Peter Tanner was awesome at leaning on ya and being a bully.
Lean back on him and he'd knock it off. Was all above board and good fun.
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Peter Tanner was awesome at leaning on ya and being a bully.
Lean back on him and he'd knock it off. Was all above board and good fun.
Fully qualified Sifter.
Fuck yeah! Rubber all over the leathers is the way to go.Originally Posted by onearmedbandit
one placenta
...I met one of the good people in racing I have known, by exchanging tank paint and not being able to unlock our bars at times, before I ever new his name or shook his hand...
Moblie chicane
I once bailed out of a move in the dipper when I was clean along side a chap up the right and he came right across at me. It was the last lap and I had been planning that move all race after losing out to him on the straights lap after lap then catching him in the infield.
I asked him afterwards if he knew I was there when he came across, he was like "Yeah", still feel like a real pussy to this day!
Bit of rubbing doesn't hurt and those motogp guys are a cut above when it comes to saving a bike, that VR MM touch should have seen both of them on the ground, especially MM but somehow they stayed on board and gave us a top notch show. AI was the biggest wildcard among them and cost us the chance of VR and MM going for 1st at the end but that is the way he has always ridden and after his shit showing all year it was good to see him in the fray.
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I read somewhere 73 lead changes in that one 28 lap race and 5 or 6 different riders lead it at some point.....
That's what fast flowing circuits with few slow speed corners will do for you!
Fully qualified Sifter.
Def. Yet they still forget that when making new ones more often than not eh!
Moblie chicane
Like COTA. Brilliant from a technical perspective but...
In all the excitement we all forgot to talk about Moto3 and how fucking good that Joan Mir is. He's possibly the best we've seen in Moto3 since Jack Miller and Vinales I would think just going of his statistics, he'll make it to Motogp.
Olivera is another good rider from Moto3 coming in hot, he made Danny Kent's title very difficult in '15 once the KTM got the chassis upgrade.
Big difference I think when you compare Mir to riders like Fenati or Kent is the time it took for him to get winning, if you look back at the aliens time you find they win a title within 2-3 years of racing 125/Moto3.
Actually, a quick look through the notable names stats he did exactly what Rossi did, 2 full seasons to win a title. DP, MM, MV took 3 full seasons. Impressive in a field of young hungry riders with sharp elbows.
Wonder if he'll take to moto2 like a duck to a body of water and start winning straight away like the elder Marquez? IIRC Marquez was on pole on his first moto2 race before binning it? Wonder if anyone will take a bet this early on Mir starting from the front row in Qatar.
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Love your work. Motogp is the icing on the cake, the progression through moto 3 / 2 is what fascinates me. Who's the next alien?
Mir has ridden some brilliant races, ability and strategy.
Morbidelli and Binder are also on my watch list. Nice to see Binder at the pointy end in moto 2.
Bit of a fan of Canet, too. Feisty.
Manopausal.
one placenta
...Brad Binder...fuck yeah...
Moblie chicane
Mir has ridden some brilliant races, ability and strategy.
Morbidelli and Binder are also on my watch list. Nice to see Binder at the pointy end in moto 2.
Bit of a fan of Canet, too. Feisty.Lets not forget young Bagniaia too who if he wasn't on a slow Mahindra in Moto3 might have won a championship....Brad Binder...fuck yeah...
Lots of talent, but the alien potential I think goes to Mir going on current showings. An alien changes classes and gets competitive straight away.
It's this that the top aliens all share I think, they got on board and never stopped winning. Of course guys like DP, VR, MM all went straight to the good bikes which helps, Zarco is a an example of an exceptional rider on a good bike showing his class, unfortunately for him his class has to out class many other classy riders which hasn't helped him win this year, still 2 races to go though...
I move that we all pitch in $100 each to fund our own Motogp team so there is enough bikes for the good riders to progress to. Any shortfalls in funding will have to be made up every weekend outside Bunnings running a sausage sizzle.
Hardcore Biker
I've had tyre marks on my helmet! Memo to self: Don't fall off while at the front.Yeah Greg, 70's was often like that esspecially in the 410 Prod class. Rubber marks up your legs,mufflers and number boards.
Not up your arms tho,the tyres didn't allow hanging off that far in those days lol !
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I must admit, as a Zarco fan, he has exceeded my expectations for his debut season. He and Folger may have also demonstrated the 2 steps forward, one step back nature of bike development.
Alien potential? Dunno, some great riding, aggression, big balls, but brilliance? Maybe later.
As good as the current aliens are the younger wannabes are piggy backing off them and are not in awe, they want to race, the top riders are targets.
A plumber at work started talking about motogp recently, much to my surprise. His words were "way better than any other motor sport". Couldn't agree more. (Except for road racing) I can only see it getting better... Which is quite amazing.
An NZ motogp team? I know a bloke at Air New Zealand and a couple of minted farmers who could supply the snags and a decent barn in the off season.
Manopausal.
Moblie chicane
Crutchlow makes the occasional good point and one he made earlier in this season stuck with me. Stick any other of the rookies on Zarcos bike and they could do the same. Buttt, back to back titles in Moto2? Could be an alien indeed!I must admit, as a Zarco fan, he has exceeded my expectations for his debut season. He and Folger may have also demonstrated the 2 steps forward, one step back nature of bike development.
Alien potential? Dunno, some great riding, aggression, big balls, but brilliance? Maybe later.
As good as the current aliens are the younger wannabes are piggy backing off them and are not in awe, they want to race, the top riders are targets.
A plumber at work started talking about motogp recently, much to my surprise. His words were "way better than any other motor sport". Couldn't agree more. (Except for road racing
An NZ motogp team? I know a bloke at Air New Zealand and a couple of minted farmers who could supply the snags and a decent barn in the off season.
Speaking of aliens here's a few talking about the potential alien I mentioned earlier:
https://www.motorsport.com/moto3/new...on-mir-969856/
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Enigma
Interview with Doohan as he arrives in Sepang:
Q: It's a question that gets asked a lot, is this the greatest era in GP history?
Mick Doohan: It's certainly a great era, that's for sure. But what's the greatest? I remember when Rossi was racing with such-and-such and it was called the best time… I remember Kenny Roberts and Freddie Spencer being called the best time ever!
I think whenever there's great racing, that's the best time. The good thing about motorcycle racing is that they can pass, the aerodynamics are not so much of an issue.
The good thing at the moment is that there are also a lot of known riders in the pack who can actually challenge for a win. So although it seems to be the same guys winning, there is always a hope that someone else can win.
It's certainly a good era as far as that aspect goes, but motorcycle racing is always going to produce great races. Occasionally Marc takes off and wins by a country mile, but then you have races like you did last weekend.
I don't come to many grands prix these days, I was at Phillip Island last week, but the one in Japan generally I'd fall asleep or something! But they've been good races so you really want to keep watching them and, 'wow', you talk about them afterwards.
As I say, the winner from all this has been MotoGP and Dorna over their four-wheeled competitor!
Q: You obviously overcame some big injuries, what have you made of Valentino coming back from his broken leg?
Mick Doohan: Look, that's nothing short of sheer determination and talent from Valentino. He could have just sat back, put his feet up and come back in his own time. But to have that sort of injury and then still want to get back, to still believe that he's got a chance of the championship, I think that shows the determination and commitment to the sport that he has.
He is not just there to make up the numbers; he's there to win. He's there to win the championship and he loves it. A few years ago you perhaps thought Valentino should almost retire. But at the moment you forget about his age.
He's still the biggest name in the sport - Marquez is a close second - plus he's committed. He's as good now as he was when he was winning his championships. Unfortunately, things haven’t rolled his way the past few years, but he's been close.
He's had a few challenges with Lorenzo and now Vinales [as team-mates] but he's showing, 'you're not going to come in here and kick me around, you're going to have to fight for this'.
And that just shows the determination, commitment to the sport and how much he loves it. I think for somebody to have had a winning career of 17 years and to be in the sport for 20-odd years - in any sport, be it golf or tennis or whatever, there's not many guys that could last that long.
Most guys would get burnt out, the desire to actually compete dwindles and they lose the will to win - especially the amount he's won, it's not like Valentino is chasing his first win!
Q: Do you think things can roll his way for title number ten in future?
Mick Doohan: Without a doubt, it depends on how long he wants to compete. This year again he was up around the front and challenging until he had the injury. Last year he was challenging as well, so he's in amongst it and just needs the cards to fall his way.
This year really could have been anybody's. They all had a crash pretty much, there's been a whole bunch of things that kept everyone together. There's a little bit of luck required this year - consistency is key, clearly you've got to be consistently out front.
But there's been so many other variables it's also made the championship exciting, because suddenly something happens and you think they are out of it and the next minute they are back in the game.
Q: What do you make of the modern bikes?
Mick Doohan: The lean angles and the side grip are great and some bikes handle staying on their side longer than others. But that's the main thing.
And with that I think it becomes a bit easier to lowside. Because even not so long ago it was about getting in to the corner, getting the bike down, the lean angles were quite low, but then you'd pick the thing straight back up and get it out of there. Now you stay on your side, it's a bit like a Moto3 bike.
So I think that has changed the dynamics a little bit; there are not so many big highsides but there are a number of lowsides. Equally, as things like tyres evolve you have to adapt. Even for the ten years I competed, things were always changing and these guys will keep adapting to whatever they have to do.
But the bikes sound great and look great.
You'd never go hungry with Nigella Gaz.
If it weren't for flashbacks...I'd have no memory at all..
Enigma
Hoping for dry again ?????
From from my lounge chair,I'd like to see MM,VR and MV fighting for podium,
Zarco and Dovi 4th and 5th ?
But wet and dice will be thrown ?
Either way I hope to burn fossal fuels myself sunday morn ?
You'd never go hungry with Nigella Gaz.
If it weren't for flashbacks...I'd have no memory at all..
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