MotoGP 2014

[SectorOne]

But this time he didn't have the pace to keep up with the top 3.

He was the fastest guy on track for a big portion (2-3 tenths on everyone) of the race but because his messed up start he blew his tires too early.

[Juzh]

But this time he didn't have the pace to keep up with the top 3.

He was the fastest guy on track for a big portion (2-3 tenths on everyone) of the race but because his messed up start he blew his tires too early.

Big portion? 2 laps maybe. He was 1/10 faster than lor on few occasions but never faster than dani. Then he dropped off completely.

[mikeerfol]

But this time he didn't have the pace to keep up with the top 3.

He was the fastest guy on track for a big portion (2-3 tenths on everyone) of the race but because his messed up start he blew his tires too early.

Big portion? 2 laps maybe. He was 1/10 faster than lor on few occasions but never faster than dani. Then he dropped off completely.

There was only 1 lap where he was thousandths faster than Pedrosa, he never had the pace

http://resources.motogp.com/files/resul ... 3_78eb911b

2 actually but yeah, you guys get my point

[JimClarkFan]

OK Sector, what were you drinking when you were watching the race

[SectorOne]

OK Sector, what were you drinking when you were watching the race

That´s classified unfortunately
I may or may not have skimmed through the race this time

[JimClarkFan]

OK Sector, what were you drinking when you were watching the race

That´s classified unfortunately
I may or may not have skimmed through the race this time

knew it - you normally have a good read on things

You could be forgiven too, im findng myself skimming f1 races more and more frequently but watching the whole weekend of motogp.

[mikeerfol]

Great save by Marquez in Monday's test!
http://gpxtra.com/2014/08/18/marc-marqu ... ting-save/

[eniacon]

Great save by Marquez in Monday's test!
http://gpxtra.com/2014/08/18/marc-marqu ... ting-save/

http://gpxtra.com/wp-content/uploads/20 ... AAF_pj.jpg

http://gpxtra.com/wp-content/uploads/20 ... AAJB26.jpg

http://gpxtra.com/wp-content/uploads/20 ... AAtDjt.jpg

If in doubt, use the throttle to get out...

[Andres125sx]

Great save by Marquez in Monday's test!
http://gpxtra.com/2014/08/18/marc-marqu ... ting-save/

http://gpxtra.com/wp-content/uploads/20 ... AAF_pj.jpg

http://gpxtra.com/wp-content/uploads/20 ... AAJB26.jpg

http://gpxtra.com/wp-content/uploads/20 ... AAtDjt.jpg

Save? He had already crashed!!


I remember once that Doohan tryed a similar save, but coudn´t. I thought "nice try, but that´s not possible".

Marquez proving me wrong... again. This guy is unbeliveble =D>


So now Alpinestars should put some protectors on his shoulders too, elbows were not enough for him

[JimClarkFan]

He didn't save it

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xKHTwpTx61k

I think they threw a few pictures together to suggest he did, unless of course those pictures are another run at the same corner, however the characteristic tyre marks suggest the first 2 pictures are from the fall, and the third picture is another attempt which he managed to save. Taken together it makes him look like a superhuman, but as far as I can tell, they are two separate incidents...

[Andres125sx]

Sorry but that´s a different incident. Look at the distance to the inner kerbs, the save is some meters far from it, can´t be seen but there´s some space between driver and kerbs when the bike slides. But the video incident show he´s almost over the kerbs at that point

[JimClarkFan]

I'm pretty sure it is the same one, but it hardly matters.

[Saykas]

I'm pretty sure it is the same one, but it hardly matters.

Nope, the video is from the first test before the Brno GP. 16.07.2014

[Andres125sx]

I'm pretty sure it is the same one, but it hardly matters.

I´m completely sure it´s not the same one. Watch the video, when the bike slides, the helmet is around white line vertical.

On the save the helmet is more than 1m inside the white line. Can´t be the same



Edit: another proof it´s not the same one. Watch the bottom of the pictures, you can see some metallic structure you cannot see on the video because they´re covered green

And another one, the inner kerbs on the video is standard kerbs, on the picture (third) you can see they added another kerbs, don´t know the name, one of those higher than standard kerbs so there´re actually two kerbs while on the video there´s only one

Edit2: probably not even same corner

[hollus]

Look in the back, in the outer edge of the track: Fence, fence, white, red, bag, bag, bag. Pics 1 and 2 are as a minimum out of sequence, and in pic 3, he has magically lifted himself in almost no space. This is clearly a mix and match of pics.

Edit: nevermind, I was wrong, see below.