Wake up sleepy heads!

[Surly]

The Aussie MotoGP is on tonight, stay awake and watch the race with me. Can magic Marc Marquez finish the season off with a win down-under? Can another seagull finish off the season for Jorge Lorenzo? Wake up you sleepy heads!

Best regards

Surly

 

[Bugnatr]

Starts 6am here in California.

What's up with the track eating tires?

For the first time in MotoGP™ history, compulsory bike changes will be required in Sunday’s Tissot Australian Grand Prix. With a new race distance of 26 laps, all riders will be required to change bikes during the race.

The change came courtesy of an announcement from Race Direction after qualifying on Saturday, with Bridgestone having announced that it is unable to guarantee the safety of its rear slick tyres beyond 14 laps.

It has therefore been decided to make the following changes to the MotoGP™ class race in the interests of safety:

1. The race distance will be 26 laps (previously scheduled to be 27)

2. Every rider will be required to enter the pits and change to their second machine with fresh tyres at least once during the race.

3. No rider is permitted to make more than 14 laps on any one slick rear tyre. This means that a bike/tyre change before lap 12 would require a second bike/tyre change to finish the race

4. Riders using ‘Factory’ and ‘Satellite’ machines will be required to use the ‘hard’ option tyre (B51DR). Extra quantity will be allocated by Bridgestone

5. Riders using CRT machines will be required to use the CRT ‘hard’ option tyre (B50DR). Extra quantity will be allocated by Bridgestone

6. The pit lane speed limit zone will be extended both on entry and exit and the exit route to rejoin the track will be marked by a white line in the runoff area; crossing this line whilst rejoining the track from pit lane will result in a penalty

From MotoGP.com

 

[Surly]

Hi Mr. Bugnatr,

the track has recently been resurfaced and is very hard on tires. I hope the compulsory changing of bikes will add a new and exciting dimension to the race, time will tell.

Best regards

Surly

 

[dcarver]

6AM in the morning? Don't you all kn ow Candy Butt's are NOT awake at 0600?

Hi Ya Surly!

 

[Bugnatr]

Surly, it would be very interesting to have the riders manage the tires to last the whole race but this bike change should add a different aspect to the race.

If Jorge can jump way out early in the race it may help him.

 

[Surly]

Hi Don, hope all is well.

Hi Mr. Bugnatr, the talk on the telecast is that due to only one tyre manufacture "Bridgestone" there was no testing on new surface. I would offer up my PR3s to Marc if he wanted them.

 

[escapefjrtist]

So 6 AM it is...up at 5:45 this morning, get to sleep in tomorrow!

--G

 

[MCRIDER007]

The TV coverage may start at 6 AM Sunday but the race will start at 10 PM (Saturday) on the West Coast.

 

[dcarver]

As in just over an hour from now?

 

[MCRIDER007]

As in just over an hour from now?

Yes, race starts in 28 minutes.

 

[Surly]

About 20 minutes till race time! I'm so excited!

 

[dcarver]

Ok, off to try an find it on TV!

 

[dcarver]

Well, not for me..

0600 - damn it all man!

 

[Surly]

I saw, WOW!

 

[escapefjrtist]

Certainly an interesting race to watch...who would have expected Honda to make a mistake THAT big. Yikes!

--G

 

[Bugnatr]

Holy mother of racing, what a change of events.

Somebody at Honda really stepped on their Johnson. Was it Marc or the dude holding the pit board?

 

[Auburn]

Talk about the blunder of all blunders.

 

[A41Billy]

Holy mother of racing, what a change of events.
Somebody at Honda really stepped on their Johnson. Was it Marc or the dude holding the pit board?

A BIG team mistake. Now we have a close championship. Check out MM rear tire!

 

[Queensland Ken]

What a great weekend of racing !

Superbikes and the GP.

Wonder who is going to get the sack from Honda.

Marc would have seen that rider pull into the pits, so why didn't he on the next lap ???