 R 1'33.651 1.739 17 23 R. KIYONARI Honda CBR1000RR 1'33.758 1.846 18 99 T. WAROKORN Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'33.817 1.905 19 52 A. DELBIANCO Honda CBR1000RR 1'35.596 3.684 Seems the v4 stomps the Kawasaki on the straights but not so flash in the tighter sections. Wonder if this means their bike is now more like their GP bike and they've completely abandoned the corner speed approach of the v-twin machines?
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I was just about to post the results... It was a little closer this time, but yeah the Ducati is just a monster on the straights. Trying to remember who said it but reminds me of a quote about cornering technique. "Get to the corner, have a wreck, get the bike pointed the correct direction, and open the throttle for all your worth." (I know I have the quote all wrong but that was the gist of it.) Kinda true with how well Davies is riding the Ducati this year. Skreemer fucked around with this message at 12:17 on Mar 16, 2019 |
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Can't wait for the kicking and screaming when they lose some of that power. Wasn't it schwantz who said you see god then hit the brakes?
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The J. Rea show, you say?
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It was, and it still would be if Bautista wasn't riding the Ducati. Davies doesn't seem to be having the same luck on the new V4, I'm not sure I'm sold on the qualifying format this year for WSBK.
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Always funny to see the WSBK regulars getting blown up by a real GP rider.
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All three races had the exact same top six.
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Just watched Thailand, why do the commentators keep referring to three races in the weekend? Is superpole now considered a race unto itself? They said something about a 10 lap sprint, but I have to confess I don't pay much attention to WSBK now given how good many of the other classes are.
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There is a 10 lap superpole race on the Sunday which partly determines the grid for race two. The theory being with less laps there's no tire strategy at play so the lesser teams have a chance as they're theoretically on an even footing with the factory guys. Thus far it's hard to judge if it works or not, Bautista's advantage seems big enough that he'd win regardless of laps or format.
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And that superpole race counts for season points as well as grid position? I guess at least they're trying something different.
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Yeah the top nine get points but in a reduced scale to normal races and their finishing order determines grid position for race two. Below that they start in their original superpole positions. I guess the theory is if you have a poo poo qualifying session or bad race 1, you can try to get into the top nine in the SP race to improve your position and salvage something out of race 2.
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Phwoar what a race that was.
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Ducati’s swing-arm aero device has been ruled legal, and Dovi’s race win confirmed, as the appeal is rejected by the FIM.
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Long live the spoon, now it's a race to see who can drive the biggest truck through the loophole before the season ends and they change the rules.
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Well now that the "device" has been made public and ruled legal, all the other factories are going to have to catch up and add their own.
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I bet that thing doesn't actually do anything. Ducati has had all kinds of elaborate aero poo poo for a few years now, way beyond any other team, and it doesn't seem to be winning them championships or convincing the opposing team designers to copy it. Italians just like things that look like they do things
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:I bet that thing doesn't actually do anything. Ducati has had all kinds of elaborate aero poo poo for a few years now, way beyond any other team, and it doesn't seem to be winning them championships or convincing the opposing team designers to copy it. Italians just like things that look like they do things Subtract Marquez' results and you find Ducati have the best bike by a fair margin. They are literally spending millions to close the gap between Marquez and the normal people they're able to hire.
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Slavvy posted:Subtract Marquez' results and you find Ducati have the best bike by a fair margin. They are literally spending millions to close the gap between Marquez and the normal people they're able to hire. Yeah, I feel like Marquez is the counterpoint to rev’s post. Ducati was even able to make Lorenzo good again!
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I'd add that the other designers absolutely copied what Ducati have done, first with the wings (which were threatening enough to Honda that they lobbied to change the rules to the current nonsense), then with the neutered wings when they figured out how to regain the lost efficiency. Ducati were also the first with a contra-rotating crankshaft and the first with a big-bang firing order on a four stroke v4, stuff which is the norm across the grid now. Literally the only thing they've done wrong in the last two seasons is mismanaging the poo poo out of their riders, but the rider still makes the most difference in the class and until something changes to make MM's skillset obsolete, or some new guy comes along who can do the same thing, Honda will continue to have the only truly decisive advantage.
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It's a busy busy weekend. winner predictions: MotoGP: Marc Marquez WorldSBK: Bautista WRC: Seb Ogier
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https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1111706374818418688Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:I bet that thing doesn't actually do anything.
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Satellite team time to shine? Miller/Crutchlow/Quartararo pre:1 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Mission Winnow Ducati 331.2 1'39.181 2 43 Jack MILLER AUS Pramac Racing 332.5 1'39.190 0.009 / 0.009 3 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Monster Energy Yamaha 328.5 1'39.345 0.164 / 0.155 4 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda CASTROL 334.4 1'39.346 0.165 / 0.001 5 20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT 325.7 1'39.357 0.176 / 0.011 6 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha 328.6 1'39.441 0.260 / 0.084 7 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 329.5 1'39.451 0.270 / 0.010 8 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team 333.6 1'39.497 0.316 / 0.046 9 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT 327.0 1'39.503 0.322 / 0.006 10 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU 328.3 1'39.629 0.448 / 0.126 11 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Aprilia Gresini 327.1 1'39.654 0.473 / 0.025 12 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Gresini 332.4 1'39.697 0.516 / 0.043 13 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Mission Winnow Ducati 329.7 1'39.740 0.559 / 0.043 14 63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 329.2 1'39.799 0.618 / 0.059 15 36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 330.1 1'39.946 0.765 / 0.147 16 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory 331.3 1'39.951 0.770 / 0.005 17 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Red Bull KTM Factory 326.3 1'39.956 0.775 / 0.005 18 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Reale Avintia Racing 330.7 1'39.995 0.814 / 0.039 19 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Tech 3 324.4 1'40.006 0.825 / 0.011 20 53 Tito RABAT SPA Reale Avintia Racing 326.9 1'40.110 0.929 / 0.104 21 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Repsol Honda Team 329.8 1'40.159 0.978 / 0.049 22 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Red Bull KTM Tech 3 322.7 1'40.752 1.571 / 0.593
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