Guareschi: Our bike is like handling an eel

gm2 · July 26, 2011, 12:44:05 PM

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/93400

desmoquattro · July 26, 2011, 12:54:35 PM

Hmm...an eel sort of looks like a piece of crap...

fastwin · July 26, 2011, 02:27:32 PM

It's been said many times before but again, it's impressive what Stoner did with that bike that others have not been able to successfully duplicate. Looks like Stoner finally found a bike that suits him with the Honda.

gm2 · July 27, 2011, 09:23:12 AM

he pretty much did that in 2006, also

ducpainter · July 27, 2011, 09:44:18 AM

Is this new slithering serpent better or worse than the one they had last year?

gm2 · July 27, 2011, 10:01:49 AM

reading between the lines a bit, the GP11 was reportedly better than the GP10 at first (and it seemed that way). then the 'stones got updated and the bike hates them.

ducpainter · July 27, 2011, 10:05:49 AM

Quote from: gm2 on July 27, 2011, 10:01:49 AM
reading between the lines a bit, the GP11 was reportedly better than the GP10 at first (and it seemed that way). then the 'stones got updated and the bike hates them.

coincidence that the Suzuki is all of a sudden competitive?

I think not.

Before you know it Elias will be on pole too.

gm2 · July 27, 2011, 10:07:33 AM

Quote from: ducpainter on July 27, 2011, 10:05:49 AM
coincidence that the Suzuki is all of a sudden competitive?

I think not.

seriously, probably not.

ducpainter · July 27, 2011, 10:09:42 AM

Quote from: gm2 on July 27, 2011, 10:07:33 AM
seriously, probably not.

Yeah...

I know.

What language was the memo written in?

duccarlos · July 27, 2011, 10:10:40 AM

Why is it that the teams are not allowed to continue working on the bikes (not the engines) throughout the season? I mean, give the riders and engineers a chance to go to a test track and work out the kinks. Seal the engines so that those are not touched, but why are they so hard asses about the riders testing their setups?

gm2 · July 27, 2011, 10:16:43 AM

quoting a racer buddy of mine who basically had a press pass at laguna, was really close to the track:

"What is immediately apparent is how much more committed Stoner & Lorenzo look on their bikes, compared to everyone else, even Pedrosa, on most days. The Ducatis - ALL of them - looked really uncomfortable in the corners, and the riders seemed wary of carrying too much entry speed, and mid-corner speed was really slow, too. It was painful to watch Rossi & Hayden, they are riders who deserve a much better motorcycle to race."

gm2 · July 27, 2011, 10:18:10 AM

Quote from: duccarlos on July 27, 2011, 10:10:40 AM
Why is it that the teams are not allowed to continue working on the bikes (not the engines) throughout the season? I mean, give the riders and engineers a chance to go to a test track and work out the kinks. Seal the engines so that those are not touched, but why are they so hard asses about the riders testing their setups?

they are allowed. that's how rossi is riding a destroked GP12 right now. however, yes, testing has been severely limited since the '08 'cost cutting'

duccarlos · July 27, 2011, 10:27:37 AM

They are allowed to test the GP12 because it's not the same bike they're using this year. make the beast with two backs cost cutting.

Raux · July 27, 2011, 11:08:49 AM

kinda shows how important the right tires are for your bike.
maybe they will let a second tire manufacturer in for next year so teams can choose which works better on their bike.

desmoquattro · July 27, 2011, 11:12:25 AM

Quote from: Raux on July 27, 2011, 11:08:49 AM
kinda shows how important the right tires are for your bike.
maybe they will let a second tire manufacturer in for next year so teams can choose which works better on their bike.

I can see half the grid high-siding and the other half low-siding in that case...

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Guareschi: Our bike is like handling an eel

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