MOTOGP - Race 2

**discodan** · 4th May 2010, 09:40

Originally Posted by Movistar

Wonder who forgot to bolt on Marc Marquez's muffler in the 125 race, that was certainly a

moment for the rider!

Yea poor bugger. What was irritating though was that none of the comentators picked up on it even after about 5 replays! They also couldn't see why Cortese was dropping back through the field when the arse end of his bike had colapsed and it looked like he was riding a cruiser.

**roogazza** · 4th May 2010, 10:13

Originally Posted by discodan

Yea poor bugger. What was irritating though was that none of the comentators picked up on it even after about 5 replays! They also couldn't see why Cortese was dropping back through the field when the arse end of his bike had colapsed and it looked like he was riding a cruiser.

Yeah Disco, I even picked that, those fucken pom flappers were too busy admiring bradley smith, I counted them flapping 6 times in the first lap about where Smith was. ( He was lucky to finish where he did.) There was another pom kid , Redding I believe. We heard lots about him coming from way back till he jumped off. As you can guess, the commentators give me the wick ! Cortese was looking good in the top 4 and it wasn't hard to see where the problem was. G.

**Cleve** · 4th May 2010, 13:14

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

I thought it was great. But no different to watching WSS. Still prefer 250 two strokes!

There are 19 riders in WSS of varying talents and only 3 at the front. Moto2 has 42 riders and 20 who have won a GP. There is NO comparison.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 4th May 2010, 13:33

Originally Posted by Cleve

There are 19 riders in WSS of varying talents and only 3 at the front. Moto2 has 42 riders and 20 who have won a GP. There is NO comparison.

Funny how a guy that's come from a ss back round can cut it amongst them then...

**discodan** · 4th May 2010, 14:29

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Funny how a guy that's come from a ss back round can cut it amongst them then...

Which is why I thought Cal Crutchlow should have taken a Moto2 ride instead of WSBK. Was he contracted to go to WSBK or something?

**Cleve** · 4th May 2010, 14:32

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Funny how a guy that's come from a ss back round can cut it amongst them then...

indeed this is the beauty of Moto2. Not only can the 125 and 250 guys race in it so can ex 600 ss, F Xtreme (I think that is Noyes background as well as dirt tracking - based on all the sliding going on) not to mention Yonny and his super motard background! Fantastic! I loved the 250's as well BUT we have moved on and the replacement class looks like a stroke of genius (no pun)...

**Crasherfromwayback** · 4th May 2010, 14:35

Originally Posted by Cleve

indeed this is the beauty of Moto2. Not only can the 125 and 250 guys race in it so can ex 600 ss, F Xtreme (I think that is Noyes background as well as dirt tracking - based on all the sliding going on) not to mention Yonny and his super motard background! Fantastic! I loved the 250's as well BUT we have moved on and the replacement class looks like a stroke of genius (no pun)...

Yeah...Dirt Track. I will agree that the racing is great though. Just get all teary eyed not being able to watch them through the two stroke haze!

**denill** · 4th May 2010, 18:43

Kenny's dad, Dennis wrote This: on the direction of MotoGP.

**Cleve** · 5th May 2010, 08:57

Originally Posted by denill

Kenny's dad, Dennis wrote This: on the direction of MotoGP.

Not just the direction but an interesting history of SBK and MotoGP in the modern era as well.

**Cleve** · 5th May 2010, 08:57

Originally Posted by denill

Kenny's dad, Dennis wrote This: on the direction of MotoGP.

Not just the direction but an interesting history of SBK and MotoGP in the modern era as well.

**discodan** · 5th May 2010, 11:35

Originally Posted by cmoore

can anyone explain why lorenzo would be able to catch up such a big gap.....it seems incredible that he was so far back....did he save his tyres?....did pedrosa lose his??...

All the bikes have software to manage the amount of fuel used during the race so that they never run out before the finish line... in theory.

Looking at the top speeds per lap here http://resources.motogp.com/files/re...df?v1_8e3823b6
It seems that Jorge's bike was being conservative at the beginning of the race and then giving him more power towards the end - both he and Rossi posted their highest top speeds on the last lap.

Also, his crew chief said that he prefers the bike when it doesn't have a full tank of fuel.

**pritch** · 5th May 2010, 13:13

Some brilliant racing all round. I was impressed by Luthi, he's hardly fired a shot since he won his 125 title.
Never mind the high corner speed and tidy lines of the 125 style, Luthi was sliding that thing into corners like a motard rider. I think perhaps he's been playing in the dirt?

Was especially pleased for Elias. He was really pissed off at being dropped from MotoGP when he had a better record than some who kept their jobs. If he could win the title that'd be a great "up yours".

**Crasherfromwayback** · 5th May 2010, 13:38

I agree with the Elias bit. Shit...he's at least won a GP race. How the hell Edwards keep his job I'll never know.

**denill** · 5th May 2010, 14:00

Originally Posted by pritch

Was especially pleased for Elias. He was really pissed off at being dropped from MotoGP when he had a better record than some who kept their jobs. If he could win the title that'd be a great "up yours".

Toni Elias (born March 26, 1983 in Manresa,(Catalonia, Spain.

Yeah, he's young enough to make his way back to MotoGP. He's always been a fighter. Funny how his best results came at the end of a season though? But he showed that he 'could do it' on his day.