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I just happened to find the hill when I was circling the track when I met steve and curve. Gonna go back out tomorrow and watch. I got some pictures with some elbow scrape of dani. Hopefully tomorrow will be busier.
Apparently they were complaining about the lack of grip on the surface. Having only a few bikes on track doesn't lay much either.
http://www.yamahamotogp.com/2013/newsletter/team/en/130312214459370/12-03-2013-yamaha-get-back-to-business-texas-style
Rossi -
<p style="text-align:justify;“I really like the track, my first
impression is that it is beautiful. It’s very flowing with a lot of fast
corners and a lot of change of direction; it is fun on the bike! There are
three hairpins that are very tight; this is better for Formula 1 overtaking,
but for us they are a bit slow. In general the track is good. There is some
downhill and uphill and first braking zone is very good.
We have to understand
which tyre to use, but the asphalt surface doesn't have any rubber on it at the
moment so there is not so much grip at the moment. The uphill at turn one helps
to stop the bike, which is beautiful. For me turn two is the best though and
after you enter into the chicane which is very similar to Silverstone. The
straight is very long, which is maybe good for overtaking.
The city is great, the atmosphere is very
good so I think it is a very good place for a race. It's very important to have
this time as the track is so difficult, there are a lot of blind corners where you
have to understand where to brake.
We will continue to work on the line to
understand the track and also to increase the rear grip on the bike as we
suffer in acceleration. The first feeling is positive.
It’s important for
MotoGP to have a third race in America, we have a lot of good riders from the
USA so it’s right to be here.”
Lorenzo -
<p style="text-align:justify;“I think it’s very important to come here
and learn the track. I haven’t learnt 100% of it, I need more laps to learn my
lines, but for the moment it’s a very beautiful track which is very complete
with every kind of corner.
In the beginning it was difficult to understand the
lines but I have improved 3 seconds from the first lap today, that means it's
a hard track to learn and a difficult track to go to the maximum on. I think it
helps more than some other places to have this extra time. I think three or
four practices before the race will not be enough to understand it so some of
the riders who didn’t come here will have a little disadvantage.
<p style="text-align:justify;The wind has been a little bit of a
problem, especially on the longer straight where you arrive over <span style="font-size:24px;340km/h, you
feel a lot of unstable feelings. Almost all the track is tricky, there’s some
very hard braking and also tight hairpins. The first sector is flowing but it
is very hard to find a good line because it’s blind.
We’re getting used to the
track but also trying to solve a problem at maximum lean where we don’t have
full confidence. We have to change the setting a bit to make it better. The
tarmac is not perfect with only four bikes on it to clean it so it’s difficult
to understand if it’s very grippy or not. It’s hard to know if it will be much better
at the race weekend or just a little bit.”
Apparently they were complaining about the lack of grip on the surface. Having only a few bikes on track doesn't lay much either.
http://www.yamahamotogp.com/2013/newsletter/team/en/130312214459370/12-03-2013-yamaha-get-back-to-business-texas-style
Rossi -
<p style="text-align:justify;“I really like the track, my first
impression is that it is beautiful. It’s very flowing with a lot of fast
corners and a lot of change of direction; it is fun on the bike! There are
three hairpins that are very tight; this is better for Formula 1 overtaking,
but for us they are a bit slow. In general the track is good. There is some
downhill and uphill and first braking zone is very good.
We have to understand
which tyre to use, but the asphalt surface doesn't have any rubber on it at the
moment so there is not so much grip at the moment. The uphill at turn one helps
to stop the bike, which is beautiful. For me turn two is the best though and
after you enter into the chicane which is very similar to Silverstone. The
straight is very long, which is maybe good for overtaking.
The city is great, the atmosphere is very
good so I think it is a very good place for a race. It's very important to have
this time as the track is so difficult, there are a lot of blind corners where you
have to understand where to brake.
We will continue to work on the line to
understand the track and also to increase the rear grip on the bike as we
suffer in acceleration. The first feeling is positive.
It’s important for
MotoGP to have a third race in America, we have a lot of good riders from the
USA so it’s right to be here.”
Lorenzo -
<p style="text-align:justify;“I think it’s very important to come here
and learn the track. I haven’t learnt 100% of it, I need more laps to learn my
lines, but for the moment it’s a very beautiful track which is very complete
with every kind of corner.
In the beginning it was difficult to understand the
lines but I have improved 3 seconds from the first lap today, that means it's
a hard track to learn and a difficult track to go to the maximum on. I think it
helps more than some other places to have this extra time. I think three or
four practices before the race will not be enough to understand it so some of
the riders who didn’t come here will have a little disadvantage.
<p style="text-align:justify;The wind has been a little bit of a
problem, especially on the longer straight where you arrive over <span style="font-size:24px;340km/h, you
feel a lot of unstable feelings. Almost all the track is tricky, there’s some
very hard braking and also tight hairpins. The first sector is flowing but it
is very hard to find a good line because it’s blind.
We’re getting used to the
track but also trying to solve a problem at maximum lean where we don’t have
full confidence. We have to change the setting a bit to make it better. The
tarmac is not perfect with only four bikes on it to clean it so it’s difficult
to understand if it’s very grippy or not. It’s hard to know if it will be much better
at the race weekend or just a little bit.”
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i think its rather his competition is getting too fast. the level of riding has been taken to new extremes in the past few years, its just a shame we don't have stoner and (at least for the occasional moment of brilliance) guys like simoncelli or even spies/hayden on competitive machinery.
that being said,this is some super impressive stuff by marquez, even though you can't read too much into the times set for now, as a rookie lapping considerably faster than his teammate,the champion and rossi on a yamaha on a track thats new to all of them is an amazing achievement
i think its rather his competition is getting too fast. the level of riding has been taken to new extremes in the past few years, its just a shame we don't have stoner and (at least for the occasional moment of brilliance) guys like simoncelli or even spies/hayden on competitive machinery.
that being said,this is some super impressive stuff by marquez, even though you can't read too much into the times set for now, as a rookie lapping considerably faster than his teammate,the champion and rossi on a yamaha on a track thats new to all of them is an amazing achievement
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Hey fellas. Great day at the track yesterday. The riders put in a lot more laps than I had expected. It seemed they were spending a lot of time in the pits. Our view of the track is a lot closer than I though it would be. But still too far to tell the difference from pedrosa & Marquez! Looks like the track has a little of everything. We're at and extremely tight hairpin right before the longest straight. It looks Like they're spending a good amount of time in 6th gear by the end if that straight. I can imagine it'll seem a looong way for the moto3 guys.
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Cheers!
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Goooood morning Austin!!!!!! 
Headed to COTA after some coffee and breakfast.. Yesterday was very cool. Steeeeeve and News are some righteous dudes. B) .... The lookout spot was way better than I thought.
Headed to COTA after some coffee and breakfast.. Yesterday was very cool. Steeeeeve and News are some righteous dudes. B) .... The lookout spot was way better than I thought.
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Per Yamaha yesterday: "We are on schedule and we will continue working until tomorrow night. If we gather all the information required then we won't stay for Thursday."
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Whats up Steeeeevie. Good to hear from u. From pic u havent changed a bit. Do u have binoculars? That may help. Curvey sent me a vid, and my first impression was that hairpin is super tight looks even tighter than a 90 degree. The mic picked up the sound relatively well, the HRCs sound stellar. Am i right in seeing a depression before turn 11? Or perhaps it was just where u guys were standing?
U lucky dogs. All the riders put in over 50 laps. Also, Curvey mentioned Blake Young's CRT, was the other American CRT there too? (GP Tech).
Thanx for the post man.
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Good post. I reluctantly have to agree. I was most impressed with Marky. Given VRs comments that this test would be a good indicator where he stands among the top 4 (he prob overlooked the other Honda rider); if we are to carry his logic then MarcM is the overwhelming story of day one.
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None taken It's a nice bike in my opinion and it's black, they always look fast to me.
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Update: Curvey COTA bound on what can only be described as a girls bike (no offense Lyria).ImageUploadedByTapatalk1363191207.479324.jpg
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It's a nice bike in my opinion and it's black, they always look fast to me.Jumkie
No brakes, plastic frame, vibrates so bad all your fillings fall out,dont handle and its got 8 neutrals, quality.
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Update: Curvey COTA bound on what can only be described as a girls bike (no offense Lyria).ImageUploadedByTapatalk1363191207.479324.jpg
No brakes, plastic frame, vibrates so bad all your fillings fall out,dont handle and its got 8 neutrals, quality.
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Welcome to the forum. Lets see them pics man.
Judging from your handle, you are a Valentino fan. Here is a nice video of Rossi. 1:13 Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nbtxRCSlLpg
Welcome to the forum. Lets see them pics man.
Judging from your handle, you are a Valentino fan. Here is a nice video of Rossi. 1:13 Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nbtxRCSlLpg
