Laguna 06: RACE SPOILER

Mojave954 · 07-23-2006, 8:09 PM

Good race. That battle for third was intense. 3 wide....

BillAce · 07-23-2006, 8:23 PM

its too bad Rossi's bie blew up. With 4 on the grid he's the only one that has this problem. I guess when you wring out a turd you will occasionally get **** on your hands. Nicky obviouly works vey hard. keeps his mouth shut does his job. He deserves all the credit for where he is and should enjoy his vacation.

RRWANTR · 07-23-2006, 8:45 PM

Rossi said his rear tire went bad and he had to slow way down which caused the bike to overheat and cause the eng prob.

BillAce · 07-23-2006, 8:54 PM

[quote=RRWANTR;499757]Rossi said his rear tire went bad and he had to slow way down which caused the bike to overheat and cause the eng prob.[/QUOTE

Exxon said the Valdez had a minor leak that was under control. He was making up ground until the big plumes of smoke started. Sounds like corporate BS so Yamaha can save face. Motorcycle racing is all rider but the rider has to be on arunning bike at the finish and that has been a big problem for Vale this year because the competition is tougher.

Baketech · 07-23-2006, 9:23 PM

There were huge chunks missing from Nicky's tire as well...wonder why his motor didn't blow too....

Custom900 · 07-23-2006, 9:31 PM

Wow, I missed the chunks missing out of Hayden's tire.

RRWANTR · 07-23-2006, 10:23 PM

Looks like that tire's shot..

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/image.../tim10/p12.jpg

RRWANTR · 07-23-2006, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Baketech

There were huge chunks missing from Nicky's tire as well...wonder why his motor didn't blow too....

Where's that pic?

phobiaphobe · 07-23-2006, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Baketech

There were huge chunks missing from Nicky's tire as well...wonder why his motor didn't blow too....

I didn't know overheated engines spewed out blue smoke.

No matter where Rossi finishes this year, Yamaha comes out of it looking like shite.

Gecko5 · 07-23-2006, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RRWANTR

Rossi said his rear tire went bad and he had to slow way down which caused the bike to overheat and cause the eng prob.

I say BS. Soup :: Tire Failure Causes Rossi's DNF

He was catching the front two until smoke from the engine. You could tell something was up when the camera cut to turn 10 were Rossi should have been and like 2 seconds later Chris V. shows up in the camera.

If anyones engine was overheated you should have seen the start to Formula Extreme race. Then I might believe that claim.

Anyway, congrads to Nicky and the Repsol Team. I am a little worried that Repsol may put some pressure on Honda to have Pedrosa win the championship.

phobiaphobe · 07-23-2006, 11:22 PM

Rumour floating around is that Rossi has a "pass switch" which is essentially a rev-limiter bypass to help pass other riders. Supposedly he got a little over-zealous with said magic switch.

Sounds kinda like bullshit.

Hammer · 07-23-2006, 11:26 PM

Actually I think Rossi's year is Karma biting him in the ass. Remember a couple of years ago when he had the attitude that "There is none faster than me" and would say it everytime he got in front of a microphone.

He ain't said it this year.

Go Hayden.

Custom900 · 07-23-2006, 11:26 PM

If a slower pace in which a bike is still running over 100MPH causes a bike to run hot the Rossi has bigger problems than a bad tire.

I can put around all day at 35 Mph and the fan will never kick on. My bike doens't run hot, even in 100+ degree temps.

RRWANTR · 07-23-2006, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Custom900

If a slower pace in which a bike is still running over 100MPH causes a bike to run hot the Rossi has bigger problems than a bad tire.

I can put around all day at 35 Mph and the fan will never kick on. My bike doens't run hot, even in 100+ degree temps.

Really? My 954 and 600rr were in the 200s pretty much all the time on the track. Both would be in the low 220s in 85 and above weather if I was in stop and go.

Custom900 · 07-24-2006, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by RRWANTR

Really? My 954 and 600rr were in the 200s pretty much all the time on the track. Both would be in the low 220s in 85 and above weather if I was in stop and go.

I guess I'm special.

I can make a pass at the track on a blazing hot day, use the bike afterwards as a pitbike, make a trip down the road on it, pull through the staging lanes, make another pass, and still not have any temp problems.

well, I haven't yet

BillAce · 07-24-2006, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by RRWANTR

Really? My 954 and 600rr were in the 200s pretty much all the time on the track. Both would be in the low 220s in 85 and above weather if I was in stop and go.

How many motors did you blow beacuse of this. Have you noticed huge drops in lap times at 220 vs say 185? It looks like the Big Bang is living up to its name pretty well.

Hammer · 07-24-2006, 12:14 AM

No offence but you have a pretty different type bike. They have more $ in R&D in the seat than is in your whole bike.

It is just bullshit from Yamaha not wanting to own up to the problem and throwing the tire guy under the bus again.

Custom900 · 07-24-2006, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Hammer

No offence but you have a pretty different type bike. They have more $ in R&D in the seat than is in your whole bike.

It is just bullshit from Yamaha not wanting to own up to the problem and throwing the tire guy under the bus again.

Yep - and you would think that with several million in a bike they could come up with a better excuse than that

djice929 · 07-24-2006, 6:09 AM

it was so hot there i thought i was gonna pass out. I literally drank about 20 liters of water while i was there and sweated almost every ounce of it out. I think im just gonna watch that stuff on tv from now on. Oh and then the 130 mile ride home on a hot bike.. ugh

Jungleboy · 07-24-2006, 7:02 AM

Was there anyone else besides Rossi and Nicky in the race??? I think there was a guy on a blue bike up the front for a while??

All jokes aside Congrats to Nicky for a fantastic ride he definately deserved the win with such a strong and consistent performance over the whole race distance, was also a great ride by little thumbalina

I was a bit dissapointed for CV to drop off so much in the last few laps after leading so strongly for 2/3rds of the race. definately think he deserved a spot on the podium, but thats racing I guess

Also dissapointed that Casey fell off again although Im starting to get used to it

BillAce · 07-24-2006, 7:11 AM

CV ran a great race. Supposedly there was a fuel peoblem at the end that slowed him down. I'm sure Suzuki's formal word will be that a tear off stuck to Chris' glove and he was unable to twist the throttle fully as it became tangled around the hand grip.

Baketech · 07-24-2006, 7:17 AM

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Originally Posted by RRWANTR

Where's that pic?

You're a motogp.com subscriber right...then you saw it right before he did the paddock burnout. The announcers even commented on it...

tnarinen · 07-24-2006, 7:33 AM

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Originally Posted by BillAce

CV ran a great race. Supposedly there was a fuel peoblem at the end that slowed him down. I'm sure Suzuki's formal word will be that a tear off stuck to Chris' glove and he was unable to twist the throttle fully as it became tangled around the hand grip.

+1. In my opinion CV was still the star of the weekend. If not for technical difficulty he would have podiumed. I've been saying all along that it will not take long before he will start kicking Hopper's ass. This guy has skills that not that many current MotoGP riders have, he can ride around bike problems and superbly adapt to what is available from the bike plus superb race craft and bike development skills. I watched pretty much all his races in WSBK and he made that Fireblade shine there, a bit like Rossi has made the M1 shine.

FrenchieR6 · 07-24-2006, 8:27 AM

Go Hayden... Hope he kick some ass all the way to the end.