Quote from: Spidey on May 10, 2012, 10:58:09 AM
Cortese's post-race quote singlehandedly made me a GIANT fan of his.   

and since i'm days late to the thread: ben.  get your shit together.  for make the beast with two backs's sake.

and i only scanned the other pages, but yeah, nicky's bike got lost.  and i assume the 'grab a bunch of throttle and let the electronics figure it out' thing was just a joke.. cuz it doesn't work that way.  like, at all.

both collars for colin.. bummer   

Quote from: gm2 on May 10, 2012, 03:44:09 PM

  and i assume the 'grab a bunch of throttle and let the electronics figure it out' thing was just a joke.. cuz it doesn't work that way.  like, at all.

It was a little broad, but to be fair, they open the throttle much earlier in the corner than they would have years ago.  While Jorge has shown us that highsides still exist, he's also shown us that complete faith in electronics = go very fast.

So, our MotoGP heroes are truly nothing more than 'riders'....?

If Dorna/FIM 'hires' chimpanzees and pays them with bananas they could afford to have 40 bikes on the grid

Quote from: OT on May 10, 2012, 08:09:31 PM
If Dorna/FIM 'hires' chimpanzees and pays them with bananas they could afford to have 40 bikes on the grid

They already did...it's called Moto2

Quote from: Jester on May 10, 2012, 07:19:46 PM
complete faith in electronics = go very fast.

negatory.  those bikes will all still toss you into next week.

jorge is very fast because jorge is very fast.

Quote from: desmoquattro on May 11, 2012, 07:42:49 AM
They already did...it's called Moto2

Quote from: desmoquattro on May 11, 2012, 07:42:49 AM
They already did...it's called Moto2

Maybe, but those chimps sure are entertaining.

Quote from: Buckethead on May 11, 2012, 09:35:03 AM
Maybe, but those chimps sure are entertaining.

I can see Marc Marquez throwing feces

Quote from: desmoquattro on May 11, 2012, 10:10:04 AM
I can see Marc Marquez throwing feces

There you go, flaunting you MotoGP.com subscription in our faces. Speed cuts that part out for us plebeians.

Quote from: Drunken Monkey on May 15, 2012, 12:19:17 AM
There you go, flaunting you MotoGP.com subscription in our faces. Speed cuts that part out for us plebeians.

Racing Underground. I heard Nate has invites.   

Quote from: Drunken Monkey on May 15, 2012, 12:19:17 AM
There you go, flaunting you MotoGP.com subscription in our faces. Speed cuts that part out for us plebeians.

Yes, but we get Greg Craptastic in trade.

Quote from: gm2 on May 11, 2012, 09:29:39 AM
negatory.  those bikes will all still toss you into next week.

jorge is very fast because jorge is very fast.

Which is why I prefaced it with the highside comment.  I think any rider that had experience on older bikes will tell you they can crack the throttle earlier than ever on modern machinery.  You don't need for me to tell you why they spend a ton of time dicking with electronics to make sure every damn corner is mapped just right.  Saying electronics doesn't drop the lap times on these bikes is crazy.  I promise you they would back off a bit if they didn't trust that computer 100%.

Quote from: Jester on May 15, 2012, 08:07:09 PM
Saying electronics doesn't drop the lap times on these bikes is crazy.  I promise you they would back off a bit if they didn't trust that computer 100%.

totally.  i agree with that completely.  but characterizing it by saying that all you need to do is twist the throttle and hang on is.. waaaay off