Anyone else talking RACING?! <--- of the motorcycle type

Yeah the Tech 3 guys looked good. Looking forward to Moto 2&3. They are usually better. JL might be figuring out the Duc.

 

Although the Duc has been doing well at the last two races, everyone knows there's still some issues. Here's an article about the continued issue with turning the Duc.

http://www.cycleworld.com/ducatis-m...1061894531&spReportId=MTA2MTg5NDUzMQS2#page-5

 

It appears that Yamaha might be having issues with turning as well, although they seem to mask it better.

http://www.cycleworld.com/is-there-...1061894531&spReportId=MTA2MTg5NDUzMQS2#page-4

 

Good to see Rossi is straight in with a solution or 2

His analysis shows how much he understands his bike ....respect due there

 

Well considering how long he has been racing, he should know a thing or two about motorcycles by now.

 

And the Ducati boys before Gigi took over would tell Rossi he had to learn to ride the Duc like it was, didn't want his input. LOL, No wonder Gigi fired most when he took over.

 

So you have to wonder if Gigi and Jorge can get Ducati to make the changes that they denied Rossi? That would be quite a coup for Jorge, considering the rivalry between he and Rossi.

 

JL better hope so, Or he'll suffer the same fate on the Duc that Rossi did. Something weird going on for him to drop like a stone for 4 or 5 laps only to regain race pace later on.

 

I would hope he would understand motorcycles at this point.

 

I though exactly that when I first heard the rumor he was going to Ducati. I think he will be successful there by the end of the season or early next year.

 

What I think he did not understand was the difference between the Japanese and Italian teams. The Japanese were hungry for feedback on the bike from Rossi, the Italians........ not so much. lol

 

Now for some real road racing ..... Cookstown 100, run before the TT



Play It Loud and don't drink anything watching this, you'll spill it

 

Just watched race 1 of WSBK. Wow! Another would not have predicted that outcome. Definitely worth watching!

Spoiler: Unforeseen and wow moments

Something that I didn't see coming was a run at the front from MVD on his Yamaha and what looked like a stong one too, not sure what happened but everyone was surprised and doesn't feel rider error caused the end of his lead. Definitely appeared out of nowhere and looks to be bike or tire related, at least from initial observations. Good job on his part that's for sure, he gave Kawi and Ducati a run for their money. Rae did a great job as usual but his collision with Davies on the last lap was not only a bummer for both of them but a little reminiscent of the crash that killed SIC. They initial report was that Davies was OK but he was taken out on a stretcher, so here's hoping he's OK.

 

It sure was a different race, but race it certainly was ...congrats to the winner

 

Wow what a first race--- won't spoil it but sure hope everyone's ok.


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Race #2 had a high attrition rate, everyone who finished the race today was within points scoring positions! Seemed like quite a few technical DNFs today though. Still not sure about that reverse order grid...sure is a mixed bag.

 

Race 1 went from ho-hum to holy hell in a matter of laps.

Wssp was good too. Second half of that championship run is going to be good I think.

 

Sofuoglu is like the 33 year old dude still trying to pass his senior year of high school.

 

Lol
Yeah he gets a lot of heat for continuing to race in super sport. Now that he's healthy again I expect he will be winning a lot again.

 

When Rea ran over Chaz I had a bad feeling like when Rossi and Edwards ran over Simoncelli. Glad he will be ok.