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bmart

bmart

Control Rider
Manufacturers have had success with quite a few configurations over the years. Perhaps this is just the normal flow of things for the sport? It would be something if in year two of the V4...they took the title from the pasta makers.
 
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motopreserve

Member
Even if it just helps them hone in on what the V4 benefits are, and how it works/doesn’t work with their other attributes, it may be worthwhile.
 
NothingClever

NothingClever

ATP/3C
Strange, surprise crash for P3 today in Premier class with seven laps to go. Points to a setting problem rather than a rider mistake.
 
bmart

bmart

Control Rider
I raised both eyebrows that there was no penalty for last minute move for the lead. I would have expected being ruled out for a weekend or three. If the rest of the riders rode like that...it wouldn't be long before none were left. Not smart riding...and my former admiration for him is on hold. We already have one MM93 willing to "do anything" for a point. It lessens the sport, especially what it has turned into from the days of on camera shoving matches.
 
TimTheAsian

TimTheAsian

Fresh off the Boat
Staff member
Control Rider
bmart said:
I raised both eyebrows that there was no penalty for last minute move for the lead. I would have expected being ruled out for a weekend or three. If the rest of the riders rode like that...it wouldn't be long before none were left. Not smart riding...and my former admiration for him is on hold. We already have one MM93 willing to "do anything" for a point. It lessens the sport, especially what it has turned into from the days of on camera shoving matches.
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If MM93 made that move I bet this would've been a bigger thing.
 
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ctk62

Member
They would have had to send a military helicopter to get Marc out of Italy safely.

I agree that it was a very strange call on race direction's part but that seems to be their MO.
 
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Donkadillapig

New Member
ctk62 said:
They would have had to send a military helicopter to get Marc out of Italy safely.

I agree that it was a very strange call on race direction's part but that seems to be their MO.
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HA! you both nailed it! there was no way they were gonna call that anything other than a "racing incident" for THAT rider at THAT track! But like the commentator "Gavin" said... that was Filthy!
I'm a MM93 fan and I agree there aren't enough Carbonara Police in the entire boot to get him out to Indonesia safely if he had been gifted a win through a 1+2 crash out.
 
NothingClever

NothingClever

ATP/3C
Yeah, I can't remember if it was 2023 or an earlier season but he (MM93) low-sided his bike and after it plowed spectacularly and catastrophically into JZ05 such that JZ05 couldn't get up and was clearly injured, MM93 just got up, glanced over at him and started sprinting back to his paddock to get his B bike.

Compare that to CW34's behavior towards KY31 in 2022 at VIR after she plowed her Junior Cup bike into CW34 (Turn 7).

There are champions and then there are true champions.
 
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