rsv_mark
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Eh?
Does anyone know wtf is going on. Last season it was (sniff) we are not doing this next season (sniff) and its (sniff) goodnight from me (sniff) and its goodnight from him......(sniff)
Now we get 125's and 250's live with delayed coverage of the main event. Hooray! Now I can watch em all, without that twit Parish with genuine enthusiasts (Messrs Moody and Ryder with Spalding too) - well I like them.
No Mamola though....shame.
Why the about turn? Dorna realising that BBC will not give them the promised viewing figures so in desperation they dust off the old contract and accept Eurosports shillings?
Cynical? Nahhhhh.
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chappers
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Eurosport did a deal with the Beeb.
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FastBikerBoy
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I'm confused as to why they couldn't show the MotoGP race live on Sunday (I understand that bit) but could show the rearranged race on Monday (that's the bit I'm confused about). 
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Part of the areement with the BBC is that only the BBC show the race live, then only if the tiddly winks world championship doesn't over run.
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FastBikerBoy
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Did the BBC not show it live on Monday? I'm sure I heard on the radio that it was going to be on BBC3, although it was never listed.
As soon as I knew Eurosport were showing it, it was a no-brainer as to which to watch.
My ideal scenario is BBC picture feed (no ads) with Eurosport commentary. I never noticed there was no Randy Mamola, where's he gone, some US channel?
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They did show it live BBC1 on the Red button crap commentary allied to a crap race MotoGP may well be as big a snorefest as last year and the previous year barring Laguna bring back the 990s. Thank fuck for BSB, BSS, WSB and WSS.
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FastBikerBoy
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TBH I think MotoGP has been going downhill for racing excitement for several seasons. Bizarrely I think it's happened since Rossi has lost the title a couple of times.
I can't explain why. Someone dominating a series should be more boring but the actual racing scraps between Rossi/Biaggi/Gibernau were usually close fought battles even if the outcome was a bit inevitable.
Aside from Laguana last year par for the course now seems to be Stoner fucking off in front and winning by a country mile or Rossi doing the same.
Last half decent season was when Hayden won the title, maybe because it went against the expected. Either way I think the organisers need to do something or we'll end up with F1 on 2 wheels. i.e. A good sleep with a background drone of engine noise.
Whether the single make tyre rule is going to make a difference who knows? It's early days yet but Qatar wasn't a good sign was it? I've seen it said that less electronics would make it closer and maybe there's something in that, I hope I'm wrong but this year looks like it's going to be Zzzz..... Zzzzz.... in MotoGP at least.
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IMO when Rossi was dominant he rarely just fucked off. Possibly 'cos he wanted to put on a show or would have got bored and liked racing with people when he knew he could naff off at the end.
Stoner is an Aussie and therefore dull, aggressive, and selfish. Not the worlds most interesting person and couldn't give a stuff about entertaining us lot.
If Rossi can get ahead nowadays he will, as he is not as dominant as in the past.
Let's hope the Qatar race was an anomaly. Doesn't it always have a rep for being boring racing?
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On the subject of Stoner didn't his wrist make a miraculous recovery, Fucking Tosser (IMO).
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Cannot say I agree the MotoGP was a snore fest.
First place was inevitably dull with just one rider fing off, but down the field all sorts was happening. Wish JT had not binned it-could have got in at around 9th. The first race of the year will always be a touch on the strange side.
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FastBikerBoy
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On the subject of Stoner didn't his wrist make a miraculous recovery, Fucking Tosser (IMO).
Mind games??
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On the subject of Stoner didn't his wrist make a miraculous recovery, Fucking Tosser (IMO).
Mind games??
Na I think he just like to complain.
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RevRun
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I wish in future the they would concentrate on the rest of the field as that seems to be where the racing is.
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clicker
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On the subject of Stoner didn't his wrist make a miraculous recovery, Fucking Tosser (IMO).
Mind games??
Na I think he just like to complain.
Say what you like about Stoner - the fact remains, he is an awesome rider on that Ducati. No one can touch him as far as his handling of that particular bike is concerned. It's interesting to see that Melandri did reasonably well all things considered, last year on the Duc he was being written off. Just goes to show ya!..
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There was an article about Stoner in this fortnights AMCN.
It basically says that all he cares about is the racing which he is passionate about but he is a very shy person who basically doesn't like and can't handle all the other stuff that goes with it.
He says he even fades into the background at family do's.
So why not cut the guy some slack. His passion is the same as ours and you can bet your ass that if I was in his shoes I would be telling half the people that were hassling me to fuck off and get a fucking life.
I mean, what kind of a retard wants some other dudes signature on a photo just 'cos he can ride a bike fast?
Dear oh dear oh dear.
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FastBikerBoy
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I think Stoner has 3 problems that are never going to make him popular.
1. Valentino Rossi is an extremely charismatic guy who has become the 'darling' of the bike racing world
2. He's racing in the same era as Rossi
3. He's fucking fast and beating Rossi on a regular basis.
So he's never going to be popular is he? I don't think it's anything he does particularly right or wrong, whoever came along and started to beat Rossi was always going to be Mr. Unpopular. Look at all those twats (think 'doctor' - are you lurking?) who called Hayden 'lucky' when he won the championship.
I guess had Doohan been as charismatic and still been racing when Rossi turned up, Rossi would have been the unpopular one.
Stoner - wrong place, wrong time, not his fault, just life and human nature.
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I think Stoner has 3 problems that are never going to make him popular.
1. Valentino Rossi is an extremely charismatic guy who has become the 'darling' of the bike racing world
he may be popular but that has no bearing on Stoners popularity I like Rossi but couln't care less if he won another championship.
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2. He's racing in the same era as Rossi
so are a number of other more popular riders
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3. He's fucking fast and beating Rossi on a regular basis.
true but that doesn't affect popularity if anything it should make him more popular unless youy have a Rossi hangover.;)
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So he's never going to be popular is he? I don't think it's anything he does particularly right or wrong, whoever came along and started to beat Rossi was always going to be Mr. Unpopular. Look at all those twats (think 'doctor' - are you lurking?) who called Hayden 'lucky' when he won the championship.
Hayden wasn't lucky he rode well and was consistent although you couldn't say that his season was inspired.
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I guess had Doohan been as charismatic and still been racing when Rossi turned up, Rossi would have been the unpopular one.
not in a million years
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Stoner - wrong place, wrong time, not his fault, just life and human nature.
Stoner great rider bigger twat nothing to do with a Rossi hangup.
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FastBikerBoy
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Yeah there are more popular riders riding in the championship, difference is none of them are beating Rossi regularly.
I'm not saying Stoner's a great guy, I've never met any of them for enough time to draw a conclusion on what they are like. All I see is the public side on TV and you can't draw fuck all from that.
Half the nation in the early 70s thought Gary Glitter was the dogs bollocks, half the population think Michael Jackson still is, so I don't lend too much weight to public persona's.
You only need to have seen the letters page from MCN the week after last years Donington MotoGP to realise Stoner's biggest problem is Rossi's popularity. A funnier letters page with more tripe written I am yet to see.
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chappers
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I can only comment from my point of view don't like him, all from actions I've witnessed. Never liked Jackson or Glitter either. Whilst we are at Lewis Hamilton, Matt Maladin (yes I've followed AMA in the past) and my neighbour across the close are just as big a cocks IMO. I've only expressed my oppinion to one.
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FastBikerBoy
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Well I think Biaggi's a cock and I've never met him. I did have the misfortune of meeting Foggy twice and both times came away with the impression that he was a cock who was too far up himself. Still both fucking fast riders though - jealous me? Never - TWATS. 
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