2010 MotoGP Round 1 - Qatar (Race Spoilers)

[NoisyDante]

Could you imagine Laguna Seca at night. The top of the cork screw would look like you were about to ride off into the dark abyss.

I just watched the race again as well.  Laguna would be very cool at night.  I don't imagine it would pose any visibility difficulties to the riders, but maybe knowing California weather the asphalt might be colder and slightly less gripping?  Just my theory, what do I know, I'm only a Doctor!

[Spidey]

Laguna would be too damp at night.  No bueno. 

[NoisyDante]

Laguna would be too damp at night.  No bueno.  

Do you find most roads get too damp at night up in your neck of the woods?  Or just too damp for racing?

[mitt]

Man, 10 pages of discussion on the first race - safe to say we were past due for some moto racing!


mitt

[Cider]

Man, 10 pages of discussion on the first race - safe to say we were past due for some moto racing!


mitt

I can quit whenever I want.   

[gm2]

hide your puppies from spidey...

http://superbikeplanet.com/2010/Apr/100421-ben-spies-11.htm

[Spidey]

Schwantz on Qatar, AMA Road Atlanta and Moto2

Kevin Schwantz 2010 from Road Atlanta

[Jester]

Just of note, apparently Rossi's team is saying the gearing they chose for the race was the reason he was dead last on the charts, not because of any mechanical problems.

[derby]

Just of note, apparently Rossi's team is saying the gearing they chose for the race was the reason he was dead last on the charts, not because of any mechanical problems.

i read that they had geared his bike to take advantage of casey's draft, but never saw that they were using that to "excuse" his position on the speed charts.

if you look here, rossi and spies are in the bottom half of the top speeds and jorge is dead center:

http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/xx/2010/QAT/MotoGP/RAC/AverageSpeed.pdf?v1_a59759c6

fwiw, there's more than one way to get around a track and top speed down the front straight isn't necessarily indicative of anything other than having a really, really fast bike.