MotoGP 2013

[Crasherfromwayback]

And if my granny had wheels she'd be a wagon.

Correct. Could cost me a bit of beer this bloody season.

[pritch]

Sorry pritch, were you talking about a asymmetrical front or rear tyre? The rear is an asymmetric, and David Emmett goes into detail on the reasoning behind there not being any asymmetrical front tyres from Bridgestone.

Following TECs authoritative response I was wondering if it was just the front. I read stuff from so many sources that I can't always remember where I saw things. It may just have been the front, and I will read Mr Emmetts comments.

[nudemetalz]

Good to see Espargaro on the Aspar CRT sticking it to the prototypes there for a bit, considering it's supposedly based on an RSV4 engine....

[Oscar]

There was a comment in the coverage along the lines that the Assen race was the first full distance dry weather race in 20(?) years where a full field finished and no one was lapped. I think this morning only Bryan Starring was lapped.

Maybe these CRT bikes aren't as bad as I expected.

[Mental Trousers]

There was a comment in the coverage along the lines that the Assen race was the first full distance dry weather race in 20(?) years where a full field finished and no one was lapped. I think this morning only Bryan Starring was lapped.

He got rather banged up in Qualifying (or FP4??). He literally crawled on hands and knees off the track then they loaded him onto a stretcher. Not sure if he was severely winded or what but I'm guessing he's a bit lucky to have been able to race.

Maybe these CRT bikes aren't as bad as I expected.

It was always going to take time. Dorna are having to juggle a couple of opposing requirements, they need to keep the manufacturers interested but at the same time they have to try and make it cheap enough to attract more teams. The factories have huge investments in the series but nobody else can put that sort of money into it and yet they all have to be competitive (competitive but with the factories winning so they don't throw a tanty and leave).

Next season should interesting though. Sounds like there's quite a few teams that are very keen on getting hold of the Yamaha lease engines.

[slowpoke]

Great racing, especially from Crutchlow. But I cannot seem to like that smug little MM shite. He seems to irk me as much as the late one used too..,

Here's me seeing it the other way 'round. MM says fuckall and leaves all his talking 'til he's on track.

Crutchlow just dribbles endless shit. Goes into very public talks with Ducati, turns down a 2 year contract with Tech 3, gets his arse handed to him by Honda's 3rd choice rider (Dovi), pointedly leaves Yamaha off his Chrissy card list every time he speaks to the media and then wonders why he hasn't got a Factory contract?! Lemme see: Lorenzo.... Rossi......or Crutchlow. Not to mention he finally got his wish, tried the Factory frame......... and didn't like even it! He's riding well but he's dumber than a dumb thing.

Hard yards for Lorenzo and Pedrosa I reckon: MM binned it more times at one meeting (Mugello?) than JL/DP have in 2 seasons and MM's the one who walks away unscathed....fact is stranger than fiction.

[slowpoke]

Good to see Espargaro on the Aspar CRT sticking it to the prototypes there for a bit, considering it's supposedly based on an RSV4 engine....

I'd love to se him take CC's or AB's ride next season, he's been a revelation.

[GD66]

Good to see Espargaro on the Aspar CRT sticking it to the prototypes there for a bit, considering it's supposedly based on an RSV4 engine....

Fabulous effort to stick it on grid 5 in qualifying, .5 sec off pole. And he hung in there with the boys for the first two laps, didn't even appear to be too short of legs down the hill to turn 12. Mighty impressive, and all done with a big smile. A good lad.

[denill]

Fabulous effort to stick it on grid 5 in qualifying, .5 sec off pole. And he hung in there with the boys for the first two laps, didn't even appear to be too short of legs down the hill to turn 12. Mighty impressive, and all done with a big smile. A good lad.

Yep, agree. But we need to take note of what someone has said. That it is a bit of a GoKart track.

[denill]

Great racing, especially from Crutchlow. But I cannot seem to like that smug little MM shite. He seems to irk me as much as the late one used.

It's not a fukn personality contest

[Drew]

It's not a fukn personality contest

The races aren't. The rest?...

[Kendog]

But I cannot seem to like that smug little MM shite. He seems to irk me as much as the late one used too..,

Considering English is a second language and he is soo young, he comes across really well.
Crutchlow on the other hand, what a moaner.

[tail_end_charlie]

There was a comment in the coverage along the lines that the Assen race was the first full distance dry weather race in 20(?) years where a full field finished and no one was lapped. I think this morning only Bryan Starring was lapped.

Maybe these CRT bikes aren't as bad as I expected.

23 – The current strength in depth of both rider and machinery in the MotoGP class is illustrated by the fact that none of the 23 riders that finished the MotoGP race in Assen were lapped by the race leader at the end of the 26-lap Dutch TT. The last time that as many as 23 riders finished on the same lap as the winner in a full-length race in the premier-class was the 1980 German 500 GP, which was run over just six laps of the original 22.8 km Nurburgring circuit.

[tail_end_charlie]

Here's me seeing it the other way 'round. MM says fuckall and leaves all his talking 'til he's on track.

Crutchlow just dribbles endless shit. Goes into very public talks with Ducati Just like practically everyone else because Ducati were putting up big money and a factory seat., turns down a 2 year contract with Tech 3, gets his arse handed to him by Honda's 3rd choice rider (Dovi) Dovi was on his 5th season in MotoGP, Cal in his 2nd. Oh, and at this point last year Dovi was sitting on 92 with three 3rd places, Cal has 107 with two 2nd and two 3rd., pointedly leaves Yamaha off his Chrissy card list every time he speaks to the media and then wonders why he hasn't got a Factory contract?! Lemme see: Lorenzo.... Rossi......or Crutchlow. Not to mention he finally got his wish, tried the Factory frame......... and didn't like even it! Interestingly enough its the same frame that JL and VR tried and didn't like either.......so none of them are using it.He's riding well but he's dumber than a dumb thing.

Hard yards for Lorenzo and Pedrosa I reckon: MM binned it more times at one meeting (Mugello?) than JL/DP have in 2 seasons and MM's the one who walks away unscathed....fact is stranger than fiction.

I just like the fact that Cal has a personality. That and he is riding pretty damn good.

[GD66]

He's a brave bastard, and after seeing some of his practice crashes when he has subsequently raced with good speed shortly afterwards, he's one tough hombre.
Respect.