MOTO GP 2011
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GP has been pretty boring now 
Bautista is doing well though last few races!
Yesterday was quite odd with the 3 ducatis not finishing because of front end/tyre issues which they all suffer from.
Rossi appeared to be coasting round for a while and looking for the pits then decided to carry on? Charged up the field quite a bit as well.
Spies did awesome to gain so much ground after being forced from 2nd to 10th within 3-4 corners as well, shame as he was the only one really getting close to Stoners times.
I fear for next season if Rossi/Ducati do not sort that bike out because it will become very boring if its Stoner on his own again with little competition.
Bautista is doing well though last few races!
Yesterday was quite odd with the 3 ducatis not finishing because of front end/tyre issues which they all suffer from.
Rossi appeared to be coasting round for a while and looking for the pits then decided to carry on? Charged up the field quite a bit as well.
Spies did awesome to gain so much ground after being forced from 2nd to 10th within 3-4 corners as well, shame as he was the only one really getting close to Stoners times.
I fear for next season if Rossi/Ducati do not sort that bike out because it will become very boring if its Stoner on his own again with little competition.
Was a pretty great race so action packed, Rossi coming off after the first few corners 
They said he managed to qual around a sec faster than Stoner managed last season on that bike? Would that be considered good progress?
Stoners wobble was mad lol coming over that hill was all over the place! So lucky he managed to stay on, go off track and keep it upright.
Was glad to see Sic get past Dovi as well was hilarious watching it again on Eurosport and I think it was Toby Moody making all these noises as Sic was trying to get past.
"OOoooo becareful" "ooosh" "noooo o phew" panicking Sic knocks off Dovi haha
They said he managed to qual around a sec faster than Stoner managed last season on that bike? Would that be considered good progress?
Stoners wobble was mad lol coming over that hill was all over the place! So lucky he managed to stay on, go off track and keep it upright.
Was glad to see Sic get past Dovi as well was hilarious watching it again on Eurosport and I think it was Toby Moody making all these noises as Sic was trying to get past.
"OOoooo becareful" "ooosh" "noooo o phew" panicking Sic knocks off Dovi haha
Impressive season from him the way he rides a motorbike is insane.
They kept showing slow mo's of him going up that right hander that is kinda blind and he has the back stepping out the whole way, complete monster.
What are peoples opinions on the following though I can't make my mind up.
Casey Stoner seemed to do a lot better on that Ducati than Rossi is managing, what is the difference here? Was Stoner just pushing it a lot harder than what Rossi is willing to do or is Stoner just a better rider? To do what he managed on that bike was quite impressive.
This season how much of it has come down to his ability and how much is down to that bike? The bike just seems unstoppable no one could really compete with it but the way he was busting laps out and setting fastests laps and getting huge leads just wondering what was the biggest factor, just a bike so far ahead of everyone else?
They kept showing slow mo's of him going up that right hander that is kinda blind and he has the back stepping out the whole way, complete monster.
What are peoples opinions on the following though I can't make my mind up.
Casey Stoner seemed to do a lot better on that Ducati than Rossi is managing, what is the difference here? Was Stoner just pushing it a lot harder than what Rossi is willing to do or is Stoner just a better rider? To do what he managed on that bike was quite impressive.
This season how much of it has come down to his ability and how much is down to that bike? The bike just seems unstoppable no one could really compete with it but the way he was busting laps out and setting fastests laps and getting huge leads just wondering what was the biggest factor, just a bike so far ahead of everyone else?
GP is on now and by all accounts every bike at the circuit goes out in a parade lap.
Schwantz riding sics bike
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2011/Oct/111024-34-rip-sic.htm
Good read.
Schwantz riding sics bike
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2011/Oct/111024-34-rip-sic.htm
Good read.
That was insane Casey as so far ahead and in the space of about 2 laps the gap was <2 seconds! He must be feeling so gutted to lose by 0.015 after being a little way in front for that lap!
I said before the race I hope Rossi stays on, with the weather being a bit iffy it could make an interesting race especially as RdP qual'd third didn't he? Both bloody knocked off in the first few 100m's aaargh!
Rossi must be so glad this season is finished.
I said before the race I hope Rossi stays on, with the weather being a bit iffy it could make an interesting race especially as RdP qual'd third didn't he? Both bloody knocked off in the first few 100m's aaargh!
Rossi must be so glad this season is finished.
Can't forget that Rossi really hasn't been in the title hunt this season as they basically wrote this season off to develop the 1000 didn't they?
They took an engine penalty didn't they? They have had bits and bobs of new frames and god knows what else all basically for testing purposes. So although Stoner was more successful on the Ducati he was only developing an 800 bike without the need to develop a new model/frame basically.
As for Stoner don't like him so much as a person just something about him his kinda smugness at times and his moaning about "being tired because of the travel" they all have it.
Lorenzo pushed him when he could on a bike clearly not as fast and Honda threw everything at this championship to win it.
Pedrosa if he stays fit for a season stands a good chance of splitting it up as well he is capable of some very quick times he's just as fragile as bone china.
They took an engine penalty didn't they? They have had bits and bobs of new frames and god knows what else all basically for testing purposes. So although Stoner was more successful on the Ducati he was only developing an 800 bike without the need to develop a new model/frame basically.
As for Stoner don't like him so much as a person just something about him his kinda smugness at times and his moaning about "being tired because of the travel" they all have it.
Lorenzo pushed him when he could on a bike clearly not as fast and Honda threw everything at this championship to win it.
Pedrosa if he stays fit for a season stands a good chance of splitting it up as well he is capable of some very quick times he's just as fragile as bone china.