Aussie Moto GP🐨 (Spoilers).

[kopfjäger]

My Boy got shot out of a cannon and didn’t get much TV time till the last few laps. Bautista had a great race. 

[koko64]

That breaks the drought. His favorite track too.

Zarco and his bike got launched, shooting off MM's rear tyre at 180mph(290kph). The Honda's whole subframe was detached and kept in place by the rider's weight.

[GK]

He narrowly missed a potentially very bad crash.

Yamaha gets a win. VR still off the pace.

[scaudill]

Question for Koko or another Aussie.  Where is Phillip Island located?  I have a world map but its too small to include PI. 
I really liked the race.  Happy for Vinales and Iannone.  Too bad Zarco had such a bad crash, the racers all look so fragile, (except for Crutchlow and Petrucci) such a bad crash and most walk away.
Sterling

[koko64]

https://www.visitphillipisland.com/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Island

It's so close to the mainland that detail maps only reveal it, so you only drive to it vis a bridge.  It's south east of Melbourne off the Gippsland region coast (good dairy country). It's hard to spot as it partially encloses Western Port bay. The island you might spot on a map is French Island which is above it.

From a brief interview, I've not seen Zarco so sober or shaken up. That really put the wind up him.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsport/moto-gp/motogp-marc-marquez-and-johann-zarco-collide-at-280kmh-during-australian-gradn-prix/news-story/9d0d0338873ea71987cc06950219f88e

Pics show why he was so shook up. While Zarco grass surfed at a 100mph, Marquez also had a close one, nearly taking the M1 as pillion.

[scaudill]

Koko,  Thanks for the info, beautiful place.
Winter will be here soon in NJ, Hope to do some tuning on the BDST-38 carbs this year.  I notice you were discussing the Ducatigirl100 changes to jet location again.
Thanks again,  Sterling

[koko64]

PM sent
I would revisit those threads on carb mods.

Good to see Kopf's boy do well. Unlucky to move factories when he did, but thats hindsight. Fact is MM has an edge over everybody.

[Speeddog]

Vinales did the business, I was shocked he just ran away.

Zarco dodged a cannon round, that was ugly.
He jumped that pitlane exit road grass-surfing on his back just like it was designed that way.

Rins did well.
WTF was Iannone's problem in Parc Ferme?
I don't recall the last time I saw someone that had just finished a distant 2nd place in MotoGP be so pissed off.
Dude should make an effort to enjoy his last MotoGP podium.
He was fast, I figured he was going to bake a tire and finish 8th.

Seemed like Rossi was the one that baked a tire.

Dovi 3rd, Bautista 4th, Miller 7th.... things are looking up.

[koko64]

Yeah, it did look like Iannone was getting stuck into his team like a douche'.

That was the first time Zarco had nothing to say.

I'm happy when the Suzukis are up there.

MV reminded everyone what he can do.

[Speeddog]

Is there any chatter on what he was going on about?

If he was wronged in the race, I could see him being pissed.
But it sure looked like he was saying "make the beast with two backsers, if you had lowered the swingarm pivot like I wanted, I would have won!"

[koko64]

Crashnet might have some gossip. It really did look like he was riding the wheels off it to be blown away on the straight despite excellent drive through turns 11 and 12. The bike was impressive through the Hayshed and Iannone made some great moves there (like Nicky used to on the Ducati and Honda). It looked like he was berating the team. Come to think of it I did see Jack have a a word with someone out of the picture and his team members cordon him off and direct him away. Did you notice that? It was like Jacks team told him to behave. Couldn't tell who he was interacting with.
Checked Crash Net, nothing so far.

[duccarlos]

Is there any chatter on what he was going on about?

If he was wronged in the race, I could see him being pissed.
But it sure looked like he was saying "make the beast with two backsers, if you had lowered the swingarm pivot like I wanted, I would have won!"

https://motomatters.com/analysis/2018/10/30/2018_phillip_island_motogp_race_round_up.html

Go down to the section called "So close he can taste it"

[koko64]

Good read

[GK]

Agreed. Heaps of detail. I liked the use of the subheadings too.