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14 Nov 2012, 17:01 (Ref:3166315)
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Bayliss was on the 990, which Capirossi also won on (yet he could only manage one mixed conditions win on the 800).
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27 Nov 2012, 10:20 (Ref:3172122)
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Gresini sign Bryan Staring to ride there CRT bike - lucky for you 10-Tenthers there is an Aussie in MotoGP...
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27 Nov 2012, 11:39 (Ref:3172166)
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I thought he was South African lol!
Not a bad rider, but not that flash either, but a young lad who has won races in WSSK, so better than most who are riding there!! |
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12 Dec 2012, 13:27 (Ref:3178008)
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Apparently they're re-paving philip island, and casey is telling them which bumps to keep and which bumps need to go. Nice to hear they're not going to turn the circuit into bonneville.
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16 Dec 2012, 08:37 (Ref:3179109)
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As long as there is an Australian on the grid.
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18 Dec 2012, 01:24 (Ref:3179671)
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Interesting stat - 75% of the whole MotoGP paddock (Moto2/3 included) in 2013 would have come thru the Spanish CEV Buckler series
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18 Dec 2012, 10:08 (Ref:3179738)
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Interesting, but not surprising, the whole series has been run by Spaniards for 20 years or more and this is no shock.
A bit pathetic maybe, but not a shock |
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18 Dec 2012, 21:00 (Ref:3179886)
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I liked motorbike racing more when it was Aus vs USA. None of this overrated Euro ****. Good times...
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18 Dec 2012, 21:51 (Ref:3179907)
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It wouldnt be too bad if there was a level playing field, but after reading so many stories about the SPanish rider getting the best parts from Brits, Germans, etc etc you just end up getitng fed up with it all sadly.
I can recall guys like Haslam, Davies, Camier, Darren Barton, Laverty, Bradl, Nohles etc etc all getting inferior equipment then their team mates or rivals. Remember Jay Vincent and McWilliams on 250, they could never get factory bikes yet guys like Debon, Perugini etc would be about the same pace all year on factory bikes. Its all about sponsors and face fitting, never, ever about talent, except for a very small amount of riders. A Spainard with a bit of talent will always get to GP level, a Brit/Aussie/German/Kiwi/Franchman will only get to the top if he is exceptional, a bit of talent will only get him a year, thats all. |
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19 Dec 2012, 02:18 (Ref:3179969)
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CEV is a rather expensive series to run aswell - long live the Spanish domination
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23 Dec 2012, 19:51 (Ref:3181431)
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2013 Moto GP Teams & Riders... Heard that CRT are going to be running different tyres to the factory/satellite bikes
Factory team MotoGP riders (6): Jorge Lorenzo SPA - Factory Yamaha rider until end of 2014. Valentino Rossi ITA - Factory Yamaha until the end of 2014. Dani Pedrosa SPA - Repsol Honda rider until the end of 2014. Marc Marquez* SPA - Repsol Honda rider until the end of 2014. Nicky Hayden USA - Ducati Team until the end of 2013. Andrea Dovizioso ITA - Ducati Team until the end of 2014. Satellite team MotoGP riders (6): Cal Crutchlow GBR - Tech 3 Yamaha until the end of 2013. Bradley Smith* GBR - Tech 3 Yamaha until the end of 2014. Ben Spies USA - Pramac Ducati until the end of 2013. Andrea Iannone* ITA - Pramac Ducati until the end of 2013. Stefan Bradl GER - LCR Honda/HRC until the end of 2014. Alvaro Bautista SPA - Gresini Honda until the end of 2013. CRT MotoGP riders (12): Colin Edwards USA - Forward Racing (FTR-Kawasaki) until the end of 2013. Claudio Corti* ITA - Forward Racing (FTR-Kawasaki) until the end of 2013. Karel Abraham CZE - Cardion AB (ART) until the end of 2013. Randy de Puniet FRA - Power Electronics Aspar (ART) until the end of 2013. Alex Espargaro SPA- Power Electronics Aspar (ART) until the end of 2013. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN - Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki) until the end of 2013. Hector Barbera SPA - Avintia Blusens (FTR-Kawasaki) until the end of 2013. Danilo Petrucci ITA - IodaRacing (Suter-BMW) until the end of 2013. Lukas Pesek* CZE - IodaRacing (Suter-BMW) until the end of 2013. Bryan Staring* AUS - Honda Gresini (FTR-Honda) until the end of 2013. Michael Laverty* GBR - Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM-Aprilia) until the end of 2013. Yonny Hernandez COL - Paul Bird Motorsport (ART) until the end of 2013. |
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24 Dec 2012, 06:41 (Ref:3181569)
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Smith in the Tech 3 Yamaha, for two years? Is he seriously worth it? Maybe one, but two?
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24 Dec 2012, 10:02 (Ref:3181598)
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You cant really judge a guy after only one year.
If he bails like Toseland did then he will be out on his year, and I guess if he is woeful he will too, but it takes a while to learn to ride a GP bike these days. Not everyone is Marc Marquez |
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24 Dec 2012, 16:46 (Ref:3181659)
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Bradley Smith does not deserve that ride whatever way you look at it. Don`t get me wrong, I do not begrudge him the ride, but even if the criteria for the ride alongside Crutchlow was to be a hot British talent, then surely Scott Redding or Jonathan Rea would have been far more deserving.
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24 Dec 2012, 17:41 (Ref:3181680)
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He has a good management team who got him on a great deal over a year ago, not really his fault is it?
He has won GP's and spent the last two year on a dud of a bike that no one else uses, against a bunch of cheats! So cant really judge him yet. He will believe in himself, and for me thank God for Poncheral, if it were not for him there would be many fewer Brits in GP racing, and yet more chuffing Spaniards |
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26 Dec 2012, 11:02 (Ref:3181953)
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When the deal was done Smith was coming off a P2 & P4 finish in 125cc championships & a P7 finish in his rookie Moto 2 season - he would've expected to finish in the top 4 or 5 this season before stepping up to MotoGP. I am interested to see how he goes, I think he will be ok...
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5 Feb 2013, 12:37 (Ref:3199553)
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Pedrosa sets fastest time during testing in Sepang , Malaysia. and Maquez was only 0.036s slower than Lorenzo, who set the 2nd fastest time. and Rossi came in 4th quickest with his Yamaha.
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6 Feb 2013, 10:07 (Ref:3200079)
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I can't wait for the bikes to kick off the '13 season.....will be some mighty racing for sure.
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7 Feb 2013, 10:52 (Ref:3200621)
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Thank god Rossi got out of Ducati. I didn't think it possible but they have actually got worse!
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7 Feb 2013, 11:59 (Ref:3200658)
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Well, they havent even done anything to it, its pretty much the same bike!
If I was Spies I would makethat injury last a few years, he is wasting his time on that pile of crud, seriously he would be better off on a CRT! |
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9 Feb 2013, 09:11 (Ref:3201659)
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rossi looks competitive .. will give Pedrosa/Lorenzo a run for their money
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12 Feb 2013, 00:47 (Ref:3203188)
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I must say, i saw the Sepang test times, the names, the bikes & i thought "its gonna be boring" - hope i am wrong!
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14 Mar 2013, 01:28 (Ref:3218149)
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I see Stefan Bradl showed some good pace in test at Americas Circuit - no doubt he will want to be as competitive as Marc Marquez. Is Bradl's bike the same spec as the Repsol Honda - be great to see another rider dicing up the front...
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15 Mar 2013, 13:50 (Ref:3218870)
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24 Mar 2013, 17:15 (Ref:3223780)
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so Rossi tops the timesheets on Sunday ..
be afraid .. be very afraid http://www.motogp.com/en/TestResults...erez+Test+2013 |
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