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Out of Nowhere
I'm excited at the prospect. And I assure you that my good buddy Willski will be too.
I'm excited at the prospect. And I assure you that my good buddy Willski will be too.
Joined Apr 2015
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NJ
Can you imagine this happening in any of the major American sports leagues?
Even though I hate Roger Goodell for a plethora of reasons, could any player in the NFL even say something similar, and then tell Goodell he expects him to come to his house after the game so they can talk more about it?
People are genuinely not realizing how bad Valentino Rossi is for the sport.
Yes, he's great for business without question.
But from a sporting perspective, he is a cancer.
We all know as racing logic would have it, that he may have expended more of his tires capacity then the 3 at the front who hadnt performed a single over taking maneuver to that point. It also seems logical that he simply looked at his pit board and saw he was 13 seconds out of third place, and well clear of Dovi, and simply said, "ok, nothing to gain by pushing to close the gap by a few seconds", and relaxed.
Makes some sense, right?
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Your Mom's House
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Shovel's Club
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NJ
I'm looking forward to the Michelins, it's a nice change to be getting.
I'd still much rather have a tire war personally as I hate control tires because they only really benefit the teams with the most money.
That said, why does MotoGP growing matter to me?
I have no shares in Dorna, or any vested financial in MotoGP at all.
If anything, I would rather see MotoGP shrink because when you consider what has happened to major race series as dollar amounts injected became larger, is a sport where a massive chasm opened between the factory teams, and the privateer outfits. The larger the influx of sponsor/commercial dollars is, the greater the competitive imbalance has become. The factory teams are under pressure to perform year after year in order to maintain their vast sponsorships, and as such they will try and alter the rules to ensure their competitive advantage remains.
When you see the technical regulations becoming more restrictive, this benefits the factory outfits because the name of the game now becomes about refining technology as opposed to looking for new technology. Refining technology costs far more because you're looking for a return on diminishing returns, and it becomes harder to extract fractions of a second.
The trendy fans are not who you cater to because they are fickle, and will be gone tomorrow.
The diehards are who you focus on first because they are your lifeblood.
Brian France and NASCAR have not understood this, and you see the massive decrease in ratings and attendance because of this. They chased off many of the core audience members with their need to pander to people with fickle tastes.
Joined Apr 2015
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NJ
Sure.
But I bring up the point I did because it was generally accepted till recently that VR was weakest in the dry once the other three had their issues better sorted out. If he starts in a regular position, I don't know if the race unfolds differently, but based on what we've already seen, he was not keeping pace with the other three in the dry.
I'm excited for Suzuki and to see Ducati's progress. I think it'll be the same closeness in competition for Honda and Yamaha (not exactly going out on a limb 
). Not really sure who will fair better on the new tires.
). Not really sure who will fair better on the new tires.Making love
In 35 years I never see anything like this on moto gp.
I Start to see Mamola, gardner, lawson etc and this race says everything about sport in This days. Make me feel like wheen I see football ( throuw up).
I Never like Lourenzo, but I like Marquez, but with this I will only see TT.
I would lide to see this stupid guys runing in Man Island!!!
I think that at this time Marquez and Lourenzo are making love no Movistar and Repsol headquarters.
In 35 years I never see anything like this on moto gp.
I Start to see Mamola, gardner, lawson etc and this race says everything about sport in This days. Make me feel like wheen I see football ( throuw up).
I Never like Lourenzo, but I like Marquez, but with this I will only see TT.
I would lide to see this stupid guys runing in Man Island!!!
I think that at this time Marquez and Lourenzo are making love no Movistar and Repsol headquarters.
Joined Aug 2007
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Pomona NY
Without a doubt. If he hadn't tangled with MM at Sepang and for whatever reason lost the WC in Spain anyhow... at least he could have chalked it up to "that's racing" and walked away with his dignity. But he .... his own bed and will have a lifetime to lie in it.
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In Cider
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Pomona NY
The funny thing is all the fans of all sides taking this fight to the dirt. Human nature for sure. But when Rossi drives his super car back to his mansion, soaks in his hot tub for a bit while checking his bank account on his cell phone, he'll probably forget pretty quickly and just go back to ....... Italian Supermodels.
Just saying, we all need to put this .... in perspective. If this is Rossi's hell, what do I call my day at work tomorrow?
Rossi has a better bike. But for example, Ianone beated Rossi in qualifying yesterday. That's not a good sign for Rossi to be beaten by someone with inferior machinery.
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Pomona NY
