| Author | Message | ||
     Big_dog |
You should have watched the Foxbourough Supercross event and the last lap pass by Musquin over Tomac. Epic and totally legit!! | ||
| Pwnzor |
Some people just can't seem to embrace the changing of the guard. Rossi might have been the GOAT, but there's a new sheriff in town. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Pulease. Aggressive racing and what Marc "Dive Bob" Marquez is doing is not the same. Again, running into corners so hot that you have no chance in hell of making the corner without bouncing off another bike is plain ludicrous. Three penalties in one race. Yeah defensible. Not. Ignoring race direction/riding the wrong way. Running into a rider. Crashing Rossi. Marquez is one of the best all time. He rides the Honda like Stoner rode the Ducati, but only fanboys can defend him at this point. (Message edited by fresnobuell on April 28, 2018) | ||
| Fresnobuell |
PS, if you actually watch WSBK lately its mostly processional (like GP was a few years ago.) Five years ago it was the best racing, but MotoGP has taken over as the most compelling in terms of equipment, racing and of course drama. And for the life of me I can't remember any WSBK riders making a habit of running into his competition on a routine basis. The most head scratching part is MM is usually fast enough to win races without the dirty ass tactics, but be's too stupid to realize it. | ||
| Pwnzor |
Did you watch the WSBK race in Assen? I'm not sure what races you're watching... but anyways... whatever. Yeah, Marquez is stupid all right... like a fox going to the bank. So stupid in fact, that he's now paid more than Rossi or anybody else for that matter. What a dummy. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Yes, Assen always produces good races--although I haven't been able to catch up to those Assen races on the DVR yet. Track layout. No monster straights to string the field out. Much like Laguna Seca. Have you watched the rest of the WSBK races this year? Snooze fests. LOL. You are really going to talk about salary? Irrelevant to the argument whether hes a douche canoe or not. | ||
| Pwnzor |
He is obviously the hottest property in the sport. Enough said. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Not sure about that claim. Maybe the most hated property in the sport? I'll go with that. No doubt about his bike skills. One of the best of all time. For some reason he reminds me of Stoner on the Ducati both in the approach to riding the two bikes and the fact that no matter how skillful, they are both generally disliked by the masses. | ||
| Pwnzor |
A clean sweep for the world champion. Too bad about Lorenzo not paying attention, causing a 3 way wreck... Exactly the same thing Marquez got penalized for during qualifying in COTA - not having eyes in the back of his head. But, hell I guess that's just how racing goes if your name isn't Marquez. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Nothing is really the same between the incidents. As you indicated, Marquez was in qualifying but he was touring on the racing line. The crash yesterday was simply a racing incident. Yeah, Lorenzo could have been more aware of where Pedrosa was probably gonna be and taken a better look before diving down, but again I agree with race direction that it was a racing incident. | ||
| Figorvonbuellingham |
Lorenzo doesn't do it on a routine basis either. | ||
| Pwnzor |
You misread me a bit here, I think. I wasn't blaming Lorenzo, he clearly could not see Pedrosa. My point was that Marquez couldn't see either when he got penalized. And, how quickly we forget and dismiss Lorenzo's transgressions, eh? All because he is not Marquez. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
No misread. When you are touring in qualifying you must not impede other riders. That's why you see guys looking over their shoulders when doing so. Marquez was being a tool and impeded another rider on a hot lap. The Lorenzo incident was a racing incident. pure and simple. You are reaching big time trying to say they are the same thing. | ||
| Pwnzor |
Two people who can't see out the back of their heads. Same thing, different circumstance. Not a reach at all. So Dorna decides to f*ck up Marquez's perfect pole position record... ok fine, they can't do anything about the win. And don't get me started on this sissy:  | ||
| Jaimec |
June 9 (6/9) will forever be known as "Nicky Hayden Day." | ||
| Fresnobuell |
"Berming"=a verb singlehandedly created by Marquez What comes around goes around. Don't be surprised if someone berms MM late in the year with the Championship on the line. | ||
| Shoggin |
Go ahead, the championship won't be on the line. He'll have it wrapped up soon  | ||
| Pwnzor |
Yep. Today's race being an example of what is to come. Let them berm all they want to, it's just another day at the office for the future GOAT. | ||
| Pwnzor |
Side note, Rossi didn't look too scared to be on track with Marquez today... His poor sportsmanship shined through on the podium. Gretchen and I were both very disappointed to see Dovi and Zarco go down, we were very much looking forward to watching the battle. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
What the hell has happened to the Yamahas? They don't seem competitive anywhere these day. Moto 3 had one of craziest races of the year. Great one to watch! | ||
| Jaimec |
Did you see Jakob Kornfeil's AMAZING save in Moto3??? | ||
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| Fresnobuell |
Yep. I thought "oh he's f'ed" as I saw him hit the bike. Then when he bunny hopped the bike and stayed vertical I thought "S@##, he might make it." Then when he rode away I thought "Damn, that's one of the best saves ever!" From your video, I see the belly pan worked as a perfect ramp over the bike. Likely, if he hit anywhere else on the bike he's going down. Luck and skill at work right there. | ||
| Pwnzor |
That kid's got a very bright future in the premier class. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Moto3 is very entertaining. I watch Moto3 and MotoGP. Hard to believe those are 250s going over 140 MPH. Don't production 250s make like 25 HP? Astounding. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
I actually got time to watch the video, Jamie. First time since I saw it on the telecast. I got chills watching that save. And he wasn't as vertical as I thought he was. That rear dug in perfectly! Motocross training actually paid off right there. | ||
| Pwnzor |
I never used to watch the moto 3 races until I saw them in person at Indy in 2015. Seeing them in person gave me a whole new respect for those riders and their machines. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
For pure racing, nothing beats Moto3. IMHO. | ||
| Pwnzor |
I really have no argument for that. | ||
| Crusty |
So; Hoar Hay Lorentho might be back on a Yamaha next year: http://www.cyclenews.com/2018/05/article/lorenzo-c ould-ride-satellite-yamaha-in-2019-motogp/ |
