Motogp 2009.

owdamer · Post by **owdamer** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:00 pm

We get pretty good coverage here. I watched the race live with no ad breaks, and it was repeated later in the day for those who didn't get up early. coverage of the 125 & 250 races as well but i didn't see those.
No wsbk coverage for us this year unless you pay. Its on satellite, but i believe you can pay ££4 a month to eurosport and watch online. May consider that if its on demand, but live wouldn't be much use as i'm never in.

Post by **FZRDude** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:07 pm

The first SBK race yesterday was a CRACKER!!!! Over here in the States, we don't get the 125's for 2-3 days after the race and is on at like 2-3AM.

Only races over here that are Live are the 2 US GP's and "some" of the AMA's.

spook · Post by **spook** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 3:58 am

Bring it on!!!!!!!!! Only a few hours to go

Mike_SS · Post by **Mike_SS** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:25 am

Should be a good one too. Crowd will be split between Rossi and Lorenzo.

DAVE · Post by **DAVE** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 6:04 am

I think that Lorenzo will get the title either this year or next. He always seems to get better times and results than Rossi but just needs to learn how to stop the occasional crashing out.

With 3 or 4 riders who can mix it up now MotoGP is getting more interesting.

rgvlc · Post by **rgvlc** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:38 pm

What a race today.

Couldnt believe Rossi's last move , he must be the best ever.

owdamer · Post by **owdamer** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 12:56 pm

That was a cracking race. I thought rossi had blown it when he lost the lead on that last lap. I can't wait to see how Lorenzo responds at the next race.

Post by **FZRDude** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 2:26 pm

Some of us don't get to see the race until 2pm as it is now 12:30pm. I just guess that's how it is living at the end of the day..... so to speak.

stan · Post by **stan** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 6:08 pm

In OZ we are lucky to have Daryl Beatie as a co-comintator,this is one guy who should know what he is talking about, at his best he was taking it to Doohan week in week out,

his comment on Rossi's move, he gave 11/10ths and it stuck, it's all about commitment

You don't often see the riders as sick as Casey after a race, man i thought the guy was going to pass out

6 rounds, 3 riders on 106 points , who was it that said Moto GP was boring???

stan

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 6:19 pm

Some of us don't get to see the race until 2pm as it is now 12:30pm. I just guess that's how it is living at the end of the day..... so to speak

Maybe we should change the title of this thread to "includes spoilers"...
I don't have cable to watch superbikes so I know what it's like trying
to avoid finding out who won... can't turn on anything electronic, no
radio/tv/computer/etc, can't walk past a newspaper, can't meet anybody
without introducing yourself as "Hi I haven't watched the race yet so
don't tell me"

So I won't say here exactly what happened.

The local radio did say exactly what happened and who did what,
on this morning's radio news broadcast
while I was riding to work so I'm glad
I did stay up late to watch it last night! (can't turn it off easily while riding)

Hell, you HAVE to watch this race though! Yes, it was mega awesome.
I reckoned this year that Lorenzo would keep his speed, but get rid
of some crashes, leading to a 3-way title fight between him and
Lorenzo and Stoner, and so far in the season it has been that way.
As much as I respected Rossi's speed and abilities, it's a more interesting
season than we've had in years

djalbin · Post by **djalbin** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:14 pm

hotcam wrote:So I won't say here exactly what happened.

OK ... me neither ... but hang on to your seat when you watch the last the three laps.
Absolutely amazing racing

spook · Post by **spook** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:17 am

Last nights race was great... I'm not even being facetious. Lap record after lap record... But boring none the less.

I would like to see Motogp resurrected based on its own merit, rather than stealing the impetus of another series.

Just my 3 and 1/2 cents worth of 55% of the likely 22% consensus...

owdamer · Post by **owdamer** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:43 pm

I enjoyed yasterdays race, although I have seen better. Another silly mistake by lorenzo spoiled what could have been a good finish. It was interesting to see the airbag suit in action. When lorenzo got up he looked like the incredible hulk. I have to wonder how long it would have taken him to get upto speed again had his bike been upto it, as the suit seemed slow to deflate.
We're getting into silly season now. Some new riders coming into the class now so i guess a few riders are going to be leaving. I expect Toseland will be one of them, A shame really as he made quite a promising start last year. I hear Ducati are chasing Lorenzo now following the honda announcement that they dont want him. Question is, is Lorenzo a team mate or a replacement for Stoner?

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:57 pm

I enjoyed yasterdays race, although I have seen better. Another silly mistake by lorenzo spoiled what could have been a good finish. It was interesting to see the airbag suit in action. When lorenzo got up he looked like the incredible hulk. I have to wonder how long it would have taken him to get upto speed again had his bike been upto it, as the suit seemed slow to deflate.

I agree. I think it needs a manual "quick deflate" button ...
it'd be reasonably easy to design one that wouldn't be
accidentally activated in a crash.
Seems like the airbags did the job protecting him though.

Post by **FZRDude** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:05 pm

Has any one sucessufully won a race after a crash? Not just a run-off, but a crash......

owdamer · Post by **owdamer** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:41 am

FZRDude wrote:Has any one sucessufully won a race after a crash? Not just a run-off, but a crash......

Can't think of one off the top of my head. Wayne gardner had a good go at suzuka, but a the second crash put paid to that. lol.

Teego · Post by **Teego** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:30 pm

Well, Rossi screwed Gibernau's head, then little Casey's head, then baby Dani's head and on Sunday he put Jorge's head in the juicer. Game over this season. Again.

spook · Post by **spook** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:14 pm

Teego wrote:Well, Rossi screwed Gibernau's head, then little Casey's head, then baby Dani's head and on Sunday he put Jorge's head in the juicer. Game over this season. Again.

lol. Hi there Teego. I'm afraid you are right. Who could forget the curse. I love it when the world embraces such things. Perhaps that is their power also. The phrases such as Gibers luck.... And he's got the gibers, cracked me up. Rossi certainly is the brain screw mister, although his relationship with Casey seemed to be of on more equal footing. That is until he fell off the perch

stan · Post by **stan** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:15 am

i've been watching Moto Gp for a while now, i think i missed when Rossi screwed with Casey's head, if i'm not mistaken, didn't Stoner win a world championship,

I know you all think Rossi is the king, and his results speak for themselves, but somthing about his attitude to his serious compeditors really rubs me up the wrong way

stan

hotcam · Post by **hotcam** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:32 am

I think that refers to the whole brake-check thing at Laguna Seca, if I'm
not mistaken.