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'Bout ....... time.
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Great to finally see the 2nd half of the MotoGp season kicking off. I wonder if Lorenzo can get any of his mojo back this round?
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God I hope so....
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Any idea what Laverty's finger waving at Iannone was about??
He certainly wanted AI out the way at the practise start.
He certainly wanted AI out the way at the practise start.
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Why not?
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Wondering the same thing, curious as to how he has decided that team that pours millions of dollars into racing in the sport we love doesn't "deserve" to win.
Every person and team in that field deserve to win, because they are there, and they got there somehow, which is more than 99.996 percent of riders in this world have done.
That was probably the most ignorant comment I've read so far in this forum, which is saying a lot.
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Ignorance would be believing more than half the grid is actually there on anything resembling merit. A large majority of the grid is not there due to a meritocracy, or anything closely resembling such a thing.
Pouring millions into racing doesn't entitle you to, or make you somehow deserving of a win. That you actually believe this tells me you're an ..... who believes in fairy tales.
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EXTERIOR: A maniacal scientist riding the twisties to his castle finds a dead chicken who for some unexplained reason is wearing a number 46 t-shirt lying dead on a racing track. He snatches it up knee-down mid-corner and takes it to his lab. Wide shot view as he uses spanners and wrenches and a rubber hammer to pound on until it sits up unexpectedly, one eye normal but the other a low slung LED headlight.
VOICE OVER: It's alive!
INTERIOR: The scientist restrains the chicken to a chair using bungie cords and tie downs and forces him to watch a bank of old television screens.
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EXTERIOR: Millenial style high school track in middle America on the first day of school. Teenaged boys lounge around the bleachers, the legs of the jeans rolled into highwaters and vaping machines tucked defiantly in their pockets or held idly in their hands. They oggle the girls practicing beach volleyball. The youth seem to gravitate towards a singular magnetic personality.
BOY1: But I don't understand how you're going to win. Before we went on summer holiday you said you hated the bike.
MARC: Yes, bike is bad. But I try hard over summer, and is still bad but I know I lead in championship so I have chance.
BOY2: But Marc, it's Austria is a whole new track. I can't even pronounce the name!
MARC: Is von Österreich.
BOY2: Orville Redenbacher?
MARC: von Öster... You Americans say "Red Bull Ring".
Boys all nod their heads knowingly, sighing an elightened, "Oooh!"
BOY1: I don't know Marc. You haven't won as many races this year. How are you going to beat the Yamahas?
MARC: Nobody race this track yet. Argentina is new track. We race, I win. COTA is new track. We race I win. Austria is new track. We race. I go fast... (stands up and pops collar) I go fast, is frightening... (gyrates suggestively) I go like... greased lightning!
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INTERIOR: Girl's bedroom decorated in pastels. An autographed picture of a Casey Stoner cornering on the Desmocedici with sparks flying from dragging parts adorns the wall. Underneath a frilly night lamp is a Max Biaggi bobble head.
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EXTERIOR: A cylindrical Pedrobot lurks outside of the Österreich track. A huge sign declares "Inaugural race this Sunday!" He starts to walk towards through the parking lot to the entrance but becomes distracted when he notices a Honda Pruis. He awkardly approaches the vehicle and caresses its generous C-pillar curves. Glancing around to ensure that nobody is watching, it slinks back to the rear quarter panel and begins humping the car noisily.
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INTERIOR: A modern day kitchen with a gas range stove. A young man is arranging breakfast supplies on the counter.
ANDREA: (Looks at the camera earnestly) You might think that it's cool to go racing on unknown tracks, to try something a little different. But it's not. It's dangerous (under breath) to be in front of me (louder) out there on the track, and we here at Ducati Racing would really like kids (cough) and racers (clears throat) to think about the consequences before they try something like that. This (holds up egg) is you brain. (Cracks egg on pan over fire). This is your brain on racing. (Grabs pan and smashes carton of eggs) This is what happens when you qualify in front of me! (Smashes milk carton with picture of missing Dani Pedrosa) This is what happens when you pass me into the signature corner at COTA! (Smashes glass carafe of orange juice) This is what happens when you pass me on the straight, when I have a chance to win in the wet! (Working up a sweat) This is what....
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RANDOM KID: I've got something in my Rossiballs!
ANNOUNCER: You sure do! Evolve your Rossimon rivals to make them stronger and then use them to fight with your friends. Consume your Rossimon rivals to make the ultimate Rossimon!
RANDOM KID: My Rossimon is too big for my Rossiballs!
ANNOUNCER: That's not what she said! Use your ultimate Rossimon to control the weather and summon Thor, the got of thunder, lightning and weird weather! Just watch out for traffic!
(Sound of tires screeching and a thump)
RANDOM KIDS: (Looking out at street in shock) Ooooooh! (Go back to playing game)
ANNOUNCER: Rossimon GO!
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EXTERIOR: Pedrobot is getting into it. Loud, metallic banging as he puts his back into the thrusts. He begins slapping the rear quarter panel in rhythmic time. Jorge Lorenzo walks up with the keys to the car, pauses, and slowly backs away.
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Just curious, what would they have to do to qualify as deserving to win.
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A team that spent the money they did on Jorge Lorenzo doesn't deserve to win! He wasn't the right fit for the bike, and he sure as .... isn't the right fit for the Michelentino tires.
They have put themselves into financial hardship by signing Lorenzo, such to the point, they had to take on Marco Melandri in WSBK because they won't actually have to pay him....because they can't afford to pay anyone else!
Think about how ....... stupid this strategy actually is, overpay for a guy who has NEVER proven he can win on anything that doesn't ride smoothly, and then torpedo the financials of their WSBK effort in the process. The only rider they should have made a serious attempt at was Marc Marquez. Instead they went after the wrong Spaniard. Then to top it off, you've got the primadonna they signed who only wants to ride when it's testing and let everyone know it is a race-winning bike, all while refusing to ride because he has some unintelligible point to prove....and then ignores that he apparently loves testing the GP bikes, then slags off GP because of the electronics, all while ignoring he could go race in series that don't have electronics if that is what he really wants out of racing a motorcycle. But oh no, he won't do that. He'll sit on the sidelines throwing out sound bites that are worthy of a comic bubble and are written out in Comic Sans font as a substitute for his nasally voice. Michael Jordan had the decency to come back after his first retirement.
They should just stick to WSBK with their 200cc advantage that's been getting trounced by the ZX-10R's.
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Go back to your cave.
I don't think that there is anything that Ducati could offer Marquez that would elevate it into the realm of "serious"? They don't have the development budget that Honda does, they don't have the financial backing of either Honda or Repsol separately (much less both); despite the performance woes that Honda is experiencing they have neither the racing pedigree nor recent win record (the satellite teams have more wins this season than Ducati, and a satellite hadn't won in 10 years); they don't have the relationship that Marc and his crew have both in the garage and in the Honda organization; and perhaps most importantly they don't have the political kick on Honda, who can have the rules warp around their wishes through force of will.
Of the top riders, Lorenzo and Casey are the only plays that they could make, and Casey says he doesn't want to race now that he has the best of both worlds.
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i think the pressure of being able to get the first ducati win since stoner i getting to crazy joe
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