Yooperbikemike's 2013 MotoGP Thread

[RedRocket]

Originally Posted by swimmer

They'll be making hip pucks for Marky soon.

[tinhead]

Originally Posted by Mr.Goose

been watching the 2012 season of Moto2 and 3 on the DVR to pass the time - starting making plans for Austin tickets and realized that race only going to have the GP class

can't bring myself to attend Indy, hate that track, Laguna too far away. Austin it is....anyone else in the US making plans?

COTA's race schedule shows all 3 classes running, Laguna is MotoGP only (still).

I'll be at Austin, Turn 15 grandstands. Apparently most of the stands we saw on TV at the F1 race are taken down so the GA crowd can sit on hillocks around the track? Only stands for reserved tix are T15, main straight, and T1, all else is GA.

[bikerfish]

Rossi may be happy to be up there with the boys, but I think the yamaha execs are even happier!

[DogBoy]

No predictons, insight or hate, I'm just happy to see so many people buzzed about the coming season.

[cnw126]

Originally Posted by cogitate

Where is that photo in the same turn on the Duc? Must be on someones hardrive.


Very competitive year, for sure. I am rooting for good racing, and we will get that

[cogitate]

Thanks for the above pics


It looks like the Duck is more upright, and Rossi is hanging more off the inside, it almost looks like he is going to high side.

I guess I need to reup my motogp.com subscription.

[azkiwi]

Originally Posted by VR

“All these three days were positive, but today was the best - firstly because I am third and not fourth on the timesheet. So I am hypothetically on the front row!

“It's been a lifetime. Usually in the past two years I've been fighting for the third or fourth row [in qualifying], so it would be exciting to start in the first row this year!

Rossi has always been at his most competitive when happy. Its a very good start to repudiating his last seasons and hopefully to less than processional races at the front.

[Tripped1]

Originally Posted by cnw126

There is your Prefect line argument about rear brakes

I love the pics out of that corner, my work desk top is Ben Spies sliding the shit out of the Yamaha there last year.

[mdubya]

I don't think they are using ANY brakes at that point in that corner. Lots of throttle and a healthy dose of TC. IMHO.

[mdubya]

Nicky gives a somewhat scathing review of the Sepang test:

Originally Posted by Nicky Hayden

We have the same bike as last year; only the graphics have changed. We have tried nearly everything with this bike. We still have some ideas for the electronics, but we already know everything there is to know about the rest of the bike. We have problems with chattering, traction and rideability. We need to broaden our outlook and consider radical changes, not just small steps.

and

Originally Posted by Nicky Hayden

We tried to be optimistic, but that's not enough. At the very least we gathered some good data, and now we have plenty of work waiting for us. But I don't think we will have any particular new parts for the next test, also because it's only two weeks away. We need help from the factory, because just making setup changes isn't enough.

http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/20...o-da-zero.html

Nicky doesn't have much to lose at this point.

[Mr Head]

Ah, the old "BNG" ploy. It works so well for laundry soap too.

Originally Posted by mdubya

Nicky gives a somewhat scathing review of the Sepang test:



and



http://www.gpone.com/index.php/en/20...o-da-zero.html

Nicky doesn't have much to lose at this point.

[Twinz]

Nicky sure is a trooper especially in the face of continued poor results. I'd be pretty depressed!

[mdubya]

There's a lot on the line this year. Next year there will be 5 or 6 Honda Production racers available, the possibility of a handful of leased Yamaha motors available, and the possibility of Suzuki's return.

[RobbieO]

Originally Posted by Parx400

Dude....fanboi much?

It will be nice to have someone with an actual personallity be interviewed after the race!

[dontlr]

Originally Posted by Twinz

Nicky sure is a trooper especially in the face of continued poor results. I'd be pretty depressed!

That and being reminded by the garage full of AMG toys and a fat bank account but I also think he does see a light in the Audi tunnel..