MotoGP 2012

[yod]

This makes me think of the Cortese quote: "I left him enough room to finish second."

lol, in this case, fifteenth!

Melandri opened the gap, Rea saw a chance and tried his luck, Haslam tightened his line after Melandri overshot and the rest is history.....

I feel sorry for Haslam but I don't think it was Rea's intention to take him out.

Shit happens when you give boys superbike toys to play with.

[Crasherfromwayback]

This makes me think of the Cortese quote: "I left him enough room to finish second."

Yeah I love that one!

[merv]

It goes with that one of Stoner on Rossi "ambition outweighed your talent".

[Crasherfromwayback]

It goes with that one of Stoner on Rossi "ambition outweighed your talent".

That's gonna take some beating I reckon.

[slowpoke]

One thing I reckon about the difference between Moto GP and Superbikes that makes the Superbike racing closer is this.

The Superbike guys make so many mistakes, so often, it allows the chasers many chances to catch up. You don't see Stoner or Lorenzo making that many fuck ups per race, if any at all. That's why they're riding factory Moto GP bikes and not playing with 40 year old washed up GP racers on production based bikes.

....and yet an average WSBK rider like Crutchlow can finish 4th in MotoGP. And Troy Bayliss can come in from the cold and blitz all the MotoGP "stars" in a one off ride.

There is no better or worse.....just different. Some riders adapt some don't and it's the luck of the draw if you find your way onto a bike that suits you.

[Crasherfromwayback]

....and yet an average WSBK rider like Crutchlow can finish 4th in MotoGP. And Troy Bayliss can come in from the cold and blitz all the MotoGP "stars" in a one off ride.

There is no better or worse.....just different. Some riders adapt some don't and it's the luck of the draw if you find your way onto a bike that suits you.

That wasn't my point. Have you ever...in the last several years of GP racing seen so many people make so many mistakes?

It was close racing for sure. But it was almost laughable to see so many fuck ups.

PS: As awesome as Bayliss's ride was...not like he set the Moto GP world on fire eh? Maybe the others had more to ride for at the season ending race than Bayliss did doing a 'one off'?

PPS: Spies won a race last year. Do you reckon Crutchlow will this year?

[denill]

....and yet an average WSBK rider like Crutchlow can finish 4th in MotoGP. And Troy Bayliss can come in from the cold and blitz all the MotoGP "stars" in a one off ride.

There is no better or worse.....just different. Some riders adapt some don't and it's the luck of the draw if you find your way onto a bike that suits you.

Good points. Some riders can display talent in one class but can't carry it through to another class. eg Tony Elias. Who knows Marquez, Vinales & co could be the same?

[SimJen]

....and yet an average WSBK rider like Crutchlow can finish 4th in MotoGP. And Troy Bayliss can come in from the cold and blitz all the MotoGP "stars" in a one off ride.

There is no better or worse.....just different. Some riders adapt some don't and it's the luck of the draw if you find your way onto a bike that suits you.

no denying Bayliss' talent but when he won that race he had nothing to lose, the other riders on the top machines were racing for a championship!
he must've just gelled with that bike!
Some guys will ride 110% and either crash or win, others will sit at 99% and finish!

[carbonhed]

PPS: Spies won a race last year. Do you reckon Crutchlow will this year?

Well if Rossi's on the Ducati, Pedrosa's got a broken collarbone, Simoncelli takes Lorenzo out and Stoner decides to take the 20 easy points for second... yes. If that doesn't happen maybe not.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Well if Rossi's on the Ducati, Pedrosa's got a broken collarbone, Simoncelli takes Lorenzo out and Stoner decides to take the 20 easy points for second... yes. If that doesn't happen maybe not.

hahaha. I actually think he may win one regardless they way he's going! Silverstone perhaps??

[yod]

hahaha. I actually think he may win one regardless they way he's going! Silverstone perhaps??

If Spies or Lorenzo bins and cracks a collarbone and TPTB give Crutchlow a factory ride for a weekend we might just see a win for him.....

[merv]

.... Simoncelli takes Lorenzo out......

Huh? .................

[pritch]

Spies was on a factory bike, Crutchlow is on a satellite bike. This year.

Was close last outing but this weekend:
Rossi
Hayden
Stoner
Lorenzo

Yes, I have seen the weather forecast

[yod]

Spies was on a factory bike, Crutchlow is on a satellite bike. This year.

Was close last outing but this weekend:
Rossi
Hayden
Stoner
Lorenzo

Yes, I have seen the weather forecast

yeeeaah, nah....I don't think the wet will put the Ducs at the front, certainly closer to it but not 1 & 2 I don't expect.

Would be rather interesting if they did tho

[NZsarge]

What... No chit chat about Stoner's retirement at the end of the season....?
Or haven't I gone back far enough in this thread?