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    Quote Originally Posted by eelracing View Post
    MM for the next ten...

    ....races.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reckless View Post
    MM is going to hurt someone with this chuckin it up the inside Simoncelli style in a last corner dive when he's already at 130%.
    Its supposed to be a non contact sport for a reason, safety. He's made it a contact sport by deliberate contact, there will be consequences.
    Rubbing may be racing, but kamakazi marquez is over stepping the line.
    Sorry but this made me laugh, not about Marquez but personal history.
    When i made a comeback back when the classic register started, before I'd even gridded up for my first race back, Ray Sherman took me aside and said "racing's no longer a contact sport" To which i replied "jeez Ray, you've taken all the fun out of it".....
    The penalty of having a reputation.
    Late 60's, early 70's Ruapuna club racing was like Brands was reputed to have been, intimidation, hard contact, give as good as you got, come in from a race with bits knocked off the fairing....But i never saw anyone go down from it as really, the bikes were pretty slow and there was plenty of runoff.

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    Marquez is able to handle his bike better with the 2014 frame, but the abrupt power characteristics of the 2015 engine remain, so he still doesn't have the sweet handling bike he used to enjoy.

    While he may not win the championship this year, he could have a big influence on who the eventual winner is if he keeps finishing between the Yamaha riders.
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    Made me laugh how cold MM and VR were towards each other in parc ferme - last year they were all matey and handshakes. Under pressure eh?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    Marquez is able to handle his bike better with the 2014 frame, but the abrupt power characteristics of the 2015 engine remain, so he still doesn't have the sweet handling bike he used to enjoy.
    The 2015 Honda isn't as forgiving of little mistakes, which is what Marquez does all the time. Essentially he crashes the bike and then rescues the crash. It's what Casey Stoner used to do all the time. It's why he's so fast as he pushes just a tiny bit past the limits all the time, saves it and carries on while everyone else is trying to get as close as possible to the limits without going over. Obviously they're not getting to get that little bit extra that Marquez does.
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    I reckon MM will DNF this weekend.....he'll be feeling a bit cockier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by puddytat View Post
    I reckon MM will DNF this weekend.....he'll be feeling a bit cockier.
    In the four stroke era Honda have nine wins at the Sachsenring to Yamaha's three so he may have reason to feel a bit cockier.
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    Quote Originally Posted by puddytat View Post
    I reckon MM will DNF this weekend.....he'll be feeling a bit cockier.
    I like the way you think puddy,coz he'll be taking a Yamaha with him no doubt.
    Sachenringcycle being the pissant type of go-cart track that it is will be a good indicater of the Hondas front end.
    Dannyboy likes the place so maybe he can help steal a few points off of Yamaha.

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    Quote Originally Posted by eelracing View Post
    I like the way you think puddy,coz he'll be taking a Yamaha with him no doubt..
    You may be right but I hope not.

    I was listening to a podcast discussing how unfortunate it was that the unguided missile Miller took out Barbera. WTF? In 250s Barbera was taking out all and sundry, the commentators then were even joking about how nobody passes Barbera around the outside. Eventually the podcast guys remembered the history. Karma.
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    Quote Originally Posted by eelracing View Post
    MM closed up in the space of four corners...if I was Yamaha I'd be worried.Not so much championship wise but.
    Nah that's just MM.

    Remember race before that he said 'I'm either gonna be at the front, or bin it' or words to such effect. He binned it.

    This time he went just as nuts but didn't bin it. You could say he got lucky, but that he gets to push his luck a lot further than the others.
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    Quote Originally Posted by eelracing View Post
    I like the way you think puddy,coz he'll be taking a Yamaha with him no doubt.
    Sachenringcycle being the pissant type of go-cart track that it is will be a good indicater of the Hondas front end.
    Dannyboy likes the place so maybe he can help steal a few points off of Yamaha.
    Suzuki for the pole and win this weekend. Finally a track where power is of not much help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    Suzuki for the pole and win this weekend. Finally a track where power is of not much help.
    I'll just be happy if MM doesn't knock VR off and screw his season LMAO

    PS Be nice for Suzuki to get a good result tho
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    Melandri and Aprilia Part Ways

    Marco Melandri will not line up on the grid for the German GP.
    Aprilia Racing and Marco Melandri have reached an agreement by mutual consent to terminate the contractual obligations between Marco Melandri and Aprilia Racing.

    Consequently, Marco Melandri will no longer be lined up on the grid with Aprilia Racing starting from the German Grand Prix on 12 July.

    Aprilia Racing wishes Marco Melandri all the best in his future endeavours.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    Suzuki for the pole and win this weekend. Finally a track where power is of not much help.



    Id back ya on the pole, but will not stake a claim on the winner. To much shit going on with VR, MM,Jl, I can actually see a crash involving RIDERS coming very soon with the way MM is riding again just like in the Moto2 class
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    It is a real concern the way MM is starting to ride like he did in Moto2.
    The 'let the brakes off block pass' attempt could have ended VR's season, but I'm guessing VR was expecting it and already had his motocross strategy worked out for when it happened.
    The win it or bin it approach is all well and good even applaudable until it effects others. Another move like that might have the seasoned MotoGP guys taking him aside for a chat.

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