MotoGP 2012

[yod]

Andrea Dovizioso

I spose he does look a bit like a house-elf

[DidJit]

Christmas has come early for the Repsol Honda riders.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Christmas has come early for the Repsol Honda riders.

Nice one. Bet the others will be none too happy though.

[merv]

Its what we've come to expect from Honda right from when the old man was in charge, but back in his day Suzuki and Yamaha were doing the same but only Yamaha do now - I don't understand why Suzuki has been such a flop over the last 12 years in comparison.

[Drew]

Its what we've come to expect from Honda right from when the old man was in charge, but back in his day Suzuki and Yamaha were doing the same but only Yamaha do now - I don't understand why Suzuki has been such a flop over the last 12 years in comparison.

They were the last to go four stroke, and I assumed it was to get more development time. But if it was, someone shoulda been sacked. Near as I could hear when I went to the GP, they are the only manufacturer who were still running a conventional firing order. Bike sounded best to me ear, but everyone else runs big bang or cross plane.

[jellywrestler]

we suggest things are dying off here in NZ.

heres the stats for the last few years, this was taken off mylaps so doesn't just show whose in the program, it shows who actually raced.
not exactly what you'd expect with the 'recession' is it?
First Round Entries for Road Race Championship. and are all actual as per first round entries listed on mylaps for those years 2012 fiqures are actual as of Jan 3rd 2012.


Superbike
2007 14
2008 15
2009 9
2010 14
2011 11 * Rules Changed
2012 18


Prolite 250
2011 6
2012 18


125GP
2007 16
2008 13
2009 11
2010 12
2011 14
2012 12


Supersport/Sports Production 600
2007 22
2008 19
2009 17
2010 16
2011 10+6 Superstock (Total 16) * Rules Changed
2012 16+8 Superstock (Total 24)


Superlite/F3
2007 18
2008 11
2009 8
2010 8
2011 12 * Rule Change
2012 13


Pro Twin
2008 12
2009 9
2008 9
2011 8
2012 8

[pritch]

You ruling Pedrodsa out completely? That wouldn't be wise.

Pedrosa's one or two wins a year have not made him look like a real contender to me, and for a couple of years he was the annointed one.
OK, I know that Hayden won a title when several other riders had won more GPs than him but...

Stoner and Lorenzo currently look the men to beat, Stoner is quitting but Loreno isn't going anywhere and on current form you'd still have to back Jorge to beat the dwarf more often than not. I also think Honda seriously fucked up by not signing Rossi, he would have been the best bet to compete with Lorenzo. And it would have been great to watch.

The VW group have a near miraculous record of sales success with their acquisitions. Here's hoping they can work magic for the Ducati GP project.

[pritch]

Bike sounded best to me ear

I thought that too. They were all LOUD! but the Suzuki sounded sweetest.

[BIG DOUG]

Pedrosa is a bloody good rider but he is not ever going to be a world champ,and as for queeras love to see him pull his passing shit on rossi and the like then wonder why he is spitting gravel out of his spanish mouth as he picks himself up out of the kitty litter going oh fuck these boys push back.

[rapid van cleef]

after last weekends bullshit fiasco with sky tv nz i just bought my subscription to motogp.com. bugger me, its epic!

[pritch]

after last weekends bullshit fiasco with sky tv nz i just bought my subscription to motogp.com. bugger me, its epic!

Can you watch races delayed, or only live?

I take it you can watch qualifying in all three classes?

[rapid van cleef]

you can watch pretty much anything. im watching a race from mugello 2005 at the mo.

[Brian d marge]

Pedrosa better pull some finger , WHERE is the new Ducati engine

and , I’ve got a fiver on Enfield for the championship

Stephen

press release from rossi , the test bike has reached warp speed ( cant remember actual number ) ...so it seems they have given up on corner speed ,,,,,,,,


fail

honda have an awesome database on engines

Stephen

ps , note to rossi, wsb

[gatch]

Stoners whinge about the marshals not helping was a laugh.

Perhaps THE best rider of the present bunch chucks it on the fastest corner of the track, and now the marshals are unhelpful because they don't want to be standing in the firing line as 18 or so other bikes come barreling past. How totally unreasonable of them.

P.S I have grandstand tickets to the Phillip Island GP. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA fuck you cunts.

[Brian d marge]

Stoners whinge about the marshals not helping was a laugh.

Perhaps THE best rider of the present bunch chucks it on the fastest corner of the track, and now the marshals are unhelpful because they don't want to be standing in the firing line as 18 or so other bikes come barreling past. How totally unreasonable of them.

P.S I have grandstand tickets to the Phillip Island GP. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA fuck you cunts.

so do I , a work treat ,,
Stephen