Gaspode Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 (edited) Marc Márquez during the warm-up for the Indonesian GP this morning ? Edited March 20, 2022 by Gaspode RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 20 minutes ago, Gaspode said: Marc Márquez during the warm-up for the Indonesian GP this morning ? That is a nasty high side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 Just now, RadioactiveWaste said: That is a nasty high side He walked away but wasn't able to take part in the race.... RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 37 minutes ago, Gaspode said: He walked away but wasn't able to take part in the race.... I've not caught up with the race yet at all. Glad he isn't hurt too bad after coming back from his shoulder injury last year. In other news, Amazon fixed the audio on MotoGP unlimited and it's now a good show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Seen some highlights. Wow, I remember how I'd take it real easy in the rain back when I had a bike - that race was fairly wet - I don't know that I'd want to try it! Some pretty good saves. Good ride from Fabio after the first round sucked for Yamaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 46 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said: Seen some highlights. Wow, I remember how I'd take it real easy in the rain back when I had a bike - that race was fairly wet - I don't know that I'd want to try it! Some pretty good saves. Good ride from Fabio after the first round sucked for Yamaha. Before the race they asked a Shaman to walk around the track and encourage the rain to stay away - apparently she claimed that she could control the movement of clouds with her mind - that obviosuly worked well ? RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, Gaspode said: Before the race they asked a Shaman to walk around the track and encourage the rain to stay away - apparently she claimed that she could control the movement of clouds with her mind - that obviosuly worked well ? Might as well have got the DJ The Shaman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Forza Aprilia! It's strange to remember they were a big team in the 2 stroke days because they've been small fry in the 4 stroke era of MotoGP. Worth checking out the highlights on ITV hub. It was a good race. I never thought the factory Ducati team would be struggling after the end of last season. Seems Suzuki have a good bike. Another bad weekend for Honda and Yamaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 It's shaping up to be a decent season with the races being fairly unpredictable. I saw that ITV are going to be showing two rounds live again this season: Germany and GB. The German MotoGP is in June (19th I think) and the British MotoGP in August (4th I think). Good move from Dorna as there's reasonable interest despite the lack of British riders in the top class that probably sits in the "would watch if it was on, not gonna buy a subscription to watch it" level. And of course, the utter wtf move of Suzuki pulling out which has thrown a spanner in the works. I doubt Dorna will be able to get Suzuki to change their minds, they'll probably try to convince KTM or Aprilia to run another satellite team. Shame as the Suzuki looks like a bike that could get some wins this season and their riders are pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Not MotoGP, but check out the highlights from WSB at Estoril - some awesome racing including some brilliant saves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Holy fook!!! https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/18796743/isle-of-man-tt-football-near-miss/ RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Well, an "oh, s***, I've got to do another lap" moment for the ages in the Moto GP race, and a "full Maldonado" moment at the start. Great Moto 2 race as well. Starting to look like Fabio is going to get a second title. Not caught up with the supersport/superstock tt races yet, but I saw they'd been another death (3 this tt I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 3 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said: Well, an "oh, s***, I've got to do another lap" moment for the ages in the Moto GP race, and a "full Maldonado" moment at the start. Great Moto 2 race as well. Starting to look like Fabio is going to get a second title. Not caught up with the supersport/superstock tt races yet, but I saw they'd been another death (3 this tt I think). It's basically terrifying! I'm really not sure how they are allowed to run the races in this H & S era and I can't imagine any of the competitors are able to secure any form of insurance. If there's a wilder ride in all of motorport, I've yet to see it. Fingers crossed for no more accidents. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 7 minutes ago, 86 Hair Islands said: It's basically terrifying! I'm really not sure how they are allowed to run the races in this H & S era and I can't imagine any of the competitors are able to secure any form of insurance. If there's a wilder ride in all of motorport, I've yet to see it. Fingers crossed for no more accidents. It's utterly crazy in any kind of safety in Motorsport kind of analysis. The counter argument is self determination, they all know the risk and want to do it anyway. I know when it used to be more common for professional riders to do the TT there was very much a "70% TT riding" eithos but it seems like the top riders at the moment are leaving zero room for error and because the top guys are riding like that the riders who aren't quite as good are taking even higher risks to keep up. Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 On 07/06/2022 at 13:52, RadioactiveWaste said: It's utterly crazy in any kind of safety in Motorsport kind of analysis. The counter argument is self determination, they all know the risk and want to do it anyway. I know when it used to be more common for professional riders to do the TT there was very much a "70% TT riding" eithos but it seems like the top riders at the moment are leaving zero room for error and because the top guys are riding like that the riders who aren't quite as good are taking even higher risks to keep up. Not sure whether there's a compromise - pros only maybe, I really don't know - but a father / son team are the latest casualties taking the number to 5 so far this year. Something needs to be done. As a spectacle, there's really nothing like it in motorsport, but it feels ghoulish even watching it now. The father had not ridden at IoM since 2017 and the son had never raced the TT. Lord alone knows how the rest of the family must be feeling. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 As far as I understand it, you do have to have a CV of road racing experience before they'll let you ride the TT (sort of like a TT super license) from doing races like the northwest 200 (itself pretty insane) the Ulster grand Prix (also completely insane) and bunch of smaller races in Ireland. Serious professionals are never going to race the TT these days, can you imagine MotoGP or WSB teams allowing their very expensive riders to go off doing this sort of thing? You're right though, it can be a bit ghoulish and in reality, there's only so much that could be done to safety in what is so fundamentally a very dangerous course. But it's also an attitude problem, wanting to win more than to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Well, the Dutch TT was a hell of a race. If you've not watched the highlights, go watch them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 After a very long summer break (5 weeks) MotoGP returns this weekend with the British GP from Silverstone. It's Live on ITV1 in all it's glory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 For disheartened F1 fans, here's living proof that the Italian team in red can claw back a huge points deficit with the star stopping making mistakes and taking a string of victories. Take note Ferrari. Although Ducati last won a title around the same time Ferrari did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 On 10/06/2022 at 21:53, 86 Hair Islands said: Not sure whether there's a compromise - pros only maybe, I really don't know - but a father / son team are the latest casualties taking the number to 5 so far this year. Something needs to be done. As a spectacle, there's really nothing like it in motorsport, but it feels ghoulish even watching it now. The father had not ridden at IoM since 2017 and the son had never raced the TT. Lord alone knows how the rest of the family must be feeling. I struggle to watch now , I used to do regular track days and loved motto gp but again I struggled a bit to watch after Simoncelli was killed , your just so used to seeing them come off and be ok it stupidly shocked me when he was killed 🤷🏻♂️ RadioactiveWaste and Comrade 86 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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