The John Norwich Riders Corner In honour of our fellow moderator: John Norwich R.I.P. September 17th, 2014
Buy, sell, trade bikes and gear, set up bike rallies, meet discussions. #revscenebikes |
 | | 
08-16-2015, 12:56 PM
|
#101 | | 2-Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,404
Thanked 994 Times in 425 Posts
|
Final note : 140,000 in attendance for today's race. Fantastic.
__________________
ROOGP
Long Live the King : RIP John (Gwilo)
| 
|  | |
08-26-2015, 03:15 PM
|
#102 | | 2 Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Surrey
Posts: 849
Thanked 505 Times in 188 Posts
| | |
| | |
08-30-2015, 06:49 PM
|
#103 | | 2-Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,404
Thanked 994 Times in 425 Posts
|
Jas - great article! Very, very interesting!
PS ~ just started watching the British!!! RACING IN THE RAIN!!!!
__________________
ROOGP
Long Live the King : RIP John (Gwilo)
| |
| | |
08-30-2015, 07:31 PM
|
#104 | | 2-Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,404
Thanked 994 Times in 425 Posts
| https://www.yahoo.com/tv/s/brad-pitt...001600543.html
Interesting ... I didn't realize he was such a fan. It makes sense considering he is narrating the latest Fastest instalment.
__________________
ROOGP
Long Live the King : RIP John (Gwilo)
| |
| | |
08-30-2015, 07:34 PM
|
#105 | | 2-Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,404
Thanked 994 Times in 425 Posts
|
Experience completely reigned supreme today at the British GP. With rains lashing the track, Rossi quickly moved to the front while the competitors behind him crashed and slid all over the slippery track.
Perhaps most shocking of all was Marc Marquez's crash - an unforced error while in second place that resulted in a high-side. This crash was not unlike what we had seen from the two-time champion through much of the season's first half. 
__________________
ROOGP
Long Live the King : RIP John (Gwilo)
| |
| | |
08-30-2015, 07:37 PM
|
#106 | | 2-Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,404
Thanked 994 Times in 425 Posts
| http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/motorsport/34102902  Race Finish
1 - Rossi
2 - Petrucci (DUCATI!!!)
3 - Dovizioso (DUCATI!!!)
4 - Lorenzo
5 - Pedrosa Current Standings
1 - Valentina Rossi - 236 pts
1 - Jorge Lorenzo - 224 pts
3 - Marc Marquez - 159 pts
4 - Andrea Iannone - 140 pts
5 - Andrea Dovizioso - 120 pts
__________________
ROOGP
Long Live the King : RIP John (Gwilo)
| |
| | |
09-06-2015, 08:11 AM
|
#107 | | 2-Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,404
Thanked 994 Times in 425 Posts
|
A summary of some of this week's big MotoGP stories : Zarco to stay in MotoGP 2 another year to fight for title MotoGP News - Johann Zarco delays MotoGP until 2017 
__________________
ROOGP
Long Live the King : RIP John (Gwilo)
| |
| | |
09-06-2015, 08:12 AM
|
#108 | | 2-Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,404
Thanked 994 Times in 425 Posts
|
__________________
ROOGP
Long Live the King : RIP John (Gwilo)
| |
| | |
09-11-2015, 11:44 AM
|
#110 | | 2-Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,404
Thanked 994 Times in 425 Posts
| 2016 MotoGP calendar announced | MCN
Indy gone - probably not a surprise. Replaced by Austria. 
__________________
ROOGP
Long Live the King : RIP John (Gwilo)
| |
| | |
09-11-2015, 02:03 PM
|
#111 | | 2 Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Surrey
Posts: 849
Thanked 505 Times in 188 Posts
|
Lorenzo's M1 getting wings 
Rossi should be racing with them this weekend
| |
| | |
09-12-2015, 11:44 AM
|
#112 | | 2-Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,404
Thanked 994 Times in 425 Posts
|
Lorenzo CRUSHES in qualifying, takes pole : Dominant Lorenzo takes sensational pole
__________________
ROOGP
Long Live the King : RIP John (Gwilo)
| |
| | |
09-13-2015, 05:16 AM
|
#114 | | I want to be a person and not an icon.
Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Mugello
Posts: 4,179
Thanked 5,286 Times in 892 Posts
|
hehehehehehhehe :3
| |
| | |
09-13-2015, 09:06 PM
|
#115 | | 2 Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Surrey
Posts: 849
Thanked 505 Times in 188 Posts
|
Great race I wonder when the last time was when somebody that crashed ended up on the podium
| |
| | |
09-14-2015, 06:29 PM
|
#116 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Japan
Posts: 6,745
Thanked 1,314 Times in 540 Posts
|
Disappointing race by Rossi overall. Could've really opened up some breathing room in the standings but tunnel vision against Lorenzo got him just 11 points on that gift of a DNF.
I liked the "shark & little fish" lid though. Add another one to the shopping list.
| |
| | |
09-14-2015, 06:45 PM
|
#117 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Coquitlam, BC
Posts: 1,445
Thanked 3,066 Times in 548 Posts
|
Amazing race. Makes me wonder why I keep watching F1 for?
On a side note, saw "Hitting the Apex", great documentary.
| |
| | |
09-14-2015, 08:03 PM
|
#118 | | 2-Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,404
Thanked 994 Times in 425 Posts
| WHAT A RACE ...
I'm a HUGE Formula 1 fan and have watched every race for more than 20 years ... I started following MotoGP in 2013 and wow.... the drama, excitement, etc., relative to F1 is simply crazy!!! Faster and Fastest helped immerse me in the sport early on.
As for yesterday's race... good gracious.
Dry - RAIN - Dry ... drama!!!!
-I got the sense that Rossi was racing to beat Lorenzo more than he was to win the race itself. When the two were the last on rain tyres you could literally see them shredding apart. I kept thinking ... Rossi is playing chicken with Lorenzo and somebody's tire is going to completely come apart.
-I'm so used to F1 I kept screaming out loud : "BOX, BOX, BOX, BOX, BOX, BOX, BOX!!!!!!" Lewis Hamilton style. =)
-I yelled and screamed a lot during this race ... especially when the riders first started pitting for their rain tyres. So much excitement and chaos.
-Rossi's biggest mistake was staying out one lap two long. He got VERY lucky that Lorenzo failed to finish the race.
-Cannot believe that somebody that crashed made the podium. If EVER there is an example of why you DON'T GIVE up no matter what's that!!! Kudos to Scott Redding for not quitting on the race or his team and sponsors. It was hilarious when he was in the fourth and the announcers were basically, "didn't ... didn't he crash earlier in the race??!?!?"
__________________
ROOGP
Long Live the King : RIP John (Gwilo)
Last edited by Sunfighter; 09-14-2015 at 08:08 PM.
| |
| | |
09-14-2015, 08:05 PM
|
#119 | | 2-Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,404
Thanked 994 Times in 425 Posts
|  Misano MotoGP: Marquez wins in changing weather, Lorenzo crashes - MotoGP news - AUTOSPORT.com
AMAZING crowd of over 90,000... they may not have had the chance to see Rossi take a podium finish but they did see him add to his Championship lead.
THIS SEASON would make a fantastic documentary if Rossi can win the title.
__________________
ROOGP
Long Live the King : RIP John (Gwilo)
| |
| | |
09-14-2015, 08:06 PM
|
#120 | | 2-Wheelin' Mod
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 3,404
Thanked 994 Times in 425 Posts
| Race Finish
1 - Marquez
2 - Smith
3 - Redding
4 - Baz
5 - Rossi
Current Standings
1 - Valentina Rossi - 247 pts
1 - Jorge Lorenzo - 224 pts
3 - Marc Marquez - 183 pts
4 - Andrea Iannone - 159 pts
5 - Bradly Smith - 135 pts
__________________
ROOGP
Long Live the King : RIP John (Gwilo)
| |
| | |
09-14-2015, 09:26 PM
|
#121 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Japan
Posts: 6,745
Thanked 1,314 Times in 540 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Sunfighter  WHAT A RACE ...
I'm a HUGE Formula 1 fan and have watched every race for more than 20 years ... I started following MotoGP in 2013 and wow.... the drama, excitement, etc., relative to F1 is simply crazy!!! Faster and Fastest helped immerse me in the sport early on.
As for yesterday's race... good gracious.
Dry - RAIN - Dry ... drama!!!!
-I got the sense that Rossi was racing to beat Lorenzo more than he was to win the race itself. When the two were the last on rain tyres you could literally see them shredding apart. I kept thinking ... Rossi is playing chicken with Lorenzo and somebody's tire is going to completely come apart.
-I'm so used to F1 I kept screaming out loud : "BOX, BOX, BOX, BOX, BOX, BOX, BOX!!!!!!" Lewis Hamilton style. =)
-I yelled and screamed a lot during this race ... especially when the riders first started pitting for their rain tyres. So much excitement and chaos.
-Rossi's biggest mistake was staying out one lap two long. He got VERY lucky that Lorenzo failed to finish the race.
-Cannot believe that somebody that crashed made the podium. If EVER there is an example of why you DON'T GIVE up no matter what's that!!! Kudos to Scott Redding for not quitting on the race or his team and sponsors. It was hilarious when he was in the fourth and the announcers were basically, "didn't ... didn't he crash earlier in the race??!?!?" |
I'm sorely disappointed in Rossi's results but at the same time, I really don't know what to make of it. He only grabbed a measly 11 points from Lorenzo's DNF, but you can tell after Marquez's DNF last race that Rossi only cares about beating Lorenzo now.
However, the thing that's dangerous about Lorenzo despite Rossi's 26 point lead is when Lorenzo wins, he wins in streaks and those races don't even come close for this season. So when Lorenzo goes hot, that 26 point lead is almost no buffer at all.
Whether or not focusing only on Lorenzo from this point out, and losing important points to the satellites like in Misano will help more than it hurts, I guess we all have to wait to the last race to find out. But I suppose you don't win 7 GP titles without knowing what you're doing. 
Goodness, you're absolutely right about the drama and excitement part the way this season is unfolding. These last handful of races can't come any sooner.
| |
| | |
09-15-2015, 10:22 AM
|
#122 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Burnaby
Posts: 1,415
Thanked 569 Times in 301 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by vexor On a side note, saw "Hitting the Apex", great documentary. | Been trying to figure out how/where to watch this?
__________________
2000 Honda Civic
2002 Honda Accord Coupe
2005 Ford F-150 XLT
2008 Mercedes C300
2012 Ford F-150 XLT
2014 Ford F-150 FX4 - Current
1999 Chevy Trailblazer
2008 Range Rover Sport Supercharged
2015 Honda Civic Coupe EX-L
2018 Honda HR-V Touring
2019 Audi A4 Technik - Current
2012 Porsche 911 Targa 4 - Current
1995 Kawasaki ZX-6R
2005 Yamaha R6 - RIP
2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition - Current
IG: G_SPYDER91
| |
| | |
09-15-2015, 10:54 AM
|
#123 | | Pull Out Towing. Women rescued for free.
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hongcouver
Posts: 8,449
Thanked 2,414 Times in 1,283 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Noir I suppose you don't win 7 GP titles without knowing what you're doing. | I thought he has 9 championships?
but his Wiki page says 6.
*Edit* 6 Championship titles in the top class. 3 in the lower CC classes.
Look, he has the same bday as me.  Quote:
Originally Posted by 604STIG Been trying to figure out how/where to watch this? | I watched it on Kodi.
There was a bunch on youtube but they were deleted pretty quickly.
__________________ Originally posted by Iceman_19 you should have tried to touch his penis. that really throws them off. Originally posted by The7even SumAznGuy > Billboa Originally posted by 1990TSI SumAznGuy> Internet > tinytrix Quote:
Originally Posted by tofu1413 and icing on the cake, lady driving a newer chrysler 200 infront of me... jumped out of her car, dropped her pants, did an immediate squat and did probably the longest public relief ever...... steam and all. | (11-0-0) Buy/Sell rating Christine Shitvic Pull Out Towing | |
| | |
09-15-2015, 03:51 PM
|
#124 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Japan
Posts: 6,745
Thanked 1,314 Times in 540 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by SumAznGuy I thought he has 9 championships?
but his Wiki page says 6.
*Edit* 6 Championship titles in the top class. 3 in the lower CC classes.
Look, he has the same bday as me.
I watched it on Kodi.
There was a bunch on youtube but they were deleted pretty quickly. |
7 in the top class i think. His 500cc title is one. I suppose my verbiage was off.  | |
| | |
09-15-2015, 06:31 PM
|
#125 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Coquitlam, BC
Posts: 1,445
Thanked 3,066 Times in 548 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by 604STIG Been trying to figure out how/where to watch this? | torrent
| |
| | | |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
| | |
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 09:53 AM.
|
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!
