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TalentFan

April 10, 2013 10:35 AM

MOTOGP » Qatar MotoGP: Crutchlow 'frustrating' fifth after factory fight


CC needs to be a better starter though. When he headed Dovi, it was shown that he had the speed to pull away. When behind, CC could catch Dovi and not get past him without a proper do-or-die banzai lunge. Cal has work to do for sure. You can bet he knows it too. Can he work on his weak areas? Well, he's shown huge improvement since he got on a MotoGP bike, so it has to be possible that he can. But to try and say he doesn't have a machinery / team / budget disadvantage to overcome as well as 4 seriously good competitors to get on the box is absolute drivel. Lad - if you need educating about acceleration and why top speed isn't EVERYTHING, just part of the answer, check out drag racing. Often the winner will post a lower terminal speed than his rival - he won cos he got to his terminal speed earlier and held it for longer.

TalentFan

April 10, 2013 10:29 AM

MOTOGP » Qatar MotoGP: Crutchlow 'frustrating' fifth after factory fight


@ Lad As for the Dovi v CC thing. Dovi did a great job and is vastly experienced. Even so, CC often caught AD running faster and couldn't pass. Dovi is considered 2nd only to DP as the best starter on the grid. He is also considered to be just about THE hardest guy to pass on the brakes - its a very strong area of his game. Note that Hayden said the same after Qatar - he caught AD but could not get by. If you have the same bike, then its next to impossible to get by on the straight. if the guy then brakes SO late you can't get him INTO the corner - then you cant use your corner speed as you are held up by the guy. Cal has a problem passing for sure. But its not all down to CC, but to the characteristics of the bike and of those he's riding against. Just to say he's c*ap like you do is childishly simplistic & unpleasant IMO.

TalentFan

April 10, 2013 10:20 AM

MOTOGP » Qatar MotoGP: Crutchlow 'frustrating' fifth after factory fight


@ Lad - Have you ever ridden a motorcycle on track? Its not JUST about the top speed. Its very much about HOW FAST you GET to the top speed. Its hard to pass the Honda's as they have the best drive out of a turn, and get to their top speed faster and sooner along the straight. So - they pull away from the T3, and are maintaining their top speed for longer before they have to brake. Rossi's factory bike as well. That equals covering ground faster through machinery performance. Rossi rode it well for sure, but.. If someone doesn't understand the fundamentals, then banging on & slagging CC (and flying in the face of what real experts like Neil Spalding & others say) is just going to make you look daft.

TalentFan

April 09, 2013 4:32 PM

MOTOGP » Qatar MotoGP: Crutchlow 'frustrating' fifth after factory fight


@ Codger "Marc pulled the plug on the straight and went past Rossi as though he was on a CRT. Be interesting to hear Rossi's take on that." Best guess? That HRC is a rocket, and is piloted by a Microbe. So - there's a significant advantage with less weight and mass to shove through the air to improve acceleration to top whack. There was also the ability to increase his mass advantage exponentially by slipstreaming - Rossi punches a nice big hole in the air, and the lighter, smaller, faster-accelerating MM could then slingshot by. He did it to Dani too - the passes looked very easy & comfortable from the helicam shot. Interesting thing is that Rookie MM's HRC managed the tyres better than DP's too - luck or a fantastic crew/set-up?

TalentFan

April 09, 2013 4:24 PM

MOTOGP » Qatar MotoGP: Crutchlow 'frustrating' fifth after factory fight


@ RocketR1 "If Cal was being held up in the Corners by the HRC's he should have passed them? Rossi Did.." Well, going on Cal's pre-race comments (which are substantiated by others) it looks like the Yam likes to be slowed down slightly more progressively into the corner, then carry more corner speed to run its best lap-time. Of course, if the bike in front is a) faster, b) more suited to 'stop-turn-FIRE' & slower mid-corner speed (i.e. HRC's) then you can't close enough to get by before the corner, and can't outbrake them into the corner, nor have the drive to out-drag them on the exit of the corner. So you're frustrated but stuck behind - Cal's issue IMO. Rossi had more shunt than Cal on the approach to the corner - he blew by Cal, and also Dani on the straight. No argument VR rode really great too, but no doubt VR's ability to pass would have been severely compromised if he'd been on Cal's T3. At least, that's what the camera shots of relative pace at key track points suggest

TalentFan

April 09, 2013 1:37 PM

MOTOGP » Qatar MotoGP: Crutchlow 'frustrating' fifth after factory fight


@ Don-R Interesting thought and observation about the map switch and fuel situation! Hindsight is great etc. and I'm only wondering but..... given that Cal was being held up in the corners by the HRC's, might it not have been a better strategy to have run the fuel save strategy earlier on and use his cornering to keep DP & MM in sight, and then switch to the full map for a last couple of laps assault when the HRC's tyre wear left them (well Dani anyway) more vulnerable? As for Rossi - well if he DID take that gamble well it certainly paid off! It was a close run thing & it could have gone the other way! Interesting stuff.

TalentFan

April 09, 2013 1:26 PM
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MOTOGP » Qatar MotoGP: Hayden bridges gap to Dovizioso


Interesting thing for me is Nicky's statement that Dovi is SO good on the brakes that he couldn't get by. Its overlooked that AD is known as brilliant on the brakes - always has. Where are the VAST majority of overtakes made? Yup on the BRAKES. So - you need a stronger bike to get by, and be able to match (or nearly match) a rider like Dovi braking to get by him and make it stick. Dovi's a great STARTER too, so he gets track position. Note that CC had the same issue last season - on equal performance kit, getting past Dovi is nigh impossible even if you're over the lap. I think NH will have the same issues with Dovi that CAl did at T3 - get stuck behind, or risk binning it (and him) in a do-or-die move to get by your teammate. Cal had the same issues with the HRC's at Qatar as well.

TalentFan

April 09, 2013 12:09 PM

MOTOGP » Rossi: Welkom '04 more special, Marquez 'better than me!'


Rossi & Marquez brought some much needed racing and entertainment to Moto GP on Sunday. A bit of a burn from the stern from VR, and good to see that Marquez didn't let him have it without a fight when VR got by. Jorge? Well, he did a perfect job - trouble is, is that perfect isn't entertaining and exciting to watch. The fact that VR & MM did make small errors and forced on a bit WAS entertaining. Given the electronics and machine perfection in MGP, it was nice to see that there still can be a bit of cut n thrust in a race. The top 4 are always likely to be top 4 cos of the kit / team / budget advantages they have, as well as being great riders. DP had a poor opener & was the only 1 of the 4 to under-produce. But this is just Race 1 - too early to say too much about next race let alone the season. Would happily watch more tussles like that though. Cal? Well, his final position was the best he could realistically expect - the fact he lost all that distance on the straight every l

TalentFan

April 09, 2013 11:49 AM
Last Edited 44 days ago

MOTOGP » Qatar MotoGP: Crutchlow 'frustrating' fifth after factory fight


No-one with a brain and an honest appraisal won't say that the standouts in MotoGP weren't Rossi & Marquez. Jorge got it off the line & could then maximise his bikes attributes without interference to pull away & did the perfect run as well. But there are 'LAD's' out there who are lying to themselves & us with some outrageously biased nonsense, mixed with unnecessary bile and vitriol when referring to Cal's ride. Distasteful IMO. The T3 couldn't hold a slipstream, but CC got the bike back on the tail of the HRC's lap after lap. Rossi was great - but his bike IS better. The performance on the fast straight was very, VERY noticeable of VR's bike over CC's satellite, which aided VR's challenge. Was Cal the best? No. But he didn't deserve the unfair bashing the couch cretins dealt out. The top 4 bikes were top 4. CC did the best with the kit he had IMO.


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