MotoGP 2019

[ecko_nzed]

Dumbest track on the calendar anyway. Cancel the round now.

How so?

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[Drew]

How so?

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It was designed without actually racing on it in mind. It's just too busy and hard on gear.

[pritch]

Dumbest track on the calendar anyway. Cancel the round now.

Should be able to get great barbecue in Austin though. Great music too if yer lucky.

[ecko_nzed]

It was designed without actually racing on it in mind. It's just too busy and hard on gear.

Pretty sure when someone said, ” design me a race track” there was a glue in that sentence for the designers as to what they had in mind. Sure might not have motorcycle racing, but I guess that is part of the challenge for racers.

As for the hard on gear, can't say as I noticed a lot more retirements due to mechanicals?

My vote for dumbest track would go to redbull ring

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[Dadpole]

I think it was more like ” design me a race track for F1. Make a straight bit followed by a one lane corner, then repeat for 5 km".

[Autech]

Pretty sure when someone said, ” design me a race track” there was a glue in that sentence for the designers as to what they had in mind. Sure might not have motorcycle racing, but I guess that is part of the challenge for racers.

As for the hard on gear, can't say as I noticed a lot more retirements due to mechanicals?

My vote for dumbest track would go to redbull ring

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Redbull ring: Design me a few drag strips linked together with some sharp corners and put the walls really close.

I think it was more like ” design me a race track for F1. Make a straight bit followed by a one lane corner, then repeat for 5 km".

Funnily enough I think all the F1 guys love that track and most the Motogp guys think its shit. Show's the difference between the two disciplines.

All I know is that Tito Rabat was seriously injured due to their fuck up last year which really should not have happened, they'd had issues at previous events but chose to plow on and hope for the best

[SaferRides]

Weather update - fine and 29 on Friday, scattered thunderstorms on Saturday, then sun and 22 on Sunday. Could make setup and tyre choice a challenge.

They’ve had another go at grinding off the bumps. That worked well last time, not.

[AllanB]

I think it was more like ” design me a race track for F1. Make a straight bit followed by a one lane corner, then repeat for 5 km".

Friggen F1. Other than prestige and presumably the massive amount of money made, I fail to see why they continue to race at Monaco. What's the point of a course that has only a couple passing sections?

[Swoop]

Friggen F1. Other than prestige and presumably the massive amount of money made, I fail to see why they continue to race at Monaco. What's the point of a course that has only a couple passing sections?

Totally agree.
Walking around the circuit certainly makes you scratch your head about passing possibilities. The racer's bar has a very nice viewpoint though.

Presumably it is a "home circuit" to some of the drivers who choose to live there because of the *cough*tax-free*cough* "ambience"...

[onearmedbandit]

Friggen F1. Other than prestige and presumably the massive amount of money made, I fail to see why they continue to race at Monaco. What's the point of a course that has only a couple passing sections?

What's the point? Money and prestige.

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1 12 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha 2'03.857
2 93 Marc MARQUEZ Honda 2'03.901 0.044 0.044
3 46 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha 2'04.003 0.146 0.102
4 43 Jack MILLER Ducati 2'04.005 0.148 0.002
5 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 2'04.118 0.261 0.113
6 42 Alex RINS Suzuki 2'04.353 0.496 0.235
7 44 Pol ESPARGARO KTM 2'04.364 0.507 0.011
8 21 Franco MORBIDELLI Yamaha 2'04.548 0.691 0.184
9 20 Fabio QUARTARARO Yamaha 2'04.589 0.732 0.041
10 63 Francesco BAGNAIA Ducati 2'04.630 0.773 0.041
11 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati 2'04.714 0.857 0.084
12 36 Joan MIR Suzuki 2'04.851 0.994 0.137
13 9 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati 2'04.906 1.049 0.055
14 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia 2'04.953 1.096 0.047
15 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 2'05.020 1.163 0.067
16 99 Jorge LORENZO Honda 2'05.169 1.312 0.149
17 5 Johann ZARCO KTM 2'05.491 1.634 0.322
18 29 Andrea IANNONE Aprilia 2'05.955 2.098 0.464
19 17 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati 2'06.162 2.305 0.207
20 53 Tito RABAT Ducati 2'06.204 2.347 0.042
21 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA KTM 2'06.276 2.419 0.072
22 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN KTM 2'06.850 2.993 0.574
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[Dadpole]

Marc Marquez
Cal Crutchlow
Valentino Rossi

You read it here folks...

[pritch]

Dumbest track on the calendar anyway. Cancel the round now.

Crash did an interview with Rossi in which he describes CoTA as the most technical and difficult track of the season, but they didn't think to ask him why he thought that.

Going to be a busy Monday: MotoGP, SBK, and that all needs to be finished by 1.00PM, 'cause Game of Thrones Series 8.

[BMWST?]

motomatters i think did a write up why(here) Gonna be intersting cos it will be a real test of MM physical(shoulder) condition.In the same way it will be a real test of VR physical condition( he is getting on folks).We know that MV will be fast but how much time will he have to make up.So perhaps the real contender is CC,but hi physical condition with his ankle is perhaps also under the spotlight.

[Autech]

Crash did an interview with Rossi in which he describes CoTA as the most technical and difficult track of the season, but they didn't think to ask him why he thought that.

Going to be a busy Monday: MotoGP, SBK, and that all needs to be finished by 1.00PM, 'cause Game of Thrones Series 8.

Drew was talking about Silverstone Mr Pritch.

Having raced COTA on a sim racer I can see why that first section is so tricky, if you run slightly off line in any of the corners the rest of them are totally ruined and you bleed time.

Its a shame its now so bumpy that its breaking steering stops going down the straights, lets hope they don't mess about and give it a brand new surface for next year. Just don't use the same clowns that Silverstone contracted

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