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Good article on Misano

I've never heard of this GP reporter but she sounds like she knows the sport and sounds somewhat informed.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.motofire.com/2017/09/sport/motogp-misano-a-marquez-masterpiece/amp/

Great find Pov. The only journalist with some 'balls' to say this:

"And then as a final note, the people who don’t get a round of applause. If you cheer when a rider crashes you are not welcome in this sport. If you boo when a rider is on the podium then you are not a fan of MotoGP because you clearly don’t understand. If your reason for not liking Marc Marquez or Jorge Lorenzo has anything to do with 2015 then lock yourself in a cupboard until you find some common sense. It’s not the first time, it probably won’t be the last but enough is enough. Two days after losing Luis Salom last year, Valentino and Marc shook hands. That was your cue to move on, get over it, put it behind you because there are more important things in life. So the next time a rider crashes, just use your energy to hope that they’re ok. When they’re on the podium, just be polite and applaud because you couldn’t do it. And at a circuit named after Marco Simoncelli and where Shoya Tomizawa lost his life, show some damn respect."

Hannah Smith

What a refreshing take on the race. Notice she led her synopsis of the event with its most defining performance, that being the masterpiece by Marquez. She didn't go 8 paragraphs deep to start the summary with the absence of Rossi. Nor did she give us the absurd and ridiculous explanation for Marc's last lap attack to win as some revenge on Rossi's fans. I swear I can't believe Krops wrote that, sat back and thought, yeah, I'll just publish this asinine analysis of Marc's motivation to risk life an limp because he wanted to prove a point to a bunch of nameless yellow clad idiots.
 
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I don't know if I liked her writing style but I enjoyed the article, the analysis and the message at the end. I will definitely be looking for more to read from her in the coming races.
 
I don't know if I liked her writing style but I enjoyed the article, the analysis and the message at the end. I will definitely be looking for more to read from her in the coming races.

I do like her style , she tells the story in a way you can imagine what's going on. Couldn't find out much about her, but one of her social media accounts says something about being the daughter of a racer
 
Great find Pov. The only journalist with some 'balls' to say this:

"And then as a final note, the people who don’t get a round of applause. If you cheer when a rider crashes you are not welcome in this sport. If you boo when a rider is on the podium then you are not a fan of MotoGP because you clearly don’t understand. If your reason for not liking Marc Marquez or Jorge Lorenzo has anything to do with 2015 then lock yourself in a cupboard until you find some common sense. It’s not the first time, it probably won’t be the last but enough is enough. Two days after losing Luis Salom last year, Valentino and Marc shook hands. That was your cue to move on, get over it, put it behind you because there are more important things in life. So the next time a rider crashes, just use your energy to hope that they’re ok. When they’re on the podium, just be polite and applaud because you couldn’t do it. And at a circuit named after Marco Simoncelli and where Shoya Tomizawa lost his life, show some damn respect."

Hannah Smith

What a refreshing take on the race. Notice she led her synopsis of the event with its most defining performance, that being the masterpiece by Marquez. She didn't go 8 paragraphs deep to start the summary with the absence of Rossi. Nor did she give us the absurd and ridiculous explanation for Marc's last lap attack to win as some revenge on Rossi's fans. I swear I can't believe Krops wrote that, sat back and thought, yeah, I'll just publish this asinine analysis of Marc's motivation to risk life an limp because he wanted to prove a point to a bunch of nameless yellow clad idiots.

It is a little ironic that the reporter with the balls to say it like it is is a chick. This must not be how she makes a living.
 
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I do like her style , she tells the story in a way you can imagine what's going on. Couldn't find out much about her, but one of her social media accounts says something about being the daughter of a racer

I think the main thing for me was lines like 'literally flying through the air.' Otherwise I totally agree it was an excellent right up.
 
Great find Pov. The only journalist with some 'balls' to say this:

"And then as a final note, the people who don’t get a round of applause. If you cheer when a rider crashes you are not welcome in this sport. If you boo when a rider is on the podium then you are not a fan of MotoGP because you clearly don’t understand. If your reason for not liking Marc Marquez or Jorge Lorenzo has anything to do with 2015 then lock yourself in a cupboard until you find some common sense. It’s not the first time, it probably won’t be the last but enough is enough. Two days after losing Luis Salom last year, Valentino and Marc shook hands. That was your cue to move on, get over it, put it behind you because there are more important things in life. So the next time a rider crashes, just use your energy to hope that they’re ok. When they’re on the podium, just be polite and applaud because you couldn’t do it. And at a circuit named after Marco Simoncelli and where Shoya Tomizawa lost his life, show some damn respect."

Hannah Smith

What a refreshing take on the race. Notice she led her synopsis of the event with its most defining performance, that being the masterpiece by Marquez. She didn't go 8 paragraphs deep to start the summary with the absence of Rossi. Nor did she give us the absurd and ridiculous explanation for Marc's last lap attack to win as some revenge on Rossi's fans. I swear I can't believe Krops wrote that, sat back and thought, yeah, I'll just publish this asinine analysis of Marc's motivation to risk life an limp because he wanted to prove a point to a bunch of nameless yellow clad idiots.

I do believe that Marc is using the booing and cheering as extra motivation though. I agree that it had little to no influence on his decision to go for it at the end of the race though.
 
its a sport, like any sport fans root for their favorites and boo thought they don't like. Is it fair for fans to cheer when someone they root against makes an error? I think thats ok, until its realized that they are injured.
 
Hollywood, this is sport unlike any other. Fine to boo and heckle when somebody makes a mistake playing one of those games where you only need one ball.

This sport requires two.
 
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Hollywood, this is sport unlike any other. Fine to boo and heckle when somebody makes a mistake playing one of those games where you only need one ball.

This sport requires two.
I've grown up watching baseball; heckling, booing is an integral part of the sport, more than accepted, it's damn part of the game. But I've never heard an opposing player mock cheered for running full tilt body slamming into the outfield wall chasing a spectacular catch. In fact, I've seen the opposite, applauded for the effort, and genuinely cheered when he gets up off the ground. You pay your respects, tip of the cap, even if he is a ....... bum from the opposing team. Every sport has its etiquette known by the fans. I've gone to basketball games where the fans are given these noise makers to annoy the opposition at the free throw line, but it's not acceptable to distract a golfer teeing up (as I recently learned). The Oracle Arrabi or Gaz who has worked as a corner work can correct me if I'm wrong, but cheering riders who have crashed is something relatively new in motorcycle racing. I wish I could say it's unique to Italy, but it's not, I saw a bunch of Yellow clad goons cheer Viñalez's crash at COTA. And I'm not buying this ........ about cheering after the rider is shown to be ok, because the cheers were audible whilst the rider was still sliding.

If you live in a glass house don't throw rocks.
 
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Hollywood, this is sport unlike any other. Fine to boo and heckle when somebody makes a mistake playing one of those games where you only need one ball.

This sport requires two.

If the two you start with are sufficiently large, apparently one suffices as Troy Bayliss demonstrated.
 
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If the two you start with are sufficiently large, apparently one suffices as Troy Bayliss demonstrated.



Troy probably needed one out of the way to be able to get into his leathers properly anyway, such were the size of his love spuds [emoji1]
 
Love spuds, lol I like it.
Speaking of...

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If you live in a glass house don't throw rocks.
 
Like he doesn't still lurk here looking for topics:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Same thing as I say to the Valeban when they venture here.

Just a tad hypocritical to complain about conspiracy theories on here, a tiny corner of the internet, when their bread and butter depends upon a guy who alleged a massive conspiracy with absolutely no evidence to the world press at large, from which he has not resiled, and around which they, including David now, at best tip toe, with none of the major "journalists" ever prepared to call him out.

As I have said, I don't go all the way with Jumkie's hypotheses, but Casey Stoner clearly believes Dorna took steps after both his titles to inhibit him making a multi-title run, he said it in his book for a start, and showed the courage of his convictions by rejecting a 30 (EDIT 20) million per year contract and retiring. I don't neglect the possibility that Michelin are merely purely incompetent, but also give credence to JPS's theory that Dorna are trying to generally equalise the field with substandard tires, a practice with historical precedent in F1 and for which I recall Carmelo expressing enthusiasm when it was going on in F1.
 
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