MotoGP

[Vt-Freeheel]

The GOAT throwing down, tied Doohan for most poles.

www.motogpfree-the-last-5-minutes-of-motogp-qualifying-in-brno

[Vt-Freeheel]

"Flying high now"

[Gepeto]

Nicky's GP Number retired in May

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6D3jzvq...d=bvan182k9u4x

The passion this kid had for his craft shows through in this vid

[PNWbrit]

Are MotoGP bikes too easy to ride?

Some people think modern electronic control systems and ever-improving mechanical performance makes MotoGP bikes undemanding. They are wrong, says Mat Oxley, and here’s why

They call it progress. This year’s 1000cc MotoGP bikes make around 280 horsepower and are good for 220mph/355km/h. These machines are the pinnacle of 125 years of development of the internal-combustion engine and motorcycle chassis and electronics technology. In some ways they are easy to ride, but in other ways they are not.

One hundred and ten years ago Londoner Will Cook turned up at Brooklands – the world’s first purpose-built racetrack – aiming to become the first motorcyclist to break the 90mph barrier.

His secret weapon was a huge JAP engine (manufactured at JA Prestwich’s factory in Tottenham, north London) which had been rejected by TT racers because it was too much of a handful on the Isle of Man roads. The 80-degree v-twin had a capacity of 2714cc (!), with a bore and stroke of 120mm.

“It is a fearsome looking object, mostly engine,” wrote a reporter from Motor Cycling magazine.



The JAP was anything but easy to ride and just starting it was a bit of a nightmare: First find a steep hill, then remove a blanking plug from the top of each cylinder and poke in a wheel spoke to check the position of each piston. Next squirt some neat fuel towards the inlet valves, open the valve lifters of both cylinders, push like buggery, drop one lifter as the first cylinder fired (with a bit of luck), drop the other lifter as the second cylinder fired.

This is when things got really difficult. Once the engine was alive, the rider had to constantly juggle with the ignition advance/retard lever, the air-mixture lever and the throttle lever. These were the only ways to control his speed, because the engine had direct drive to the rear wheel, so the wheel turned at engine speed. There was no clutch, no gearbox, no brakes and no suspension.

Cook was a brave man and knew what he was doing. He surpassed 90mph at Brooklands, but a technicality denied him the official record.

(Interestingly this entire motorcycle was manufactured in three different factories in London: JAP in Tottenham, North London Garages in Highbury and Chater Lea in Finsbury. The 2714cc engine was later used in an aeroplane.)

Was the NLG JAP difficult to ride? Christ, yes! Would a Honda RC213V be easier to ride around Mugello? Of course.

But there is a great misunderstanding about the ease of use of racing motorcycles. When a rider comes into his team’s garage and tells his engineers that their latest modification has made his motorcycle five per cent easier to ride it doesn’t mean they’ve made his job five per cent easier... Cont'd

[PNWbrit]

NBC to air 2020 MotoGP season in US.

(Virus permitting)

[Vt-Freeheel]

If proven guilty, pretty disgusting


https://www.cyclenews.com

Mat Mladin Arrested and Charged With Child Molestation

Australian Motorsport Hall of Famer Mladin was taken into custody on March 13 following a lengthy police report. He appeared by video link before Magistrate Ian Guy on Wednesday, March 25, in the Campbelltown Local Court in New South Wales, Australia. He was granted bail of $50,000 and told to surrender his passport.

First reported by Australia’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper in an article penned by Daniel McGookin (you can read the story behind their paywall here) and later by Roadracing World and Superbike Planet, 48-year-old Mladin stands accused of four sex offenses, including “sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 10; two counts of intentionally carry out a sex act on a child under 10, and one count of intentionally incite a child to do a sexual act on him,” according to the Daily Telegraphy article.

[tuacati]

I loved watching Ben Spies bitch slap him. I guess he will be getting more than bitch slapped, by Bubba.

[PNWbrit]

Nice to have coverage on NBC of new season.

Watched both of the first two rounds yesterday. Good to see 46 back on form. This kid Quartararo is something special, Going to be interesting to see him battle a recovered Marquez (his high side in the first round after the recovery ride he'd made from an earlier off was brutal).

[PNWbrit]

^^^^^ Marc Marquez' highside is gnargnar.



Amazing he didn't break a leg or explode that knee. Looks to have snagged his kneepad. Arm was fucked after initial impact. Tried to run out of it. That's a ballsy move...cuz you just know it ain't gonna work. but ya gotta try.

Last time I tried to outrun the impending carnage, I regained consciousness a few minutes later, concussed.

His attempt to qualify on Saturday was fucking heroic.

These guys are aliens.

That video is the wrong accident though.

https://youtu.be/vz3BsoH5OFQ

[Gepeto]

Busted when the front wheel pipped him.

[Djongo Unchained]

You're correct PNW, my mistake. Looked at one, then inadvertantly uploaded the other .

Glad to be able to upload at all.

[Dee Hubbs]

This clip of rookie Brad Binder stirs my loins more than Viva’s Titty Tuesday posts:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDEfUNvq...id=sq2y4g04iiv
I really miss the days of trying to burn the edge off some fresh Michelins on a quiet canyon road. There is nothing like the feel of a controlled spinning rear tire while powering out of a corner.

[PNWbrit]

This clip of rookie Brad Binder stirs my loins more than Viva’s Titty Tuesday posts:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDEfUNvq...id=sq2y4g04iiv

Like I said, these guys are from a different planet.

[PNWbrit]

Yesterday's wreck was terrifying.

[Djongo Unchained]

Holy schnikees that's crazy.

The Doctor got thru with the bikes flying all around him, he was possibly the luckiest of all. And the long tumbles are so brutal.
How bad would it have been if Rossi had been hit broadside. Dang.

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Breaking that rear end free is magic; doing it on the front too is ballsy AF.

[smartyiak]

Yesterday's wreck was terrifying.

Video not working. Is there any out there? It seems like a bunch of them have been taken down...and I haven't seen it yet (only still photos).

[PNWbrit]

Video not working. Is there any out there? It seems like a bunch of them have been taken down...and I haven't seen it yet (only still photos).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGPrHj1nPt0

[smartyiak]

Whoa....”terrifying” is a good word! Thanks for the link.


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[Vt-Freeheel]

Don't forget Hafihz easier crash
That front end flying through the air looks scary

[m2711c]

holyfuck, this race was great! slicks for the win in the rain? unreal.....

[m2711c]

[PNWbrit]

Farewell to the GOAT.

[niknoid]

^agreed

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[MakersTeleMark]

3rded.

[MakersTeleMark]

Bump.