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  1. 3 hours ago, jrs said:

    Another superb Sprint race today. It really adds more entertainment to the Saturday programme. Sad to see Miller and Quartraro crash out, especially Jack as he was going so well this weekend, and Fabio had dragged himself up from sixteenth on the grid to eightth when he lost it. Should be interesting tomorrow with Bagnia, Marquez and Marini on the front row.

    Highlight for the Brits was Lowes on pole in Moto2. It seems to me that no matter how much BT  big-up the two Moto3 lads they seem to be going backwards this year, especially young Ogden. It won't be long before Anna Carasco is qualifying ahead of them.

     

    The KTM’s are going really well this year and I am very impressed with how Jack has transitioned to the bike and consistently running in the top 3 or 4!

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  2. Good to see Sam Lowes getting back on the podium. Bad luck for John McPhee and Scott Ogden.

    I see that Toprak Razgatlioglu has been testing the Yamaha M1 MotoGP bike at Aragon. Would be interesting to see how his times compare to the other Yamaha riders. Cal was there too!

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  3. 9 hours ago, jrs said:

    I thought Ogden did very well over the last couple of races and is now more or less on the pace of the front running pack. Once he gets used to that pace and the mayhem in the group he should start getting some better results, hopefully. And we're off again today at Jerez,  should be a good weekend with speedwayGp as well. 

    This year I've become more interested in moto2 as the racing has been closer and competitive,  but it was incredible when they all went down like nine pins one after the other on Sunday. Believe the general opinion was another damp patch had appeared that caught them out. Thought it was very unfair that a lot of the guys weren't allowed to take part in the restart although they appeared to be ready to go. Jake really had a good chance of victory, but I often feel that he lacks concentration at times.

    Overall another good weekends racing,  you could always dash over the border to wave the flag in Jerez on Sunday lol.

    Yes, I hope Scott keeps up the performances and he will keep improving.

    Moto2 is very competitive and quite exciting, a good in between of the crazy, frenetic Moto3 and the sometimes strung out MotoGP. I don’t think it could have been damp on the track causing the crashes as it hadn’t rained at all on the Sunday during the day unless it was coming up from underneath the track.

    Jerez is an easy drive for here as done it a few times when my son was doing his pilot training there but sadly flying home on Sunday morning! 

     

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  4. On 4/23/2022 at 9:18 AM, jrs said:


    Just watching moto3  combined session in the wet, young Ogden doing well in P9 at the moment. Good luck to everybody tomorrow and will keep my eyes peeled for the flag.

    Enjoy the weekend you lucky man.

    Didn’t have a great deal to wave the flag for jrs. Scott Ogden did very well but gutted for Sam and Jake. Really thought Jake would go on to win in the re-start! Was anything said about the amount of fallers between turns 2 and 3 in the moto 2 race? Couldn’t believe that many could crash in the same place without there being some sort of a problem with the track. 
    Jack and Joan’s crash was right in front of us and Jack was totally upset and gutted that he had brought Mir down. Joan was initially very annoyed at Jack but after a few minutes they both embraced each other. Top guys!!

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  5. 3 hours ago, jrs said:

    You lucky man, but then it's your home these days lol. Enjoy the weekend and we shall look forward to your trackside reports :)

    Hopefully young Ogden is beginning to settle in the higher quality of racing, I expect he rode Algarve in the Talent Cup which should give him a bit more confidence for the circuit.

    I get the feeling that both Moto2 and MotoGP are both wide open this season, though I think Moto3 is going to quickly become a tight race between Foggia, Guevara, Garcia and maybe Masia.

    Thanks JRS and Tim, really looking forward to the races. Been here for WSBK but not MotoGP and it is sensational viewing trackside. Hoping for some Brit successes with Sam and Jake and also maybe young Scott! We are between turn 1 and 2 and will have Union flag so look about for us! Wife will no doubt be in her Rossi T shirt!

    Looks like rain forecast for tomorrow but dry and sunny for Sat & Sun!

    Dave


  6. Just been watching Michael Laverty’s team VisionTrack Honda unloading the bikes at Autodromo International Algarve circuit. It’s really windy here, hope it doesn’t spoil the racing. Never known it to be so windy in the Algarve!!

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  7. 16 hours ago, jrs said:

    Racing has been excellent in all three classes so far this season . Very impressed with Aldeguer in Moto2 , do believe he matured to the age of seventeen this week, but his form in Argentina was  remarkable for someone so young and sad to see him be taken out by Vietti. Beginning to think he could be this years hot property to follow Acosta. Unusual for him to be in a junior big bike class before coming to moto2 as well. We’ll have to see what Austin brings. I seriously think it’s time for Marquez to call it a day, he seems to be riding his luck at every GP these days. All the rookies in MotoGP seem to be having a tough time , though I thought  Fernandez would be further up than he has been so far.

    Moto3 looks like being another good year with Garcia, Guevara , Foggia and Massia probably the principle  scrappers for the title.. Have my doubts that the two young Brits are going to make any sort of a breakthrough this year.

     

    Agree with your post entirely jrs, especially your comments about MM93. I am sure he has been pushed back into the saddle too soon by HRC. I have a friend who was one of Pedrosa’s race engineers and he can tell you a few things about the team and MM!!

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  8. On 4/6/2022 at 9:17 PM, OveFundinFan said:

    Did you watch the Argentinian gp?  Really good 3 races. Glad Aprillia had much deserved win, long time developing but thy done it. Let’s see if Vinhales can match His team mare.

    Shame that 16 year old in moto2 got “eliminated”, weird accident.

    Yes I did Ove! Great racing and fantastic that Aprilia and Aleix finally got their win. Good point about Maverick, not sure he will match Aleix!!

    I dint like to comment too soon after the race in case people are not watching it live and haven’t seen the race!

    I think it is going to be another good years racing. Ducati Corse will sort out the bikes and the team will start winning again and you can’t rule out Fabio even though his M1 is slow compared to rest of the grid!

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  9. On 3/22/2022 at 4:05 PM, Tim G said:

    He has got Diplopoda again so looks like he will be missing for at least the next two rounds. They are saying it’s not as bad as his last bout with this injury.

    He’s pushed his luck so much over the years and it seems to have run out. I know he’s only 29 but maybe some close family members should be telling him to hang the leathers up.

    I noticed he was staggering when he got to his feet so must have had some mild concussion but it's not good obviously for him.

    I thought the standard of marshaling was poor in Indonesia, It took far too long for marshals to get to him and check he was ok. Also in other incidents they didn't seem very quick at making sure riders were protected after they had fallen. A bit scary really!

    Anyway, really looking forward to Argentina at the weekend.

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  10. 16 hours ago, OveFundinFan said:

    A brilliant weekend of racing in MotoGP/2/3. What an amazing track, plenty of sweeping but challenging corners. Pity they only relaid major parts of it 4 weeks ago. It started breaking up with the bike power and heat.  Moto3 was a really good race, plenty of action. Pity Jake Dixon blew it, should have just gone a bit slower and held onto 2nd place. MotoGP in the wet, really wet. Olivera did really well, as did Daren Binder….. that was a surprise. Roll on the next meeting.

    Horrendous crash again from Marquez, he can't keep doing this as I worry he will really damage himself on one of these high speed crashes. 

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  11. 3 hours ago, jrs said:

    Just four weeks to go and counting and then life gets back to normal  :)

    After this weekends testing it looks like the rookies won’t be too far off the pace, especially Bezzecchi who was  sixteenth only .5 sec behind the fastest time of Bastianini. I quietly fancy Fernandez to be the most successful of the rookies.

     

     

     

    Yep, can’t come quick enough jrs! I think the Ducati’s are going to be hard to beat this year!

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  12. 13 hours ago, OveFundinFan said:

    Enjoyed MotoGP today. It was a good race, and then it rained, which turned the race around and it was intriguing was the result was going to be.  Would have been good if Rossi would have his 100th podium, or Alex Espargaro got Aprillias first podium, it was all decided in the last lap, and sadly neither got their award.

    Two weeks now to Silverstone.

    Very exciting race - fair play to Brad Binder for staying out on track and taking a risk and it paid off! Yes, place would have gone mad if Vale had got a podium. Probably the closest he will come in his last season, great to see the other riders patting him on the back!

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  13. 13 minutes ago, OveFundinFan said:

    Sad to see Rossi on his knees at a track he loves so much, Asen. Bike spat him off, but he was in the bottom half of the field when it happened.                      
    I not a Mark Marquez fan, but he sure has some courage. Coming back from serious injuries caused by high siding, and the bike still sends him into orbit.  Did it over the weekend again and it hurt him. So what does he do, get back on again and does the race. Seems he building his strength up for next year championship.               
    Well done to Quartararo and Vinhales for a Yamaha one-two.  Of surprised if Vinhales leaves Yamaha at the end of the year, surprised though if he goes to Aprillia like the very strong rumour.

    Moto3 exciting again, the only Brit, John McPhee finishing 6th. He really needs a Moto2 ride next year.

    Yes fully agree with everything you say here OveFF! And just to add, I thought Sam Lowes was on for a definite podium but faded a bit at the end! Shame!

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  14. I agree the machinery he is on is capable of being able to produce the results but not the way he rides the bike, in my opinion. The younger riders have a different style and the bikes are suited to that style and I believe (and I think he knows) that he is unable ride the Yamaha to its full capability. Yamaha are not going to change the characteristics for Vale when they currently have 3 riders that have the capability to get on the podium every race. Sad to say this.....

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  15. 9 minutes ago, bruno said:

    Looking forward to this hope the weather behaves. Couldn't watch 2 and 3 races, will catch the highlights. Nice to see Marquez on 2nd row, should be interesting. Also Rossi on 3rd row

    Yep, will be a very unpredictable race I reckon!


  16. 1 hour ago, jrs said:

    Good to see Marquez back on a bike yesterday,  though he looked shattered at the end of the race and only 13 seconds off the pace behind Quatararo, who's win takes him into the lead in the championship.

    Sixteen year old Pedro Acosta again in brilliant form to take the moto3 race passing Foggia on the last lap.  Quite a start for the lad in moto championships with his first three race results being second,  first and first again yesterday and clear leader of the moto3 championship. It shows just how strong Spanish junior racing is these days. 

    Some great racing. it's a fantastic circuit! Had tickets and so gutted that there were no spectators! :(

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