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Post by pretender on Apr 26, 2009 14:07:17 GMT
There is loads of threads on BFF about F1 and now they are emerging on here. But I would like to inform the world about the majesty that is Moto GP.
Men even smaller than me ;D wrestling 250 horse bikes weighing as much as a big scooter at speeds up to an over 200mph and bashing fairing in the process, brilliant. Overtakes, wheelies, crashes, fantastic!
But then there is a magnificent Valentino Rossi. If you have not seen him race before, do so before it is too late. He is the greatest motorcycle racer of all time and we will not see his like for a long time, if ever.
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Post by graybo on Apr 26, 2009 15:18:10 GMT
Would agree with most of your post pretender(especially the Rossi bit) but at the moment motogp is in danger of going the way of f1 with too much electronic rider aids and not enough overtaking,although this mornings race was pretty good Check out todays world supersport race from assen to see bike racing at its best
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Post by pretender on Apr 26, 2009 16:06:02 GMT
My brother has been to some BSB races and reckons they are the nuts.
Rossi doesn't like the electronic aids, he prefers motorcycle racing unplugged " I lika da flava"
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Post by fendtdriver on Apr 26, 2009 18:02:39 GMT
Watched the motogp and world superbike and if i had to choose it woudl be superbikes purely because of the rider aids and lack of overtaking in GP. However, when are the powers that be going to limit ducati to racing with th same cc as others., I know they have (had perhaps) restrictions on air flow and stuff but it makes no odds really. BSB this year is far closer owing to teh lack of ducati
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Post by pretender on Apr 26, 2009 18:15:29 GMT
I got fed up with the Ducati Cup, sorry World Super Bikes, a few years ago. It was really good when Carl Fogarty and Colin Edwards were in it, but it got to the stage where if you were riding a Ducati you would win and if you weren't you probably had to have square wheels or run on coal.
I'd like to see MotoGP go un-plugged. The one tyre rule looks like it could make things interesting
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Post by fendtdriver on Apr 26, 2009 18:44:03 GMT
It certainly has teh last few races yes. WSB and MotoGP are both subserviant to Ducati and i think that needs to change. BSB have set the marker. Ducati were told in effect to either do as they were told or sod off. They chose to sod off and it's a much better spectacle for it
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Post by pretender on Apr 26, 2009 19:14:35 GMT
Last year I got Freesat and saw the TT coverage. Bloody hell! I was frighten watching it. There was a bloke on there in several pieces being interviewed in hospital with his mrs at his bedside. He sounded groggy and was taking about a possible return, then his wife piped up, "there's a new ZX10 out next year!" with a big smile on her face ;D
You don't see many Ducati's on the TT.
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