2012 Silly Season

[zooom]

That immediately brought Marc Marquez back into my thinking. Sure, no rookies on factory teams, but does this seat really qualify as a factory team under the rule?

given the circumstances....I am sure this will eventually be discussed sometime this week....it isn't that far off from being worth considering....a retraction of previous statement for to step-up wouldn't look bad at all, especially if DORNA backs the whole thing PR-wise....

[derby]

That immediately brought Marc Marquez back into my thinking. Sure, no rookies on factory teams, but does this seat really qualify as a factory team under the rule?

it's not a factory team.

[thought]

it's not a factory team.

yup, literally everything but a factory team in name though.  that skirts the rules.

[desmoquattro]

yup, literally everything but a factory team in name though.  that skirts the rules.

San Carlo colors seem to suit Marquez...for a year, anyway. Might be very interesting.

[gm2]

maybe a little too fresh wound to bring this up...but it begs the question eventually as to whom will get that factory RC213V at Gresini in place of SuperSic....too bad Dovi got dissed and signed with Tech3....

who says it'll still be at Gresini?  Marco was an HRC employee.

[Spidey]

Iaonne (sp?) & Hopper have more of a chance than they did.  Melandri probably wishes he didn't sign that contract a week or two ago. 

Marquez should definitely move up now.

[EvilSteve]

Agreed, Marquez should take the opportunity.

[derby]

who says it'll still be at Gresini?  Marco was an HRC employee.

[Spidey]

Agreed, Marquez should take the opportunity.

I don't know that the opportunity is at Gresini, as Marquez already has more than enough corporate dough behind him from his Spanish sponsors. The 'opportunity' is the opening in the grid, which is now down to 2 rather than 3 factory Hondas.  And HRC has lost one of their more colorful, hard-charging marketable up-n-comers, which is exactly the role Marquez should slot into.  He may not have Super Sic's personality, but his riding is similar.  

[desmoquattro]

but his riding is similar.  

Let's hope not...

[derby]

Let's hope not...

what's that supposed to mean?

[desmoquattro]

what's that supposed to mean?

You can infer what you want (not speaking to this particular incident), but it means that I sincerely hope Marquez rides a bit less recklessly. I'm not prepared to chalk Sic's early-season items up as mere racing incidents.

[gm2]

You can infer what you want (not speaking to this particular incident), but it means that I sincerely hope Marquez rides a bit less recklessly. I'm not prepared to chalk Sic's early-season items up as mere racing incidents.

they weren't racing incidents as much as they were a kid coming to grips with the bike and how to ride it.  he was impatient and later said so, when he apologized.

he sure as hell should have waited to pass pedrosa etc., but on the whole the sport needed him and still needs riders like him.

[derby]

they weren't racing incidents as much as they were a kid coming to grips with the bike and how to ride it.  he was impatient and later said so, when he apologized.

he sure as hell should have waited to pass pedrosa etc., but on the whole the sport needed him and still needs riders like him.

[lazylightnin717]

they weren't racing incidents as much as they were a kid coming to grips with the bike and how to ride it.  he was impatient and later said so, when he apologized.

he sure as hell should have waited to pass pedrosa etc., but on the whole the sport needed him and still needs riders like him.

BOOM!!!