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    It was great racing for the first 1/3. The whole tire thing going on in GP is ridiculous. Having the Ducati's able to use what is basically a qualifying tire for pole and gets them to the front only to be in the way of the other faster guys is just silly. They can not run the pace of the real fast guys after a few laps when the soft tire's advantage is gone and then they are just in the way. Yet another Dorna fail.
     
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    The asphalt roundy-round racing has much the same deal. Qualifying is done on rubber that I have heard is so sticky the tires are only good for a very few laps. Just enough to get on the first rows of the grid.

    It's BS in DORNA and anywhere else.

    There are more loopholes in racing than most law books.
     
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    Wow what a race..MM starts on pole and of course JL brake chks him back to 10th...says screw it and gos right back to the front...I 'm surprized his tires weren't shaged after passing all those riders
    .Also poor JL is 80 points down now..eatin a little humble pie.....Pedrosa is on his way out so maybe Rossi wont renew and go to Honda..hum
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    Could you imagine Rossi and Marquez for honda? 2 words...Game Over...
     
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    lol, I was going to say the same thing. Rossi is showing that he still has a fight in him and that he can adapt to a different riding style. He is also very good at helping his team out with feedback for development. Unlike the Ducati team who took his input as criticism the Japanese guys want every input he has. Aprilia's old man may be changing that attitude now that he is at Ducati.
     
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    lol, lot of loop holes for sure. I would like to see real tire competition come back.
     
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    His tires might have been shagged, the kid just will ride around it. I have a LOT more respect for him this year, showing much more maturity than last year. He is being patient, not going for the crazy pass, not letting getting stuffed get him mad….. Last year he did some very dangerous passes, some leading to penalties. With his skill and new found maturity at the age of 21 he is looking to continue to shatter the record books. I want to hear what Doohan thinks.
     
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    Did anyone WSBK this last weekend? Some very good racing, especially between teammates Sykes and Baz. Kawasaki is loving the podium. And I bet in the last race were having heart attacks as their 2 riders were swapping paint and leads.
     
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    I did tevo it but havent watched due to working 9 days in a row and just finished F1 last night.....glad to see JR spank the field last race.....sweep for Honda....when was the last time that happened???
    Tonight I have date with a couch and a Tall glass of scotch to watch them.... yeehaw


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    Lol. A well deserved drink. You will enjoy the races, lots of fun. I had a big glass of Crown when I watched them.
     
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    Road America this weekend. Anyone going?
     
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    Saturday I'll be there, bringing a friend and his dad, both Road America and moto-racing virgins
     
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    I had high hopes for Crutchlow this season.
    He has had nothing but bad luck, it seems.


    I'll stop rooting for him.
     
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    I had hopes that Cal would at least be mid pack this season. Honestly I thought going to Ducati would be great financially for him but the race season would be bad. Just not this bad.
     
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