MotoGP 2012

[McWild]

Me. I also laugh how people think having 40 starters makes better racing. You still have the top three or four guys fuck off at the front.

I want to believe Moto3 will be any different, but when you see guys like Fenati coming through I feel like I should be excited. But the reality is, I can't help but think "oh great, another boy wonder". At this rate I feel like the only thing that will make for really compelling watching is if they start broadcasting the Red Bull Rookies.

15 year olds with nothing to lose and everything to prove? How can racing get any better?

[Crasherfromwayback]

How can racing get any better?

Put them all on leaded fuel 500cc two strokes.

[McWild]

Put them all on leaded fuel 500cc two strokes.

Put up a date with one of the monster energy grid girls and you've got yourself one hell of a race.

[carbonhed]

Bah, Marquez wins again, the dick. Few racers give me such similar satisfaction to watch eat it, but it just never seems to happen.

He's the boy I love to hate. Anyone agree?

Luthi for champion!

Yep definitely a cock but then he's very young. Fkin racer tho... that last lap was scarey brilliant.

[Oscar]

What is the thing attached to the throttle side of the handle bars of some of the Honda's & Yamaha's?
Camera?

[Crasherfromwayback]

What is the thing attached to the throttle side of the handle bars of some of the Honda's & Yamaha's?
Camera?

It's fitted to them all now Oscar. Stops the front brake lever being jammed on if you rear end someone.

[Oscar]

It's fitted to them all now Oscar. Stops the front brake lever being jammed on if you rear end someone.

Makes sense (although us enduro riders figured that out 30 years ago).

[Crasherfromwayback]

Makes sense (although us enduro riders figured that out 30 years ago).

Yeah although I hope no one gets caught up in one and dragged around by the bike.

I hate bark busters etc. Never used em as a mate I used to race moto-x with went over the bars, got his arm between the bars and the busters, and snapped his arm clean in half.

[Oscar]

Yeah although I hope no one gets caught up in one and dragged around by the bike.

I hate bark busters etc. Never used em as a mate I used to race moto-x with went over the bars, got his arm between the bars and the busters, and snapped his arm clean in half.

It used to be illegal to use 'em in MX (probably for that reason).
In enduro they were a god send in terms of having yer clutch or brake pulled on, avoiding broken fingers and broken levers. I've still got the spare levers I used to carry on my IT200N, because unlike previous bikes, I never broke 'em.

[Crasherfromwayback]

It used to be illegal to use 'em in MX (probably for that reason).
In enduro they were a god send in terms of having yer clutch or brake pulled on, avoiding broken fingers and broken levers. I've still got the spare levers I used to carry on my IT200N, because unlike previous bikes, I never broke 'em.

Think it still is.

Yeah great if you do a lot of riding in forests etc!

[Oscar]

Think it still is.

Yeah great if you do a lot of riding in forests etc!

I don't miss the Monday morning ritual of getting gorse out of yer knuckles.

[DidJit]

If you're a numbers person, here is Estoril's lap time data. Kinda easy to see why the Aliens are the Aliens when you can look at their laps like this — lap after lap with differences of only 100ths of a second.

[SimJen]

If you're a numbers person, here is Estoril's lap time data. Kinda easy to see why the Aliens are the Aliens when you can look at their laps like this — lap after lap with differences of only 100ths of a second.

Interesting how consistent the top few are, the top 4 or 5 are doing on average mid 1.37's and Rossi is mostly doing on average mid 1.38's. 1 Second in it or thereabouts.
Looks like it could be anybodies at the front though!

[Crasherfromwayback]

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Looks like it could be anybodies at the front though!

Looks to me like if he has to, Stoner can pull the pin at will and fuck off.

Now to get to the TAB...

[SimJen]

not sure he can just pull the pin, but seems to be more consistent than the others!
According to the numbers he also doesn't slack off near the end, so the Honda must be easy on tyres?