| Author | Message | ||
     Fresnobuell |
THIS is what we need to hear from the Dr. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Nearly a half million have signed the petition: https://www.change.org/p/motogp-race-director-mike -webb-remove-the-penalty-from-valentino-rossi-and- bring-back-integrity-to-the-championship-49da4f09- 7682-4987-aa70-a869d5b05605?recruiter=9346586 | ||
| Jaimec |
Sadly, I don't think online petitions mean diddly-squat when it comes to these decisions. Might make the signer feel good but won't mean anything in the end. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Exactly, it's a symbolic gesture. Half a million by the time I post this... half a million plus 1 when Pwnzor signs it.... | ||
| Hughlysses |
FIM President Vito Ippolito Weighs In On MotoGP Incident At Sepang: http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/fim-president- vito-ippolito-weighs-in-on-motogp-incident-at-sepa ng/ My synopsis: "people should play nice"  | ||
| Rubberdown |
Sounds like he's worried about a mega-fan brawl next round. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
He's saying the little roach named MM should have raced his race instead of holding up the GOAT in his attempt for a 10th Championship. | ||
| Hughlysses |
You know I gave up watching NASCAR years ago, and when I did watch them I cussed them on occasion about their willingness to interpret the rules however it suited them. IIRC there were some very nebulous rules that basically said "whatever we say is not allowed is not allowed, whether we said it before or not". As much as I cussed them, I'm sure they could straighten this situation out in about an hour. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
I read a good portion of the FIM Rulebook earlier this year. Two things struck me. 1) It was very vague on placing rules on on-track incidents. It basically said anything that puts riders in undo danger is illegal...perhaps because to encapsulate in writing every possible scenario on the track is virtually impossible.
2) It gives Race Direction a HUGE amount of leeway to handle any situation as it sees fit. Here's the deal on penalty points:
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| Jaimec |
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| Fresnobuell |
Creative vid. I heard you can buy that Barrett .50 Cal at Walmart in Texas. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
530,000 signatures on that petition. Not sure where the record stands on such a thing, but that is ALOT of people. | ||
| Slaughter |
It'll sure get a lot of people watching the final race... http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2015/10/30/valentino -rossi-appeals-fim-stewards-decision/188688 | ||
| Fresnobuell |
LOL, problem is the higher he goes in the chain, the less they know about MotoGP--hence the less chance to overturn the decisions (one would think.) I believe they had 5 days from the FIM decision so they were cutting it close. | ||
| Jaimec |
This was just STUPID: http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/224768/1/italian- tv-ambush-marquez-at-home.html I'm glad to see America isn't the only country with stupid TV shows like "Jackass" any way. | ||
| Jaimec |
Jason Pridmore has a WONDERFUL analysis of the whole thing: http://tinyurl.com/nq5gs43 | ||
| Figorvonbuellingham |
Yeh I think he hit the nail on the head. I've been on the MM bandwagon from his first Moto GP race. I liked his riding but I no longer care for the kid much after all of this. I never really liked Rossi much but I have to admit that I have really been warming up to the old dog this year. I have viewed this incident from the beginning of the race and even posted right after the race what the rest of the world has come to see and with all the rest of the info given it's pretty clear MM's intentions were clearly to disrupt Rossi' race and he succeeded. It's really sad that the stewards didn't get it and that Rossi has to pay for MM's stupidity. Hopefully what goes around comes around and MM will get it up his ass someday....apart from his lover Lorenzo...lol. | ||
| Mustang0 |
I agree whole heartedly Jason's explanation, if your in the not in the championship points leave well enough alone. That's just plain dirty. Rossi didn't deserve that penalty. | ||
| Jaimec |
Is anyone surprised at Honda's "Press Release" this morning? Of course they'd back their "Golden Boy." The only thing their data "proves" is that Marquez' brake lever hit Rossi's leg when he recklessly tried to dive under him, not that Rossi kicked it. | ||
| Hughlysses |
So Honda is seriously claiming Rossi kicked Marquez's hand (not his foot)?  | ||
| Akbuell |
"WELL !" as the narrator for the Chickenman series would say . . . Per the MotoGP website, there will be a big meeting on Thursday between the powers that be and all of the MotoGP riders and the team principles. Issue to be discussed concerns the current 'situation' in MotoPG. Hmmm . . . | ||
| Fresnobuell |
DOn't they have brake protectors? From the best video I have seen, "the kick" is more an instinctual motion caused by MM leaning (falling) on him. His helmet makes contact with VR46's knee puck... | ||
| Fresnobuell |
I have always like Pridmore. He was great the few times he did color commentary for the AMA. This really seems like a situation where as time has gone on...and more camera angles have been analyzed and cooler heads have weighed in, that VR46 is being vindicated. It may not be enough to change the decision, but we have seen several opinions by respected and seemingly unbiased individuals within the sport (mamola and pridmore come to mind) that have broken it all down as sided squarely with VR46. This is analogous to the waving blue flag, which of course means move out of the way for the leaders. MM was the backmarker in this case and he chose in at least one race (probably 2 races) to not move aside (being that he is mathematically eliminated from the Championship)--but rather he make the choice to INTENTIONALLY f*#K with the Championship points leader (and most revered person to ever toss a leg over.) Yeah, he will be hated for the rest of eternity. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Cross-posted from ADVrider. Apparently Lorenzo tried to interject himself into this mess and was told "no":  | ||
| Fresnobuell |
What an idiot. He should have kept his mouth shut from the beginning, then he wouldn't have lost the handful of fans he had.... | ||
| Jaimec |
Like I said earlier: in the beginning I didn't care which Yamaha rider lifted the title. Now I hope Rossi whips Lorenzo's ass. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Rossi appeal denied: http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2015/Nov/151105deni ed.htm He starts from the rear of the field for this weekend's race. | ||
| Hughlysses |
...and Lorenzo's sponsor drops out after this season: http://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/lorenzo-s-it alian-sponsor-pulls-out-over-rossi-fallout// | ||
| Fresnobuell |
Like I said, the more removed the people are from the situation, the more remote the chance of them changing the decision. Race Direction and the FIM Stewards are alot more in tune with the sport.... Did Lorenzo REALLY think anything was going to be changed? He made himself look like a bigger idiot for no reason at all. | ||
| Fresnobuell |
I have no idea whats gonna happen, but whatever it is, it's gonna be exciting. Lorenzo has stuff in the back of his head. Even for an alien, it's gotta be tough knowing you need to finish top two but at the same time you lose with any DNF. The intensity of the last two weeks just adds to the drama. DOn't know about you but I can't wait for Sunday morning! |
