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Who's with me?

Man are these guys scrapping! And this weekend with Elias and Toye especialy! Wow! I was on the edge of my chair more than the MotoGP (at least until Lorenzo's last lap). I tend to glaze over with the 125 series, but the Moto2 has been a blast to watch. I can't believe how much I'm looking forward to it now.

i think jeremy toye is still just a (really fast) socal club racer.  kenny noyes on the other hand...  [roll] ;D

totally agree  [thumbsup]

but the 250s were/were nearly just as fun.

Loving moto2, missing the sound of the 2 strokes.

I'm missing these.


The GP500 Era - Duel of Titans II - The 80's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2mbJGmDrCs#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)

I also like that the bikes are seemingly equal on power and you have slightly different riding styles going head to head and showing the colors of their style and the attributes of their chassis and set-up.

I like that there are enough bikes on the grid to have 9 of 'em crash in the same corner and still have a decent grid on the restart ;D

Didn't everyone re-start anyway?

Yeah. My point was more about having 9 bikes in a crash...in MotoGP that'd be considered a massacre.

Totally agree.  It has definitely surpassed my expectations.  Noyes also said that he thinks Moto2 will suit Americans better than GP250, so hopefully we see some more in the future.

Half the field... [thumbsup]

If that happened, and the crashers couldn't re-start, would the race count for points?

[waiting for derby to pull out the rule book   ;D]

You're being too generous. 9 bikes in MotoGP is usually 60% of the field ;D

I want them to go back to having to push their bikes of the line on the start. Now that was cool.

That would be good.

I doubt that they'd run many races if they did though.

seemingly? they're all using the exact same motor.  they ARE equal in power.

too dangerous... there's a reason you rarely see le mans starts anymore.

I don't know that it's any better racing than the 250s were ('cept that there is more sliding), but it seems like more people are watching it.  

i think it's b/c people who are not racing fanatics have a much easier time identifying with the class.  everyone has a japanese 600.  almost no one has a 2-stroke 250.

I agree. For whatever reason, I have a hard time getting into the 125 and 250 races. I really like Moto2 though.

Maybe it's because of the sliding...always makes a race more fun to watch!  ;D

but since they are using different exhaust systems and styles, there are variances in some level of state of optimal tune.

Not enough to make a big difference.  It's not like 250s, where some of the bikes were clearly superior to others.

Noyes' rear-sliding, tight defensive lines from last weekend were just awesome to watch.  He made himself a total pregnant dog to pass. 

But first they run to the bikes from 40 yards away.

Loved watching him throw in that arc in each of the short straights to shut down the inside. It was like he was saying I DARE you to try and pass me when I do this shit.
I think Elias was having an absolute blast dicing it up with him too. It was a very fun race to watch.

For those who didn't see the race, here is a recap video from motogp.com.

http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2010/Moto2+Rewind+Spain+2010 (http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2010/Moto2+Rewind+Spain+2010)