Joined Nov 2015
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A caravan on an island
I forgot to mention Dani , if next years bike plays to his strengths he will figure.
Joined Sep 2016
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Queensland Australia
Not that I had seen, he just sounds like he is trying to understand the bike. Hopefully he makes some progress with it in FP3
Joined Jun 2016
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Santa Cruz, Cal
If you are listening to MotoGP, they echo my opinion. Sixty-Nine is saying exactly what everyone says about riding the Michelins.
Joined Sep 2016
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Queensland Australia
Weird crash, he was totally off the gas when it turfed him. Maybe the tyre wasn't up to temp.
Joined Sep 2016
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Queensland Australia
The Yamaha's are struggling, the ones trying to go fast keep binning it. Pol is going for Crutchlows crash record in a session.
WHAT THE .... is wrong with the tyres, I just saw 4 crashes in the one camera shot?
After watching an interview with Michelin at Aragon it explains how the asymmetrical tyres are different to the Bridgestone supplied asymmetrical tyres.
At Aragon the Bridgestone asymmetrical has a soft right side continuing across to a soft centre and then changing to the hard left to deal with the acceleration,
The Michellin supplied asymmetrical has a soft right side transitioning to a hard centre and then continuing to a hard left side.
So changing direction from soft right hand side and transitioning to the hard centre of the tyre may be attributing to some of these spills in FP3. Michelin have explained the asymmetrical tyre they supplied for Aragon is different to the Bridgestone supplied but they believe is right but had not tested it, the next rounds asymmetrical tyre will be more like the Bridgestone construction of soft/soft/hard.
WHAT THE .... is wrong with the tyres, I just saw 4 crashes in the one camera shot?
After watching an interview with Michelin at Aragon it explains how the asymmetrical tyres are different to the Bridgestone supplied asymmetrical tyres.
At Aragon the Bridgestone asymmetrical has a soft right side continuing across to a soft centre and then changing to the hard left to deal with the acceleration,
The Michellin supplied asymmetrical has a soft right side transitioning to a hard centre and then continuing to a hard left side.
So changing direction from soft right hand side and transitioning to the hard centre of the tyre may be attributing to some of these spills in FP3. Michelin have explained the asymmetrical tyre they supplied for Aragon is different to the Bridgestone supplied but they believe is right but had not tested it, the next rounds asymmetrical tyre will be more like the Bridgestone construction of soft/soft/hard.
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Joined Nov 2015
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A caravan on an island
I think Michelin have done quite well overall this year considering they had next to no experience of the bikes and tracks. Next year I would expect them to revise their tyre construction and improve considerably .
Joined Sep 2016
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Queensland Australia
I agree, not a bad effort for their first time in so many years. They will gather heaps of data and learn a lot from this season. Bridgestone had issues also in their first year.
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Santa Cruz, Cal
I really like watching him race. I am betting that he wraps it up, now, rather than later. I am also betting he will be successful on bigger bikes.
Pol takes out Petrucci (who was leaving the pits)
https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/779595756948688896
https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/779595756948688896
Hayden first followed by Marquez and Pol going bowling
https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/779600422382153728
https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/779600422382153728
Someone aint happy
And channels their inner Rossi
(that is tongue in cheek before knickers get twisted)
And channels their inner Rossi
(that is tongue in cheek before knickers get twisted)
No more ...... signs ............ hand motions to display pissed off now banned
...., next they will be forced to attend church and eat all their vegetables before they are damn well allowed to play
Source - MotoGP riders to be fined for hand gestures as part of clampdown - MotoGP - Autosport
MotoGP riders now face fines for delivering offensive hand gestures on track, as part of a new crackdown.
Between the San Marino and Aragon Grands Prix, riders were emailed and told that they would be fined by governing body the FIM.
It follows a prolonged exchange between Valentino Rossi and Suzuki's Aleix Espargaro during practice at Misano.
Impeded by Espargaro, Rossi slowed to ride alongside the Suzuki, gesticulating, even along the main straight after Espargaro entered the pits.
Rossi finished the move by raising his middle finger at Espargaro, one of the moves set to be eradicated.
"You're not allowed to stick fingers up, ...... signs, nothing," said Cal Crutchlow, who joked that it would send him "bankrupt".
"We got an email last week. I'm disappointed with that rule change.
"It adds a little bit of spice. I liked what Rossi did at Misano, why not?
"At the end of the day, it's what you feel at the time.
"It's no different to live TV [commentators] saying it, is it? I like it."
The LCR Honda rider conceded he could understand the move to a point, noting "we don't want to bring a load of bad stuff into the sport".
Rossi agreed with that notion, but felt Espargaro was more in the wrong at Misano.
"Espagaro did a big mistake because he stayed on the line," the Italian said.
"When I was running into him he said to me, '.... you!'
"My mistake is that I do like this [raises middle finger], but apart from that I was right 100%.
"When I do this [repeats gesture] maybe I exaggerate a little bit, so it's right you can't do like this.
"But from the other side, when one rider is on the track he has to keep attention to the other one; if not, it's not fair, and it's a lot worse [than hand gestures]."
...., next they will be forced to attend church and eat all their vegetables before they are damn well allowed to play
Source - MotoGP riders to be fined for hand gestures as part of clampdown - MotoGP - Autosport
MotoGP riders now face fines for delivering offensive hand gestures on track, as part of a new crackdown.
Between the San Marino and Aragon Grands Prix, riders were emailed and told that they would be fined by governing body the FIM.
It follows a prolonged exchange between Valentino Rossi and Suzuki's Aleix Espargaro during practice at Misano.
Impeded by Espargaro, Rossi slowed to ride alongside the Suzuki, gesticulating, even along the main straight after Espargaro entered the pits.
Rossi finished the move by raising his middle finger at Espargaro, one of the moves set to be eradicated.
"You're not allowed to stick fingers up, ...... signs, nothing," said Cal Crutchlow, who joked that it would send him "bankrupt".
"We got an email last week. I'm disappointed with that rule change.
"It adds a little bit of spice. I liked what Rossi did at Misano, why not?
"At the end of the day, it's what you feel at the time.
"It's no different to live TV [commentators] saying it, is it? I like it."
The LCR Honda rider conceded he could understand the move to a point, noting "we don't want to bring a load of bad stuff into the sport".
Rossi agreed with that notion, but felt Espargaro was more in the wrong at Misano.
"Espagaro did a big mistake because he stayed on the line," the Italian said.
"When I was running into him he said to me, '.... you!'
"My mistake is that I do like this [raises middle finger], but apart from that I was right 100%.
"When I do this [repeats gesture] maybe I exaggerate a little bit, so it's right you can't do like this.
"But from the other side, when one rider is on the track he has to keep attention to the other one; if not, it's not fair, and it's a lot worse [than hand gestures]."
Jack doing some Aussie physio - one beer at a time
https://twitter.com/ianwheeler/status/779403667124449280
https://twitter.com/ianwheeler/status/779403667124449280
