Yooperbikemike's 2012 MotoGP Thread

[dontlr]

Thanks to Krop for this link, my favorite guys to listen to a race with and the others are very knowledgeable as well.
A MUST listen..

David Emmett ‏ @motomatters
Two hours you will enjoy: the latest Soupkast with @DennisNoyes, @TobyMoody and @MotoGPJules: http://bit.ly/HVyZCz Fantastic stuff!

Soupkast

[Moronic]

Originally Posted by Clem Kevin

Is it just me or does corner entry look pretty ugly?

It's not just you.

[dontlr]

As Colin Edwards put it the other day, the "Couch Crew Chiefs" come out

[viajero]

Shame that Hayden's Ducati testing was such a washout. Maybe they should plan some track time over here in our desert southwest. Lots of tracks, though not all are MotoGP level. Still, it would beat sitting in the garage watching the rain fall.

[mdubya]

Originally Posted by viajero

Shame that Hayden's Ducati testing was such a washout. Maybe they should plan some track time over here in our desert southwest. Lots of tracks, though not all are MotoGP level. Still, it would beat sitting in the garage watching the rain fall.

I was wondering if Nick and Vale shouldn't be practicing on some old Ducati SBKs. They are very long at the front and chronically understeer. The GP12.... should feel awesome after riding a couple of those old SBKs.

[wbedient]

Originally Posted by dontlr

Thanks to Krop for this link, my favorite guys to listen to a race with and the others are very knowledgeable as well.
A MUST listen..

David Emmett ‏ @motomatters
Two hours you will enjoy: the latest Soupkast with @DennisNoyes, @TobyMoody and @MotoGPJules: http://bit.ly/HVyZCz Fantastic stuff!

Soupkast

Thank you for the link... really good program!

[Tripped1]

Great link thanks.

[SQD8R]

Originally Posted by Dr. Greg

From my high-school French class, doesn't "Blancpain" mean "White Bread?"

Hmm, the "Whitebread endurance series"...cool!

--Doc

Close

It's likely a family name. White bread is le pain blanc in French.

[NMEXPAT]

Is AMG still a sponsor of the 2012 factory Ducati team? This could get interesting with the Audi purchase...

[Brodovitch]

No, it's over, effective immediately

there was an official statement somewhere, I think I read it on GPone.com

[RaY YreKa]

Originally Posted by dontlr

As Colin Edwards put it the other day, the "Couch Crew Chiefs" come out

Is that like an armchair quarterback, but with a tool-set?

[swimmer]

Originally Posted by Brodovitch

No, it's over, effective immediately

there was an official statement somewhere, I think I read it on GPone.com

That sucks. I liked the irony of AMG giving Audi money.

[mdubya]

Kind of a neat Nicky Hayden interview. It is in Italian but Nicky speaks (mostly) English.

[dwoodward]

Originally Posted by UngaWunga

Well, you need to ride the bike near it's limits to find out how it handles during race conditions. This is why test rider feedback is only so good. They can't do the lap times the pro racers can, so their feedback only goes so far. In order to learn what the bike does at the limit, you need to put it there.

In the modern era of 4-stroke MotoGP, this is the Hayden lesson. In 2006 Nicky complained frequently to Honda that the clutch was crap, while Honda insisted that they couldn't find any problem with it- because the test rider wasn't pushing as hard as Nicky and so never encountered the issue. (Dani never had problems because Dani was using a different setup- Nicky having already been relegated to developing parts for the 800.)

[wbedient]

Originally Posted by mdubya

Kind of a neat Nicky Hayden interview. It is in Italian but Nicky speaks (mostly) English.

Love that southern accent... wish we had better coverage here in America!