MotoGP 2013

[Crasherfromwayback]

That's Mr Cunt to the like o' you

My bad! Have fun Mr Cunt!

[Flettner]

None. His rose tinted glasses are covered in soot from his beloved 2 strokes.

Soot? Yes that's it, soot, I wondered what I was looking through?
What a pitty that's what the twostroke is now thought of. CC for CC they will still kick the fourstrokes arse. Remind me, why were the rules changed to only allow fourstrokes?

[roogazza]

I like that...
I'm off to Sepang next week, and Phillip Island on the way home

Enjoy, hope the weather holds for ya.

My bad! Have fun Mr Cunt!

Can't help but think those two years getting a fucking hiding on the Ducati did him any favours ego/confidence wise.

Yeah not good for anyone we'd guess huh?
But I also think the 2010 broken leg at Mugello, which was bad.Then being involved in his mates fatality was maybe where he started looking in the mirror ? How would you not ?
No ones there on top forever tho aye.

[Reckless]

Enjoy, hope the weather holds for ya.


Yeah not good for anyone I'd guess ?
But I also think the 2010 broken leg at Mugello, which was bad.Then being involved in his mates fatality was maybe where he started looking in the mirror ? How would you not ?
No ones there forever tho aye.

Well it might be all those things or just age! Sooner or later others get faster or you get slower who knows??
He's on a bike that should be up there with Lorenzo etc and he isn't so that sorta explains the situation in itself.

I'd have to agree he best of the rest? Still not to shabby after his career and titles.
Is he the goat of the modern era? Well as close as you can get till someone elses record overtakes his.
And not for a few years till they loose the passion. For 9 tittles or more, only results over time can speak.

If Rossi is still enjoying the sport I don't think he should give up and if Yamaha want him for another season why should he chuck it in surely hes not doing it for the money any more.
I don't believe you have to quit while your at the top. You come up through the ranks why not slip back through in the eve of your career.
No ones critizing Hayden or Edwards for continuing in a sport they love.

Even tho hes not quite getting there, as long as hes still loving trying to get there, its all good I reckon.
Shit 1/2 the racers in the world never get anywhere but still turn up every weekend and try to get somewhere LOL

Hes still happy, hes still fast, but Yamaha will pull the plug soon as hes not holding up his end compared to the two Honda riders.
From Yamaha's point of view He should be dealing it to Pedrosa and not Marquez dealing it to him LOL. So I'd say his time is nearly up.
My guess is he'll either see the light at the end of this season or Yamaha will at the end of next season.
Its been great to watch him over the last 10 years that's for sure

Maybe Rossi'll go race the Aussie V8's LMAO

Secondly in my humble opinion I don't think Stoner could keep up with Lorenzo or Marquez ATM either.
NO one was predicting Marquez to win the bloody thing, shit its a pretty good damn effort.
The Kids crazy racing his teammate like that when he's so far ahead?
He's certainly very very good on a bike possibly the best we've ever seen! But only time will prove that.
I wish Crutchlow had gotten a better ride (I hope the Ducati doesnt fuck him up) he was the only other bastard crazy to foot it with them next season.

Bored, girlfriends away, kids are out, home alone, workin, where's the bourbon

Shit that's not 2c! its 2 much!

[BMWST?]

Soot? Yes that's it, soot, I wondered what I was looking through?
What a pitty that's what the twostroke is now thought of. CC for CC they will still kick the fourstrokes arse. Remind me, why were the rules changed to only allow fourstrokes?

because in the market of the time two strokes were irrelevant.

[Mental Trousers]

Soot? Yes that's it, soot, I wondered what I was looking through?
What a pitty that's what the twostroke is now thought of. CC for CC they will still kick the fourstrokes arse. Remind me, why were the rules changed to only allow fourstrokes?

So a 500cc engine that fires twice for every once on a different 500cc engine makes more power?? Genius.

The reasons nobody races two strokes anymore have been gone over so many times it's not funny. But seeing as you don't seem to have taken any notice here's a very brief run down

• nobody was willing to develop clean two strokes in the premier classes for whatever reason
• the world market didn't want them
• the major manufacturers were focusing a lot more on four strokes
• the fields were spread out way more than they are now
• too many riders getting hurt
• the technology had peaked and wasn't getting any better

[GD66]

No one's critizing Hayden or Edwards for continuing in a sport they love

Wanna bet ? Hayden you might give one more try, as he seems to do his best at all times, and it seems you can't use the Ducatis as any realistic criterion.
But Edwards is waaay overdue.

"Oh yeah, but he's such a good guy"...

But do we really need to be wasting a seat on a "good guy" who plods around down the field frowning and shaking his head ?
Far better giving the seat to a young rider from Moto2 who is upwards-bound. Clearly the days of recruiting from Superbikes is over, so it's Moto2 which is the breeding ground now.
Pol and Redding will jack it up a notch or two.

Gotta look to the future !

[Reckless]

But do we really need to be wasting a seat on a "good guy" who plods around down the field frowning and shaking his head ?

Good point I suppose there has to be balance choosing the time is the trick LOL


Anyway Marquez's lastest comments on the "incident"

“Presumably, if I had not cut that traction control cable, nobody would have said anything.”

good statement but

“Presumably, if he had not cut that traction control cable, Pedro wouldn't have ended up on his arse.”

Here http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2013/m...ring+in+Sepang

He aint showing any regretfulness (is that a word??) towards Pedro.
Hoping his "dont fuck with me" attitude doesn't end up like Simoncheli's "dont fuck with me style "

[roogazza]

Just cos it's raining and I can't ride,something to read: http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/07/30...eremy-burgess/

Also on Soup Superbike planet Burgess is calling for weight limits for Motogp ala Moto2 and 3.Whether that's just to assist his rider who's a bit heavier than the norm ? probably not a bad idea in this world of midgets though ???
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Oct/131004dd.htm

[BMWST?]

Just cos it's raining and I can't ride,something to read: http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/07/30...eremy-burgess/

Also on Soup Superbike planet Burgess is calling for weight limits for Motogp ala Moto2 and 3.Whether that's just to assist his rider who's a bit heavier than the norm ? probably not a bad idea in this world of midgets though ???
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/Oct/131004dd.htm

they have got oodles of power,they dont need weight limits.

[BMWST?]

Good point I suppose there has to be balance choosing the time is the trick LOL


Anyway Marquez's lastest comments on the "incident"

“Presumably, if I had not cut that traction control cable, nobody would have said anything.”

good statement but

“Presumably, if he had not cut that traction control cable, Pedro wouldn't have ended up on his arse.”

Here http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2013/m...ring+in+Sepang

He aint showing any regretfulness (is that a word??) towards Pedro.
Hoping his "dont fuck with me" attitude doesn't end up like Simoncheli's "dont fuck with me style "

no ,its if he didnt make contact nobody would mind...its not a contact sport.Once bikes touch its a lottery who comes of best.Its the overtaking bikes responsibility to give the overtakee racing room.MM,(and simo),get too close

[roogazza]

they have got oodles of power,they dont need weight limits.

Well, that fucks that theory then !

[Flettner]

So a 500cc engine that fires twice for every once on a different 500cc engine makes more power?? Genius.

The reasons nobody races two strokes anymore have been gone over so many times it's not funny. But seeing as you don't seem to have taken any notice here's a very brief run down

• nobody was willing to develop clean two strokes in the premier classes for whatever reason
• the world market didn't want them
• the major manufacturers were focusing a lot more on four strokes
• the fields were spread out way more than they are now
• too many riders getting hurt
• the technology had peaked and wasn't getting any better

Know a thing or two about twostroke development do we? So when did twostroke development peak? Perhaps when the door was shut on them by Honda.
125's now out to 55HP
I wonder how modern traction control would help the twostroke in racing now.
Yes perhaps I'm just too old but I just can't get enthusiastic about GP's any more.
If I made the rules it would be back to 500cc two or fourstroke ( if Honda thought it was appropriate ) but the twostrokes would be forced into emission constraints, anyway it won't be happening any time soon.
Out of interest if an injected twostroke road bike was put on the market today, say 700cc twin
140 hp, 120kg, would it sell?

[Crasherfromwayback]

Secondly in my humble opinion I don't think Stoner could keep up with Lorenzo or Marquez ATM either.
!

The sort of times he's doing in testing for Honda may beg to differ Bro. He's only had one year off mate. I've no doubt he's still got the measure of Lorenzo. MM could be a diff story!

[pritch]

they have got oodles of power,they dont need weight limits.

May I respectfully disagree?

If there wasn't such a stringent fuel limit it would be less of a problem, but Yamaha are apparently borderline when it comes to finishing some races with the current permitted fuel load. Whether that's because the M1 is more thirsty, or because the HRC riders are both midgets I don't know. All things being equal a heavier rider uses more gas to get the same performance. Thus the suggestions of a minimum weight limit.

It isn't only Rossi who would benefit, reportedly Redding is the tallest rider on any of the GP grids, although in his first season in MotoGP he may receive a more generous fuel limit depending on what ECU the Honda production racer uses. A year or two back Simoncelli raised the question of a weight limit for the same reason.

The fuel limit was introduced presumably in an attempt to appear socially resonsible but it could potentially spoil races. It certainly wasn't introduced to improve racing or reduce costs, apparently all the teams now have expensive banks of refrigerators to cool their fuel.