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November 19th, 2020, 06:07 PM | #1 |
Senior Member Joined: Aug 2007 From: Nu Yawk City Posts: 10,209 Likes: 1766 I Ride: Triiumph Tiger XCx 800 + KTM SXF450sm + 511SMR | 2020 Grande Prémio MEO de Portugal
Well - It's been an interesting year. Last to be decided - who is runner up? And Rookie Of The Year? Silly season is starting late this year. Will Dovi ride for Repsol again? Or go to WSBK? (I think not) Stoner, Lorenzo and Pedrosa didn't. How will Crutchlow do as a test rider at Yamaha? How long before he starts bitching about them? |
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November 19th, 2020, 11:43 PM | #2 |
Senior Member Joined: Sep 2015 From: Spain Posts: 117 Likes: 130 |
I reckon the Yamahas will do well here, maybe Mav and Quarta can get back to business now that the pressure is gone.
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November 19th, 2020, 11:57 PM | #3 |
Junior Member Joined: Aug 2020 From: Oxfordshire Posts: 28 Likes: 6 |
I think Morbidelli and Rins will be pushing to try and secure second in the championship. Pol will have his last chance for a win with KTM so I’m expecting him to push hard too. I really hope Nakagami finally gets a podium in his last race of the season. I don’t think Mir will be on the podium now he has secured the championship.
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November 20th, 2020, 10:16 AM | #4 | |
Senior Member Joined: May 2019 From: Wales, UK Posts: 257 Likes: 127 | Quote:
With us speaking about Nakagami in this way, I can't help but imagine how some of these races would have gone with Marquez senior around! | |
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November 20th, 2020, 10:38 AM | #5 |
Junior Member Joined: Aug 2020 From: Oxfordshire Posts: 28 Likes: 6 |
Yes it would have been interesting! I’m sure he would have won the championship.
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November 20th, 2020, 02:41 PM | #6 |
Senior Member Joined: Nov 2015 From: On the edge in California Posts: 354 Likes: 133 I Ride: 1972 BMW R75/5 and 1989 Honda Hawk NT650GT |
Interesting day. Zarco has to win his first GP someday......or not. But might be a good bet. He doesn’t have anything to lose. Bagnaia seems mired in the doldrums of late, as did Zarco. Zarco will have a sharp stick ready. I tend to also think Mir will not step out of character. A points racer will hardly change his colors with the title secure. I like him and admire his race craft but he just doesn’t seem to be cut of the Doohan-Rainey-Marquez winning is all that counts cloth. On a Yamaha, Mav has something to prove, as does Fabio. Fabio just doesn’t seem up to it though. He will manage to psych himself out, even if he is in position to challenge. Dovi, fuhgedaboutit. Out to pasture, you put a good mid pack run in, with a few highlights here and there. Enjoy the retirement! Wild card, Miller! |
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November 20th, 2020, 06:32 PM | #7 | |
Senior Member Joined: May 2007 From: sydney australia Posts: 11,107 Likes: 2375 | Quote:
Last edited by michaelm; November 21st, 2020 at 02:04 AM. | |
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November 21st, 2020, 06:42 AM | #8 |
Senior Member Joined: Nov 2015 From: On the edge in California Posts: 354 Likes: 133 I Ride: 1972 BMW R75/5 and 1989 Honda Hawk NT650GT |
Good points. I’m sure Mir will develop further. I’ll admit to being harsh on some accounts, not only on his! It goes along with thinking of racing as “civilized” warfare. |
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November 21st, 2020, 07:35 PM | #9 | |
Senior Member Joined: May 2007 From: sydney australia Posts: 11,107 Likes: 2375 | Quote:
I don’t see Mir as a points accumulator though, just as someone who at this stage in his career is not great at qualifying and perhaps early in races when everyone has fresh tires and a full fuel load. He is an out and out racer including being a demon passer once the bike comes to him during a race. I agree with the racing as warfare thing, as exemplified by some of my favourite riders such as Gardner, Schwantz, Rainey, MM and my long term idol Mick Doohan, as well as by Valentino Rossi in his pomp of course. I still found Casey Stoner the most thrilling to watch as far as actual riding was concerned, I could watch that guy ride a lap on his own at full throttle all day, particularly around PI, and he made war on the limits of his bike and on the circuit de jour more than on his rivals. Last edited by michaelm; November 21st, 2020 at 10:01 PM. Reason: spelling | |
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November 21st, 2020, 09:16 PM | #10 |
Senior Member Joined: Mar 2016 From: FNQ Posts: 984 Likes: 750 I Ride: WR450 |
New track, new set ups. The better garages will be up front. I think morbidelli has the best crew chief aside from Marc. Nakagami should profit from HRC experience also. Wild card for me is Johann zarco. KTM looks fast also. Oliviera looking the best so far. Top 5 prediction. Morbidelli Nakagami Miller Oliviera P. Espargaro |
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