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Suzuka 8hr 2015
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Joined Oct 2006
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Your Mom's House
Rising Sun, not .... stirring bro, was legit question. Haha, cant escape my rep. Just to give u an idea of where the question comes from, I used to be involved in a team for the Toyota 200, a local endurance race at a track called Willow Springs. It really is another discipline than sprints. Of course Casey is in better shape than mere mortals, but going out on a friendly bicycle ride does not a top level marathon runner make my friends. And having had a glimpse into endurance racing, another reality I detected was a wide spectrum of physical conditioning amongst participants. Some guys training specifically for endurance racing while others, good sprint racers, blew their load in the first stint.
Also, the lap times are good and all, but if anybody has ever tried to suffer following a 24 Le Lame race, you'll discover lap times mean ..... So much .... happens it always becomes a war of attrition. Even the Daytona 200 sees like a quarter of the field regularly not finishing.
Anyway, this thread has turned into a proper racism thread. Who knew people were interested in that quitter Casey Stoner, eh.
Also, the lap times are good and all, but if anybody has ever tried to suffer following a 24 Le Lame race, you'll discover lap times mean ..... So much .... happens it always becomes a war of attrition. Even the Daytona 200 sees like a quarter of the field regularly not finishing.
Anyway, this thread has turned into a proper racism thread. Who knew people were interested in that quitter Casey Stoner, eh.
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Joined Oct 2006
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Adelaide, Australia
But these bikes are more than 125cc
For sure, endurance racing is a different beast. Rossi has talked about how much the races he participated in took out of him. No doubt Stoner will be feeling all of his 29 years on Monday. But I'd imagine that after all the numerous two day tests at Sepang, racking up 60+ laps each day, the MotoGP guys like Stoner, Espargaro and Smith, etc. would be physically capable -- especially now there are three rider teams.
Definitely. There will be probably only be 2-3 teams finish the race on the lead lap. Half of the retirements seem to come in the first hour -- riders full of adrenalin from the Le Mans start trying to lap at record pace.
Interested? Heh, more like obsessed.
The starting riders have just been announced. Nakasuga for the factory Yamaha, Takahashi for the Harc-Pro team, Watanabe for Team Green, Lowes for Yoshimura, Kiyonari for Kagayama, and Aegerter for TSR. The temperature is currently 32 degrees celsius and expected to hit 36.
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Casey Stoner about to hit the track NOW. You can check it out here: Watch Motorcycling: Suzuka 8 Hours - Round 3: Suzuka 8 Hours Live Stream Online
Joined Oct 2006
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Adelaide, Australia
He's a ....... ..... with a fractured left tibia and a broken scapula.
It appears he hit a bump, pushing him wide and then he lost the front on the grass/edge of track. Fairly spectacular and high speed crash, with a lot of nasty things to hit in the vicinity. Probably 'lucky' in the end. On his twitter account Stoner says he had a stuck throttle...
Joined Oct 2006
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Adelaide, Australia
I was being sarcastic, Gaz.
The bike was wrecked in the crash, the HARC Pro team won't be 3-peating in 2015.
Josh Brooks and co. are doing fantastic on the TSR Honda entry.
Wasn't you who mentioned the id10t Sun so never intended the question at you mate as we appreciate the commentary.
As for the aussies, good to see young Josh Hook getting amongst it and posting decent times as well as Parkes
But looks as though it was spooner curve from the pics which makes it pretty farken fast
I say this as the bike ended up back on the track by the looks of pics.
Update: A video link - watch the front at the 3 - 5 second mark
https://video-mxp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/h...=6d5cb4e0547da14b32efd14c3ba751ba&oe=55B47945
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Joined Oct 2006
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Your Mom's House
Do I need Farcebook to watch?Wasn't you who mentioned the id10t Sun so never intended the question at you mate as we appreciate the commentary.
As for the aussies, good to see young Josh Hook getting amongst it and posting decent times as well as Parkes
But looks as though it was spooner curve from the pics which makes it pretty farken fast
I say this as the bike ended up back on the track by the looks of pics.
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Update: A video link - watch the front at the 3 - 5 second mark
https://video-mxp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/h...=6d5cb4e0547da14b32efd14c3ba751ba&oe=55B47945
