2015 Moto GP... - Page 9

cg7aa · 1 Oct 2013, 11:12 (Ref:3311393)

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Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

It will be interesting to see how Maria Herrera will cope in her wild card ride in Moto3. She has won in the National Moto3 once and has been a consistent rider but not at this level.

It didn't quite go to plan unfortunately, Carasco was respectable I thought, I hope she scores a point before the season is over.

On a different note, shame about Dani's incident, it was shaping up to be an interesting race but for the slightest of touches from Marc.

**gomick** · 13 Oct 2013, 09:49 (Ref:3317073)

Geez, i hope Jack Miller can get some horse power for Phillip Island next week...

gossie · 14 Oct 2013, 01:21 (Ref:3317508)

No doubt would be very nice to see Jack on the podium next week.....but it's a hard call with so many young very hot guys.

Will M M dominate in Moto 1?

chunder · 14 Oct 2013, 08:32 (Ref:3317596)

As people know I dont care much for Marquez.

Moto 3 was simply brilliant all the way through. I am not a xeonphobe so dont care much for any one rider, but its clear have brought a slightly better engine recently as a few of their men ahve been closer to the front.

Miller has been doing this stuff all year, and will be on a KTM in 2014

My issue is with Redding totally capitulating and throwing away a bery good championship lead after being top three at the start of the year, he is now having too many races where is finishing outside the top 4, and much as I love Scotty, this is not the form of a world champion, it just isnt it. If he wins it this year he is lucky sadly, as most champions are rarely off the podium.

Rabat is a tall guy too, and the weight thing doesnt seem to trouble him too much, at least not in such a way as to prevent him doing anything.

**gomick** · 14 Oct 2013, 10:05 (Ref:3317639)

Lorenzo was bullying Marquez early on in Sepang - imagine if it was the other way around

... I am coming around to the young Spaniard!

How bout that crash in Moto 2 - huge, glad no-one was hurt. Seems that championship is a 3 way battle now. Redding's only hope could be Rabat taking points away from Pol???

**gomick** · 19 Oct 2013, 10:31 (Ref:3319759)

Scott Redding is out of the shortened Aus GP Moto 2 race, busted wrist... Pit stops will happen in the MotoGP race!

chunder · 19 Oct 2013, 11:13 (Ref:3319768)

Think we can write off Reddings chances then

Bit of a shame his challenge totally fizzled out at the end of the season, poor show in my opinion. Total capitulation.

Bridgestone, total disgrace I am afraid, something needs to be done about their total ruining of GP racing in the past few years.

There needs to be competition, as right now if you don't design the bike for the tyres, no matter how good it is you will stand no chance and that's poor.

cg7aa · 19 Oct 2013, 14:34 (Ref:3319814)

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Originally Posted by chunder

Think we can write off Reddings chances then

Bit of a shame his challenge totally fizzled out at the end of the season, poor show in my opinion. Total capitulation.

Bridgestone, total disgrace I am afraid, something needs to be done about their total ruining of GP racing in the past few years.

There needs to be competition, as right now if you don't design the bike for the tyres, no matter how good it is you will stand no chance and that's poor.

Regarding Bridgestone, Dunlop are in the same boat regarding Moto 2. If both manufacturers have got it wrong, are we sure competition would have made any difference? Perhaps, it may have forced them to test beforehand at the track but what if the test conditions were cooler, would we not be in the same boat as we are now? As far as I understand it and I may be wrong, it's the higher than normal track temperatures causing issues.

Very disappointed for Scott, I had a hunch the points leads would not last somehow but I think you're being a little harsh on him, yes there has been a form drop but could it have been the bike setup rather than rider? It seems to me chassis performance is the class too sensitive to the slightest changes in any given variable.

chunder · 19 Oct 2013, 15:17 (Ref:3319835)

To be honest no cg

If he doesn't know how to setup a bike for these tracks now then something is wrong, he is very experienced in Moto2, more so than Pol, and they are on the same bike.

He just plain threw it away, and to be brutally honest since Silverstone, has seemed rather disinterested in winning this championship!

**gomick** · 19 Oct 2013, 19:01 (Ref:3319979)

Phillip Island was resurfaced & the problem seems to be too much grip which is wearing out the Tyres... Weird hey!
Poor Redsing, don't know what is worse, potentially losing a world title or a copping the wrath of chunder

chunder · 19 Oct 2013, 22:47 (Ref:3320128)

Its a bit of a disgrace, how many times do they really need to resurface that place, seems to hapopen nearly every year!

sizzle · 20 Oct 2013, 04:44 (Ref:3320342)

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Originally Posted by chunder

Its a bit of a disgrace, how many times do they really need to resurface that place, seems to hapopen nearly every year!

So, the tyre suppliers knew it and should have been able to deliver a tyre that performed.

Are you sure it isn't the constant requirement to have competitors break lap records and be faster every year that drives in the background.

bestfit · 20 Oct 2013, 06:22 (Ref:3320359)

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Originally Posted by chunder

Its a bit of a disgrace, how many times do they really need to resurface that place, seems to hapopen nearly every year!

It has been 14 years since it was last resurfaced.

gossie · 20 Oct 2013, 07:41 (Ref:3320435)

I can't say I'm very happy at all with the whole thing.

#1. Tyres should be spot on regardless of a resurfaced track.......It was resurfaced for a reason.......Do I need to say why? Very poor show Mr Dunlop in Moto2 and Mr Bridgestone in Moto1.
Of course rider safety is paramount......But how could these manufactures get it wrong?

#2. I'm fully aware 'bikes have been changed over in the past when it rains, but to do that situation in a dry race in my humble view is wrong......Wrong for the teams, riders and fans.......Just plain wrong.
A couple of the teams, regardless of how low they may have been in the pecking order never had a spare 'bike to be able to change over......Very wrong and unfair to them.

So whom are we to blame for Marc going past the ten lap limit?
Was it poor Honda team instructions?.....Did Marc have the "red mist" in his eyes and just kept going?

Again in my humble view, I truly feel there should have been two shortened races.....I guess 10 lap races perhaps an hour apart with 1/2 points per race.......How do others feel on that?

Regardless of the outcome "George" rode a very good and forceful race to claim a well deserved victory.

I still think Marc will get his much deserved world championship before it all ends.

**gomick** · 20 Oct 2013, 08:45 (Ref:3320455)

The track was resurfaced before WSBK raced there this year... Moto 3 was entertaining atleast!

canamman · 21 Oct 2013, 01:32 (Ref:3320775)

Not sure I can explain what I saw at the Australian Moto GP round
but I liked it. It was quite entertaining. Still hoping Marquez wins the championship but Lorenzo is not laying down so easily. Saw Stoner
on screen for a second.

gossie · 21 Oct 2013, 21:35 (Ref:3321318)

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Originally Posted by canamman

Not sure I can explain what I saw at the Australian Moto GP round
but I liked it. It was quite entertaining. Still hoping Marquez wins the championship but Lorenzo is not laying down so easily. Saw Stoner
on screen for a second.

Yes, Stoner was there and was interviewed along with Doohan and Gardiner with his two boys that are to be racers Wayne hopes....They live in Spain.

Can remember about 15 years ago here standing next to Gardiner in the pits at our local racing and his wife holding a baby.....how fast kids grow up.

They all did a few laps, but not too quick.

**gomick** · 22 Oct 2013, 10:33 (Ref:3321555)

Gardner's kids did laps aswell? Is there mum the chick who ran up the straight in 89, I know he kicked her butt to the kerb...

chunder · 22 Oct 2013, 11:36 (Ref:3321586)

She was always a bit keen to be on camera I recall, Donna I think her name was!

Then again I never really get Gardner, he was a bit of a moaner, and *****ed relentlessly about the NSR when he was being outridden by LAwson year on year!

But on his day was a great rider, one of those where talent was outweighed hugely by determination and balls.

bestfit · 22 Oct 2013, 11:55 (Ref:3321593)

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Originally Posted by gomick

Gardner's kids did laps aswell? Is there mum the chick who ran up the straight in 89, I know he kicked her butt to the kerb...

No they are the children of his second wife, not Donna.

gossie · 23 Oct 2013, 01:24 (Ref:3321966)

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Originally Posted by bestfit

No they are the children of his second wife, not Donna.

Correct.

I was at Phillip Island when Donna ran up the track.
We had grandstand seats opposite the pits, saw her come out as Wayne was coming through Swan corner on the slow down lap, and the the whole place clapped and cheered her......I remember she had a black dress on.

I often wondered what happened to her? But things change all the time I guess.

bestfit · 23 Oct 2013, 03:52 (Ref:3321999)

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Originally Posted by gossie

I often wondered what happened to her? But things change all the time I guess.

She went on to become a highly unsuccessful author :P

She wrote a novel called Leathers about the GP circus. With a bit more work it could have been rubbish

chunder · 23 Oct 2013, 07:53 (Ref:3322044)

It's what minor celebrities do apparently.

Can you believe Jordan over here has written quite a few books! Pathetic really.

Mystery · 24 Oct 2013, 11:37 (Ref:3322531)

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Originally Posted by chunder

It's what minor celebrities do apparently.

Can you believe Jordan over here has written quite a few books! Pathetic really.

When someone told me Jordan had finished her first book I assumed she'd finally read through The Hungry Caterpillar.

gossie · 25 Oct 2013, 04:07 (Ref:3322803)

Ok I'll bite. I'm only a dumb Aussie......Who the Hell is Jordan?

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