MotoGP 2015

**pritch** · 14th October 2015, 11:28

From the horse's mouth - so to speak:

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/...ut-helicopter/

**pritch** · 15th October 2015, 19:38

This is where Nick Harris and Matt Birt will do the commentary this weekend. From there almost the entire track is behind them. Nice view of Bass Strait though.

**husaberg** · 15th October 2015, 20:09

Another record for Rossi this weekend
http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2015/1...-island/186978

Thought Nieto would be higher up the list.

Rossi"s first 500cc win way way back in 2000
Plus a great ride from McWilliams
https://youtu.be/IWiM2EAux0o

**GD66** · 15th October 2015, 20:23

Originally Posted by pritch

This is where Nick Harris and Matt Burt will do the commentary this weekend. From there almost the entire track is behind them. Nice view of Bass Strait though.

Bloody hell, that's ordinary. It looks like the level below race control, and therefore two levels below the box used for circuit commentary, and as you've indicated Pritch, faces due south. Their box at Jerez is about ten feet wide and has a narrow view overlooking the grid, honestly they would be better off staying home and calling off a bloody great monitor....oh wait, they can use their on-site time to learn about the points spread and possibilities, tidy up any loose ends with pronunciation of riders' surnames and get any scuttlebutt lined up to torpedo dodgy practices and policies by Dorna...oh, hang on...

**Shaun Harris** · 16th October 2015, 05:57

Originally Posted by Shaun Harris

Motegi MotoGP races. Some serious safety changes to need to be done to this track as proven last week with near extreme crash examples.

Pol ESP hits his head against an armco barrier ffs, On a MOTO GP track Dam. Also Going under the bridge there, it would not be to hard to face plant a solid bit of concrete wall there either. Hope some serious lessons were learnt by those in charge of safety for the top level ( HAHA) MotoGO track. Road courses are just that, and never will be very safe, before any one decides to bad mouth me, due to past safety concerns of closed tracks here. I always think for my own and others safety in the game.

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/224...gi-safety.html

Dam right that place needs soughting

**jasonu** · 16th October 2015, 06:27

Originally Posted by pritch

This is where Nick Harris and Matt Burt will do the commentary this weekend. From there almost the entire track is behind them. Nice view of Bass Strait though.

My comp. monitor is bigger than those.

**pritch** · 16th October 2015, 07:23

Originally Posted by jasonu

My comp. monitor is bigger than those.

We like to post rants about the commentators and these rants are not undeserved. Harris & Birt do miss things though and sometimes give cause to wonder if they are bloody blind.

So when they post pics of their "office" I usually post them here. We see things on our 42" screen or whatever that they miss because they usually have screens the size of laptop screens and their attention may be on the screen full of laptimes etc.

None of which excuses their pronounciations of Bastianini or BaGnaia etc. Although I do wonder if Harris has some diagnosable impediment because he stuffs up other words with similar vowels to Bastianini. F'rinstance Tavulia, which comes out Tavoola. If that were the case I'd feel a little guilty for criticising the afflicted.

The action gets underway in about three hours. This could be a great weekend or an awful one as tyres may make it something of a lottery. If it went the wrong way and then the All Blacks lost that'd be enough to drive me to drink. (It doesn't take much.

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**Shaun Harris** · 16th October 2015, 07:45

Originally Posted by pritch

We like to post rants about the commentators and these rants are not undeserved. Harris & Birt do miss things though and sometimes give cause to wonder if they are bloody blind.

So when they post pics of their "office" I usually post them here. We see things on our 42" screen or whatever that they miss because they usually have screens the size of laptop screens and their attention may be on the screen full of laptimes etc.

None of which excuses their pronounciations of Bastianini or BaGnaia etc. Although I do wonder if Harris has some diagnosable impediment because he stuffs up other words with similar vowels to Bastianini. F'rinstance Tavulia, which comes out Tavoola. If that were the case I'd feel a little guilty for criticising the afflicted.

The action gets underway in about three hours. This could be a great weekend or an awful one as tyres may make it something of a lottery. If it went the wrong way and then the All Blacks lost that'd be enough to drive me to drink. (It doesn't take much.

)

Tires and choices of them will be the deciding factor I thing mate, the weather temp is gunna be up and down all weekend, so I am Calling VR, due to his history and calm ness

**Autech** · 16th October 2015, 08:20

Anyone watching it live in CHCH on their Sky? New motel doesn't get pop Sport pop up channel

Though I don't think the Mrs will be too happy if a spend all day Saturday at Ruapuna racing motorcycles, then all day Sunday watching motorcycles race...

**Shaun Harris** · 16th October 2015, 08:22

Originally Posted by Autech

Anyone watching it live in CHCH on their Sky? New motel doesn't get pop Sport pop up channel

Though I don't think the Mrs will be too happy if a spend all day Saturday at Ruapuna racing motorcycles, then all day Sunday watching motorcycles race...

tell her to get a new man then

**pritch** · 16th October 2015, 08:31

Originally Posted by Autech

Though I don't think the Mrs will be too happy if a spend all day Saturday at Ruapuna racing motorcycles, then all day Sunday watching motorcycles race...

And then there's BSB and WSBK from Qatar this weekend too. It'll almost be like having a divorce - if it doesn't actually lead to one.

**Autech** · 16th October 2015, 08:39

Originally Posted by Shaun Harris

tell her to get a new man then

Anyone who doesn't ride/race motorcycles, is not a man. She would need to find a new women I think.

Originally Posted by pritch

And then there's BSB and WSBK from Qatar this weekend too. It'll almost be like having a divorce - if it doesn't actually lead to one.

Well 25 October is our 1st wedding anniversary, I did suggest that to celebrate we could go watch the Greymouth street races... Don't fancy my chances...