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« Reply #30 on: July 07, 2009, 10:59:33 AM »
The minimum weight for bike only just slays me.  Roll Eyes

DORNA needs to talk to the NHRA.
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« Reply #31 on: July 07, 2009, 11:02:29 AM »
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« Reply #32 on: July 07, 2009, 11:23:01 AM »
Yeah, but who wants to talk to the FIM?  laughingdp

Seriously, there's other motorsports groups that have figured out that rider/driver weight is a parity issue.

Bike+rider minimums won't level the playing field completely, but it would make it closer.

Pedrosa may be a gifted 'starter' (or not), but it's like he's shot out of a cannon.
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« Reply #33 on: July 07, 2009, 11:45:30 AM »
I thought the bikes have "start line" settings these days anyway right?  Punch a button and go full throttle... although riders smoking tires ( Jorge ) and getting bad starts would seem to disagree with my notion here.

If they do in fact have electronic settings for starts, then light riders on bikes with good drive will always win out.  It really just comes down to reaction time off the tree.

Anyone know the facts here?
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« Reply #34 on: July 07, 2009, 11:52:33 AM »
there is currently launch control.  however it will soon be outlawed.

regardless, i'm sure that pedro's starts have a lot to do with his size.  and i have faith in ben in being able to overcome that Cool.  unless maybe pedro gets healthy and gets on a fiat yamaha and is never seen again.

and if they actually go back to big bikes, this'll still be an issue.. but less of an issue.  everyone involved in the series wants racing; there hasn't been enough of that since 2007.
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« Reply #35 on: July 07, 2009, 12:45:41 PM »
If the starts are THAT important the factories should try and sign Rickey Gadson!!! laughingdp I bet he can learn to ride a bike through a turn. waytogo [moto] Grin
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« Reply #36 on: July 08, 2009, 06:29:33 PM »
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76747
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« Reply #37 on: July 10, 2009, 06:54:30 AM »
http://www.motogpmatters.com/news/2009/07/10/pedrosa_no_wall_needed_with_lorenzo_as_a.html
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« Reply #38 on: July 10, 2009, 07:42:46 AM »
Quote from: gm2 on July 10, 2009, 06:54:30 AM
http://www.motogpmatters.com/news/2009/07/10/pedrosa_no_wall_needed_with_lorenzo_as_a.html

Of course they don't need a wall between them...the midget can't see over a ruffle in the garage carpet. Out of sight, out of mind Grin
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« Reply #39 on: July 10, 2009, 08:27:10 AM »
would be quite the spanish coup if Dorna and Repsol could get pedro and george on their bikes
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« Reply #40 on: July 17, 2009, 07:02:54 AM »
http://www.motogpmatters.com/news/2009/07/17/lorenzo_i_m_worth_more_than_yamaha_are_o.html
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« Reply #41 on: July 17, 2009, 07:07:54 AM »
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He may not be worth so much after a season on the Honda. Undecided
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« Reply #42 on: July 17, 2009, 07:17:04 AM »
Quote from: painter on July 17, 2009, 07:07:54 AM
He may not be worth so much after a season on the Honda. Undecided

i guess we see how this goes...  http://www.motogpmatters.com/news/2009/07/16/pedrosa_to_use_new_engine_at_sachsenring.html
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« Reply #43 on: July 21, 2009, 09:13:15 PM »
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/77094

oh snap, valentino
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« Reply #44 on: July 21, 2009, 09:19:17 PM »
And it's ON!  Rossi was talking about himself in third person.  This is getting serious.  laughingdp

We should start taking bets about what the 2010 field is going to look like.
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