MUGELLO MOTOGP

[koko64]

Didn't Suzuki lose some last season?

Yep, I think a few. They needed their extra engine allocation.

[The Architect]

That was a good race!

Have to feel bad for Rossi.  He had the pace. It was only a matter of time and he would have passed J-Lo and the celebration would have been endless.

Good job by Crazy Joe.  220+mph,  fastest speed record in motogp.  To bad about the clutch slip start.  Qualifying was interesting.  It felt like Iannone was poking J-Lo with a stick?

The last lap was intense.  It was a case of who to root for, which is the lessor of the two d-bags?


Side note: did you guys see the commercial for Arch Motorcycles?

[The Architect]

Moto3  is like a roller derby!   What a race!

[DarkMonster620]

Moto3  is like a roller derby!   What a race!

the gap between 1st and last less than 2secs at one point of the race

[thought]

Moto3 was ridiculous. The standings list on the left side of screen couldn't keep up with the position changes at some points. I can't imagine how crazy t must be to be in the middle of that pack.

[DarkMonster620]

http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/yamaha-suspects-overrevving-to-blame-for-engine-failures-739881/

[duccarlos]

Those last lap high sides were painful to watch.

[OT]

http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/yamaha-suspects-overrevving-to-blame-for-engine-failures-739881/

Stoner was in the Ducati garage, on the BeIN telecast, -- clearly, the cause was sabotage. 

Maybe Yamaha just put crappy oil in both engines 

[koko64]

Mineral Yamalube

[Speeddog]

This just in:
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2016/Jun/160602a.htm

And I missed the best part on my first read:
"After the technical problems in Mugello the two defective engines were returned to YMC for investigation."

A most curious choice of words, given that it's a Press Release, and one I would suspect required ten different signatures from top floor offices.


Reminds me of F1.
"Yes, we did not finish due to an electronics problem when the conrod sliced the ECU into three pieces "

That Desmo valve gear must look quite sweet to the Boys in Blue right about now. 

[koko64]

 

[OT]

Look for Tsuya to be carrying the short knife in the pits over the weekend.

And, maybe it's time to yank the engine limitation rule, as money doesn't appear to be an issue anymore

[duccarlos]

Wasn't it the manufacturers that were complaining about cost back in the day?

[ducpainter]

Wasn't it the manufacturers that were complaining about cost back in the day?

Yup...

in regard to Dorna's cut.