Alpine 318is

Did those last 5 laps just fucking happen?

MCA8690

DO TELL!!!!!
I'm here at work and don't have access to MotoGP dot com....
would someone please give an update on the top 10?!?
any upsets so far? crashes? spectacular moves?
I wanna know!!

SoarTWD

freaking nutz battle between stoner and rossi. stoner goes down with 13 laps to go and doesn't lose 2nd position

wheezl

Ok, for all of the Rossi haters. He just proved it in your back yard.

He took an I-4 and beat a real engine with 20 more hp.

Discuss.


The tire bullshit really did screw up the race.


EDIT: This has been the best race of the year for first place.

Buckwheat

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Fanfrickin'tastic!





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Motophotog

WOW WOW WOW, that was fun to watch! I also loved seeing Hacking right there with Spies, beating about 5 riders!

Congrats to Rossi, poor Stoner.

HondaKilla

that was some of the best racing this year! About time the doctor showed the bloody American’s how to race, lol. Please, lets start an email barrage to CBS to fire that fucking ass clown commentator... my god, save his shit for NASCAR inbreeds...

wheezl

I am just happy that Americans on CBS got to see some real moto racing. Too bad Casey couldn't hold it for a bit longer.

If gas keeps going up over the next few years maybe we can turn into a moto nation

Alpine 318is

How bout another huge lorenzo high side. They need to up his tracking control setting.

wheezl

I had to watch Eurosport and Mediaset depending on who wasn't showing ads.


How bad was CBS commentary?

wheezl

Fast awesome rookie.. he'll figure it out next year.

Motophotog

everyone should be sending KIRO or CBS a THANK YOU for not only broadcasting this, but they are going to broadcast Brno (the next race) Seems they're really giving MotoGP a chance.

manicmike

Greg White is a dumb ass. "Yeah what you're seeing is the left hand being used for the clutch. The clutch is what's used to shift."

wheezl

In fact we should CALL CBS and tell them how much WE LOVE when they broadcast MotoGP.




.. Though I just watched the Stoner interview on Italian TV... what a whiny bitch

I hear he is a nice guy... but really whatever.

Nex

CBS was bad, but keep in mind they are not targeting real motorcycle fans. I bet commentators were told to chew it down for regular "joe" and try to get them interested. In an established market they would not have to explain how a MotoGP bike has no starter... or that riders wear leathers, helmet, gloves, and have plastic pucks on their knees

Motophotog

i just sent KIRO's programming a quickie email.

Nex

Thanks CBS! I was able to watch GP even with no cable to speak of. They ran some really long ads though, way too long for a sporting even.

Motophotog

believe it or not... it wasnt "too" bad. Watch AMA on speed channel. You will PULL YOUR HAIR OUT. They take a break every lap.

Nex

I haven't watched cable in 2 years, must have lost tolerance. Usually I download GP races aired on Eurosport, but I just couldn't resist this one since it's in our time zone and everything.

Motophotog

yeah i hear u on that. CBS should allow another 1/2 hour of coverage, since the EUROsport coverage lasts about another half hour afterward... but again... babysteps. They know most americans (always go go go, more more more) saw rossi cross the finish and changed the channel

Powderkeg

You should of waited, Eurosport has way better announcers.

wheezl

Sadly only about 90,000 Americans know what a clutch is :D

wheezl

For the rest of this season. This is the last year of MototGP on Eurosport.

The best MotoGP announcers ever... are looking for work.

KCander

new drinking game: take a drink every time Greg White says, "WOW".

Awesome race 'til Stoner f'ed up, though!

gixxerjeff

best race of the season

Tdawg

Casey
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...es/7516543.stm

too bad it didn't go to the end...

xrdotimcr

Did not turn out as I wanted it too, but a good race nonetheless.

Nex

Thanks! Good vid. I can see Rossi riding that hard to maybe try and get into Stoner's head a little. All in good fun, and in the end Stoner fall all on his own. I was watching his bike move around so so much and thinking -man is he on the edge- while Rossi was not sliding it around nearly as much. We could have seen an interesting finish if Stoner didn't crash - leaving to who managed tires better.

gixxerjeff

i hate how every race they explain what moto gp is, what a motorcycle is. etc etc etc...

wheezl

Rossi rides a bike that handles very well with a crew that gets it dialed in every race. Stoner rides a rocket with the best engine in MotoGP but that needs to be chucked into the corners. Laguna Seca is a good track to be down on power. But Yamaha has to bring a real engine next year.

Nex