1000cc in 2012

[duccarlos]

He showed that he had a marked advantage on the starts. There was no doubt about that, but his general bad luck and the fact that he's fragile, caused him more than one possible championship. We have never truly seen him 100% throughout a whole season.

[fastwin]

True that. If he didn't have shitty luck he wouldn't have any luck at all. Although he did manage quite a few podiums and at least three wins if I remember right. I bet a lot of folks would like that kind of shitty luck. He's just so damn breakable, so many injuries. That's got to be frustrating as hell.

[gm2]

tiny man or not, he had more than his fair share of brutal get-offs.  i would call him tough as nails before i'd call him fragile.

[duccarlos]

Porcelain

[zooom]

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/817/11818/Motorcycle-Article/How-Will-CRT-Work-in-MotoGP-.aspx?WT.i_e_dcsvid=1464739915

interesting op/ed piece about that 800lb pink elephant in the GP press room...

[gm2]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Jan/120112mk.htm

...the longer version: http://www.motomatters.com/analysis/2012/01/11/ezpeleta_on_the_future_of_motogp_bikes_c.html

[duccarlos]

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Jan/120112mk.htm

...the longer version: http://www.motomatters.com/analysis/2012/01/11/ezpeleta_on_the_future_of_motogp_bikes_c.html

With Argentina already on the schedule for 2013, I would love to get a race in Chile.

[DarkMonster620]

With Argentina already on the schedule for 2013, I would love to get a race in Chile.

no you gotta go to Argentina and eat entrana and churrasco and dont forget the chorizos ...

[OT]

Convergence...

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Jan/120116b.htm

[duccarlos]

no you gotta go to Argentina and eat entrana and churrasco and dont forget the chorizos ...

I'm already planning on going to Argentina for the race. It's the perfect excuse. Having another race in Chile would be the icing on the cake.

[duccarlos]

Convergence...

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2012/Jan/120116b.htm

Aprilia has always been able to tap dance around rules and seeing how "anti big 3 manufacturers" MotoGP has been going recently, I don't see how Ducati would win by throwing a hissy fit. So, for now, they sit back and see how the Ape does. I doubt they'll get it right for the first few years. By the time they get it all sorted, MotoGP will most like be a different animal all together.

[zooom]

I think Honda will pitch a fit faster than Ducati...perhaps even Yamaha....you think Suppo or Jarvis are going to sit idley by if the Ape makes any kind of serious headway result?

[gm2]

if they

- can prove the frame.. in some way.. is a prototype, and they
- sell, not lease, the bikes to the teams

as the rules read today, the OEMs have nothing to complain about.  operative word being 'today'.

[zooom]

http://superbikeplanet.com/2012/Feb/120223d.htm

Ago chimes in....

[duccarlos]

http://superbikeplanet.com/2012/Feb/120223d.htm

Ago chimes in....

Thank you Ago, or should I call you Captain Obvious?