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ducpainter

#345
May 01, 2012, 01:03:42 PM
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gm2

#346
May 01, 2012, 01:08:39 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on May 01, 2012, 01:03:42 PM
Wait....

did DMG buy Dorna? [bang]

yep.  and Johnny Rock Page is the new President.
Like this is the racing, no?

Spidey

#347
May 01, 2012, 01:22:48 PM
Quote from: gm2 on May 01, 2012, 12:53:30 PM
single bike in 2013

How are wet/dry races going to work??  Quick-change pit stops?  Restart the race?
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ducpainter

#348
May 01, 2012, 01:29:58 PM
Quote from: gm2 on May 01, 2012, 01:08:39 PM
yep.  and Johnny Rock Page is the new President.
He probably has a better handle on the pulse of the fans than Carmelo. ;)
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 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
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    is even more amazing than yours."
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    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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gm2

#349
May 01, 2012, 01:35:04 PM
Quote from: Spidey on May 01, 2012, 01:22:48 PM
How are wet/dry races going to work??  Quick-change pit stops?  Restart the race?

dunno.  derby is probably busy packing but i'm sure in about 12 seconds he can still find the right page in the WSBK rule book about how they're handling this now...
Like this is the racing, no?

Spidey

#350
May 01, 2012, 01:37:30 PM
Well, why did they red flag the first WSBK race at Assen?  Because of the pile-up, b/c of liquid on track or b/c of the rain?  I never figured it out. 
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Speeddog

#351
May 01, 2012, 03:26:04 PM
With the current brake configuration, they could quick-change rear wheels.

But the carbon front brakes require the rotors and pads stay married... so no Q/C there.
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OT

#352
May 01, 2012, 06:27:01 PM
"...MotoGP is to undergo a radical transformation from the pure technology exercise that the 800 era became to a sport focused on entertainment where costs are kept in check."

Finally, they admit it's going to be NASCAR on two wheels.

Kopfjager

#353
May 01, 2012, 09:12:12 PM
Quote from: OT on May 01, 2012, 06:27:01 PM


Finally, they admit it's going to be NASCAR on two wheels.

If that's true, at least there will be some real racing.  ;)
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The Don

#354
May 02, 2012, 02:32:11 AM
Quote from: OT on May 01, 2012, 06:27:01 PM
"...MotoGP is to undergo a radical transformation from the pure technology exercise that the 800 era became to a sport focused on entertainment where costs are kept in check."

Finally, they admit it's going to be NASCAR on two wheels.
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Raux

#355
May 02, 2012, 02:54:25 AM
the ONE change that will give it a better feel is losing the bore restriction.
Ducati has said it wanted to do a twin for it's bike. Why not let them!

zooom

#356
May 02, 2012, 04:10:40 AM
Quote from: Speeddog on May 01, 2012, 03:26:04 PM
With the current brake configuration, they could quick-change rear wheels.

But the carbon front brakes require the rotors and pads stay married... so no Q/C there.

I've seen quick disconnects for the brakes on the front....so if they have a set of the married pads set up on calipers all ready to go, it could be done....that I thought in the rain, they sometimes don't use the carbon...I could be mistaken on the last bit though...
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ducpainter

#357
May 02, 2012, 04:12:27 AM
Quote from: zooom on May 02, 2012, 04:10:40 AM
I've seen quick disconnects for the brakes on the front....so if they have a set of the married pads set up on calipers all ready to go, it could be done....that I thought in the rain, they sometimes don't use the carbon...I could be mistaken on the last bit though...
They don't use carbon in the rain.

They don't stay hot enough.
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 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


gm2

#358
June 07, 2012, 10:18:21 AM
Like this is the racing, no?

desmoquattro

#359
June 07, 2012, 10:21:50 AM
Quote from: gm2 on June 07, 2012, 10:18:21 AM
Aprilia blames ever-changing rules for its recent absence in MotoGP as a manufacturer
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/100159

Is that the real reason? Or just a convenient excuse for a very small manufacturer without a large racing budget?
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