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It certainly is as I think most of us were expecting Quartararo to run away with it like Marquez used to, although I think he might start getting his act together after last weekends result.
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I wonder if Marquez will ride at all this year ? I had heard via a Spanish friend that he severally damaged his already broken arm training at Motocrossing ! It could be a load of b******s of course but I know he does like riding his dirt bike between races.
He put this picture on his site that shows that it was more than a slight break ! |
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17 Aug 2020, 22:52 (Ref:3996085) | #106 | |
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He really should just sit out the year and get fully healed.
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17 Aug 2020, 23:36 (Ref:3996091) | #107 | |
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OUCH! That is a nasty break.
Looking at the above, if he doesn't behave himself he could end his career injuring that again. He needs to take it easy for a bit and give the bone a chance to callous and heal, otherwise he is going to end up with a false joint and a bone graft which will take a whole bunch more time to get right. ^^^^ He really should just sit out the year and get fully healed. by Knowlesy above. |
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18 Aug 2020, 00:34 (Ref:3996103) | #108 | ||
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I put this on a little while back to show what a "nutter" he is .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1MqW958C1I This shows him winter training at Rocco's Ranch at the Barcelona circuit. It also shows just how much better he is at Motocross than his brother ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgRRHYQ5Ir4&t=452s Last edited by GORDON STREETER; 18 Aug 2020 at 00:55. |
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I stand in awe of MM, but his surgeon needs to sit him down, slap him on the side of his head and explain to him that by not respecting this injury and giving himself time to heal he is in danger of ending his career! He can push through the pain, which must be immense, but he cannot get around the healing time on this! Not too many one armed MotoGP champions, and its darned inconvenient. |
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18 Aug 2020, 07:27 (Ref:3996144) | #110 | |
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Saw the highlights on Quest last night, what a ride by Dovi, especially after him being dropped by Ducati for 2021. This is his big chance to take the title and stick it to them. Good recovery from Fabio too after his earlier off
The Zarco/Morbidelli crash was terrifying, Rossi was one lucky boy there. It was all reminiscent of the Heidfeld/Sato crash at the same corner in the 2002 F1 GP Glad the riders involved in the Moto2 crash are ok |
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18 Aug 2020, 08:24 (Ref:3996150) | #111 | ||
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I think there's more to it than "being dropped by Ducati" this has been going on for a fair time
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I would take a lot of these pictures with a pinch of salt, unless they come from official Honda or MM sources they are usually fake.
regarding Dovi, he was asking for silly money, so he put himself in a tough situation and basically bolted before he was asked to take a pay cut |
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You can't believe that this bike went between Maverick and Valentino, obviously "Lady luck" was looking down on them. It's no wonder that Rossi looked terrified back in the pits !!!!
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Hope he bought a Lottery ticket on the way home! If that gravel trap had been properly turned over/ ploughed and furrowed before hand it would have prevented this. It is just a gravel road. |
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I was amazed at how the guy in Moto2 that hit the bike on the track wasn't more injured (or worse). Bike racing like car racing has certainly got safer over the years and that is a good thing. Obviously the airbag suits that they have to wear in this series is another real step forward. Last edited by GORDON STREETER; 19 Aug 2020 at 00:17. |
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I think Rossi might have spent some time in a dark one after that close shave. It would have been so very different had that riderless bike came a second later
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Johann Zarco has been ruled out of practice at the Styrian Grand Prix on Friday but could still race this weekend, he underwent surgery on Wednesday after breaking a bone in his right wrist in that huge crash.
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21 Aug 2020, 00:16 (Ref:3996776) | #119 | |
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Stewards still to rule on the crash.
Morbidelli's take on the accident with Zarco in Austria. https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/94...zarco-comments |
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Interesting take on the Zarco Morbidelli crash from Crutchlow and Bradley Smith.
https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/94...was-going-wide "The guy he just passed was on the outside of him. Even if they hadn’t made contact he was going to put Morbidelli in the gravel. In which case it probably could have ended up worse than it actually did. "As riders, making a move is ok. But you know what’s going to happen has a knock-on effect. And that always makes you decide whether you are going to go for it or not. Smith. |
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21 Aug 2020, 10:10 (Ref:3996808) | #121 | |
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They’ve put in a wall before turn 3 to prevent the near miss Rossi had
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I suppose they had to do something a bit quick otherwise the riders would probably have voted not to ride .I wonder if there have been any similar car "incidences" at that corner in the past ? although a car would normally bog down in the sand. Saying that I was at Brands Hatch today and a big "Yank Tank" managed to get to the barrier and destroy itself at Paddock bend
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Pol Espargaro fast again on the KTM, it would be good if he could win this weekend.
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Zarco if he races will start from the pitlane
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22 Aug 2020, 09:59 (Ref:3997023) | #125 | ||
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Current practice is just build a gravel road and pretty much nothing stops until it hits the wall and often even bounces back across the trap onto the track, can't be good. I have heard all the arguments about rolling, and recovery etc. but imo they just don't stack up. |
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