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« Reply #810 on: February 19, 2016, 10:33:21 AM » |
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JLo has been saying for a while that he would like the contract done before racing starts.
I think half of the inconsistency is due to the moving targer provided by Michelin.
They seem to be changing and improving the tires, but even if improvved, it's still a 'moved' target.
The factory riders favoring old(er) frames, satellite riders doing relatively better.... IMO points to either:
A) The older platforms are better understood, as the baseline settings have been found, so the stumbling around in the dark is confined to tires and electronics.
B) The Michelins are more similar to the Stones of that era than they are to last year's.
The conditions at PI were, as usual, wildly changing.
Makes for difficult testing.
PI laptimes are inversely proportional to the size of the rider's balls.
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« Reply #811 on: February 19, 2016, 12:55:29 PM » |
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PI testing is focused on how well tires perform on that specific surface. Not sure if they used sandpaper instead of asphalt.
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« Reply #812 on: February 19, 2016, 05:27:13 PM » |
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I hope that the testing is a good indication of how the year will be. It's nice to see it all kinds of mixed up.
Michelin has a tough road ahead of them. Bridgestone has been supplying tires for how many years and they still had problems with chunking and so on.
I can't wait to see how the next test goes.
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« Reply #813 on: February 19, 2016, 05:29:48 PM » |
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Was hoping the Duc would be closer to the pointy end at this stage.
Pity it rained as usual at PI so no real change for race sims to see how the tyres lasted with chunking...
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« Reply #814 on: February 19, 2016, 06:59:10 PM » |
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« Reply #815 on: February 19, 2016, 07:20:12 PM » |
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I wanna see pictures of it nekkid.
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« Reply #816 on: February 19, 2016, 07:31:20 PM » |
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I wanna see pictures of it nekkid.
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« Reply #817 on: February 19, 2016, 07:56:12 PM » |
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Perv... Damn straight. It's quite fetching, for a KTM, I'll give it that. |
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« Reply #818 on: February 19, 2016, 08:01:48 PM » |
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I wanna see pictures of it nekkid.
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« Reply #819 on: February 19, 2016, 08:11:36 PM » |
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That's the prior effort with Roberts Sr.
I'm curious how much the new one is different.
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« Reply #820 on: February 19, 2016, 08:12:57 PM » |
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That's the prior effort with Roberts Sr.
I'm curious how much the new one is different.
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« Reply #821 on: February 20, 2016, 10:21:07 AM » |
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« Reply #822 on: February 20, 2016, 03:54:55 PM » |
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Hey Kopf..
Your boy is looking good so far. Thinking about putting some money on him?
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« Reply #823 on: February 20, 2016, 04:07:48 PM » |
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Hey Kopf..
Your boy is looking good so far. Thinking about putting some money on him?
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« Reply #824 on: February 20, 2016, 04:21:21 PM » |
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Yeah he is. Boys got mad skills! Yeah he does. And a badass name to boot Hope he can deliver this year |
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