Silly Season...looking to 2014

cliché guevara

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if bradl doesn't get a third year on that rcv to once and for all prove himself i'm gonna burn the local honda dealership down.


 


a shame he is not interested at all in supers, heard he had a pretty serious offer by bmw while still in moto2.


well, enough time till brno /PI to get that podium and some hair rollers to make him more attractive.

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We dont know what Honda does with the satelight bikes. For instance they may farm out the parts the factory guys reject as 'dud' just to collect more data. They are there for development afterall. In which case when they say Bradl is a factory supported rider we all think oh, he's getting the best bits, when in reality he is getting the donkey role going through the scrap bin parts, as Mental says all stamped 'factory Honda'. Actually not necessarily scrap parts, just parts Predro and Marquez werent sure of. Need more testing in race situations to see if they are any good before we give them to Pedro. Donkey work. This can be holding Bradl back. If thats not it, he simply doesnt have it, the x factor or whatever.


 


Where there is a clear difference between riders is the ones who appear to be able to get on any bike and go fast. Marquez looks to be that rider. Sure its a factory Honda, a massive head start, but then again if we put Rea on the bike we dont expect him to be leading the championship like Marquez. Where it gets blury is if we put Lorenzo, Pedro, Rossi and Marquez on Ducati's and Dovi, Hayden, Crutchlow and Bradl on factory Yamaha's and Honda's. Does this instantly turn the established top 4 into 5-8 place runners?

Kropotkin

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Lets hope not Crap Pan Kit !


Not as good as the Korean one. Must try harder.

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Will do Cow Pat Kid

My sources tell me Cal to lcr next year.... you heard it here first people

oh and apparently Colins team will be leasing yammie donks too.

but definately no kalex, baumgärtel himself confirmed that weeks ago

Johnny Rea WSBK to MotoGP ???

Willski

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Johnny Rea WSBK to MotoGP ???

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Load torpedo #2

L8Braker

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Johnny Rea WSBK to MotoGP ???

Load torpedo #2

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Perhaps our resident expert Mr Kat Poo Tin from Moto mattress can shed a bit of light on Johnny Rea. There was TV talk of a possible GP ride next season ???

Willski

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Perhaps our resident expert Mr Kat Poo Tin from Moto mattress can shed a bit of light on Johnny Rea. There was TV talk of a possible GP ride next season ???

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There is talk. HRC backing on a Honda proddie racer (good job it's not Eugene Laverty then...)

But frankly, I know very little of this.

digger

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My sources tell me Cal to lcr next year.... you heard it here first people

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It seems your sources are wrong.....


 


List Updated....and now the rest of the seats should start being announced quickly enough....

MigsAngel

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Just we can start keeping track.....


 


<span style="color:#008000;Yamaha Factory Racing


<span style="color:#008000;- Jorge Lorenzo 


<span style="color:#008000;- Valentino Rossi


 


<span style="color:#008000;Repsol HRC 


<span style="color:#008000;- Dani Pedrosa


<span style="color:#008000;- Marc Marquez


 


<span style="color:#008000;Tech 3 Yamaha


<span style="color:#008000;- Bradley Smith


<span style="color:#008000;- Pol Espagaro


 


<span style="color:#008000;Ducati Factory Team


<span style="color:#008000;- Andrea Dovizioso


<span style="color:#008000;- Cal Crutchlow


 


<span style="color:#a52a2a;Gresini Honda


<span style="color:#a52a2a;- Alvaro Bautista


- TBD


 


<span style="color:#008000;LCR Honda


<span style="color:#008000;-  Stefan Bradl


 


<span style="color:#a52a2a;Pramac Ducati


<span style="color:#a52a2a;- Andrea Iannone


<span style="color:#a52a2a;- Ben Spies


 


<span style="color:#a52a2a;Aspar Team


<span style="color:#a52a2a;- Aleix Espagaro


<span style="color:#a52a2a;- Randy DePuniet


 


Paul Bird Motorsport


- TBD


- TBD


 


<span style="color:#a52a2a;NGM Mobile Forward Racing


<span style="color:#a52a2a;- Colin Edwards

- TBD


 


<span style="color:#a52a2a;Cardion AB Motoracing


<span style="color:#a52a2a;- Karel Abraham


 


Came Ioda Racing Project


- TBD


- TBD


 


Avintia Blusens


- TBD


- TBD


 


New Teams?


- TBD


- TBD

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Spies & Iannone at Pramac
Alvaro at Gresini (though if anybody had any smarts they'd put Nicky or Redding there)
Asparagus & DePuniet at Aspar
Abraham is pretty much a lock at Cardion AB, ha!
Edwards at NGM Backward Racing.
Redding at VDS Honda Kalex (?)

Jumkie

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Spies & Iannone at Pramac Alvaro at Gresini (though if anybody had any smarts they'd put Nicky or Redding there) Asparagus & DePuniet at Aspar Abraham is pretty much a lock at Cardion AB, ha! Edwards at NGM Backward Racing. Redding at VDS Honda Kalex (?)

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thanks....i've only updated it when i've seen a definite news article confirming the spot....but i will these and just keep them a different colour for now.

i thought it's between redding and hayden for a proddy racer in the gresini team?


i hope that mr. fring doesn't get his hands on one of the hondas, i don't want to see my boy johnny go to gps down john hopper avenue...

"The solution is approaching - said Hayden, for which the only options remain attractive in the Yamaha MotoGP team Forward or possibly a Honda Production Racer - During this period, all Europeans were on vacation, but I think it will close a contract in next three weeks. Currently 50-50 between MotoGP and SBK. I discussed with teams in both leagues. Regarding the possibility of running with the new prototype Honda, we do not know how competitive, and my goal is clearly to to find the best package available. Upon Yamaha, looking at the fortunes of Valentino and Dovizioso, I think I'd be able to be very fast even on the bike in 2013. "

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"The solution is approaching - said Hayden, for which the only options remain attractive in the Yamaha MotoGP team Forward or possibly a Honda Production Racer - During this period, all Europeans were on vacation, but I think it will close a contract in next three weeks. Currently 50-50 between MotoGP and SBK. I discussed with teams in both leagues. Regarding the possibility of running with the new prototype Honda, we do not know how competitive, and my goal is clearly to to find the best package available. Upon Yamaha, looking at the fortunes of Valentino and Dovizioso, I think I'd be able to be very fast even on the bike in 2013. "

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I hope we keep Nicky in MGP on something, I rate him above Dovi and he has done as well as anyone on the Duc (Casey excluded), he could well be a threat next year.

for what? points finishes?

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I hope we keep Nicky in MGP on something, I rate him above Dovi and he has done as well as anyone on the Duc (Casey excluded), he could well be a threat next year.

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Actually he hasn't done as well as anyone on a Factory Duc. I know, I wiki'd it.

Anyone know what Kenny Roberts Sr is cooking up.  Saw on MotoGP.com that he's trying to put together another team and come back in a big way.  He mentions that 2014 isn't likely to happen unless things fall into place quickly. 


Krop, details, rumors?


Production Honda racer?