MotoGP 2014

[James Deuce]

Aleix Espargaro ran 12th in testing today.
Faster than Pirro on the factory Duc

That's testing. Testing always flatters to deceive, as do the first couple of races of the year. I don't know why people think I'm being negative when I say that a race finish will be the primary goal of Suzuki and a major achievement. It's a brand new bike in a different formula to the one they used to race in.

Going on past behaviour from the last 35 years, Suzuki will have some minor success and then half-arse it and then give up due to a lack of results, probably in 2018, or maybe stretching into 2019 UNLESS they acquire a rider of Kevin Schwantz's stature who does things with the bike that shouldn't be possible and then they'll think they're doing really well until that rider crashes his brains out trying to keep up and retires early due to frustration and ever increasing injury recovery times.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I feel a bit for Miller but with all his club and national racing he should have learned to control his disappointment better than that.
He looked gutted right through to his soul, but the bad results mid season came back to bite his ass. Sportsmanship is taught another up's for Father Marquez.
Miller is correct tho best race I've seen him ride.

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I couldn't agree less. That is without a doubt, in my eyes..the dirtiest racing I've ever seen and I think the guy is a fucking queer cunt. I'm all for hard and tough racing...but trying your best actually clean your main competitor out? Nah. And then to be such a bad sport about it too? Nah.

[Reckless]

I couldn't agree less. That is without a doubt, in my eyes..the dirtiest racing I've ever seen and I think the guy is a fucking queer cunt. I'm all for hard and tough racing...but trying your best actually clean your main competitor out? Nah. And then to be such a bad sport about it too? Nah.

Yup I can see how someone can have that POV. We'll see if MotoGP sorts him out like it did MM.
Seems to be enjoying it though http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sp...Vc6PA.facebook

Results if you cant open the Facebook link - See they've even got Alex Marquez in there LOL

RESULTS — MotoGP Testing, Valencia Day 1
1. (99) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) 1m30.975s
2. (44) Pol Espargaro (Yamaha) +0.143s
3. (38) Bradley Smith (Yamaha) +0.229s
4. (46) Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) +0.275s
5. (29) Andrea Iannone (Ducati) +0.490s
6. (26) Dani Pedrosa (Honda) +0.627s
7. (4) Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) +0.669s
8. (35) Cal Crutchlow (Honda) +0.872s
9. (51) Michele Pirro (Ducati) +1.079s
10. (68) Yonny Hernandez (Ducati) +1.171s
11. (8) Hector Barbera (Ducati) +1.215s
12. (6) Stefan Bradl (Forward Yamaha) +1.234s
13. (9) Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) +1.339s
14. (41) Aleix Espargaro (Suzuki) +1.340s
15. (45) Scott Redding (Honda) +2.023s
16. (15) Alex de Angelis (ART) +2.157s
17. (25) Maverick Vinales (Suzuki) +2.293s
18. (17) Karel Abraham (Honda) +2.471s
19. (63) Mike Di Meglio (Ducati) +2.619s
20. (76) Loris Baz (Forward Yamaha) +2.859s
21. (50) Eugene Laverty (Honda) +3.345s
22. (43) Jack Miller (Honda) +3.658s
23. (19) Alvaro Bautista (Aprilia) +3.944s
24. (66) Alex Hofmann (Aprilia) +4.671s
25. (33) Marco Melandri (Honda) +4.984s
26. (93) Marc Marquez (Honda) +5.206s
27. (93) Alex Marquez (Honda) +5.683s
NC (69) Nicky Hayden (Honda) NTR

[Crasherfromwayback]

Yup I can see how someone can have that POV. We'll see if MotoGP sorts him out like it did MM.

Hey...I hope the guy goes well and adds more to Moto GP. But he'll want to clean his act up alright. It's a fucking credit to Alex Marquez that he kept such a cool head after so many dirty cheap shots by Miller.

[Erelyes]

Hey...I hope the guy goes well and adds more to Moto GP. But he'll want to clean his act up alright. It's a fucking credit to Alex Marquez that he kept such a cool head after so many dirty cheap shots by Miller.

The chance of him un-cunting himself is probably the same as Suzuki winning the manufacturer's title next year.

One thing's for sure, if he runs over his own foot with a 150kg bike it'll hurt more than an 80kg one.

[Drew]

Just saw the Moto3 race. That little cunt Miller is a world class cock.

[BMWST?]

Agree.classic stale bottle of piss.
Like Stoner, I see Miller left school at age 14. The latter years of schooling are invaluable it seems.

you are wrong.The die is cast for social skills in the younger years,Read Stoners book and you will perhaps understand his behaviour a bit more.

[BMWST?]

I mean, not even a public handshake or congratulation. He made a show of not even looking at Alex and went on during the interview about the Aragon crash (which was just as much his fault, he can dish it but not take it) then said "But we won't go there".
But you already did you passive/aggressive numb-nuts!!!
His face on the podium was like a smacked arse.
Jeez, what a dick. You can be assured that the Japanese will not have let that go unnoticed.
Stoner got away with it because while he was a dick, he was a special type of dick and believe it or not, he had the grace to congratulate his opponents.
One can only hope that Miller learns quickly to grow the F up.

and Stoner won races and championships.There was a handshake between the two just before the podium.AM was clearly uncomfortable and didnt seem to know whatt to do /say.Not his problem though.I did admire JM s riding though,he did everything he could,albeit too late

[Drew]

and Stoner won races and championships.There was a handshake between the two just before the podium.AM was clearly uncomfortable and didnt seem to know whatt to do /say.Not his problem though.I did admire JM s riding though,he did everything he could,albeit too late

Did everything he could, including trying to run Marquez off the track twice from what I saw.

The guy's a fucken tool.

[pritch]

Well it seems I missed something. Having recorded the races I only finished watching them today and I didn't watch any of the parc ferme/podium ceremonies - once each race finished I switched off. With the races cleaned out of the system, and my MotoGP sub expired, Miller's belicose behaviour will have to remain a mystery to me.

My West Australian brother reports that he has just read the copy of Stoner's book that I sent him and he didn't see any suggestion that Casey was a strange wee man. None so blind...

David Emmett commented re the Suzuki that when the engines run fine on the dyno but crap out on the track the finger of suspicion points at oil supply. They have time.

I note that several Moto3 riders received a point each for loitering on track. Seems Race Direction are trying to sort the caravans.

After all Dorna's talk about taking the series to Asia, there is to be a new round in Austria? Meantime WSBK is going to Thailand.

Ah well, soon be March.

[ducatilover]

Did everything he could, including trying to run Marquez off the track twice from what I saw.

The guy's a fucken tool.

Pretty certain he needs a smack between the eyes. He can ride insanely well, but he's a cunt about it. Arrogant and spoiled shithead.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Did everything he could, including trying to run Marquez off the track twice from what I saw.

The guy's a fucken tool.

At least twice. And that's only this round. And the supercharged Kawasaki is as cool as shit!

[Drew]

At least twice. And that's only this round. And the supercharged Kawasaki is as cool as shit!

We can agree that Miller is a tard, and that a supercharged bike is cool.

[roogazza]

you are wrong.The die is cast for social skills in the younger years,Read Stoners book and you will perhaps understand his behaviour a bit more.

maybe they are,I'm no child psychologist, but as an ex policeman I know a smack in the mouth in teen years can alter perceptions.

[pritch]

maybe they are,I'm no child psychologist, but as an ex policeman I know a smack in the mouth in teen years can alter perceptions.

Reminds me of a callow youth that I worked with briefly. There was also employed at the same place a patched 1%er biker and the young bloke was giving him shit. Junior was warned by all and sundry, but he insisted that while they were at work the 1%er couldn't touch him.

Now the biker worked in the workshop and one day junior was sent down to the workshop from the showroom on some errand, as he arrived in the workshop where biker and one other mechanic were working on a piece of machinery, the biker held up some minor part and said to his mate, "No wonder this thing isn't working, this is fucked."

Junior promptly piped up. "That's what's wrong with you, your nuts are fucked."

WHACK! WHACK! Junior is off back to the showroom at speed, tears streaming down and a big red handprint either side of his face.
The boss saw him coming, "Go away, I don't want to hear about it. You were told."

Now some young people may have adjusted their perceptions at that point but apparently not our hero. A couple of weeks later he was involved in a traffic accident at an intersection near here. He promptly climbed out of his vehicle and commenced to give the other driver the benefit of his expertise. The other driver gave him a straight right punch in the mouth. Last I heard of him he was sitting on his arse in the middle of the intersection. He may well have commenced altering his perceptions?