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Title: 2019 MotoGP season
Post by: grog on Friday, 04 January 2019, 06:49 PM
Have bet my mate that Mir gets a podium before Miller. He likes Ducati, i trust Suzuki .
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: VladTepes on Tuesday, 15 January 2019, 10:37 AM
Hmm, interesting.

I tend to agree.
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: seth on Friday, 08 March 2019, 08:09 PM
So it's away to start who's going to shine and who's not
Looks a great line up and very close in pre season but now it's for real

Also who is going to crash first ?
:cheers:
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: Milts on Friday, 08 March 2019, 08:44 PM
 
Motogp kicks off this weekend  :boogie:

Gotta say i'm really looking forward to it, especially having BT Sport installed this week.....what a coincidence   :grin:

Title: Re: 2019
Post by: seth on Saturday, 09 March 2019, 12:08 AM
Life in the old goat yet
A suprise for them man who doesn't like practice
Rossi fastest in FP1.
:stir:
The Brits aren't anywhere yet in any class.
:frustrated:
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: Mick_J on Saturday, 09 March 2019, 06:59 PM
Quote from: seth on Friday, 08 March  2019, 08:09 PM

Also who is going to crash first ?
:cheers:

I don't really want to say it but Cal has a very good chance  :whatever:
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: Tony Nitrous on Saturday, 09 March 2019, 07:51 PM
Quote from: Milts on Friday, 08 March  2019, 08:44 PM

Gotta say i'm really looking forward to it, especially having BT Sport installed this week.....what a coincidence   :grin:

Wife paid to have Fox Sport put on as a reward / bribe for my step sons hard work and good results at school and Uni, he was a huge US basket ball fan. He moved out recently, I still have Fox Sport.

Moto3, 2, GP, all the practice, qualifying and races. ..... :onya:

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Title: Re: 2019
Post by: VladTepes on Sunday, 10 March 2019, 03:07 PM
Wow lucky you!

Is it on FTA at all? Even just the GP?
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: Sweaty on Sunday, 10 March 2019, 03:42 PM
Yeah Mike, it's on channel 10 or 1 at 2.30-4am.  :onya:
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: grog on Sunday, 10 March 2019, 04:18 PM
Swaeaty, correct but 3am qld time, 4am your time.
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: Tony Nitrous on Sunday, 10 March 2019, 04:26 PM
Fox Sport 506.

Starts 7:30pm Sunday through to 4am Monday !

GP is listed as 2:30am to 4am (AU time) so that's probably a 3am start.
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: grog on Sunday, 10 March 2019, 04:39 PM
Yeah Tony, Doha 7 hrs behind Qld. Love that world clock app.
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: Sweaty on Sunday, 10 March 2019, 05:36 PM
Ok, just checked the epg on the tv & it's coverage here in NSW on channel 1 or 12 at 3.30-5am, so that will mean a 4am start  :onya:
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: Sweaty on Monday, 11 March 2019, 06:54 PM
Well, a great start to the MotoGP season. Good close racing, with no one pulling away & a good result for Suzuki to start the season.
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: grog on Monday, 11 March 2019, 07:09 PM
I enjoyed totally, except getting up at 2.30. Suzuki just need a bit more grunt straight line, rest is good. I get mail from Suzuki race team, just sign up for it, they say they have room to improve it. Few months back their update said they had 2 choices, smoothness or top end. They elected smoothness for season start, top speed later. Hope thats all about to happen. Much happier to have Mir over Iannone.
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 11 March 2019, 07:54 PM
I was cheering on VR, Miller, Crutchlow, and anyone on a Suzuki, so there was enough going on to keep me entertained even without the MM and Dovi Show.

A great race to start the season.
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: seth on Monday, 11 March 2019, 08:04 PM
Great start to the season in all classes
I was very impressed by moto2 finally pulling it's socks up with the new engine has brought the class to life.
For all the haters rossi was with the front group the whole race .
I was so chuffed with cal crutchlow.
Loved the close racing from all with lots of overtaking.
Bring on the next 18 races.
:cheers:
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: Tony Nitrous on Monday, 11 March 2019, 08:18 PM
I think Rossi was something like 6/10th of a second off Dovi's race time.

Maybe the (relatively) old bloke won't get another championship, hell, he might not even get another win, but he was still quick enough to run with the youngsters today.
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: Milts on Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 04:14 AM

Well it didn't fail to impress did it ?  :onya:

Shame Casey not there to show them how it's done.  :grin:

Title: Re: 2019
Post by: Mick_J on Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 07:18 PM
Unfortunately Dovi's win will be decided by committee as some of the teams have complained about his bike.  I would think they had a point if he just strumped off into the distance but it was a close race so it didn't give him much of an advantage.
Title: Re: 2019
Post by: seth on Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 08:25 PM
I didn't like the objection as it seams a bit like sour grapes because Ducati have developed the aero on thier bikes(they are owned by Audi who have one of the best wind tunnel facilities in the world) more than everyone else.
I don't think Yamaha objected.
The race was so close I don't thing it even made much difference in the end.
All this objecting is a bit to much F1
Let them race and then others can develop thier bikes .
:frustrated:

Title: Re: 2019
Post by: VladTepes on Thursday, 14 March 2019, 09:23 PM
Well I'd avoided this thread til now as I've only just watched the race which I'd recorded.
I really enjoyed it!  The racing was really close ! I think smallest time difference for the first 15 bikes in history ?!

Very encouraged by the Suzuki's performance for this year, if only they could get a few extra kph on those straights....
And the young fella Mir is already putting the frighteners on Rins...

The Ducati is the nicest looking bike (livery) in the field, with I think the Suzuki 2nd.

I LOVE MotoGP season !!!!!!!!!!