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RE: MotoGP - Le Mans - the Ferret - 05-07-2016
wow Lorenzo may indeed be the fastest rider in MotoGP as he has asserted many times lol
RE: MotoGP - Le Mans ***SPOILER ALERT*** - the Ferret - 05-07-2016
I have tried to add Spoiler Alert to the title, but so far it hasn't worked. Readers beware there may be stuff posted about the outcome of the race here.
RE: MotoGP - Le Mans ***SPOILER ALERT*** - Lord Popgun - 05-08-2016
Well, its working now!
RE: MotoGP - Le Mans ***SPOILER ALERT*** - the Ferret - 05-08-2016
yea I see that popgun. Don't know what happened. I tried 1/2 doz times. Normally it works first time?????
anyhow what a crash fest eh?
RE: MotoGP - Le Mans ***SPOILER ALERT*** - Ulvetanna_imp - 05-08-2016
Rossi showed what he is made of. So did Lorenzo. Two kids crashed trying to keep up. Bad tire choice, trying to make up time on the brakes. Maybe Marquez and Dovizioso should install ABS.
RE: MotoGP - Le Mans ***SPOILER ALERT*** - redbirds_imp - 05-08-2016
I've never seen a double crash done with such panache. It almost seemed surreal.
RE: MotoGP - Le Mans ***SPOILER ALERT*** - Ulvetanna_imp - 05-08-2016
(05-08-2016, 05:46 AM)redbirds_imp Wrote: I've never seen a double crash done with such panache. It almost seemed surreal.Unbelievable but logical as it is a trailbraking zone. Also kudos to Vinales, Suzuki's first podium in 8 years, only second year of resuming MotoGP. Kid rode his heart out, and rode smart. Trying to catch Rossi is always hazardous; he may just have a little something in reserve.
I thought maybe someone dropped some oil or coolant but apparently not as everyone else (who was left and had not already crashed out) got through the turn OK.
Marquez on that wrecked bike dumping gravel everywhere was weird. Good slomo of that. Even a track day would not allow it. Weird, weird, weird.
I was watching on Videopass so not everyone may have seen that, don't know what is actually shown in a broadcast.
(05-07-2016, 03:58 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: wow Lorenzo may indeed be the fastest rider in MotoGP as he has asserted many times lolRossi had the fastest lap of the race, 1:33.293
Qualifying tires are one thing. Race conditions something else.
Had Rossi qualified better he might have won the race.
One thing about Rossi, he is cautious and wiley. Rather than try to qualify on the front row he rode his bike within its limits, made a better tire choice than Marquez or Dovizioso, and exploited that. Many times race conditions allow things to get changed up. Rossi finished 10 seconds behind Lorenzo (in 28 laps) but lost far more than that at the start and having to pass several riders.
Best race I have seen in a long time.
RE: MotoGP - Le Mans ***SPOILER ALERT*** - redbirds_imp - 05-08-2016
Riding behind Marquez after that crash must have been like following an overloaded gravel truck. Amazing he wasn't black flagged.
RE: MotoGP - Le Mans ***SPOILER ALERT*** - emptysea - 05-08-2016
What was the difference in tire choice between Marquez, Dovizioso, and Rossi? I thought I heard they all went with a harder front tire, but maybe I misheard.
RE: MotoGP - Le Mans ***SPOILER ALERT*** - Ulvetanna_imp - 05-08-2016
Dovi, medium/soft
Marquez, hard/soft
Lorenzo, medium/soft
couldn't find Rossi's choice did not want to watch the whole video again! I thought it was medium/soft.