Weak FIM Prez

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tikki @ Sep 30 2009, 03:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I'd rather hear/see a guy yell at another rider for a bone head move than see MOTOGP decided to penalize a rider for trying to win. I mean they could easily enact an "Unsafe racing" rule and start penalizing the riders who do it, <span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%and that would ruin the sport.
agree 100%

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (OahuGrown @ Sep 30 2009, 08:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Though I'd hate to see riders become hesitant to actually "race" if a Unsafe Riding rule is implemented, <span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%I would like to see action taken when a rider is clearly racing outside the performance envelope of the bike. Especially when those actions directly put other riders on the grid at risk.
and just how would it be decided that a rider was "outside" the perfomance level of a particular bike?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Oct 1 2009, 10:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>That's a very difficult question to answer, however I think some answer is necessary. Just like you agree with Tikki that putting sanctions on riders acting like bowling balls 'may' ruin the racing, its equally true that torpedoes and scud launches are now already 'ruining' some races. Yeah, we all want to see aggressive passes but we are often denied such passes (even if its with midpackers) because some twitchy rider decided brakes are overrated and those potential battles have been eliminated. Both a tough call buddy, but I don't think nothing should be done because we think it 'may' (as in might) ruin the sport. <span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%ya see what I'm saying brotha?
of course i do.... but do you understand why i agree with tikki & others of like mind?

Ok let me clarify my statement. When I meant "outside the performance envelope", I meant the bike simply could not do what the rider wanted, due to that action being physically impossible. Hence entering a turn way to fast, on cold tires, there by eliminating any and all possibility of the bike being able to slow enough to take the turn.

Now riding a GP bike to it's full potential is completely different, like everyone else, I expect the riders to be "pushing" their bike to that limit. Heres where the difference lies. There's riding on the cutting edge of performance. And then there's riding way past that point. World Championship riders should know where that limit is and ride up to that cutting edge, and no more. Flying past that limit, WOT, leathers on fire, with your eyes closed, is a completely different matter...

Ok food for thought, say DeAngelis had started higher up on the grid, and pulled that stunt at the start of the race and crashed into VR instead. Val gets a DNF, or worse gets hurt and can't finish the 09 championship. By default, Jorge takes over and wins the rest of the season... The howls of anger would be heard around the world, and I guarantee that an "Unsafe Riding" rule would go into effect by DORNA...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Oct 1 2009, 12:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Because you're high?



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