MotoGP 2015

[Drew]

April the 2016 GSXR 1000 gets here

Don't think it's a huge update. Not sure if the reason I think that is public knowledge though.

[pritch]

Sure is. Once again, one of the best sounding too. Now for some podiums...

That's one of those things, that if it happens, could have a big effect on the championship. What with that and possibly competitive Hondas too? Interesting.

And it is only FP1 but...

1 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 293.0 1'21.766
2 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 291.4 1'22.102 0.336 / 0.336
3 45 Scott REDDING GBR EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 287.2 1'22.167 0.401 / 0.065
4 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 289.9 1'22.243 0.477 / 0.076
5 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Octo Pramac Racing Ducati 290.7 1'22.396 0.630 / 0.153
6 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 295.9 1'22.428 0.662 / 0.032
7 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 289.6 1'22.445 0.679 / 0.017
8 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 286.3 1'22.462 0.696 / 0.017
9 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR CWM LCR Honda Honda 287.1 1'22.567 0.801 / 0.105
10 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Ducati Team Ducati 295.4 1'22.670 0.904 / 0.103

[Crasherfromwayback]

Don't think it's a huge update. .

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/n...1000-for-2016/

[BMWST?]

late in fp3 my somewhat tounge in cheek post on adv rider has some kudos.....honda are 1 and 2 and bradley smif is third,lorenzo 5 VR 6

finalised more "normal than 15 minutes to go
POS#RIDER NAMEGAP1 93M. MARQUEZ 1:21.083
2 99 J. LORENZO +0.138
3 46 V. ROSSI +0.191
4 4 A. DOVIZIOSO +0.479
5 38 B. SMITH +0.485
6 26 D. PEDROSA +0.539
7 41 A. ESPARGARO +0.606
8 35 C. CRUTCHLOW +0.683
9 29 A. IANNONE +0.741
10 44 P. ESPARGARO +0.805
11 25 M. VIÑALES +0.839
12 45 S. REDDING +0.879
13 68 Y. HERNANDEZ +0.918
14 8 H. BARBERA +0.947
15 9 D. PETRUCCI +1.073
16 19 A. BAUTISTA +1.251
17 43 J. MILLER +1.310
18 69 N. HAYDEN +1.489
1963 M. DI MEGLIO +1.565
20 15 A. DE ANGELIS +1.892
21 76 L. BAZ +1.930
22 50 E. LAVERTY +1.944
23 7 H. AOYAMA +2.262
24 70 M. LAVERTY +2.383
25 71 C. CORTI +3.575

[pritch]

Mike Webb must be getting frustrated. Seventeen riders have been penalised for dawdling on the racing line waiting for a tow. The guilty Moto3 riders all got a two pronged penalty: back three places on the grid, and lose ten minutes of the warm up. They were given a talking to at the last race and chose to ignore it so... The Moto2 and GP offenders each received a single penalty point except Barbera who got two points, presumably because he's been a pain in the arse in this respect for years.

After this race though they'll likely go on holiday and forget all about it.

Late night tonight.

[george formby]

Late night tonight.

K'in A. Just about to get the spag bol on and put some brews outside. My boy Danny is lookin good in Moto3 and VR uttered that immortal line. "We need to find something more."
The missus even has a gag ready if it gets to hot.

[Drew]

Poor ol' Rabbat got shafted for his awesome efforts there. I'd have gone and kicked the living shit out of that mo'fucker.

[puddytat]

The winner in big boys class I thought gave everyone a master class in riding & was riding the best that we've seen him in his career.....
I loves the commentator mute. Not having the drivel I actually pay more attention to who's on what bike & what their number is.
Pass of the day was I thought Lorenzo's "round the outside" one.
Havnt seen the other 2 yet as Vodascam was being particularly shitter than its normal shitness.

[roogazza]

The winner in big boys class I thought gave everyone a master class in riding & was riding the best that we've seen him in his career.....
I loves the commentator mute. Not having the drivel I actually pay more attention to who's on what bike & what their number is.
Pass of the day was I thought Lorenzo's "round the outside" one.
Havnt seen the other 2 yet as Vodascam was being particularly shitter than its normal shitness.

yeah mute is your friend !
along with 'master class' was the 'classic pass'. What is starting to erk me is with 6 laps done the pair of clowns are plotting the points for the championship !!
Too much yapping altogether. Are they paid by the word ?

Enjoyed my Sky coverage, apart from that.

[pritch]

Too much yapping altogether. Are they paid by the word ?

In common with a lot of other television commentators it seems to have escaped their notice that we can actually see what's happening for ourselves, so we don't actually need a continuous stream of verbals.

I thought the race was interesting rather than exciting, but as has been said Lorenzo's pass was stirring stuff. Pedro will have cheered himself up. Sachsenring does seem to favour the Honda though, now it's 10 wins to honda over the last thirteen races.

Roll on Indy.

[quickbuck]

Sachsenring does seem to favour the Honda though, now it's 10 wins to honda over the last thirteen races.

Roll on Indy.

Well, in the Premier Class anyway (and obviously Moto2 ).

In Moto3, it was the first win for Honda there for 16 years.... When Marco Melandri was a nipper...

I felt for Tito when the bike whent into a headshake... that brought tears to my eyes as I know how painful that is with your tie-rods broken.
When he was in the dirt on the last corner, well that was just a total kick in the nuts... I don't condone violence track side, but Drew has a point.... Maybe Tito was in too much pain to actually consider such a thing.

[Crasherfromwayback]

The winner in big boys class I thought gave everyone a master class in riding :

I love how they were saying "well MM can't win the title now". Hey, it's highly unfucking likely. But it ain't over till the fat lady sings. Lorenzo could skittle Rossi yet and both break bones etc.

[Dadpole]

I downloaded the BT commentary. Made a nice change - and "36 years old" was not heard.

[BMWST?]

harris has dropped to a new low,the "36 yr old nine time world champion",normally he uses only one per sentemce.
And how is it Pedro is beating VR fair and square and somehow its "good stuff" from the doctor... I depair i really do.

[BMWST?]

Wehn he was in the dirt on the last corner, wekk that was just a total kick in the nute... I don't condone violence track side, but Drew has a point.... Maybe Toto was in too much pain to actually consider such a thing.

For a guy that was hurt and with so much experience,he had already had one go at Morbidelli and he resisted with all his might,maybe he shoulda just accepeted 4th...