MotoGP 2016

[sugilite:Me]

Hope you enjoyed the race tonight mate. A repeat of last year. Except...this year, I won money on it.

Maybe...MM wanted Lorenzo to go out in style though eh?

I've no doubt he'd rather that...than win a home race in front of his fans.

Yes, Great race! JL was imperious for the well deserved win. MM, VR and AI seemed to find plenty of passing places to make a good lunge. At the end of the day, at last years race, Rossi was never going to win - even if he did have a front row start, he simply was not good enough. All the other conspiracy theories I did not pay much into. However, that one race I still honestly believe MM ran wing man to JL. Hatred clouds perspective big time - especially when your private home has just been invaded by unhinged Rossi fans!

Looking at the Ducati overall this year, maybe it was an inspired move for JL to jump ship - the 2017 model could be the weapon. Had he done it earlier, it would of kicked his arse, just like it did everyone else bar Stoner.

[pritch]

Apparently Mika Kallio got a few good laps in but was then slowed and eventually stopped by electrical issues.

Electrical issues? Hmmmm Perhaps - or perhaps not. The factories trot that one out when the piston hits the spark plug. John Britten used it when having carefully worked out how much gas he needed for the race at Daytona he decided to save some weight...

They do it so often that even if it is true people regard the statement with suspicion.

[roogazza]

Oh , I forgot, Crashlots fired it into the shrubbery again !!

Tyres soft or let go

Hondas fault

coulda shoulda woulda

everything but the guy on the handlebars !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BMWST?]

Well JL shows us again that talent is permanent and form is only to be regarded in the context of the last race,give him some predictability and edge grip........
But watching Marquez on the Honda get slaughtered by ALL the other bikes out of turn 14 make s me have few doubts about what will happen next year if the Honda is improved again

[pritch]

Two people have won consecutive championships on different makes of machinery apparently. Only one has won consecutive races on different makes.

Lorenzo would like to join either of those very short lists, and he does have a decent record at Qatar, Ducati will need to do something to make the bike turn though. Oxley said Iannone loooked like he was trying to steer a truck at times in Valencia. Dall'Igna said Lorenzo has a different style to everybody else, so Ducati is aware of what is required. Be interesting to see if Ducati - and Michelin - can give Lorenzo what he needs.

Mat Oxley posted this pic with just one word: "Obsolescence". He later suggested they could be used for aerodynamic crash bungs. Still it woulda been nice to grab a pair of those.

[EJK]

Two people have won consecutive championships on different makes of machinery apparently. Only one has won consecutive races on different makes.

Lorenzo would like to join either of those very short lists, and he does have a decent record at Qatar, Ducati will need to do something to make the bike turn though. Oxley said Iannone loooked like he was trying to steer a truck at times in Valencia. Dall'Igna said Lorenzo has a different style to everybody else, so Ducati is aware of what is required. Be interesting to see if Ducati - and Michelin - can give Lorenzo what he needs.

Mat Oxley posted this pic with just one word: "Obsolescence". He later suggested they could be used for aerodynamic crash bungs. Still it woulda been nice to grab a pair of those.

Good collectors item

That was a good season..!

Roll on 2017!

[Drew]

Two people have won consecutive championships on different makes of machinery apparently. Only one has won consecutive races on different makes.

Lorenzo would like to join either of those very short lists, and he does have a decent record at Qatar, Ducati will need to do something to make the bike turn though. Oxley said Iannone loooked like he was trying to steer a truck at times in Valencia. Dall'Igna said Lorenzo has a different style to everybody else, so Ducati is aware of what is required. Be interesting to see if Ducati - and Michelin - can give Lorenzo what he needs.

Mat Oxley posted this pic with just one word: "Obsolescence". He later suggested they could be used for aerodynamic crash bungs. Still it woulda been nice to grab a pair of those.

It's fucken bullshit that they can no longer use wings. That puts the Ducati back struggling for points again if they havent got a very differwnt bike for next year.

[Dadpole]

I think that Ducati have an aero trick or two for next year. There was talk of a down-force creating nose intake.

Overall... A great season. Why can't we get the Moto2 guys to always go at it the way they did during the final race.

[pritch]

It's fucken bullshit that they can no longer use wings. That puts the Ducati back struggling for points again if they havent got a very differwnt bike for next year.

Nah, the wings were a distraction and if anyone got really serious they'd have cost millions. The rules will need to be written right though, I've already seen a photo of a front mudguard that bore a marked resemblance to a wing. Ducati are aware of what they have to deal with, it's up to them to produce a bike that works within the rules.

According to Nick Harris Ducati paid twelve million Euros to acquire the services of George, elsewhere the figure was quoted as twenty million, it's up to the factory to give him a bike he can ride to provide a return on their investment. Dall'Igna has radically changed the culture at Ducati so, unlike when Rossi went there, the engineers should be listening. His comments overnight indicate that Dall'Igna is aware of what's required. We now wait to see if he can deliver it. The answers start tonight?

[pritch]

RANT/

When you have a full season MotoGP video pass it expires about a day after the Valencia race. You can't delay viewing the race or you miss out. Since that is the end of the season the thought occurred to me that I'd pay for a full season pass now and get the whole year - but no. There seems to be a new system, you pay thirty Euros (well 29.95 to be precise) which takes you to sometime in March when you can have the pleasure of forking out another hundred, or whatever the price will be next year, for the season.

I can see the edvantage of this system to Dorna but I'm not sure if I see enough advantage for me. Anyhoo I sent them a passive aggressive little whinge. Fuckem!


/RANT

[Dadpole]

Testing tonight our time 10.00 till 5.00am

BTSport are covering it. Not sure who else is - MotoGP video pass perhaps?

[pritch]

Not sure how many of you are aware of this but Rossi hit a spectator with a scooter in the paddock at Valencia. He didn't stop, he just looked pissed off as he sped away. The Spanish motorcycle press are apparently hostile and are directing considerable venom at Rossi.

The original video clip was taken from in front of the scooter and definitely shows contact with the woman. This photo shows what the daft cow was trying to do. There is concern that the antics of suicidal selfie takers may result in everybody being excluded from the paddock.

[EJK]

Not sure how many of you are aware of this but Rossi hit a spectator with a scooter in the paddock at Valencia. He didn't stop, he just looked pissed off as he sped away. The Spanish motorcycle press are apparently hostile and are directing considerable venom at Rossi.

The original video clip was taken from in front of the scooter and definitely shows contact with the woman. This photo shows what the daft cow was trying to do. There is concern that the antics of suicidal selfie takers may result in everybody being excluded from the paddock.

Oh no! She shoulda moo-ved!

Hope Vale doesn't start at the back of the grid in Qatar?

[Badjelly]

When you have a full season MotoGP video pass it expires about a day after the Valencia race. You can't delay viewing the race or you miss out. Since that is the end of the season the thought occurred to me that I'd pay for a full season pass now and get the whole year - but no. There seems to be a new system, you pay thirty Euros (well 29.95 to be precise) which takes you to sometime in March when you can have the pleasure of forking out another hundred, or whatever the price will be next year, for the season.

I can see the edvantage of this system to Dorna but I'm not sure if I see enough advantage for me. Anyhoo I sent them a passive aggressive little whinge. Fuckem!

I let my 2016 videopass renew automatically and I got the off-season plus 2017. Here's what the email says:

2017 Season & Off Season
Price: 99.95€
Expires on: 2017-11-13 23:59 GMT
Your subscirption to the MotoGP VideoPass will be valid until the day after the last race of the current season.
Your seasonal subscription will automatically renew at the end of the MotoGP Season and will include the Off Season package for free.

I thought the same thing happened if you renewed manually, but your experience suggests otherwise.

I agree that cutting it off so soon after the last race is pretty harsh.

[Dadpole]

Oh no! She shoulda moo-ved!

Hope Vale doesn't start at the back of the grid in Qatar?

The dozy bint did the 'One step back for the selfie' I would have kicked her in the handlebar too.

Meanwhile... To add to my action-packed day I had the septic tank emptied and unblocked a drain.