Donington GP: Spoiler

[Toot Toot]

Had a little smile when Casey Moaner got lapped by the pointy end of the field. I wonder what was going through his mind?

[pritch]

In its own way a brilliant race.

Was pleased that Divizioso won, he has an "Action Man" riding style and unlike Pedrosa he does know how to smile.

I was pleased enough that Edwards got second, and that he beat Tozeland after the latter did the dirty and demanded Edward's crew chief last year.

Was actually pleased Rossi finished sixth(?) and before the race I wouldn't have guessed that.

[denill]

In it's own way a brilliant race.

Yeah, A long time since we had a 'sitting on edge of the seat' race - throughout the race, eh.

[TonyB]

The first few laps were intense eh! Makes me wonder what they all said to eachother before the race- it was kinda like a bar room brawl.

I'm a little surprised that so many riders crashed out while riding on the white lines. Yeah mistakes happen, but shit at their level you'd think they would have learned not to do that

[denill]

For the poor buggers who missed the coverage.

MotoGP Hilights are on today. 20.30 to 22.00 on Sky Sport 3.

[Cleve]

Read this on Soup: Yeah you gotta like Colin................

Colin Edwards was a lot more quotable. The race was, he opined, "48 minutes of complete bullshit, I wouldn't wish that race on my worst enemy. It was mentally draining." He then attributed his ability to avoid wet white lines to the half-smoked visor he used because he couldn't see the difference between wet and dry tarmac through it. He held off de Puniet's challenge because he was 'faster or dumber' at the end.

It also earned Colin the unwanted distinction of the being the man who has stood on the podium most times on 500/MotoGP races but not won a race. Colin has 11 podiums, Graeme Crosby had ten.

and not to mention post race interview on BBC where he said "I'm too old for this shit!..."

[2.zero.zero]

i didnt quite understand how that'd make them crash thou? i mean lorenzo just fell off as if someone did a curse on him..

[PirateJafa]

i didnt quite understand how that'd make them crash thou? i mean lorenzo just fell off as if someone did a curse on him..

You won't know this, being a car person, but in the wet, painted lines are usually slippery as hell.

Not the ideal surface to be braking/accelerating/cornering hard on.

[denill]

You won't know this, being a car person, but in the wet, painted lines are usually slippery as hell.

Not the ideal surface to be braking/accelerating/cornering hard on.

Read somewhere that one of the track crew was spotted painting some white lines - and he was putting the paint on mud. I s'pose it was in England though.