MotoGP 2013

[Drew]

Fucked my own mother for ya.

Ya what?

[denill]

American-based Kiwi entrepreneur Craig Heatley is believed to have teamed up with another prominent New Zealand businessman to form '818', an alternative sporting channel to Sky Television.

Maybe, just maybe they will show MotoGP?

[Mental Trousers]

American-based Kiwi entrepreneur Craig Heatley is believed to have teamed up with another prominent New Zealand businessman to form '818', an alternative sporting channel to Sky Television.

Maybe, just maybe they will show MotoGP?

Hope it succeeds. Fuck SKY!!

[roogazza]

American-based Kiwi entrepreneur Craig Heatley is believed to have teamed up with another prominent New Zealand businessman to form '818', an alternative sporting channel to Sky Television.

Maybe, just maybe they will show MotoGP?

That's what we're needing Bill, choice ! monopoly has been great for sky, they just please themselves and rake it in..
I mean I'll watch an AB game but this 27 replays is a joke when there is a designated Rugby channel.
Imagine a bike channel ? (dreams are free huh ?)

[pritch]

I wouldn’t wish to be considered a fickle fan but I was getting seriously worried about Mr Rossi. Not to the point where I’d consider changing my avatar though…

Big things were expected at Mugello but didn’t eventuate due to the first lap crash. OK, we could look forward to Barcelona. No thanks to Bautista but Rossi did survive the first few laps, but it was sad watching him follow the other aliens around a second or two adrift.
Many people seem to think he has lost it. I’d prefer to invoke the saying, “Form is temporary but class is permanent.” With the exception of Qatar though there has been no form for over two years now.

Rossi and Crutchlow have both reported difficulty stopping and turning the M1 with a full tank. Thus adds just a “tenth of a tenth” when it rears its head but it’s unrealistic to give Lorenzo and Pedro a head start. Lorenzo has reportedly been trialling a different fuel tank designed to change the weight distribution.

Rossi has found a better setting for the forks at this week’s test. Lorenzo has extended the length of the bike while Rossi was away. Rossi prefers the extra feel he gets from the shorter wheelbase. Here’s hoping these adjustments work because as Pete pointed out the excuses are wearing thin…

Honda are copping flak for their latest Moto3 efforts. Their bikes are not competitive with the KTMs or even with the Mahindras. So Honda want a rev limit imposed. If you can’t beat them, change the rules?

[pritch]

Hope it succeeds. Fuck SKY!!

On TV they were talking as if it was going to be a pay per view thing. Also the Internet was mentioned as were mobile devices.
Who knows where all that is leading? It should happen soon though as they've outlaid money and will be wanting a return?

[denill]

On TV they were talking as if it was going to be a pay per view thing. Also the Internet was mentioned as were mobile devices.
Who knows where all that is leading? It should happen soon though as they've outlaid money and will be wanting a return?

1 - My guess is its Internet. That's the future
2 - For sure pay. That's how it is

[Mental Trousers]

On TV they were talking as if it was going to be a pay per view thing. Also the Internet was mentioned as were mobile devices.
Who knows where all that is leading? It should happen soon though as they've outlaid money and will be wanting a return?

I'd be surprised if it wasn't paid. However, an alternative to SKY is most definitely welcome.

[pritch]

The general drift was that if you wanted to watch a given soccer match it might cost $5.00 or whatever. I'd assume a variation in price depending on the importance of the match $5.00 or $10 to watch Manchester United play Chelsea? Or $2.00 to watch Sunderland play Tottenham?
FA Cup Final and the sky's the limit. (No pun intended.)

Meanwhile back on topic?

[roogazza]

The general drift was that if you wanted to watch a given soccer match it might cost $5.00 or whatever. I'd assume a variation in price depending on the importance of the match $5.00 or $10 to watch Manchester United play Chelsea? Or $2.00 to watch Sunderland play Tottenham?
FA Cup Final and the sky's the limit. (No pun intended.)

Meanwhile back on topic?

Look what Sky charge for for those pissy boxing matches like $39 isn't it? Then they have a lie down after 1 or 2 rounds and you have done your money.
But hey if it goes that way and you have to pay $5 or $10 for a GP I guess we have go with the flow.

[steveyb]

Honda are copping flak for their latest Moto3 efforts. Their bikes are not competitive with the KTMs or even with the Mahindras. So Honda want a rev limit imposed. If you can’t beat them, change the rules?

HRC have recently made the play that the bike they have designed and built is one for all racers, effectively to replace the RS125, not the "NSR125" (if there was actually an NSR125, hope you see my point). Therefore it has somewhat lower specs than the KTM.

While KTM have designed and built a bike to win world championships, the RSA125 replacement, if you like.

But while that might be so, it comes with the world championship winning price tag also. Orders can be taken for 45,000 Euros. And you are unlikely to get any spares with that, and it won't be the same spec as the "factory" team bikes (Team Red Bull Ajo).

The Honda is much more "affordable" at NZD around $30k or there abouts somewhere. But you still get no spares, the suspension is the same Showa stuff as on the RS125 and is only barely adequate for that sort of money (I know, upgrades are already available from various places, so it is true).

Honda teams are sending their engines to hop-up tuners in Italy and spending squillions.

Forget a piston for $200 as per your MX bike (even an aftermarket one). The piston price for the Honda from a tuning shop is anywhere from 800 Euros to over 1000 Euros. God help them with valves, rods etc etc.

There is already an RPM limit of 14k in the Moto3 rules. Honda want it reduced? How will that help them? The KTM will still make more power. I think only the TSR team in world champs is running a Honda/Honda now. Everyone else has a Kalex or FTR (or Suter???) chassis with the Honda (Engines Engineering) engine.

And who was it that said 4-strokes would make the racing affordable?

I know I am in the 4T game, but it isn't easy going. If only Aprilia had not cut their noses off to spite their faces with the prices and performance of the RSA125's I wonder if we would be going down this track now?

[spookytooth]

i would be very happy to pay $5.00 not to see a soccer match or golf

[codgyoleracer]

Look what Sky charge for for those pissy boxing matches like $39 isn't it? Then they have a lie down after 1 or 2 rounds and you have done your money.
But hey if it goes that way and you have to pay $5 or $10 for a GP I guess we have go with the flow.

I recall some boffin on CNN or somewhere proclaiming that in the not too distant future you willbe able to turn your computer (TV) on and watch any program being shown on any station anywhere in the world, all for the cost of your monthly broadband. Not only that , but any program that goes to air will stay on a server somewhere and be able to be viewed at any time via a simple search engine.
Thats the future.
Ive been told that Sky tried to negotitate as part of their "exclusive coverage" of moto gp that no on-line feed go out to the public, they didnt get their way , and the deal fell over.
Are the days of satelite TV coming to an end ? - my money is on that fact. Long live super-fast & super-cheap broadband where you can pay as you go and watch what you want whenever you want :-)

[pritch]

There was an interview with one of the people behind Colliseum Sports(?) and he gave pricing. Can't remember the exact details but it was in the region of $29 for a one day trial, $145.00 for a basic season pass, but the full on-demand package runs to about $245.

I guess they will want to get the news out as fast as they can. One interesting comment in answer to a question about lpeople exceeding their data quota, each match uses just 1GB.

[roogazza]

Are the days of satelite TV coming to an end ? - my money is on that fact. Long live super-fast & super-cheap broadband where you can pay as you go and watch what you want whenever you want :-)

My computer is puff'n a bit nowdays as its about 7 yrs old now.
I'm in need of an update. (more sheep or rams or something)
Fast broadband will help if in fact we ever get it.