2013 MotoGP Round 17 - Motegi (Spoilers!!!)

[Speeddog]

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Anyone hear how Yamaha's protest went?

"Thank you for your input. You can go now."

[Spidey]

This better be a dry race.  I don't want to see this championship decided by that PI debacle followed by the usual wet-race clustermake the beast with two backsery.

Anyone taking odds on Highsidey McOwYouHurtMySensor doin' whatever he can to make the beast with two backs it up for his teammate?  HRC better have already sat down those two wonderboys and had a VERY serious discussion about how they are to stay the make the beast with two backs away from one another on the track. 

My God, Marquez' T-shirt is ridiculous.  He needs better PR people.  And an HRC babysitter to make sure he and his inner circle don't do any more of that independnt decision-making that worked out so well at PI.

[ducpainter]

http://world.time.com/2013/10/25/fukushima-earthquake-sets-off-tsunami-warning-in-japan/

...and an earthquake and tsunami too.

[derby]

Anyone taking odds on Highsidey McOwYouHurtMySensor doin' whatever he can to make the beast with two backs it up for his teammate?  HRC better have already sat down those two wonderboys and had a VERY serious discussion about how they are to stay the make the beast with two backs away from one another on the track. 

as usual, pedrosa still has a mathematical chance at the championship, so they're still allowed to race.

[gm2]

as usual

.  so true.

[Triple J]

Ya, turns out the shirt wasn't supplied by HRC. They didn't say anything when they saw the image proposed for his helmet though.  Unbelievable no one told them it wasn't the greatest idea. Spanish and Italian sensitivities are a bit different than ours though.

[Spidey]

as usual, pedrosa still has a mathematical chance at the championship, so they're still allowed to race.

Well, there's racin' and then there's fairing-bangin', get-the-make the beast with two backs-outta-my-way-or-i'll-make-both-of-us-crash racing.   Fortunately, Pedrosa almost always does the former.  Unfortunately, the rare moment when he does the latter is when his teammate is on the verge of a championship.   

[m9hundo]

^so true, so correct me if I'm wrong but JLo needs a win and MM needs to finish 4th in order for JLo to take the championship. 

BTW I missed the start of the race, what happen to Rossi and how did Hayden fall to 10th?

[koko64]

Hayden got a crap start and was back to 10th, but worked back to beat Dovi.
Rossi had trouble under brakes and ran off twice, but worked his way back.

[m9hundo]

^thanks, I almost missed the race because it was on fox sports 2. I had to stream it off the internet in some weird language.

[The Don]

What a ride by Lorenzo, he just knuckled down and got the job done, I there are haters out there , but I really respect him for his grit and determination. What a great rider

[koko64]

Yeah, JL was smooth and disciplined. He showed mental toughness and broke MMs challenge. JL rode a good defensive race then put the hammer down and managed the gap. MM had to settle for second which showed a developing maturity, because he nearly lost the front a few times trying to catch up.  A good race.

The pressure is on MM now and JL has nothing to lose and must win, so it should be a great race in Valencia.

[Two dogs]

+1 on Lorenzo

What the hell happened to Espargaro  today

[koko64]

The commentators thought he might have bailed due to brake failure. He was very angry and did the " big make the beast with two backs you" to someone, but I couldnt tell who who it was. Maybe he got clipped and lost the brakes later.

[koko64]

Moto 3 was crazy as usual. Thats what happens when you let teenagers ride GP bikes!
What about the "superman" crash in moto 3! It nearly changed the course of the championship, but for the other contender crashing out later.