MotoGP Motegi

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Fleegle

16,689 posts

176 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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joema said:
How many places did Marquez make up in first two corners?! From fourth to last. !
A Marquez with red mist is not conjucive to a safe race for everyone else.

While it was thrilling to watch, it really could have been carnage. I pretty much fell asleep after that. After the few laps I did watch, theres nothing otherwise to convince me to watch the remainder of that race or the premier class for that matter.

Thanks heavens for BSB yesterday

Johno

8,414 posts

282 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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Scary, Fleegle and I agree on something else .. .

Moto2 really has lost its shine after a cracking start to the class (other than the loss of Tomizawa - did you see they presented his family with his bike at Motegi at the weekend?)

Motegi, reputed to be the hardest circuit on brakes on the calender and look what happens. 2 fleas on dogs backs dissapear into the distance. The others who actually have some weight to carry about struggle to stay any where near them.

Marquez is an undoubted talent, but given the best chassis, one of the lightest out there and combine all 3 and it's getting less and less impressive watching him come through a field and frankly the class is getting duller. They must do something to level the playing field for next year. . .

sprinter1050

11,550 posts

227 months

Monday 15th October 2012
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p.s. If it hasn't already been said, Pol Espargaro deserves a big mention for his ride yesterday (even if Marquez' ride from the back was ride of the day)for getting back onto MM93's back end & taking the fight to him.

In fact he has deserved P2 in the championship, even if P1 is gone, for his sheer guts & professionalism against a pretty unbeatable rider.
Oh & he deserves a good ride next year wherever. I assume he's not now moving up to the 1000s ? Deffo Moto2 champ prospect in 2013.

Edited by sprinter1050 on Monday 15th October 15:53