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Why get rid of one of the best Asian GP's in order to make way for yet another European one, an area with more MotoGP fans than any other, in a country which couldn't be any more MotoGP crazy than it is? Surely its better to try to attract more fans to the sport? Besides, Sepang is a great circuit.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (IsraeliRacer @ Apr 18 2006, 10:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Why get rid of one of the best Asian GP's in order to make way for yet another European one, an area with more MotoGP fans than any other, in a country which couldn't be any more MotoGP crazy than it is? Surely its better to try to attract more fans to the sport? Besides, Sepang is a great circuit.
well racer apparently sepang is not all that close to anything & not many people have been attending the races there
. i've noticed the stands seem pretty empty during the race. i wonder if the teams will still use the track as a test track if it gets dropped from the schedule?
well racer apparently sepang is not all that close to anything & not many people have been attending the races there
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (DRILL666 @ Apr 18 2006, 01:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I think Brands should get its nose in there (with investment of course).
oh yes! i think brands hatch would be a good track to have a gp! remember it from wsbk rounds
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ooost @ Apr 18 2006, 03:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>it goes left.
iieeee it does at that! maybe there should be more than 17 rounds. 20 is a nice round #
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If Sepang is dropped, Italy is the most logical candidate, considering the amount of riders it adds to the sport. Italy or Japan. Britain has what, three, four riders? One of whom is in MotoGP, and none of whom are doing particularly well.
Yeah! A second Japanese round would be great! Scratch Suzuka, bloody death trap, but theres more circuits here, like Autopolis.
Bikes are pretty big in Malaysia, and Sepang seems to be one of the pillar rounds of the GP, so I think it should stay.
If they`re gonna scrap one, Qatar because of the weather and attendance or the least popular of the 3 Spanish rounds. Yeah, there`s a shitload of bike fans in Spain but 3 races when all other countries have a maximum of one? I remember reading somewhere that either the biggest or fastest growing bike market in Europe is in Germany, That`d be a good place to add on another round. If only they could front up with someone a bit faster than Hofmann and that Nutcracker guy in SBK....
Bikes are pretty big in Malaysia, and Sepang seems to be one of the pillar rounds of the GP, so I think it should stay.
If they`re gonna scrap one, Qatar because of the weather and attendance or the least popular of the 3 Spanish rounds. Yeah, there`s a shitload of bike fans in Spain but 3 races when all other countries have a maximum of one? I remember reading somewhere that either the biggest or fastest growing bike market in Europe is in Germany, That`d be a good place to add on another round. If only they could front up with someone a bit faster than Hofmann and that Nutcracker guy in SBK....
Misano will make for good racing, better than Sepang? Probably. It will help teams get sponsorship or get their current sponsors to dig a bit deeper so I can't see any bad in it. Sepang is right on the equator so it's hot and humid all the time, if I had to choose I'd rather go to Misano
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My opinion is that, first of all im surprised misano is on the cards, it just doesnt seem like the bikes would get on there mainly cos of the bumps, saying that the 500's used to race there.
If it was up to me to have another italian round it would be Monza- without a doubt.
Its a huge place, loads of history, just imagine the speeds they would get up to!!
I think the only reason we dont see it on the calendar is maybe because of the chicanes(or rather the run off areas AT them) i imagine Dorna would want more run off areas at the chicanes.
Ps. and if we had to choose another british round it would have to be Brands, amazing circuit but again they would have to do a lot of work on the run off areas, and also the circuit access- as ive heard getting in and out of brands hatch is a nightmare.
My opinion is that, first of all im surprised misano is on the cards, it just doesnt seem like the bikes would get on there mainly cos of the bumps, saying that the 500's used to race there.
If it was up to me to have another italian round it would be Monza- without a doubt.
Its a huge place, loads of history, just imagine the speeds they would get up to!!
I think the only reason we dont see it on the calendar is maybe because of the chicanes(or rather the run off areas AT them) i imagine Dorna would want more run off areas at the chicanes.
Ps. and if we had to choose another british round it would have to be Brands, amazing circuit but again they would have to do a lot of work on the run off areas, and also the circuit access- as ive heard getting in and out of brands hatch is a nightmare.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (skidmark @ Apr 19 2006, 06:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I'd like to see another US round.
YES brother skid!!! east coast would be great. have to be barber then
YES brother skid!!! east coast would be great. have to be barber then
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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Apr 19 2006, 12:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>YES brother skid!!! east coast would be great. have to be barber then
No way they'd come to Barber. Superbikes only get past third gear once on the entire track, that means the GP boys will probably be running around in second or third. There were many complaints that Laguna was too small for MotoGP bikes and Barber is even smaller. If there ever was a second US round, which was a hot rumor right after the success of the Red Bull USGP, it would have to be at a big horsepower hungry track like Miller Motorsports Park or Road America.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Apr 19 2006, 12:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>YES brother skid!!! east coast would be great. have to be barber then
No way they'd come to Barber. Superbikes only get past third gear once on the entire track, that means the GP boys will probably be running around in second or third. There were many complaints that Laguna was too small for MotoGP bikes and Barber is even smaller. If there ever was a second US round, which was a hot rumor right after the success of the Red Bull USGP, it would have to be at a big horsepower hungry track like Miller Motorsports Park or Road America.
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rons got a good point in monza and with misano would the full range of gears b used? ooost? i could c sum damage being done at turn one, but saying all this wsb is gud there, im a long straight man so thats my only gripe..
