MotoGP 2013

[Brett]

Screw sky. Will just subscribe online to MotoGP.com this year I reckon.

[tail_end_charlie]

In other news........anyone feel like working for David Emmett on MotoMatters.com? I love the way he presents the job, what you won't get, what you might get, and what you will get. Striaght up and honest.

And another article from MotoMatters on PR, how to exploit it, and how Dorna is more or less finacially holding back all the teams in MotoGP because of their close-mindedness. Its amazing how hard it is for the MotoGP teams to do any video or media packages without Dorna literally charging them out the ass for licensing fees. That means that the sponsers can't get any extra footage or anything other than what is on the Dorna feed, and even then they have to pay for it.................after they have already paid to sponser the teams. No wonder the teams are having so much trouble finding sponsers.

[Kendog]

I don't know why the teams don't get together and organize more private tests so that they can stick it to Dorna. Costs are definitely higher as Dorna cover a bunch of things for testing (transportation, circuit hire etc) but the benefits to the teams and sponsors of getting on track/in pit/behind the scenes footage without any encumbrances should easily outweigh that.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you?

[Mental Trousers]

Don't bite the hand that feeds you?

More like the hand that's strangling you.

[pritch]

Yeah bud, long as I can get the coverage onto the 60inch TV i'll be happy.

And as has been recently mentioned hereabout, there is more than one way to do that

[DidJit]

“This could be the best MotoGP season ever!”

[carbonhed]

OK. Who's your pick for champeen?

My pick is Pedrosa. Having Stoner riding alongside you as team mate would have destroyed about 90% of the paddock but it just made him stronger. This year he's got Marquez to keep his feet to the fire and he's on probably the best bike on the grid... if he stays healthy I think he'll win it.

Still be rooting for Lorenzo and Rossi though and GO! Cal Crutchlow... my biggest suprise from last year.

[Geeen]

Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, I wonder if it's mainly Dorna's fault? Like maybe they are stalling with the contract negotiations so that the hardcore followers (the people who really care about MotoGP) all start to panic a little and buy the online subscriptions to make sure they can watch the races. Then right before the races, Dorna will sign an agreement so as to still get the TV money, and all the audience that don't really follow MotoGP but just see it as they are clicking through the channels on Sky (or whatever channel).

Ive just searched all the Aussie sports channels and found nuthin' about MotoGP, I think TEC might have hit the nail on the head.

[Mental Trousers]

1. Pedro
2. Lorenzo
3. Dovizioso
4. Rossi

Marquez to crash big a couple of times.

[carbonhed]

Marquez to crash big a couple of times.

Yeah... don't like to think it but when he goes he'll go big. Even bigger than Lorenzo

[Mort]

My Apple TV can earn its keep, I'll still be able to watch the coverage on the 42" screen.

How do you get AppleTV to show Motogp then ?

[BMWST?]

1. Pedro
2. Lorenzo
3. Dovizioso
4. Rossi

Marquez to crash big a couple of times.

i just hope that he doesnt involve others too

[yod]

i just hope that he doesnt involve others too

yep, he's not exactly backward in coming forward as it were....waiting for some good ol' fashioned fairing bashing this season

can you imagine if Super Sic was still around?! jeebus those two would be worth the price of admission by themselves...

[tail_end_charlie]

I'm betting on the metronome.......

1. Lorenzo
2. Pedrosa
3. Marquez
4. 'Ol man Rossi
5. Crutchlow
6. Bradle
7. Bautista
8. Dovi
9. Hayden
10. Smith

[pritch]

How do you get AppleTV to show Motogp then ?

Pay MotoGP for their coverage, access it on the iPad, then select to watch it on the TV.

The Apple TV hasn't been getting a lot of use over summer. That's about to change.