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Fox Sport Network (ch 219 on DTV) Sunday March 23rd 2:30pm EDT
Moto2 FSN (ch 618) Monday March 24th 9:00pm
Can't wait!!
Who are you pulling for this year? Lorenzo, Marquez, Pedrosa, Rossi, or maybe a long shot like Hayden, Redding, Bautista or someone else?
Also the British Superbike Series is running on Velocity (ch 281) with a showing at 6am on 3/16 and another race at 1pm on 3/22. Regrettably they usually cut the middle of these races - see the 1st and the last 4 or 5 laps. But beggers can't be choosers.
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Im one of the few who pull for Dani Pedrosa. Apparently the most despised individual in MotoGP due to a rookie mistake that had no bearing on the outcome of the Championship. However I don't think Dani can win it all at this point. He had his chances and was just never able to capitalize. Still one heck of a motorcycle racer.I think Lorenzo is the epitome of smoothness on a MotoGP bike so I assume he will win his share. Marquez had an unbelievable year last year, but I am not sure he can repeat that. He had 15 crashes last year and escaped injury. Can he be as lucky this year? I think Rossi might win a race, but he really needs to improve his starts. You are not going to win a lot if you have to pass Pedrosa, Lorenzo and Marquez to get to the top step. Even the great Valentino is a step behind those guys now due to age.
All in all I can't wait for Qatar.
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I wish Spies had done better in MGP, but it was not to be.
Marquez is exciting to watch, he seems to genuinely enjoy racing, and unless he breaks a hip, I think he will be champion again this year.
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Marquez is young, fearless, and ferociously fast. Off the racetrack, he's got a great personality, and his love for the sport can be seen in his Cheshire Cat grin.
I think Lorenzo will once again take 2nd place to Marquez' title win. Dani's days on the Repsol Honda will probably end, unless he really demonstrates some magic this season.
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Thumper, it seems Dani's real value to Honda is how many points he keeps Yamaha riders from getting. In 133 MotoGP races he has had 25 wins and been on the podium 84 times. If Lorenzo had won just one of the races Dani won last year, he would have been Champion instead of Marquez. That's a lot of points Yamaha riders didn't get, plus he is always in the hunt for the championship, he just can't seem to win it. When it seems that there is a chance, something stupid happens to him like Marquez clipping him, or breaking his collarbone. Out of the last 8 seasons, he has finished either 2nd or 3rd six times. And to think the rap on Pedrosa was he wasn't big enough to race MotoGP bikes. Undoubtedly the best MotoGP racer to never win the Championship. Not the most stellar personality, but he has his moments when he smiles and is happy. I wonder how great a racer he would have been considered if he had stayed in the 250 class where he won 50% of the races he entered over a 2 year period.
Marquez is like a kid at his first circus in comparison. Fun to watch race (although he makes me watch between my fingers sometimes..the kid has no fear) and fun to watch off the track as well. A real gem signing for Honda.
I think Yamaha is thinking Rossi is going to play the same points spoiler role for Yamaha that Pedrosa plays for Honda. Rossi's problem is you have to get in front of the guys you don't want getting points, and Rossi is having an issue with that. He is clearly faster than the non factory guys, but spent too many races last year circling around by himself because he couldn't keep up the Pedrosa, Lorenzo and Marquez.
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(03-13-2014, 09:28 AM)The Spaceman_imp Wrote: I wish Spies had done better in MGP, but it was not to be.
Marquez is exciting to watch, he seems to genuinely enjoy racing, and unless he breaks a hip, I think he will be champion again this year.
Spies did quite well his rookie year but injuries and a run of "bad luck", some self inflicted and some bike related, ruined his racing career. It was wonderful watching him win the championship his first year in WSB-something his old team mate Maladn predicted he would do.
