The Official MotoGP Thread

[Hick]

Yes, a thread for real racing. A little late into the season to be starting this, but the most recent race from Catalunya between Rossi and Lorenzo was nothing but incredible.

Best video on youtube of the last lap...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6TkAIi4sWo

After 6 rounds the top three; Lorenzo, Rossi, Stoner, are tied at 108pts a piece.

[Tree18is]

it was soooo good to watch it again, I haven't watched in a couple of years!

[hugh jass]

now THIS is my kind of thread!
the last 3 laps of catalunya were the best 800 laps in a while. the traction control has really driven the racing downhill. i don't particularly like lorenzo, but if he can take it to rossi without cracking under the mind games, it could be a great second half of the season with stoner in the mix.
hayden should go back to racing superbikes. gp just doesn't seem to be where he belongs.

[vlad]

now THIS is my kind of thread!
the last 3 laps of catalunya were the best 800 laps in a while. the traction control has really driven the racing downhill. i don't particularly like lorenzo, but if he can take it to rossi without cracking under the mind games, it could be a great second half of the season with stoner in the mix.
hayden should go back to racing superbikes. gp just doesn't seem to be where he belongs.

+99

I was jumping up and down on my couch during the last 3 laps of Spanish GP !
This was as good as Laguna Seca last year with Rossi VS Stoner, awesome racing !

[z31maniac]

I need to start watching this again. After selling my bike last year I lost interest in Moto GP and usually only watched WSBK because the racing was much tighter.

I think so far this year I've only watched one round of WSBK, Monza, which was AWESOME!

[hugh jass]

I need to start watching this again. After selling my bike last year I lost interest in Moto GP and usually only watched WSBK because the racing was much tighter.

I think so far this year I've only watched one round of WSBK, Monza, which was AWESOME!

the racing in wsbk is still better than in motogp, but both are still great to watch. wsbk this year has been awesome. you have to watch race 1 from assen. it was amazing!

[Hick]

this thread can do both. i was thinking of adding SBK into the title.

i dont know why, but im not interested in watching Spies walk all over the guys in SBK. part of me feels pretty bad for Haga since it was basically his year to lose, after moving to a factory team he had to of thought this would be his year.

[z31maniac]

I am happy to see Spies man up to WSBK unlike Mladin who has been to big a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles to leave the AMA all these years.

[E-Thirty]

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hayden should go back to racing superbikes. gp just doesn't seem to be where he belongs.

+1

15th place on a Ducati... Stoner is clearly on another level. Loving the season so far.

[hugh jass]

this thread can do both. i was thinking of adding SBK into the title.

i dont know why, but im not interested in watching Spies walk all over the guys in SBK. part of me feels pretty bad for Haga since it was basically his year to lose, after moving to a factory team he had to of thought this would be his year.

Haga is still leading Spies by 55 points and has barely put a wheel wrong this year except at Monza. Spies has crashed out 3 times and had at least 2 mechanicals. If Haga can maintain the consistency he has had for most of this year, Spies is going to really have a hard time catching him, especially if Fabrizio continues his latest form. I still think Haga is going to take it in the end.

[hugh jass]

I am happy to see Spies man up to WSBK unlike Mladin who has been to big a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles to leave the AMA all these years.

Mladin isn't a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles, he's smart. He is making incredible money in the AMA and is a big fish in a small pond. Who does he have to prove anything to? Besides, he's too old to make the switch now.

[z31maniac]

Mladin isn't a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles, he's smart. He is making incredible money in the AMA and is a big fish in a small pond. Who does he have to prove anything to? Besides, he's too old to make the switch now.

HIMSELF!

My personal opinion is that he knew he wouldn't be able to dominate at WSBK because there are alot of teams with money vs a few. I know he's too old now.

He should have done it 5 years ago.

[vlad]

Mladin isn't a waffleswaffleswaffleswaffleswaffles, he's smart. He is making incredible money in the AMA and is a big fish in a small pond. Who does he have to prove anything to? Besides, he's too old to make the switch now.

very true, prove it to himself !

Rossi went from a dominant HRC winning team to the last on the grid Yamaha team just to prove himself, which he did, he is very respected for that !
Mladin? Great racer but 7 titles in AMA, common, join the big boys, see what you are made of. Hacking is 37 and is racing few rounds of WSBK this year