Moto gp Silverstone -- spoilers--

Moto gp Silverstone -- spoilers--

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Yazza54

18,464 posts

180 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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Ffs redding can't come off that slow bike quick enough.

Awesome again but he can't do any better with what he has

McClure

2,173 posts

145 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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Yazza54 said:
Ffs redding can't come off that slow bike quick enough.

Awesome again but he can't do any better with what he has
Apparently Honda have been telling the teams interested in taking over the Gresini bike that Redding goes with it.

Yazza54

18,464 posts

180 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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Hope so

I'm sure he will be fine, no one is daft enough to ignore his potential. He should be fighting in the top 3.

Mini1275

11,098 posts

181 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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Agree with the above, Redding really is out-performing the bike, fantastic. Really hope he gets a factory ride, he certainly deserves one.

Dovizioso is riding superbly, too.

Can't really say anything about Marquez, he seems to be able to pull out time from thin air. Again and again.

MajorProblem

4,700 posts

163 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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Looks like McWilliams is calling it a day after a second crash and 9 seconds off pace.

That Brough is a POS. He'd have done better on a showroom CBR600, maybe...

Lincsblokey

3,175 posts

154 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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Its a shame Ducati cant get this sort of form on normal tyres with normal fuel allowance like all the other proper IRTA teams, Still, it does give us a quality swepstake every raceday guessing on what lap the poocatis will fly backwards.

Redding will be with MVDS on that sattelite bike, LCR have already said they would want to run miller on it if they got it and Aspar cant run redding on it because hayden would walk out taking the drive m7 money with him, stumping up the money for the RCV is pocket change to mr VDS and they already have the infrastructure.

Dare2Fail

3,808 posts

207 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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Given that all the talk is of Gresini running the Aprilias next year are there any new rumours on who will be buying up PBR's grid slots?

Lincsblokey

3,175 posts

154 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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Dare2Fail said:
Given that all the talk is of Gresini running the Aprilias next year are there any new rumours on who will be buying up PBR's grid slots?
MVDS....

Dare2Fail

3,808 posts

207 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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Lincsblokey said:
Dare2Fail said:
Given that all the talk is of Gresini running the Aprilias next year are there any new rumours on who will be buying up PBR's grid slots?
MVDS....
Good point! I hadn't even considered that. Would they run a two bike team?

Lincsblokey

3,175 posts

154 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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Dare2Fail said:
Lincsblokey said:
Dare2Fail said:
Given that all the talk is of Gresini running the Aprilias next year are there any new rumours on who will be buying up PBR's grid slots?
MVDS....
Good point! I hadn't even considered that. Would they run a two bike team?
Doesnt matter if they only run one, but there will also be a proddy rcv up for grabs too.

Busa mav

2,556 posts

153 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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I have stuck with Zarco all season on my fantasy team , finally gave him his P45 last night frown

This allowed me to buy Rabat , but I had to sell Jack Miller as well.

Just shows it's the contract that motivates these riders.

Busa mav

2,556 posts

153 months

Saturday 30th August 2014
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Anyone else going tomorrow ?

We have seats at Luffield.

996 sps

6,165 posts

215 months

Sunday 31st August 2014
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Looks like Ducati will have a good bike for next year - Used the rules to their advantage to develop a good bike.

Redding deserves a full factory bike - He can fight with Marquez.

Lincsblokey

3,175 posts

154 months

Sunday 31st August 2014
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996 sps said:
Looks like Ducati will have a good bike for next year - Used the rules to their advantage to develop a good bike.

Redding deserves a full factory bike - He can fight with Marquez.
Problem is (As Cal keeps on pointing out)

they are developing a bike around the soft tyre, and using the 4l of extra fuel to make up time on the straights, iannone & Dovi have been the quickest through the traps during a race pretty much every round, When they cant use the soft tyre anymore and the extra fuel goes, they are well and tryuly fecked.


thatdude

2,654 posts

126 months

Sunday 31st August 2014
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I think that is a very good point - ducati are making up for a weak chassis with soft tyres and more power. Hopefully they re learning a lot about chassis design, and i dont think the harder tyres will hamper them (because they will be able to go the distance....as i understand they tend to use the hardest tyre availiable to them for the races) but the lesser fuel will. They need to develop an engine which will be able to still be usable in lean-running conditions.

Which brings me to another point....direct injection. Why not let manufacturers develop direct injection? I understand the costs may escalate, but it would be a technology that would transfer well to road bikes. I cant see pneumatic valves appearing any time soon....

TheRealFingers99

1,996 posts

127 months

Sunday 31st August 2014
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thatdude said:
Which brings me to another point....direct injection. Why not let manufacturers develop direct injection? I understand the costs may escalate, but it would be a technology that would transfer well to road bikes. I cant see pneumatic valves appearing any time soon....
Direct injection might confer fuel consumption or emissions advantages, but does anyone running a superbike really care about fuel consumption? Ban pneumatic valves, say I: let the Japanese go desmodromic, develop better valve springs, or re-invent the sleeve valve engine.

MrKipling43

5,788 posts

215 months

Sunday 31st August 2014
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Yazza54 said:
Ffs redding can't come off that slow bike quick enough.

Awesome again but he can't do any better with what he has
Abso-chuffing-lutely. Me and MrsKipling were at qually yesterday and the crowd went nuts when he came in the pits at the end.

Also, you only really get an idea of how far ahead of everyone else the Honda gearbox and electronics are when you're at the circuit. We were opposite the apex of Copse and while the others' traction control go 'WaaahpappappawaaahpappappappapwaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAHHHHH' the Honda does no aggressive popping, just this wavering V4 wail as it seamlessly finds the grip. And the seamless shift is just nuts.

Me and Bizzle are up today in the Village grandstand.

Centurion07

10,381 posts

246 months

Sunday 31st August 2014
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MrKipling43 said:
Me and Bizzle are up today in the Village grandstand.
Same as. Could've sworn I booked the covered grandstand but apparently not so everything crossed for a dry day!

orangeknight

276 posts

135 months

Sunday 31st August 2014
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anyone know why MOTOGP don't use the new pits complex??

Dare2Fail

3,808 posts

207 months

Sunday 31st August 2014
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orangeknight said:
anyone know why MOTOGP don't use the new pits complex??
Lack of space for Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP. Basically, the new pits aren't big enough whereas the old set up is.

I should add the this is based entirely on what was said on TV yesterday rather than any actual knowledge on my part, so could be complete bks.

Edited by Dare2Fail on Sunday 31st August 11:47