Yooperbikemike's 2012 MotoGP Thread

Thanks to Krop for this link, my favorite guys to listen to a race with and the others are very knowledgeable as well.
A MUST listen..

David Emmett ‏ @motomatters
Two hours you will enjoy: the latest Soupkast with @DennisNoyes, @TobyMoody and @MotoGPJules: http://bit.ly/HVyZCz Fantastic stuff!

Soupkast

It's not just you. :huh

As Colin Edwards put it the other day, the "Couch Crew Chiefs" come out

Shame that Hayden's Ducati testing was such a washout. Maybe they should plan some track time over here in our desert southwest. Lots of tracks, though not all are MotoGP level. Still, it would beat sitting in the garage watching the rain fall.

I was wondering if Nick and Vale shouldn't be practicing on some old Ducati SBKs. They are very long at the front and chronically understeer. The GP12.... should feel awesome after riding a couple of those old SBKs.

Thank you for the link... really good program!

Great link thanks.

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It's likely a family name. White bread is le pain blanc in French.

Is AMG still a sponsor of the 2012 factory Ducati team? This could get interesting with the Audi purchase...

No, it's over, effective immediately

there was an official statement somewhere, I think I read it on GPone.com

Is that like an armchair quarterback, but with a tool-set?

That sucks. I liked the irony of AMG giving Audi money.

Kind of a neat Nicky Hayden interview. It is in Italian but Nicky speaks (mostly) English.

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In the modern era of 4-stroke MotoGP, this is the Hayden lesson. In 2006 Nicky complained frequently to Honda that the clutch was crap, while Honda insisted that they couldn't find any problem with it- because the test rider wasn't pushing as hard as Nicky and so never encountered the issue. (Dani never had problems because Dani was using a different setup- Nicky having already been relegated to developing parts for the 800.)

Love that southern accent... wish we had better coverage here in America!

Gee, Nick has really matured. He's become a good spokesperson and much more articulate in responding to the media. He must've had some really good training in recent years. Bravo!

Still needs about seven tenths, though. Hopefully he finds it in Jerez.

Two days until the next round. Spring is in the air, and I thought I'd post a video we've all seen a dozen times....


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Thats a great vid and great racing like that never gets old....

That reminded me of this:

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Absolutely Epic racing.