Sports MotoGP 2022

[SpeedSpeak2me]

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[SpeedSpeak2me]

The Qatar race is on CNBC right now. Forgot I had set it to record, fuck yeah!

N20GT did you order the video pass this year?

 

[Mr Baytchos]

Just flipped it on. And NBC drops to commercial mid comment from the announcers. I'm going to have to grab the pass this year.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

NBC

Never-ending
Barrage of
Commercials

 

[Mr Baytchos]

The new Honda front end look wide and flat

 

[N20GT]

The Qatar race is on CNBC right now. Forgot I had set it to record, fuck yeah!

N20GT did you order the video pass this year?

Every year lol. Worth every penny

 

[N20GT]

Good race, unexpected result. I love the color scheme of the gresini Ducati

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Just finished watching the race. Yeah, great start to the season.

 

[N20GT]

Just finished watching the race. Yeah, great start to the season.

On his Instagram story Marquez basically said that the pace of the guys in the front was just way too fast, nothing wrong with the bike or him, he just couldn’t keep up. I really I really don’t think we will return to the times where he absolutely dominated everybody else on the track

 

[N20GT]

On his Instagram story Marquez basically said that the pace of the guys in the front was just way too fast, nothing wrong with the bike or him, he just couldn’t keep up. I really I really don’t think we will return to the times where he absolutely dominated everybody else on the track

The announcers were also talking about a lot of changes Honda made to the 2022 bike to make it more rideable for Pol. I'm assuming this will not help MM because for years Honda built the bike for him and nobody else could ride it well.

 

[Jimbo]

After Marc's surgery, he hasn't been the same rider. It's either it scared the shit out of him and he doesn't want to go through that again, or he's finally maturing (very similar to the Rossi progression of riding) and it's going to take him awhile to find his new groove.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

The Indonesian race was really good, better than today's Formula 1 race. Their first race there in 25 years.


Marc Marquez out in FP4 due to a nasty crash.

Full wet race, and they were lapping only ~8 seconds slower than their pole time on slicks, IN THE DRY. The massive fucking balls on these guys. There were some absolutely amazing saves.

The race for 7th/8th place (mid-pack) was thrilling. On the last lap there were still 7 riders fighting for position. Lead swapped a few times, then the battle for 2nd/3rd/4th got intense.

 

[Mr Baytchos]

Man one of the most insane highsides I've ever seen.

 

[Jimbo]

He has been diagnosed with another episode of diplopia, or double vision, after his huge highside in the morning warm up.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Argentine this weekend.

For those of us that are underprivileged (I.e. not Connie):

Sunday, 5pm CDT on CNBC

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

COTA this weekend.

 

[N20GT]

COTA this weekend.

I'm going to have to watch FP tonight, wonder how the bumps are, I know they resurfaced but it seems like that never lasts long at COTA

 

[N20GT]

COTA this weekend.

and MM will be racing

 

[Jimbo]

I think the bumps will return after the F1 race, even though its an F1 track, those cars really fuck up the track

 

[N20GT]

I think the bumps will return after the F1 race, even though its an F1 track, those cars really fuck up the track

They weren't caused by vehicles though, wasn't it mostly a soil/clay/water issue that was made worse by the heat?

 

[Jimbo]

They weren't caused by vehicles though, wasn't it mostly a soil/clay/water issue that was made worse by the heat?

From what I've read, it's the force of the tires against the pavement in certain areas, which causes some buckling.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

We covered it last year in the F1 thread. It's mostly due to the ground the track is built on (was compared to Silverstone). There is some rippling in the braking zones caused by the various classes of cars over the years.

 

[Jimbo]

Great race!!

 

[N20GT]

Motogp is fucking awesome. Great work by Rins considering how down he is on power. Can someone explain why Suzuki and Yamaha (but mostly Suzuki) are literally incapable of making an engine with comparable HP to Ducati and Honda? It’s the same story year in and year out

Oh and that drive by MM, legit amazing

 

[Jimbo]

MM was a man possessed. Loved that.