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Author Topic: 2010 MotoGP Round 1 - Qatar (Race Spoilers)  (Read 28751 times)
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« Reply #135 on: April 15, 2010, 12:32:13 PM »

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!
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« Reply #136 on: April 15, 2010, 12:33:45 PM »

Laguna would be too damp at night.  No bueno. 
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« Reply #137 on: April 15, 2010, 10:19:21 PM »

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?
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« Reply #138 on: April 16, 2010, 03:18:59 AM »

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


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« Reply #139 on: April 16, 2010, 04:46:26 PM »

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


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« Reply #140 on: April 22, 2010, 02:01:05 PM »

hide your puppies from spidey...

http://superbikeplanet.com/2010/Apr/100421-ben-spies-11.htm
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« Reply #141 on: April 23, 2010, 06:08:33 AM »

Schwantz on Qatar, AMA Road Atlanta and Moto2

Kevin Schwantz 2010 from Road Atlanta
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« Reply #142 on: April 28, 2010, 07:24:44 AM »

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.
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« Reply #143 on: April 28, 2010, 07:59:50 AM »

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.
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