MotoGP 2014

[Crasherfromwayback]

...he is an alien then...

Lol. Tis what you get when you get that badly bent out of shape!

[speights_bud]

Maybe to keep some heat into them at this particular track? But if you saw MM's bin (fucking huge and he could've broken his neck if you saw the ankle of his head when he hit the deck)..the bike looked to have ridden him again...so my well be for safety's sake too?



My ex.

Yea after watching some of the press conference stufff the riders mentioned that there wasn't too much hard braking here so I'm leaning towards to keep them up at operating temperature.

I have however seen a pit crew burn themselves on brake discs when catching a bike from the front. It took me a while to figure out why I always had grubby legs after scrutineering bikes too...

[ellipsis]

...he does seem to have tried to test his bike leaving skills on a few practice sessions this year, he stays on for the main event though...hope it remains like that...

[Crasherfromwayback]

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I have however seen a pit crew burn themselves on brake discs when catching a bike from the front. It took me a while to figure out why I always had grubby legs after scrutineering bikes too...

Had a very young kid grab one of my disc rotors right after a race despite me telling his father to keep his kid away from the bike as it was as hot as fuck. Boy did he squeal. Doubt he'll do it again but.

...he does seem to have tried to test his bike leaving skills on a few practice sessions this year, he stays on for the main event though...hope it remains like that...

Fucking lucky he hasn't broken anything so far. He's certainly had some huge offs! He's like the Indian Rubber Man though.

[speights_bud]

Uncle Google found me an article about the Carbon Discs


"...On faster tracks, where the brakes aren't used either regularly or heavily, the discs can be cooled considerably by airflow. To combat this loss of heat, some teams run shrouds at the front of the disc to improve the brake response in low ambient temperatures and/or on light braking circuits. The brake covers do not retain the heat in the brake as the carbon cools rapidly; they simply slow the cooling process down by flowing the air around the disc instead of over it..."

http://www.1000rr.net/forums/1000rr-...ackground.html

[speights_bud]

FP3 No live commentary again??

FIXED IT, had to refresh the window to bring it up as an option after the moto2/3

[pritch]

There was recently a fatality in this country as a result of a school boy receiving a head injury in a rugby match. Sports head injuries are topical, and not just in this country.

I've heard the commentators say that in SBK if a rider's helmet is scratched after an off they don't ride again that day. That seems a bit extreme.

Marquez came in to the pits after a high side in which he landed on his head/neck, hopped straight onto his other bike and went out on the track again. That though seems a bit too loose. This has become a topic of discussion.

While the SBK precaution may be a bit over the odds, I agree with those who think that following a major off a rider should be cleared by the medical staff before going back on track. It might be better if TPTB review this before a major incident, rather than as part of the fall out following a tragedy.

A MotoGP bike is no place for someone whose head isn't right.

[Shaun Harris]

A MAJOR MAJOR accident is coming with the Moto3 grid very soon, they all follow for the slip stream effect and lots of them just randomly shut off and slow down, there are a shit load of others behind them that are looking behind themselves with the throttle still open, there is going to be a major rear end accident very fukin soon if this is not soughted ASAP

This round has been very dangerous in this regard from what I have watched so far

[pritch]

Two people have been named as having been killed in a sidecar accident at the Sachsenring. Details are still sketchy but Mat oxley reports their names as Hock and Becker.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Two people have been named as having been killed in a sidecar accident at the Sachsenring. Details are still sketchy but Mat oxley reports their names as Hock and Becker.

Fucking stink buzz.

[BMWST?]

A MAJOR MAJOR accident is coming with the Moto3 grid very soon, they all follow for the slip stream effect and lots of them just randomly shut off and slow down, there are a shit load of others behind them that are looking behind themselves with the throttle still open, there is going to be a major rear end accident very fukin soon if this is not soughted ASAP

This round has been very dangerous in this regard from what I have watched so far

Fenati did.a stoner on a rider who was doing a wheelie on the start finish straight

[mulletman]

Well that was one of the most craziest starts ive ever seen in MotoGP, looked good for the home crowd for the first few laps...then back to normal.

[pritch]

Yeah was so stuffed up it looked really interesting. Although very hairy as most of the field crowded into a very small space.

Bradl's rather puzzling performance is accounted for by his having a bet both ways. He had slicks fitted but he had wet suspension settings, which meant his bike was performing like a pogo stick.

[steveyb]

Fenati did.a stoner on a rider who was doing a wheelie on the start finish straight

Yeah, I think it was Ferrari or his team mate Loccatelli. He truly had no idea why Fenati was giving him the tap.
Was a pretty rookie thing to be doing at that point of the track and proceedings.
Pity Fenati binned it in the race, hope he is OK, didn't look to flash.

[BMWST?]

Yeah, I think it was Ferrari or his team mate Loccatelli. He truly had no idea why Fenati was giving him the tap.
Was a pretty rookie thing to be doing at that point of the track and proceedings.
Pity Fenati binned it in the race, hope he is OK, didn't look to flash.

Who ever it was was.officially sanctioned,a penalty point I think