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Motogp: 2016 Round 3 Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas



this was cool & cute! dani is so into it! ...., i would be too! ai is just like - meh.

i'm probably the only goober who thinks this is awesome.

i must say - i love GP - but these fuckers need to capture a space craft? so much cooler.
 
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JPSLotus said:
Lambasted?

More like bent over.
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I bend over for no man, except willski. Where is my nukka anyway? #22 can you handle this light weight for me.


levigarrett said:
Lambasted? Thats a bit much.
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Its like being the comedian that follows Chris Rock. I didn't stand a chance at being good after Budoist. So I just threw out my best Mexican joke and moved along.
 
Jumkie said:
Yes, I agree, hence why I highlighted your excellent statement.




What you say below pertains to the act of 'racing'. And as you suggested, it's a fine line. Racing incidents are difficult to judge. However, I'm glad you are utterly against any act that is outside of racing that puts riders in danger. As you say, a dangerous move as a result of a rider not dealing with stress properly.




It's clear from your above statement that you have no tolerance for riders who do not deal with stress properly and respond by making dangerous moves that put their fellow competitors at risk of perilous injury. You have a high standard for 'racing' craft. I'm sure your standard for dangerous acts outside of race craft is even higher.

So clearly you're against riders ceasing to 'race' and deliberately aiming to eliminate a fellow competitor by an act of violence, using a motorcycle to put another rider in a dangerous situation. And furthermore, you believe that dangerous rider should be banned from MotoGP. I agree. Surely you were definitely calling for a tough sanction against Valentino Rossi last season. It must really bother you that Rossi has been allowed to compete. Because as you say, there is no place in MotoGP for riders who do not respond well to stress resulting in dangerous moves on other riders.
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The moment the clash happened last season I was freaking pissed that Rossi got penalized. That's what happens when you emotionally invest in a rider in championship contention. You cheer for them no matter what and tend to be very sensitive to things that don't go your way pertaining to 'your' rider. After I had time to cool off and was able to look at the situation objectively I came to the conclusion that Rossi acted like a child. There is no excusing that. I'm not defending him against accusations towards that stunt he pulled.

Like I said in previous posts, I wish that dangerous racing didn't happen and instead only aggressive and therefore fun racing would take place. But nobody is perfect and besides, a little bit of controversy makes conversations like this possible.

Maybe we should ban 3/4's of the field and put a bunch on moto3 riders in the empty seats? Heck I would love to see Pawi on an m1 destroy the rest of the field like he did in Argentina.
 
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Rossi calls on Ducati to fix its rear-tyre problems

Valentino Rossi believes that Michelin’s rear-tyre problems in MotoGP are Ducati-related, as well as being associated with the taller and heavier riders.

The previous round was run in two segments to MotoGP’s ‘flag-to-flag’ rules after Scott Redding had suffered a rear-tyre delamination in practice in Argentina, and Loris Baz had a huge blow-out in testing in Malaysia.

When asked if he thought the problem was specific to taller riders, Yamaha rider Rossi replied: “For me, it’s altogether. It’s the taller rider, a bit heavier like Baz and Redding, especially it’s the bike.

“So it’s a tall rider with the bike,” he clarified. “During the winter tests and the first races, with Yamaha we never had a problem.

“Last week [in Argentina] we were ready to race 25 laps, and about feeling on the bike and our data on the tyre temperature, we didn't have any problems.”
"Not good for the show"

Rossi has called upon Ducati to rectify its issues, for the good of the sport.

“I hope the other bikes, in this case Ducati, can fix the problem,” Rossi added. “Otherwise all the manufacturers have to race with a very hard tyre and that’s not good for the show, not good for the performance.

“They have to fix their problems.”
COTA renowned as a tyre eater

Rossi admitted that Austin’s Circuit of the Americas is particularly tough on MotoGP rubber, with its switchback turns and long acceleration zones asking big questions of the Bridgestone tyres used previously.

“In 2014 and last year with the Yamaha, for us the problem was we damaged very much the tyre on the right side,” he said. “In 2014 it was a big, big problem, but last year fortunately we were able to manage it to the end of the race.

“But now we have to understand the Michelin, because it looks like they are a little bit stronger, a bit more resistant to wear. Maybe they resist all race, we need to understand the amount of grip and the way to ride the bike.

“We have to wait to tomorrow and hope that the problem of degradation with the Michelin is better.”
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