2021 Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas - COTA
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You’d think the biggest Moto market in the world could get it together for a premier class venue that doesn’t suck.
Laguna is a brilliant track but as much as I love it, the track itself and the difficult access render it really unsuitable for MotoGP.
Indianapolis was a joke.
Austin in this condition is a joke.
Surely there is a track in this country that would be suitable?
Perhaps Wayne Rainey’s organization could help.
Dorna is comprised of a group of corrupt corporate toadies. If I didn’t love roadracing so much and appreciate the riders participating at this level I would just cancel my subscription and go back to watching club racing.
Laguna is a brilliant track but as much as I love it, the track itself and the difficult access render it really unsuitable for MotoGP.
Indianapolis was a joke.
Austin in this condition is a joke.
Surely there is a track in this country that would be suitable?
Perhaps Wayne Rainey’s organization could help.
Dorna is comprised of a group of corrupt corporate toadies. If I didn’t love roadracing so much and appreciate the riders participating at this level I would just cancel my subscription and go back to watching club racing.
From what I gather it's because cars have 4 fat tires they not only cause ripples in the track from hard braking but also hard cornering. I've also heard some tracks such as Silverstone are constructed on unstable ground. That's just what I gather. I could be wrong.
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Everything is bigger in Texas.
Including the bumps.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.au...rous-surface-problems-for-motogp/6679721/amp/
A famously “dirty” overtake that 46 got away with.
For sure. Pecco was kind of quiet this weekend and then crushes it. Miller had been crushing it and then disappeared. Fabio can't get caught up battling with Marquez while Pecco gets away.
Pecco seems to be able to maintain the pace and keep his tires in shape to finish the race at the front. No small feat.
This is something that Jack doesn’t seem to be able to do.
Pecco must be impeccobly smooth to be able to do that. Hats off!
This is something that Jack doesn’t seem to be able to do.
Pecco must be impeccobly smooth to be able to do that. Hats off!
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This post didn't age well.
He must have had a bad shifter in Q2........or rear wheel vibration......or a broken ride height device......or (fill in the blank).
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For sure something went wrong. He looked good every session until quali. He was super pissed.
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Only problem with that is he seems to have issues conserving tires when he starts from the front row. He may come up but he will then fall back.
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Yes, cars can cause bumps. But that IS NOT the issue at COTA. Incredibly bad decision-making in locating the track is the issue, and it is not one which will ever be resolved.
https://www.cycleworld.com/circuit-americas-bumps-and-famous-shrink-swell-soils-texas/
Bad tyre he said, for which he may be fined if I remember the current rule concerning same correctly.
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That sucks. Michelin should be fined every time they give a rider a rotten donut.
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