Motogp GB silverstone Rnd-5..SPOILERS
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I can only dream about what the Silverstone GP might look like if we were still racing 990s. They'd be slower, but watching the riders try to put 260hp to the pavement would have been great fun. It probably would have looked like a dirt track race.
Everyone at the front looks pretty strong, but will someone please put Suzuki out of their misery? WUP was a pathetic display.
Everyone at the front looks pretty strong, but will someone please put Suzuki out of their misery? WUP was a pathetic display.
We might discuss front tires but todays crash by Pedrosa should not be included.
What he did was a 100% brain fart. Probably due to his crash yesterday he froze up completely. Even a rookie could have saved that one.
We might discuss front tires but todays crash by Pedrosa should not be included.
What he did was a 100% brain fart. Probably due to his crash yesterday he froze up completely. Even a rookie could have saved that one.
Sure, but things are getting ridiculous particularly in view of this formula being introduced reputedly mainly for safety reasons. They are so expensive there are few bikes in the first place, and even the best among those actually on the grid cannot stay on them.
Unnaturally high corner speeds and sudden rather than gradual occurrence of the limit look to be a problem in general, if not for this particular crash of dani's. I guess he is under pressure due to the stoner talk and now randy's pace, and I feel quite a deal of sympathy for him.
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Edwards angry at poor engine performance
Colin Edwards has expressed his frustration at a chronic lack of engine performance from his satellite Yamaha.
Colin Edwards (Tech 3)
The Monster Tech 3 rider will start Sunday’s British Grand Prix from just tenth on the grid, with he and team-mate Ben Spies ahead of only Ducati’s Mika Kallio through the Silverstone top speed trap.
“When you’re following guys you know you can beat and they’re pulling ahead by five or six bike lengths on the straight it’s hard,” Edwards told motogp.com. “The engine is the main thing and we’re lacking real power. Ben and I are second last on the speed chart. But it starts from way back and it’s not just speed, it’s acceleration and everything.”
Edwards set a best top speed of 313.3km/h, compared with 323.9km/h for Dani Pedrosa and 317.6km/h for the fastest M1 of British Grand Prix pole sitter Jorge Lorenzo.
“I would like to be confident. I’m confident in my ability and what I can do, I just need something to do it with,” he said of the race.
Spies, who qualified in seventh place, echoed Edwards’ concerns.
“I think we’re probably the two slowest bikes out there so it’s going to be tough to race people and make passes but as a rider you can only do what you can,” he said. “If we don’t get off to a good start it’s going to be hard trying to overtake people.”
Edwards angry at poor engine performance
Colin Edwards has expressed his frustration at a chronic lack of engine performance from his satellite Yamaha.
Colin Edwards (Tech 3)
The Monster Tech 3 rider will start Sunday’s British Grand Prix from just tenth on the grid, with he and team-mate Ben Spies ahead of only Ducati’s Mika Kallio through the Silverstone top speed trap.
“When you’re following guys you know you can beat and they’re pulling ahead by five or six bike lengths on the straight it’s hard,” Edwards told motogp.com. “The engine is the main thing and we’re lacking real power. Ben and I are second last on the speed chart. But it starts from way back and it’s not just speed, it’s acceleration and everything.”
Edwards set a best top speed of 313.3km/h, compared with 323.9km/h for Dani Pedrosa and 317.6km/h for the fastest M1 of British Grand Prix pole sitter Jorge Lorenzo.
“I would like to be confident. I’m confident in my ability and what I can do, I just need something to do it with,” he said of the race.
Spies, who qualified in seventh place, echoed Edwards’ concerns.
“I think we’re probably the two slowest bikes out there so it’s going to be tough to race people and make passes but as a rider you can only do what you can,” he said. “If we don’t get off to a good start it’s going to be hard trying to overtake people.”
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Forum Nanny reminder: There IS a Moto2 thread. Please post there 'cause some people don't get to see the MotoGP and Moto2 races at the same time...
Isn't it ironic m? Safety my hairy butt!!!
Joined Aug 2007
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Pomona NY
Joined Aug 2007
11K Posts | 3K+
Pomona NY
Only 67 degrees Farenheit. That can't be helping. ....... Brits - don't know the meaning of summer.
