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  2. Posted

    4 hours ago, OveFundinFan said:

    He would have been fine with Aprilia. Remember Aleix almost took the title a few years ago but blew it in the second half of the season, it showed it's potential.  KTM is pretty good too. Brad Binder not been too bad, and Acosta is doing really well and he not on factory bike (will be next year).  I hope Yamaha do make it back, cannot afford to loose another team.. And good to hear BMW might be in it in 2026.

    KTM wouldn’t have been an option I suspect as Binder is already signed up for next season and it would be a shock if Acosta did not join him. So it would be Tech 3 if there was a vacancy and he’s not going to leave a factory team for that ride.

    No rider in his prime has yet gone to Aprillia as they aren’t really looked on as a championship winning team but hopefully Maverick can put a good run in this season and that might change.

    BMW is 2027;when the regulations change to smaller engines and less aerodynamics.

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  3. Posted

    10 hours ago, OveFundinFan said:

    Really very pleased Vinhales won. To come back from 11th in that field of riders is amazing. Acosta went extremely well, maybe just tired out towards the end. Honda really down in the dumps. How that can be I just can't figure, I know Marquez was an exceptional rider, but Hondas performance is really bad. Interesting what Quatararro said....... "Yamaha did more testing in this one meeting than the whole of last year". If that is so, I can't understand how he put up with it and resigned for next year. Maybe it was the $12million dangled in front of him. Never really enjoyed the meeting at COTA but got to admit it was really exciting this year, in all three classes.

    The problem that Fabio had was that I doubt Ducati were interested due to the level of talent that they already have at there disposal so the best bike on the grid was not an option for him.

    Aprillia were rumoured to be interested but I expect he did'nt think they could build him a title winning bike. 

    It sounds like Yamaha are starting to throw big bucks at it by securing Ducati engineers and are being quite aggressive in trying to secure a satelite team. I get the feeling big promises were made to him getting him to sign a new contract.

  4. Posted

    On 4/10/2024 at 9:57 AM, TesarRacing said:

    COTA's this weekend. What's your predictions for MotoGP?

    I think it could be Martin, Pecco and Acosta in that order.

    Would be very surprised if Marquez is not in the top 3 with his COTA record.

  6. Posted

    4 hours ago, TesarRacing said:

    Is this for the season Tim do you know or selected races?

    I think in recent years they have done 2 live GP’s and one is normally the British. 

    Hopefully as this is so early in the season they might do a few more.

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  9. Posted

    48 minutes ago, Athos said:

    Not many 18 year old would beat these guys wether it was in his back yard or not. This boys got skill. Workington have done well to get him 

    I’m pretty sure if Tobias Thomson had beaten some of these riders on his home track we would be hearing how he’s one of the best signings of the season.

    Great work by Workington to get Tate.

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  10. Posted

    22 minutes ago, GS550 said:

    So why does it have to be in Tenerife?  It doesn't.

    Why not, why does it have to be in the UK like you’re demanding?

    If it’s only costing £1k each to attend that’s not much money and I doubt many promoters get the chance to go away during the season.

  12. Posted

    So Vinales has turned down the Repsol ride and Zarco has rules himself out from it, it looks like Aleix is touting himself for the ride.

    I can’t remember Honda ever being in such a mess and you can’t blame Marquez for jumping ship if he wants to win another title.

    Hopefully we get a full weekend of racing this weekend but the weather forecast is not good.

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    2 hours ago, OveFundinFan said:

    Well at 6:40 pm Monday 6th Oct still no confirmation where he is going. If Gresini is a done deal whey no announcement. All we know he is leaving Honda, and Honda has conformed that. grissini, nor any other team has confirmed they have signed him.  Strange.

    Only one seat left in Moto GP so I can’t see him quitting Honda without a ride.

    Maybe Gresini wanted the Honda news out of the way before announcing him along with maybe a new sponsor like Red Bull. 

  15. Posted

    22 hours ago, OveFundinFan said:

    So, we know MM93 is leaving Honda, possibly for 12 months but where is he going. Rumours Gressini Ducati, but they won't have 2024 bikes...... will 2023 bikes be good enough for a mullti world champion still capable of top honours?  Could it possibly KTM he going to? Do they have the money he will command? and a 2024 bike? Rumour is Miguel Oliveira could go to Honda......apparently he is good at developing a bike, which is what Honda needs. If he goes to Honda that will leave a seat on an Aprillia.... but is it a 2024 bike? Reckon we should hear something very soon. Wherever he goes I hope it stirs MotoGP up as I find it a bit stale. I not happy with the sprint race at every GP....too much for riders at this level. 

    Any thoughts.

    Gresini does seem a done deal, the 2023 Ducati will be much more competitive than a 2024 Honda.

    Would expect Zarco on the official HRC Honda with Lecouna on the LCR.

    Pol is out at Gas Gas with Acosta coming in.

  20. Posted

    I went for a ride on my motorcycle through the Cotswolds on Friday, went through numerous 20mph limits and not once did I see anyone driving at that speed, everyone was still doing 30mph.

    Blanket 20mph limits are a ridiculous idea but if it was targeted outside schools and village centres I feel it would be a good idea.

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  23. Posted

    9 hours ago, jrs said:

    Cracking Moto3 and Moto2 races at Catalunya yesterday, and thankfully Bagnaia escaped without any fractures after his horrific first lap accident. I really feared the outcome for Bagnaia after being run over by Binder, and it's testimony to the skill and reactions of the other riders that the rest of the field managed to avoid Bagnaia lying in the middle of the track. It was difficult to get back into the race after the restart, after all the other carnage at the start of the race. But it turned into an Aprillia double with Espargaro and Vinales in first and second.

    Hopefully Missano next week will be less eventfu,l, though Bastianini looks like he will be missing after two lots of surgery this week and even though Bagnaia says he will try and be fit and ready for Sunday it would be amazing after the battering he took yesterday.

    Although I am not a fan of Dixon I thought he rode a brilliant race to take the victory in moto2 from Cannet. After two wins this season I hope he can find the right level of consistency and challenge Acosta and Cannet for the title.

    Sad to read the news that Paul Bird, for so long a stalwart of BSB died suddenly yesterday.. He will be badly missed in motorcycling circles. RIP Paul and thoughts are with his family and this sad time.

    Moto 3 & 2 were superb but found both Moto GP races quite boring. Never seen anyone pass two people at the last corner like Alonso did.

    Bagnaia was a very lucky boy, I expect he will still feel a bit beat up at Misano.

    Great ride by Jake and even though he has signed a Moto 2 contract for next season still a few rumours linking him with the Gresini ride.

    Shame about Paul Bird but he did live his life to the full.

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  25. Posted

    8 minutes ago, truthsayer said:

    We're trying to build a product which appeals to broadcasters, which hopefully attracts sponsors who see value in the coverage. That's a revenue stream.

    If the product is good, and the promoter good, there's no reason why they shouldn't be able to draw a big crowd - especially if they bring in a big name GP rider to the event.

    Why would a TV audience be more interested? Where do we start...

    The sport is broken. It does not have the 42 riders it needs to put on three matches on a Monday night without reverting to borrowing players from other teams. This is literally under-10s football stuff.

    League racing is boring. It is not credible. There's no prize at the end of the night. It just drags on and on. Made for TV means a meaningful conclusion at the end of the final race. There's no filler riders, but an equally matched competition. It's a chance to restart the sport and engage with a new audience who don't have the time to try to work out what the heck is going on.

    Your sport is dead. It needs to do something. I still maintain its saviour will be developing a product for competitors rather than spectators, but one thing I am sure of is that stubbornly hanging on to league racing as the only game in town will not be the answer. The audience gets older, the competitor numbers get less and the venues go. New thinking is needed and the whole point of this thread was to open the debate about new formats for the sport - but it seems no-one's too fussed because 'we don't like that'.

    Well we have a multi round individual event in Cardiff this weekend let see how many people bother going to that. The attendance is getting lower each year because people don’t seem to be so interested in individual speedway.

    I think you let your hatred of team speedway cloud your judgement on this one.

    Speedway will only survive at a very few tracks if it becomes more about the competitors rather than the spectators.


     

     

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