Laguna Results

[FJR Steve]

1. Stoner

2. Vermuelen

3. Daylight Melandri

Commentators remarked that Casey was riding as if "from another planet."

Guess what...there is plenty more from where he has come from. :clapping: :yahoo:

 

[2WheelTiger]

1. Stoner2. Vermuelen

3. Daylight Melandri

Commentators remarked that Casey was riding as if "from another planet."

Guess what...there is plenty more from where he has come from. :clapping: :yahoo:

Worst motorsports coverage I've ever seen. Commentators are idiots - Spencer has the technical brain of an imbecile and should quit talking about steering with our feet - and "carbon fiber" brakes.

Somebody please tell the lead commentator which controls are on the left side of the bike.

More commercials than race coverage. No interviews of Nicky, Hopper, or RL. Coverage SUCKED.

 

[FJR Steve]

^^^Well I am glad we didn't get that commentary^^^

I didn't stick around for the interviews....was at 0600hrs our time...so had to be at work. Will catch up witrh the news tonight (AWST)

 

[TestPilot]

We certainly are fortunate here. Great coverage from Fox Sports, good, knowledgable commentators, some pre-race interviews, post race interviews with 1st, 2nd & 3rd, during race snippets from team bosses (always same response to same questions, though), highlights from last race - it's all good in the land of Oz.

My 'crazy prediction' of Casey, Chris and Anthony was never going to happen, but we will take 1st, 2nd and 7th. Really a pity about Hopkins and Hayden coming together on lap 1. That would have taken a huge amount of interest away at the track.

6 wins this season, 44 points lead, 7 races to go - Casey is really looking good for the title, but he has not had any bad luck this season, so we will just wait and see.

 

[Thug]

Is that you my little SA mate?

 

[Silent]

Worst motorsports coverage I've ever seen. Commentators are idiots - Spencer has the technical brain of an imbecile and should quit talking about steering with our feet - and "carbon fiber" brakes.

Network comentators in the US suck :angry2:

I'm very dissapointed in Nicky's and Miguel 's DNF's. I expected so much more since Nicky's had such good showings the last couple races at Laguna. Roger on the other hand made a great showing for the day :yahoo:

 

[DucatiSSsp]

1. Stoner2. Vermuelen

3. Daylight Melandri

Commentators remarked that Casey was riding as if "from another planet."

Guess what...there is plenty more from where he has come from. :clapping: :yahoo:

Worst motorsports coverage I've ever seen. Commentators are idiots - Spencer has the technical brain of an imbecile and should quit talking about steering with our feet - and "carbon fiber" brakes.

Somebody please tell the lead commentator which controls are on the left side of the bike.

More commercials than race coverage. No interviews of Nicky, Hopper, or RL. Coverage SUCKED.

Andre.....My fellow motorcyclist,

How can you call a 3 time world champion a "imbecile"?

Maybe you should try one of his track schools......you might learn something! You do use your feet and what's attached to them to help transition weight, which in turn helps the bike turn from side to side.

Carbon brakes have been around for quite some time but are on the extreme $$$ side. The first generation had covers on them to help heat them up faster and keep them hot as they worked better that way. Max Biaggi's Aprilia 250GP bike had them as a example.

The commentary was geared to motorcycle racing newbies and I will agree it lacked big time. It should have been a two hour block to include rider bio's, technical analysis and history of the sport.

Cheers,

Bryce

 

[2WheelTiger]

1. Stoner2. Vermuelen

3. Daylight Melandri

Commentators remarked that Casey was riding as if "from another planet."

Guess what...there is plenty more from where he has come from. :clapping: :yahoo:

Worst motorsports coverage I've ever seen. Commentators are idiots - Spencer has the technical brain of an imbecile and should quit talking about steering with our feet - and "carbon fiber" brakes.

Somebody please tell the lead commentator which controls are on the left side of the bike.

More commercials than race coverage. No interviews of Nicky, Hopper, or RL. Coverage SUCKED.

Andre.....My fellow motorcyclist,

How can you call a 3 time world champion a "imbecile"?

Maybe you should try one of his track schools......you might learn something! You do use your feet and what's attached to them to help transition weight, which in turn helps the bike turn from side to side.

Carbon brakes have been around for quite some time but are on the extreme $$$ side. The first generation had covers on them to help heat them up faster and keep them hot as they worked better that way. Max Biaggi's Aprilia 250GP bike had them as a example.

The commentary was geared to motorcycle racing newbies and I will agree it lacked big time. It should have been a two hour block to include rider bio's, technical analysis and history of the sport.

Cheers,

Bryce

It's really quite simple: He may know how to go fast, but he was talking about the "heat dissipation" properties of carbon brakes. Completely inaccurate. Carbon brakes have been used in combat aircraft for some time. The technology was imported into racing from the military aircraft realm. They are used specifically in HIGH temperature applications where their efficiency improves with temperature. Their use has nothing to do with "dissipation".

You may notice my avatar. That's a picture of me. I know a little bit about steering a race machine. My feet are secondary, not primary input devices as Freddie alluded to.

My recollection of Spencer school is that he's not the primary instructor. His communication skills leave a bit to be desired. From that standpoint, he's a communications imbecile and shouldn't be allowed to talk about anything except who's where and who's passing whom.

 

[FJR Steve]

1. Stoner2. Vermuelen

3. Daylight Melandri

Commentators remarked that Casey was riding as if "from another planet."

Guess what...there is plenty more from where he has come from. :clapping: :yahoo:

words

more words

Cheers,

Bryce

a lot of words

Gentlemen....gentlemen......please.

This is about 3 Aussie's showing your 'boys' how to ride.....in your backyard. A moment of glory please.

 

[feejer222]

A good race spoiled by the first lap coming together that put NH & Hopper out of the front running. Stoner was on another level, I personally hope he becomes another Rossi/Doohan type. I know it makes it a little boring, but it creates a target for riders and aspiring youngsters to aim for. A figure that you automatically think of as number 1.

WTF hapened to DuHamel?....I almost put some money on him!......He pulled up and said ''I would just have been in the way, let those guys race, we had a few issues all weekend that we could not resolve and hopefully next time around we can get things sorted'' F****N NEXT TIME??? What a waste of a ride, what an *******.

Chaz Davies British rookie. 1st time on a MGP bike, 1st time at Laguna & missed the first practice session. Still qualified just 1.8 seconds behind Stoner. He pulled in and had the back sprocket changed because 8 teeth had sheered off. How did this happen on a MGP bike? Bad parts/old parts? He still finished 16th.....You listening Miguel?

Whats going on in the Roberts camp? I thought KR jnr was riding the bike when the new chassis arrived? I now dont believe anything that comes out of there, I think there has been a bust up between father and son. No rider goes home midway through a season and waits for the bike to get better.

Ride of the day for me was Roger Lee Hayden 10th as a rookie is a very special result...but god is he ugly!

A close second is Marco Melandri who climbed through and passed Rossi to finish 3rd. I don't know if you guys saw the practice but he came off big time and could hardly walk before the race. He even had a doc massaging his leg on the grid trying to get painkillers working, The crash was caused (?) by dopey Kurtis who slowed to buy a soda or to wave at friends or something, coming out of a turn and Marco ran into him.

I remember at the Brit GP 20 years ago. Norman Brown(?) said if it rained he was coming in to save the bike as he was a wild card and was featuring in the Brit championship at the time. He did just what Kurtis did and was torpedoed by a Dutch rider doing 120mph, they both died. Maybe there should be some sort of rule about slowing down volutarily?

 

[TestPilot]

Ride of the day for me was Roger Lee Hayden 10th as a rookie is a very special result...but god is he ugly!

Agree - a great ride. But his looks are his looks - don't compare him to the grid girls now

 

[DucatiSSsp]

1. Stoner2. Vermuelen

3. Daylight Melandri

Commentators remarked that Casey was riding as if "from another planet."

Guess what...there is plenty more from where he has come from. :clapping: :yahoo:

Worst motorsports coverage I've ever seen. Commentators are idiots - Spencer has the technical brain of an imbecile and should quit talking about steering with our feet - and "carbon fiber" brakes.

Somebody please tell the lead commentator which controls are on the left side of the bike.

More commercials than race coverage. No interviews of Nicky, Hopper, or RL. Coverage SUCKED.

Andre.....My fellow motorcyclist,

How can you call a 3 time world champion a "imbecile"?

Maybe you should try one of his track schools......you might learn something! You do use your feet and what's attached to them to help transition weight, which in turn helps the bike turn from side to side.

Carbon brakes have been around for quite some time but are on the extreme $$$ side. The first generation had covers on them to help heat them up faster and keep them hot as they worked better that way. Max Biaggi's Aprilia 250GP bike had them as a example.

The commentary was geared to motorcycle racing newbies and I will agree it lacked big time. It should have been a two hour block to include rider bio's, technical analysis and history of the sport.

Cheers,

Bryce

It's really quite simple: He may know how to go fast, but he was talking about the "heat dissipation" properties of carbon brakes. Completely inaccurate. Carbon brakes have been used in combat aircraft for some time. The technology was imported into racing from the military aircraft realm. They are used specifically in HIGH temperature applications where their efficiency improves with temperature. Their use has nothing to do with "dissipation".

You may notice my avatar. That's a picture of me. I know a little bit about steering a race machine. My feet are secondary, not primary input devices as Freddie alluded to.

My recollection of Spencer school is that he's not the primary instructor. His communication skills leave a bit to be desired. From that standpoint, he's a communications imbecile and shouldn't be allowed to talk about anything except who's where and who's passing whom.

You are correct that he is not the primary instructor, but does offer tips and pointers to students while at his school. A imbecile he is not, regardless of a technical slip-up or not. As for your avatar and riding experience, all I can go by is your motobio-blog which does not impress me all that much. Back in the old days of racing, riders pretty much kept there ***** in the saddle. Nowadays its pretty much off to one side or the other with alot of side to side transition done with bodyweight shifting from peg to peg. I used this quite a bit while racing/trackdays @ Pacific Raceway and Spokane Raceway Park. I'm no expert..........but WMRRA did give me a Expert Race License last night...............or did I stay at the Holiday Inn Express last night?????

I remember now.........It was the Holiday Inn Express last night and my Expert race License expired in '01!

At 42, my mind is going! I just remembered I have to get my drivers license renewed!

Guess I'm no expert anymore!

Happy Riding Cowboy!

Bryce

 

[DucatiSSsp]

1. Stoner2. Vermuelen

3. Daylight Melandri

Commentators remarked that Casey was riding as if "from another planet."

Guess what...there is plenty more from where he has come from. :clapping: :yahoo:

words

more words

Cheers,

Bryce

a lot of words

Gentlemen....gentlemen......please.

This is about 3 Aussie's showing your 'boys' how to ride.....in your backyard. A moment of glory please.

Who won anyways???????

I fell asleep after dreaming that I passed Rossi and a couple of No-namers from someplace called "Downunder" to win the race myself! :dribble:

Wuz actually hoping for Edwards or Hopper, but I always hope for a safe race and may the best man win! What place did Schwantz get.........good ol' #34........ooops, sorry, drifted off again to the old glory days

Cheers to the boys downunda! :clapping: :clapping:

Bryce

 

[2WheelTiger]

You are correct that he is not the primary instructor, but does offer tips and pointers to students while at his school. A imbecile he is not, regardless of a technical slip-up or not. As for your avatar and riding experience, all I can go by is your motobio-blog which does not impress me all that much. Back in the old days of racing, riders pretty much kept there ***** in the saddle. Nowadays its pretty much off to one side or the other with alot of side to side transition done with bodyweight shifting from peg to peg. I used this quite a bit while racing/trackdays @ Pacific Raceway and Spokane Raceway Park. I'm no expert..........but WMRRA did give me a Expert Race License last night...............or did I stay at the Holiday Inn Express last night?????
I remember now.........It was the Holiday Inn Express last night and my Expert race License expired in '01!

At 42, my mind is going! I just remembered I have to get my drivers license renewed!

Guess I'm no expert anymore!

Happy Riding Cowboy!

Bryce

Wow, a WMRRA Expert license. I'm SO phukin impressed. Don't they give those out for not crashing for a couple of races?

I took my last WERA Heavyweight Twins Expert regional championship at 45 in 2000. If "modern" racers hang off, I guess this pic proves I'm a geezer.

I'm done with you, Captain Assumption.

 

[Crash Cash]

More commercials than race coverage. No interviews of Nicky, Hopper, or RL. Coverage SUCKED.

Yeah, no kidding. I just finished editing my DVD, and from the start of the program to the commercial break after the 1st 10 finished was only 37 minutes after cutting out the commercials. Less if you chop out the BS before the start.

WHERE THE HELL is my other 20 (or at least 10) minutes of racing??!! :ranting2:

And as bad as Spencer was, he did a good job of reeling in the other moron who was just way over the top. It was better than CBS, but that's really not saying much.

 

[Randy]

For the most part, it was a pretty boring race to watch and Ralph and Freddy annoy the **** out of me. Just when I think Freddy has come close to redeeming himself, he throws out something stupid like 'he's at 54% lean angle'. Percent??? That little small circle after the number means degrees. Then, later in the day I watched the supersport race and I heard him talking about Dupont on 3 of the top runners and 2 on Perelli and him saying that 3 tire brands were represented in the top 5.

On to the race....

Bridgestone continues 2007 dominance.

Stoner was phenominal. Barring disaster, I don't see Rossi catching him. The whole package (rider, crew, bike) is just too good.

Vermulen continues to prove how much he likes Laguna (many forget him doubling at the last World Superbike race here in 2004).

Melandri had a great run after hitting the deck during qualifying and missing the morning warm up.

Rossi and Pedrossa...good, but, just not good enough today.

Chaz Davies...bad break..shearing teeth off of the sprocket??? Unreal. All in all, I think he had a great showing and impressed many.

On to the 'mericans....

Hopper and Nicky...no one to blame...racing incident...watching a slow mo replay, it looked like Hoppers rear broke loose just a little right before contact was made, but, Nicky was coming down hard. Once again, races aren't won in the first corner, but, many are lost.

Edwards...just didn't have the set up.

Miguel...can't beleive he quit.

Porkchop...would like to see a replay at the finish. He was in a close battle with Barros and was leading him with just a few turns to go. I'm curious if he let Alex by him. Wouldn't surprise me that he would let a series regular by him.

 

[TellurideFJR]

I missed the broadcast of the race because I was watching it LIVE at the track. Hear are some pics from the event shot during the hot pit walk

Perfect weather and a great experience despite the lack of racing at the front. The race for third and then fourth was good. Marco rode great for being injured during qualifying, he was shuttled to the garage on a scooter for the race.

 

[tstaff]

Marco Melandri had a great ride after his nasty crash Saturday, I can't Imagine what Curtis Roberts was thinking?

I feel bad for Hopper, looked like he would have been very fast in the race.

Nicky was lucky to be 4th on the grid, 10th-15th in most of the sessions w/race tires.

Bridgestone is clearly the tire to have.

 

[luvtoride]

Wow, some of you guys are pretty hard core about what you argue about.

I'm pretty new to motorcycle racing... I was hooked after going to my first Superbike race at VIR last summer... but if I remember correctly, doesn't Rizla produce rolling papers? I asked this awhile back & don't remember any response.

So, a rolling paper manufacturer can sponsor a race team? Interesting & funny at the same time.

Heidi