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    Well PI didn't fail to deliver... Moto3 was absolutely awesome - less than 3 seconds separating the top 20 on the last lap!

    And the MotoGP - well, that was incredible too. In the supercars they 'swap paint' -in MotoGP they leave rubber on competitors leathers...

    Would have been a great year to actually be at the Island but watching on TV was not too bad....
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    PI did not disappoint. Only watched on the telly.
    Worst part was I owe a mate a bottle of JD - He goes for Honda and I am a Yamaha follower.
    I really thought the Ducati's would have been up front in the mix of things.

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    Moto GP does not really interest me, but unlike some on here, who deride Supercars when they really know very little about it, I certainly do appreciate the skill & BRAVERY & speed, of the riders, Rossi being my favorite.
    The angles that some of these guys achieve, where they overtake, & the risks they take when doing so in some circumstances is, well IMHO, unbelievable! Quote from Valentino after P.I...."All the riders in front of me were so aggressive, so you need to be even more stupid than them"!!!
    So while it's not my go, BIG respect to the riders for their skill & bravery from me.
    Jack Miller seems to be going OK too.
    F1?..well although I don't watch it much, IMHO I think it's still considered to be the pinnacle of Motorsport. I know that with the ongoing superiority of Mercedes I suppose invariably we know which team will win, but then again the technology involved in the cars is unreal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pickles2 View Post
    Moto GP does not really interest me, but unlike some on here, who deride Supercars when they really know very little about it, I certainly do appreciate the skill & BRAVERY & speed, of the riders, Rossi being my favorite.
    The angles that some of these guys achieve, where they overtake, & the risks they take when doing so in some circumstances is, well IMHO, unbelievable! Quote from Valentino after P.I...."All the riders in front of me were so aggressive, so you need to be even more stupid than them"!!!
    So while it's not my go, BIG respect to the riders for their skill & bravery from me.
    Jack Miller seems to be going OK too.
    F1?..well although I don't watch it much, IMHO I think it's still considered to be the pinnacle of Motorsport. I know that with the ongoing superiority of Mercedes I suppose invariably we know which team will win, but then again the technology involved in the cars is unreal.
    Pickles.
    I too appreciate the skill and sacrifices drivers / riders have and go through to be where they are at on a professional level.
    What I like most about Moto GP is that it is very hard to predict who is going to win the race - many times it has come down to the last corner on the last lap. If they are not fighting it out for first - their is much position swapping in the the minor placings aswell.
    I use to enjoy watching the V8's - there is something missing in it for me now - and you have to admit that under the outer shell they all share the same basic architecture and then the F1 - the race results pretty much follows the qualifying order - and after the first two laps, unless someone screws up or the team gets their strategies wrong.
    The Moto GP - the lean angles they achieve has a lot to say about the tyre technology - Mick Doohan use to wear the sides out of his boots, now you see riders with sliders on their elbows.

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