Indianapolis GP 2015 - SPOILED like a gallon of milk left in the sun

[thought]

I love the fact that we still have American rounds for MotoGP but the coverage just kills me.  When the announcer was talking about MM "taking his foot off the peg" to get lower I mentally cringed.  There was a second or two for Schwantz to process that before he stepped in and said that his foot probably slipped and that def wasnt on purpose.

I think that Cal is simply playing games and trying to make it seem like he has options beyond Honda for contracts.

Oh, and lots of tension during the race and I'm glad that Rossi pulled something out of his hat to make the podium... it was looking pretty bleak there for a bit.

[MadDuck]

8 races to go in the season.  Rossi really needs to get in gear when it comes to qualifying!!  This coming from behind from the 3rd row stuff has got to go.  There were laps during this last race where they were saying that he was 0.4 secs faster per lap than the leads.  C'mon now -- he needs those points!!

[thought]

8 races to go in the season.  Rossi really needs to get in gear when it comes to qualifying!!  This coming from behind from the 3rd row stuff has got to go.  There were laps during this last race where they were saying that he was 0.4 secs faster per lap than the leads.  C'mon now -- he needs those points!!

It just seems that he always "finds something during warm up" every time and gets the speed he needed the day before.

[duccarlos]

This is the one thing that he has not been able to come to grips with. They've changed the bikes from 500cc two-stroke to 800 to 1000, but going from a full hour qualifying to 15 minutes has killed him. He simply takes longer to adjust to the conditions. In warm up he has a full hour to try different things to get the bike going quick.

[ducpainter]

This is the one thing that he has not been able to come to grips with. They've changed the bikes from 500cc two-stroke to 800 to 1000, but going from a full hour qualifying to 15 minutes has killed him. He simply takes longer to adjust to the conditions. In warm up he has a full hour to try different things to get the bike going quick.

I don't know...he has four sessions and over 3 hours to find stuff before qualy...

and warm up is only 20 mins

[Speeddog]

Agreed on Dovi. That was my point...he isn't doing as well as Iannone because of himself, not the bike. It does seem to be the same old thing for Ducati...you finish with the bike you start with in any given year.

~~~SNIP~~~

Dovi was in podium contention at Mugello when his rear sprocket fuxxored.

Running 5th at Assen when his seat/exhaust bracket/something broke.

2 unforced crashes at Catalunya and Sachsenring.

A bad run, but not all on him.

[Triple J]

Ya, I forgot about the sprocket and didn't hear about the Assen problems. Been a rough stretch since LeMans.

[m9hundo]

I love the fact that we still have American rounds for MotoGP but the coverage just kills me.  When the announcer was talking about MM "taking his foot off the peg" to get lower I mentally cringed.  There was a second or two for Schwantz to process that before he stepped in and said that his foot probably slipped and that def wasnt on purpose.

Hahaha I know what you mean, I caught that as well. Cringe indeed

And that female broadcaster couldn't keep up with the feed and the topics that were being covered, and the butchering of the names of  the riders. It's like they are unaware that there's a place called Europe where riders from different countries race motorcycles.

[Mhanis]

Ralph Sheheen is the worst things to happen to motorcycle racing coverage ever.

EVER

He makes me stupider every time I hear him.

Schwantz is a legend on the track, merely OK in the booth.

My .02¢

Mark

[thought]

I don't mind Schwantz or any ex racer really.  I give them the benefit of the doubt because being a sports announcer isn't supposed to be their bread and butter and they tend to give a very accurate analysis of what the riders are thinking.  Like when Spies did the COTA commentary a couple of years ago... not the most charismatic but a good insight into how the riders were working mentally during the race.

I have issues with sports announcers being terrible.  I mean... they have one job.  ONE JOB. haha

And while we're on the topic of bashing US moto coverage... was it just me or did it seem like they made sure to have every single pass happen off camera or during a commercial break?

[duccarlos]

And while we're on the topic of bashing US moto coverage... was it just me or did it seem like they made sure to have every single pass happen off camera or during a commercial break?

Well, that's a very different issue. The MotoGP coverage might not show a pass the very second, but they do have the ability to show instant replay. They don't have to worry about commercial breaks either. TV coverage has to break for commercial. I like NBC Sports coverage. They have commercials in a separate window at least in F1 races.

[Triple J]

The MotoGP Video Pass coverage missed a few passes as well. I heard that although the announcers were the same as usual, the video crew was US-based, so hence the odd decisions as to what to show (like showing the HRC box when Rossi was passing Pedro on the last lap).

[duccarlos]

IIRC they were showing MM gaping Jorghey while Rossi was passing the Turd. Even the announcers were talking about the Turd being in third place even when their positions were updated on the left hand bar. It took them half a lap to notice and another half lap to find the replay.

[ducpainter]

The MotoGP Video Pass coverage missed a few passes as well. I heard that although the announcers were the same as usual, the video crew was US-based, so hence the odd decisions as to what to show (like showing the HRC box when Rossi was passing Pedro on the last lap).

You'd think the directors/producers would be Dorna people even if the camera operators were US...maybe not

[ZLTFUL]

I got to hang out with Gigi...but my Italian sucks.