MotoGP 2016

**badlieutenant** · 22nd August 2016, 12:45

My regards for CC went up last season after JM (team mate) took him out going in too hot on a corner. Up till then Jack was riding well. You could see Cc was furious track side and Jack was gutted at what he had done. Post race interview, with a little time to cool down, CC basically said he was gutted but he couldn't really be too pissed at Jack as he was young and had got excited about how well he was doing adding that everyone has taken someone out at some point in their careers.
Watching Jack's post race interview when he won in the wet this year was highly entertaining. "Folks back home are probably partying and 40 beers deep already". Classic. You can see why those two would get on. CC letting him sleep at his place doing chores to help around the place. Willow will have a uncle called Jack

**sugilite:Me** · 22nd August 2016, 13:06

Congratulations to Crashlow, could not help laughing a bit as his team manger standing by his pit board kept telling him to slow down in the dying laps, he knows his rider well!
I felt that CC comments about the other riders being wimps for their dollar each way bets on tyres had a wee bit of merit. No point having awesome drive at the end of the race from a hard rear, but having to baby it into the corners with a soft front. Cal went all in and good on him for reaping the rewards.
MM had another super mature race, fantastic result for him. Rossi too, he knew having chosen the soft front, there was no point chasing CC.

MM's championship to lose.

Still think Lorenzo is going to struggle big time on the Ducati next year.

**actungbaby** · 22nd August 2016, 17:58

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

I'm no CC fan...but huge congrats to the man! I hope he gets a million dollar bonus for that.

AM big fan i always thought chould do it i think its because he british i have more in common in attitudes humour etc

Like his down to earth humour .

Lorezo and him used be mates when was at yamaha he said carl myabe if you had factory bike

you still might not be intsant ticket to winning . i think he answered that one .

God i was going shut up about sweden 1981 but so happy all the same , went from barry sheene to americans winning everthing.

apart from christen sharron one win in the wet . dont think was french gp . he apprently in motop working .

Then of course been itay with rossi but its been a spanish walk over anthems ever since ,

I think prefer spanish to the dour americans though apart from Kevin s he was a live wire with expessive personality and fun.

Oh course when gardner and dohan where winning was almost home gp wins

apart from are boys did so well crafer crosby arron slight you got to admire a guy works hard battles might not be natural

talent of a rossi or mm , but as my dear mum used to say ones that battle and are the tryers . win through in the end.

usually stick around longer too.

**Drew** · 22nd August 2016, 18:49

I was pretty stoked for Cal...Till he spoke. He's just not charismatic in the slightest.

Gutted Bazz didn't make it to the podium. He was pretty fucken rapt with fourth though.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 22nd August 2016, 18:55

Originally Posted by Drew

I was pretty stoked for Cal...Till he spoke. He's just not charismatic in the slightest.

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""Victory has been a long time coming and I was emotional on the cool-down lap. I was playing with them in the end though"

Yeah riiiiiiiiiight.

**Dadpole** · 22nd August 2016, 19:00

Well.. My pics were up to the usual standard.

I didn't see a single loser in MotoGP. A great effort in tricky conditions. Nice to see Crutchlow bag a win, but the ride of the day for me was Marquez. When you mix that much riding talent with clear thinking you can end up with someone who will dominate for quite a few years Ala Rossi

PS:
I fully expected an "I am the greatest" moment from Crutchlow in Parc Ferme.

**Drew** · 22nd August 2016, 19:02

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

""Victory has been a long time coming and I was emotional on the cool-down lap. I was playing with them in the end though"

Yeah riiiiiiiiiight.

Did he say that?

Wouldn't have been so long coming if he could keep a bike upright.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 22nd August 2016, 19:06

Originally Posted by Drew

Did he say that?

Wouldn't have been so long coming if he could keep a bike upright.

Sure did. I've struggled to take him seriously ever since he said he rides a lot like Stoner, so should suit the Ducati well...

Riiiiight...

**Drew** · 22nd August 2016, 19:25

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Sure did. I've struggled to take him seriously ever since he said he rides a lot like Stoner, so should suit the Ducati well...

Riiiiight...

What a fucken douche.

**EJK** · 22nd August 2016, 19:30

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Sure did. I've struggled to take him seriously ever since he said he rides a lot like Stoner, so should suit the Ducati well...

Riiiiight...

He can say that after he wins 38 premier class races... If..

**Berries** · 22nd August 2016, 20:21

Originally Posted by Dadpole

PS:
I fully expected an "I am the greatest" moment from Crutchlow in Parc Ferme.

Nah, he was too busy on the phone.

What an arse.

**pritch** · 22nd August 2016, 22:23

Well, reading some of these comments is just downright depressing.

Crutchlow got the tyre choice right - both ends - a bunch of guys with a shit load of GP championships didn't. Some luck? Sure. Some good management too. He deserved the win.

If it rains at Silverstone, which given British weather isn't entirely impossible, we could have another Crutchlow win. If he can beat Jack Miller?

Jorge will be hoping Silverstone is a tropical paradise. He must be even more depressed than anyone reading this thread.

Drew you need to start taking your medication again. In fact you should lend some to the other grumpy buggers here.

**ellipsis** · 22nd August 2016, 22:45

Originally Posted by pritch

Well, reading some of these comments is just downright depressing.

Crutchlow got the tyre choice right - both ends - a bunch of guys with a shit load of GP championships didn't. Some luck? Sure. Some good management too. He deserved the win.

If it rains at Silverstone, which given British weather isn't entirely impossible, we could have another Crutchlow win. If he can beat Jack Miller?

Jorge will be hoping Silverstone is a tropical paradise. He must be even more depressed than anyone reading this thread.

Drew you need to start taking your medication again. In fact you should lend some to the other grumpy buggers here.

...^...^...

**Crasherfromwayback** · 22nd August 2016, 22:50

Originally Posted by pritch

Well, reading some of these comments is just downright depressing.

In fact you should lend some to the other grumpy buggers here.

Cheer up Old Bean! I at least had some nice words to say about him! And for sure he'll be well fired up at Silverstone. But he'll never win a dry one.