MotoGP 2014 : Argentina ***Spoilers***

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Someone best get a thread started

Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo



Free Practice (GMT):

25 April 2014

Moto3 FP1
13:00 - 13:40
MotoGP FP1
13:55 - 14:40
Moto2 FP1
14:55 - 15:40
Moto3 FP2
17:10 - 17:50
MotoGP FP2
18:05 - 18:50
Moto2 FP2
19:05 - 19:50

Practice & Qualifying (GMT):

26 April 2014

Moto3 FP3
13:00 - 13:40
MotoGP FP3
13:55 - 14:40
Moto2 FP3
14:55 - 15:40
Moto3 QP
16:35 - 17:15
MotoGP FP4
17:30 - 18:00
MotoGP Q1
18:10 - 18:25
MotoGP Q2
18:35 - 18:50
Moto2 QP
19:05 - 19:50

Races (GMT):

27 April 2014

Moto3 RAC
15:00
Moto2 RAC
16:20
MotoGP RAC
18:00

Totally new circuit for the calendar, and it doesn't look too bad. No mickey-mouse chicanes, decent straight, and a few long "steady state" corners. What I think is certain, considering it's a new track to all the riders, is that MM will adapt quickly and go well (as per Austin last year) and Rossi will probably struggle based on his dislike of "new" circuits.

[egor110]

Moto2 is starting to warm up now vinales seems to of got used to the extra weight of the bigger bike, i think for this race i'd back rabat as he tested here last july so at least has seen the track.

Gp- it's going to be marquez, my main interest is can dovi or iannone get on the podium.

[sprinter1050]

Looks a bit of a nadgery circuit. Maybe favouring a Yamaha?
(sits back & waits for abuse)

[egor110]

sprinter1050 said:

Looks a bit of a nadgery circuit. Maybe favouring a Yamaha?
(sits back & waits for abuse)

i guess lorenzos run of bad luck must come to a end soon?

smith for a 3rd place?

[Freakuk]

All the manufacturers (in the GP class at least) have some data as some teams went last year to test, Tech3, Gresini etc so they have some base settings but it will be interesting for sure.

JL needs to up his game if he has any hope of the championship and MM needs to have some bad luck for that to happen.

[egor110]

Freakuk said:

All the manufacturers (in the GP class at least) have some data as some teams went last year to test, Tech3, Gresini etc so they have some base settings but it will be interesting for sure.

JL needs to up his game if he has any hope of the championship and MM needs to have some bad luck for that to happen.

true lorenzos only chance is based on when and how badly marquez crashes, and i'm not even sure marquez is riding at 90% yet which is scary.

[tight5]

a couple more layout pics -

Freakuk said:

JL needs to up his game if he has any hope of the championship and MM needs to have some bad luck for that to happen.

after 2 races ?

[DuraAce]

MM
JL
DP

Podium prediction for this one (and most of the other rounds this year)

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tight5 said:

a couple more layout pics -

Good find. Turn 6 looks interesting; a steadily accelerating downhill left-hander.

[LoonR1]

tight5 said:

a couple more layout pics -

Freakuk said:

JL needs to up his game if he has any hope of the championship and MM needs to have some bad luck for that to happen.

after 2 races ?

Great pics, the elevation changes transform that circuit from bland(ish) to really interesting. I hope someone take sit to MM this week, as otherwise the title will be quite boring and the races nor much better.

[FourWheelDrift]

LoonR1 said:

Great pics, the elevation changes transform that circuit from bland(ish) to really interesting. I hope someone take sit to MM this week, as otherwise the title will be quite boring and the races nor much better.

That elevation image makes it look like Austin, or Portimao but it's really quite flat.

[LoonR1]

FourWheelDrift said:

That elevation image makes it look like Austin, or Portimao but it's really quite flat.

Bugger. I like undulating tracks*, they just seem to have more character.

* excluding Cadwell, which is st

[FourWheelDrift]

For the GP layout, turn 9 seems to be the only up and over rise, it's the only apex you don't see until you are on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW7iVodlfW8

[sprinter1050]

FourWheelDrift said:

For the GP layout, turn 9 seems to be the only up and over rise, it's the only apex you don't see until you are on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW7iVodlfW8

I hope someone tells all those people alongside the track to eff off by tomorrow... and thst they shift that water bowser on turn 12 too !

Actually the track is almost flat from the video & I may have to revise my suggestion about it suiting Yamahas. Looks like a fast flowing power track on video.

...oh, as long as they give it a good sweep first too

[y2blade]

LoonR1 said:

FourWheelDrift said:

That elevation image makes it look like Austin, or Portimao but it's really quite flat.

Bugger. I like undulating tracks*, they just seem to have more character.

* excluding Cadwell, which is st

wtf!?
So they ditched Laguna Seca for "this" ????????

[Lincsblokey]

y2blade said:

LoonR1 said:

FourWheelDrift said:

That elevation image makes it look like Austin, or Portimao but it's really quite flat.

Bugger. I like undulating tracks*, they just seem to have more character.

* excluding Cadwell, which is st

wtf!?
So they ditched Laguna Seca for "this" ????????

No one ditched Laguna, the management at LS said they couldn't afford to host the race at a loss anymore.

[y2blade]

Lincsblokey said:

y2blade said:

LoonR1 said:

FourWheelDrift said:

That elevation image makes it look like Austin, or Portimao but it's really quite flat.

Bugger. I like undulating tracks*, they just seem to have more character.

* excluding Cadwell, which is st

wtf!?
So they ditched Laguna Seca for "this" ????????

No one ditched Laguna, the management at LS said they couldn't afford to host the race at a loss anymore.

Ah cool, I didn't know that

[Lincsblokey]

y2blade said:

Lincsblokey said:

y2blade said:

LoonR1 said:

FourWheelDrift said:

That elevation image makes it look like Austin, or Portimao but it's really quite flat.

Bugger. I like undulating tracks*, they just seem to have more character.

* excluding Cadwell, which is st

wtf!?
So they ditched Laguna Seca for "this" ????????

No one ditched Laguna, the management at LS said they couldn't afford to host the race at a loss anymore.

Ah cool, I didn't know that

Iirc it was losing 2-3 million per MotoGP race weekend, and it would have needed 4-5m in track work to bring it up to safety commission standards to allow them to renew the contract.

[y2blade]

Ouch!

[tight5]

Also , USA has two other races , Indy and Texas .
No country is allowed more than two races .



Except Spain !