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Wrong post to quote Michael .... but I get what you mean.
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Wrong post to quote Michael .... but I get what you mean.
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So we can have a title decided on a one line track?
Sure, if it is because two or more riders are so closely matched that the title is still undetermined. Not just so the result of the last race is meaningful though, if someone is so superior that they clinch the title with several races remaining then that is the way it is, imo.
Sure, reading several threads at once after an interregnum I confused Cal not inspiring confidence with Zarco implying lack of confidence in his future KTM ride.
I have always been something of a Cal fan as you know and him winning would please me also.
IMO all the titles I have seen go down to Valencia, with the possible exception of 2006 have made for more boring races as the championship leader doesn't want to take risks and just rides for a position that he knows will give him the titles.
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I would say yes it's an admission he knows the KTM isn't up to snuff.
He never should have turned down the Honda ride regardless of MM being his teammate. If he wanted to win, he would have gone there as anything can happen and if he gelled well with the RCV, he could be in the title hunt instead of praying to not be stuck in Q1.
The other thing with Tech 3 is they haven't had too many good riders, so when they finally get one, the results are better. I would remind posters that Dovi finished 4th in 2012 on the Tech 3. Putting guys like Bradley Smith on that bike aren't going to do a whole hell of a lot over the course of the season. Look at Syahrin. He isn't doing anything on that bike because he isn't any good. Fielding backmarker riders on a M1 is going to give you .... results no matter how good the bike is, which it is. Put a halfway competent rider on the bike, suddenly the dynamic changes. Hope Herve enjoys KTM and mediocrity.
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Nobody ever overtook at Valencia then?
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Sorry to jump in a little late, but I took a nap after qualifying and re-watched Q2. Quite a deal, hey? If this is what we want, Dorna has done a great job of evening-up the field. Two satellites from different teams on the front row. I can't remember when that happened before today. Cal was still moaning about the swingarm. Ah, maybe you don't want it, dummy. lol
I truly enjoy watching Zarco beat the Moviestar bikes. I have my fingers crossed that he and JLo will keep the pace this race and MM has to work his fanny off to get by.
I truly enjoy watching Zarco beat the Moviestar bikes. I have my fingers crossed that he and JLo will keep the pace this race and MM has to work his fanny off to get by.
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Possibly meaning if he keeps beating Rossi, his level of support and updates will decrease.
It happened in Argentina as well.
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Ha! My head would explode!
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At our age we're entitled. -_-
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Rossi was following Zarco around in Free Practice and Zarco pulled up. It was mind blowing to watch, really.But he's still buried the factory boys
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Given the way the 2016 iteration is performing, one would logically expect that the factory team would go back to those specs (if indeed that is actually possible) and build from there. The question is, are there sufficient (if any) of the 2016 spec chassis available for the factory team? That and, how many sealed engines does the team have to present to scrutineers (all?) at the beginning of the season? If all those sealed engines are already stamped as inspected, then there is probably little they can do beyond electronics fiddling in order to go backwards, to go forwards. For me personally, it's painful to see Vinales who was in such great form at the beginning of 2016, flailing away. Tho he looked solid this morning in QP2 despite the way the rear end was jumping around like a kangaroo milkshake.
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Given the way the 2016 iteration is performing, one would logically expect that the factory team would go back to those specs (if indeed that is actually possible) and build from there. The question is, are there sufficient (if any) of the 2016 spec chassis available for the factory team? That and, how many sealed engines does the team have to present to scrutineers (all?) at the beginning of the season? If all those sealed engines are already stamped as inspected, then there is probably little they can do beyond electronics fiddling in order to go backwards, to go forwards. For me personally, it's painful to see Vinales who was in such great form at the beginning of 2016, flailing away. Tho he looked solid this morning in QP2 despite the way the rear end was jumping around like a kangaroo milkshake.
That's either an insult to all Australians or my new favorite ... position.
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So Zarco pulled a Rossi manouvre did he,:giggle:
BTW I think this would suit Rossi more than what he is riding
