MotoGP 2012

[Crasherfromwayback]

Me too. And I wouldn't place too much faith in the gibberings of Carlo Pernat, who these days is more of a fair-weather sailor opinion-wise. Clearly he's unhappy Stoner badmouthed the corrupt, blazer-wearing Spanish clowns whose frequent tampering with the rules, greed and obsession with making one rider bigger than the sport has dragged credible GP bike racing to its' knees.

Someone had to say it !

You know it!

[DidJit]

Stoner called it as he saw it. Didn't seem to me like he (overly) trashed MotoGP/Dorna per se. He just communicated (in his own inimitable way) that, aside from not feeling the passion he wants to feel for the sport, he wished the championship was full of prototype bikes only so that (the CRT) riders’ abilities were better demonstrated at a more level playing field (rather than being hidden behind equipment limitations). Seems to me that people are using those comments somewhat out of context to make Casey a villain of sorts. He just did as he has always done, and spoke from his own point of view.

Perhaps Dorna’s next iteration of regulations will be modifying the CRT concept/rev limit/spec ECU into a spending (and leasing/selling) cap on the factories (similar to the NRL’s salary cap)... That might provide a grid full of “pure” prototype bikes again. Might even tempt the aforementioned Australian out of his self-imposed retirement (in conjunction with tiring of living as a mere mortal/Joe Bloggs).

[Reckless]

New Moto GP bike or next gsxr?

http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/05/22...sco80.facebook

[DidJit]

New Moto GP bike or next gsxr? ...

Both — it's IL4 (apparently).

Alex Briggs is tweeting that things went well at Ducati’s Mugello test so far:

We hit the track after lunch when it dried out. JB cracked the whip on us & we managed to get the whole day's planned test done in ½ a day.

I can't tell you exactly what we did. But its been good. Some stuff not what we need, but we also tested something that made us smile.

Best thing is that we found a setting that worked well quickly. This means our base from Portugal is solid. Now used at 3 tracks + or -

[trev]

http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/ra...ays-in-motogp/

[denill]

http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/ra...ays-in-motogp/

Mmmm, thanks for that. A good read and may quieten Stoner's critics a little (But I doubt that!).

Seems like Crutclow may replace Stoner as the whipping boy.

[Badjelly]

I don't have any problems at all with Casey deciding to retire, with his announcing his retirement well in advance, or with his explaining why. He's a straight-up bloke who doesn't manipulate others.

However his vision for MotoGP seems to involve everyone riding technologically advanced prototype bikes on equal footing, fewer big hospitality units provided by the sponsors and less irksome media attention. How the fuck is that supposed to work financially?

[Crasherfromwayback]

However his vision for MotoGP seems to involve everyone riding technologically prototype bikes on equal footing, fewer big hospitality units provided by the sponsors and less irksome media attention. How the fuck is that supposed to work financially?

Seemed to work perfectly well in the 500cc era.

[slowpoke]

Seemed to work perfectly well in the 500cc era.

With all the cigarette money that is gone baby gone. You could almost run a 500GP bike out of the back of a van, with just rider and mechanic....with MotoGP you could fill that same van just with the engineers laptops.

[Crasherfromwayback]

With all the cigarette money that is gone baby gone. You could almost run a 500GP bike out of the back of a van, with just rider and mechanic....with MotoGP you could fill that same van just with the engineers laptops.

Another reason to bring back smoking. Bikes too.

[denill]

With all the cigarette money that is gone baby gone. You could almost run a 500GP bike out of the back of a van, with just rider and mechanic....with MotoGP you could fill that same van just with the engineers laptops.

Yes, yes and yes.

[slowpoke]

Another reason to bring back smoking. Bikes too.

Yep, seemed so simple then eh?

Just had a thought, there's been a bit of shit stirring over the escalating cost/spec of classic race bikes in Oz: megadollar 170hp Katana's with GSXR geometry etc etc. Shawn Giles vs Mal Campbell, vs Robbie Phillis, vs Steve Martin vs Wayne gardener vs Cam Donald....RGB500 vs the above Katana, vs XR69's vs etc..........

.......I'd love to see the look on their faces when retired Casey Stoner rocks up and rolls an NSR500 out of his van!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Yep, seemed so simple then eh?

Just had a thought, there's been a bit of shit stirring over the escalating cost/spec of classic race bikes in Oz: megadollar 170hp Katana's with GSXR geometry etc etc. Shawn Giles vs Mal Campbell, vs Robbie Phillis, vs Steve Martin vs Wayne gardener vs Cam Donald....RGB500 vs the above Katana, vs XR69's vs etc..........

.......I'd love to see the look on their faces when retired Casey Stoner rocks up and rolls an NSR500 out of his van!

Not wrong! Gotta say...it would've been good had Stoner been around in the 500cc days. Him and Garry McCoy would've been funny to watch together!

[Reckless]

You've probably all seen it but Stoner retirement interview

[slowpoke]

Not wrong! Gotta say...it would've been good had Stoner been around in the 500cc days. Him and Garry McCoy would've been funny to watch together!

WOOT! That'd be one hell of a show! The way Garry McCoy's career just slowly fizzled out was such a waste. Had he been from Europe or the US he would have been an absolute superstar.