| Author | Message | ||
     Figorvonbuellingham |
That twins cup race one was awsome. Mozziotto is pretty good at ping pong. Congrats to Blake Davis for P1. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Daytona 200 this weekend ! Unfortunately it is on MavTV...way to go MA to get this great race out there. (Message edited by fresnobuell on March 11, 2022) | ||
| Jaimec |
Every time I hear "Bagger Racing" I think of this for some reason. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
I went to Indy car at Sonoma several years ago. I found the two most interesting classes were the Indy cars for obvious reasons and the class that raced small displacement cars like Ford Festivas, etc. They were slow as hell but the the racing was close and there was tons of action. It was almost a joke since they were close to stock and would not be considered fast even on public roads, but I found it very entertaining. | ||
| Figorvonbuellingham |
I’ve been watching the Daytona races on YouTube after the fact, of course. It’s been some very good racing. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
I saw the top 4 for the 200 were covered by less than an second IIRC. If I had known they were on YouTube, I would have waited and watched the race. | ||
| Figorvonbuellingham |
It was indeed an amazing finish. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Watched the race on Youtube over the weekend. Great race. I can't believe Eslick is 35 years old! | ||
| Figorvonbuellingham |
Yeh he’s getting up there in age. I really like watching him race. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
He was so good on the 1125R. Rode that thing like he stole it. but that has always been his style. Big reason he has always been a fan favorite. I have to think if he didn't run out of gas on the first stint he would have been there at the end for the 200. Damn shame. I was wondering why he didn't pit with his teammate (and eventual winner). Running out of gas is just stupid and inexcusable. | ||
| Jaimec |
Looks like Danilo Petrucci's debut will involve him riding injured. https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/motoamerica-p etrucci-will-start-season-with-knee-injury/ | ||
| Fresnobuell |
I know it is literally the first Q1 of the season, but Gagne is 1.2 seconds up on the field. Look to be more of the same from last year... (Message edited by fresnobuell on April 08, 2022) | ||
| Jaimec |
It's a crime that Gagne wasn't snapped up by a European team last year. Preferably from a COMPETITIVE factory, not Honda or BMW... I can understand why Yamaha wouldn't want to lose Toprak, but his teammate is certainly expendable... | ||
| Jaimec |
I think Petrucci has announced his intentions loud and clear this weekend. Gagne finally has someone to challenge him, I think. | ||
| Jaimec |
Yup... Danilo's decided to emulate Toni Elias. Of course, other than Laguna Seca, COTA is the only track here he actually knows. It'll be interesting to see how the rest of the season pans out. | ||
| Figorvonbuellingham |
How are you watching moto america? | ||
| Jaimec |
Tape delay on FoxSports 2. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
What was wrong with Gagne's bike in Race 1? | ||
| Jaimec |
Haven't seen any details beyond "Engine Failure." | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Interesting video up on RRW with Stamboli giving all the details on Gagne's Race 1 at COTA. Apparently, they think they had a bad batch of fuel or the VP fuel was different from CA to TX. The fuel (assuming lower octane) or perhaps too aggressive engine mapping "exceeding the limits of the fuel" (or a combo of both) caused a piston to overheat leading to an engine swap. The engine swap lead to a connector (on crank position sensor) not being fully seated or damaged. That lead to a mis-fire which caused Gagne to pull off before Race 1. So there you have it. (Message edited by fresnobuell on April 17, 2022) | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Also interesting that the Yamaha team had to pull out power in Race 2 out of fear of blowing up more engines...Stamboli said they probably over-reacted and they may have taken as much as 20 HP out of the motor. | ||
| Jaimec |
He still managed a podium finish, so that bodes well for the rest of his season... | ||
| Jaimec |
Eventually we'll see Gagne and Petrucci going at it head-to-head. Maybe next month at VIR... I was planning on going but realized I had tickets for a show that weekend that I'd purchased months ago. Oh well... | ||
| Jaimec |
So Ducati says Petrucci's issue came about because the bike idled too long??? WTF? | ||
| Jaimec |
I hope you all saw yesterday's Superbike race. Holy **** what a finish!!! | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Sure did. The DVR caught the race and it started on time with no soccer game or 4-wheel racing interference.  Nice move by Stoltz. In hindsight I think Petrucci would have been better off to setup the last corner and use the Ducati power down the stretch, instead of trying to make the pass. Stoltz was surely taking a defensive line which would hurt his drive coming off the corner. Petrucci lost alot of drive after the failed pass attempt and still almost won the race to the line... | ||
| Figorvonbuellingham |
Wow race 1 was awsome. Had a weird start with petrucci and Gagne getting tangled up but shcoltz had an amazing race. He must be an ex flat track racer the way he likes to slide out of those turns. | ||
| Figorvonbuellingham |
Guess Petrucci ain’t a Flinders fan: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s7OGhbyZtPU | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Petrucci is a douche. | ||
| Figorvonbuellingham |
I’ve always been a big petrucci fan but I can easily see he’s frustrated being in moto america. I think he should have stayed in the sand. He was doing good there as well. Guess he didn’t like it either. Hope he finds peace. |
