The race commentator saw this.....but not the pit crew,they changed the rear instead.No wonder he had front end chatter - there's a friggen hole in your tyre mate! Duh!
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The race commentator saw this.....but not the pit crew,they changed the rear instead.No wonder he had front end chatter - there's a friggen hole in your tyre mate! Duh!
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They saw it just as he was heading back out, about the same time as the commentator, but they couldn't stop him. They managed to bring it to his attn though as he was right over the front of the bike leaving the pits.
What I would like to know is, was it the front tyre that caused the chattering therefore destroying the tyre, or is the suspension out of wack and causing the chattering and then destroying the tyre? Seems Rossi has had this problem all this season, is it tyre related or chassis?
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Edwards didn't seem to have alot of hassles. I was interested to hear that they're going back to the 05 chassis for the next meeting.
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Fenweasal
Yep they seem to be having a bit of bother with the 06 chassis. As the commentators said you an see Rossi getting faster and faster as the fuel burns off, and the weight comes down. He was certainly catching the 3rd and 4th places, and maybe would have got close to the Repsol boys.
Might have been simply a faulty tyre. I'm just impressed that he managed to keep the thing upright.
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I'm guessing he's going to spew at Michelin. He was riding the arse off those tyres and the layout of the track saw the fronts getting tortured. Still, would've thought it'd be the rear that was the problem but I guess it's because they spend so long way over on the edge that the tyre doesn't get chewed up like normal.
It's funny though, Edwards got away to a blinder of a start and pretty much kept going at the same pace all the way through the race (Mr Consistancy) whereas Rossi is slow (ish) at the start and smokes everyone through the middle of the race.
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bucket blingster
Edwards ran a different rear tyre to Rossi, last minute decision to change, went to a harder tyre. The 06 engine doesnt fit the 05 frame, they have a new frame coming for LeMans this weekend based on the 05 (with more flex apparently).Originally Posted by White trash
Pretengineer
Man Ivan's Hard braking really ruins those tires huh..
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Thats likely because he is running more rake on the steering geometry, or he might be running a few extra degrees on the clip-on bar angle.
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From what I heard the surface of the tire delaminated hence the bit fell off. People have been talking about chatter, because there was a problem earlier in the season, but I suspect it was a tire that couldnt cope with the speed of that circuit.
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bucket blingster
So why was Rossi's the only tyre to fail?
Another aspect is Michelin have the strengthend the side wall to help out Nicky Hayden, maybe this extra strength/stiffness is also contributing? I think its a combination of a couple of things. Stiffer sidewall construction, stiffer frame construction, maybe altered steering geometery? All combining enough on the Yamaha to cause Rossi a few problems.
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I suspect Colin Edwards had something to do with it - it's no coincidence that there was something wrong with Rossi's bike....and Edwards had the best race he's ever had in MotoGP.
bucket blingster
Kinda suprising that no one seemed to notice, huh? Seems MotoGP dont have "spotters" employed like Nascar, then again suppose they've never had a need too. You'd think Rossi might notice his front mudgaurd disappearing somewhere along the way!
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Just had another look at the video footage...
Rossi lost the front fender when the view changed to Rossi's on-board camera while going down Shanghai's looooong back straight. The commentators never noticed. The next lap you can see the fender lying on the track.
Now, did the fender come off and damage the tyre, or did the tyre chunk-off and damage the fender?
Keep it rubber-side down...
gypsy
thats a new way to keep an eye on how much tread you have left.... should pass a WOF?
what a ride so far!!!!
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Lap 15, you're right!
I never noticed the front mudguard was missing.
It'd be real interesting to know whether it was the mudguard damaging the tyre (that'd be my guess) or the tyre delaminating and damaging the mudguard.
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