MotoGP 2012

[Mental Trousers]

Sounds like a recipe for a great weekend you mean. Everyone thinks it's got issues so if you tour around waving at the crowd nobody is going to think any worse of you. But if you manage to get it close enough and have a good ride and beat a few people you're a farken legend.

Besides, it's finished in front of the Aprilia's 1 out of 2 races. Can't be too terrible.

[Crasherfromwayback]

CRT or not it's still far better than anything anyone here will ride.

All bullshit aside...I'd rather ride a factory RS250. In fact...even the one I had. I've ridden bikes with over 200hp, so that holds no real attraction. A full house 800 or 1000cc GP bike for sure...or even better, a full house 500 smoker. But a CRT BMW powered bastard child?

Doesn't do much for me sorry.

[Mental Trousers]

FIM confirm wildcards can use 3 engines per weekend. That means each engine built for 2 hours usage max.

Hand grenade anyone?

[Crasherfromwayback]

Hand grenade anyone?

Oil everywhere anyone?

[BMWST?]

Besides, it's looking like a couple of the full prototype riders might be getting regularly embarrassed by the end of the season.

i bet a dozen of your favourite brew that that no full prototypes will be regularly embarassed by any crt bike(s)

[Mental Trousers]

i bet a dozen of your favourite brew that that no full prototypes will be regularly embarassed by any crt bike(s)

That's a pretty safe bet. The Ducati's haven't gotten much better over the last 18 months but the CRT's are only at start of their development cycle. That mad Frenchman has been told his job is to be first CRT but he's out to beat prototypes and rub a few noses in it. Good man if you ask me.

I'm in.

[BMWST?]

couple of the full prototype riders might be getting regularly embarrassed by the end of the season.

praps you better define these phrases....I am in tho....

[Mental Trousers]

full prototype = factory bikes (non-CRT) that have 6 engines for the season and 21 litres of fuel each race
regularly embarrassed = finishing behind a CRT

[Reckless]

Colin Edwards is currently asking his followers on Twitter who they would like to see ride the NGM Forward Suter/BMW bike in Le Mans. He put forward Chris Vermeulen or Leon Haslam. Who would you vote to take his ride at Le Mans (not necessarily CV/LH)? Some commentators immediately suggested Marco Melandri but didn't think BMW would release him (or Haslam) for the race.

Looks like Chris Vermeulen took the ride!!

vermeulen with forward at Le Mans race
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Australian Chris Vermeulen has been confirmed as the rider replacing the injured Colin Edwards at the forthcoming Le Mans round of the MotoGP™ championship for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing team. Edwards is set to return in four weeks time at Catalunya.

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2012/v...t+Le+Mans+race

[denill]

Looks like Chris Vermeulen took the ride!!

vermeulen with forward at Le Mans race
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Australian Chris Vermeulen has been confirmed as the rider replacing the injured Colin Edwards at the forthcoming Le Mans round of the MotoGP™ championship for the NGM Mobile Forward Racing team. Edwards is set to return in four weeks time at Catalunya.

http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2012/v...t+Le+Mans+race

And more here:

Like I said earlier, be interesting if it's wet.

[pritch]

From Matt Oxley

http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/ra...logy-goes-bad/

He has since acknowledged an error; there is, of course, no GPS in Moto GP.

Oxley has noticed that he is being followed on Twitter by Rossi and Stoner,
"It's like having the headmaster looking over your shoulder."

[Brian d marge]

Ill stick my flag in the sand and say what is wrong with the ducati .

Electronics, ( cuts in too savagely and loses drive from the apex )

and fundamentally engine layout that doesn’t put enough weight on the front .

both of which are hard to cure

If Rossi gets a podium on that bike ( as Ive said many times ) he is a legend ....

I wonder if we will ever know the reasons...

Stephen

[SimJen]

according to the ducati's designer, the engine will be changed for le mans.
It will deliver the power in a different manner! Less torque perhaps?

[Crasherfromwayback]

If Rossi gets a podium on that bike ( as Ive said many times ) he is a legend ....

What about if he wins races on it and even a world title? Not like it hasn't always been a 90 deg vee, and I doubt the electronics have got worse over the years...

[yod]

according to the ducati's designer, the engine will be changed for le mans.
It will deliver the power in a different manner! Less torque perhaps?

Surely they've gone for a narrower V to get the weight issue sorted?