MotoGP GoPro British Grand Prix at Silverstone ***Spoilers***

Started by duccarlos, August 24, 2018, 08:44:21 AM

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ducpainter

#45
August 27, 2018, 12:51:16 PM
Quote from: OT on August 27, 2018, 07:28:37 AM
Sometime during the repaving, the track owner/manager must have been involved in observing/approving the work and/or paying the bill....one would imagine?  [coffee]

I recall Hurrincane Ike and the 2008 Indy MotoGP race, the one where Rossi merrily circled the circuit during the deluge while the rest of the field crashed out - and all the complaints about the repaving job there, too.  Maybe the bosses were panicking over that flashback (or else MM can't ride in the rain very well  [evil]).

Wondering aloud whether all the electronic gizmos on 'modern' bikes make racing in very wet conditions 'impossible'...i.e., no 'digital maps' to handle changed/unexpected track conditions from point to point, such as hitting a wet spot coming out of a dry turn when the engine is spinning up and the controls are not expecting a slippery surface.  Does anyone know if the electronics are ever 'recoded' during wet racing?
You can't necessarily see the crown in a road surface, and after seeing the announcement from the facility GM on MotoGp.com apologizing for the cancellation, I don't believe the guy would know what to look for. He's a numbers/PR guy...not the civil engineer type.

The bikes have sensors to detect wheelspin. That will modify the engine performance, but there's only so much electronics can do. they won't stop a cold tire crash for example.

The problem at Silverstone was standing water on the straights causing hydroplaning. There was too much water for the tires to contact the surface.
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kopfjäger

#46
August 27, 2018, 03:01:54 PM
Back in the day, they even raced past a dead rider.

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ducpainter

#47
August 27, 2018, 05:15:39 PM
Lotsa things used to be.

Didn't make it right.
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a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
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    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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kopfjäger

#48
August 27, 2018, 06:10:46 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on August 27, 2018, 05:15:39 PM
Lotsa things used to be.

Didn't make it right.

Almost positive, wait let me think. Yeah, positive I didn’t say that.
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koko64

#49
August 27, 2018, 07:53:26 PM
They were sure slack on the red flag. More crashes due to the debris or avoiding the downed rider was a critical risk. Pre OH&S era. We're learning all the time.
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ducpainter

#50
August 28, 2018, 03:29:45 AM
Quote from: kopfjäger on August 27, 2018, 06:10:46 PM
Almost positive, wait let me think. Yeah, positive I didn’t say that.
...and I'm positive I didn't say you did.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
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    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


kopfjäger

#51
August 28, 2018, 06:46:19 AM
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kopfjäger

#52
August 28, 2018, 02:54:27 PM
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Mhanis

#53
September 03, 2018, 06:38:31 AM
So my wife and I were in Scotland for 2 weeks and the Silverstone race was right in the middle of our planned time there. We kicked around heading down for the race but decided not to as it was not part of our original plan. Obviously looking back now we are glad we didn't do that. She would never have forgiven me if I'd have pushed to go only to get to see nothing!

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#54
September 03, 2018, 12:48:53 PM
Sounds like you dodged a stormy bullet right there!
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