Moto Gp starts this weekend.

[Mcstealth]

This is the first race weekend of the Motocycle World Championship called MotoGP. If you have never seen it, it is worth the hour spent watching it for the first time. It is not Formula1, not Indy car, definitely not Nascar. If you are any kind of racing fan, it is one of the better series to watch for pure racing action.

Something I like,  for what that is worth. 

DF

[bonal]

Sadly it won't be on any of the normal tv programming. 

[gsxrpilot]

I've attended the MotoGP on Phillip Island several times and now attend the MotoGP in Austin every year. And now that I'm moving to Denver, I'll just have to use the Mooney to get back to Austin for MotoGP at the COTA.

[Oldguy]

Slide on over Birmingham September 20-22 for the MotoAmerica race at Barber race track or, if you are just a motorcycle geek, come out on October 4-6 for the Vintage Motorcycle Festival. If you have never seen the museum there, you need to check it out.

https://www.barbermuseum.org/

 

[Culver LFA]

Sounds like there is a MooneySpace Meetup in the making!

[Mcstealth]

On 3/8/2019 at 11:58 PM, bonal said:

Sadly it won't be on any of the normal tv programming. 

I was on a channel called Bein Sports. 

[Mcstealth]

23 hours ago, gsxrpilot said:

I've attended the MotoGP on Phillip Island several times and now attend the MotoGP in Austin every year. And now that I'm moving to Denver, I'll just have to use the Mooney to get back to Austin for MotoGP at the COTA.

I have always wanted to go to Phillip Island. Isle of Mann is another. 

[Hank]

Just now, Mcstealth said:

I have always wanted to go to Phillip Island. Isle of Mann is another. 

The TT us crazy on TV. Not sure I want to be close to the road as thise big bikes zip past . . . .

[gsxrpilot]

Isle of Mann is high on the bucket list.

[Hank]

7 minutes ago, gsxrpilot said:

Isle of Mann is high on the bucket list.

For the full cultural experience, brush up on your Manx before you go.

[bonal]

Wish they would come back to Laguna Seca

[LANCECASPER]

Thread drift . . . . Speaking of Laguna Seca and Superbikes and MotoGp.

A friend of mine, Ruben Xaus, raced Superbike and MotoGP.  I got to go out to Laguna Seca a couple times to see him race. 

Later I got to take him up in a Cessna I had at the time. 

He got a taste for General Aviation and later on back in Spain ended up getting his private license.

[Mcstealth]

41 minutes ago, LANCECASPER said:

Thread drift . . . . Speaking of Laguna Seca and Superbikes and MotoGp.

A friend of mine, Ruben Xaus, raced Superbike and MotoGP.  I got to go out to Laguna Seca a couple times to see him race. 

Later I got to take him up in a Cessna I had at the time. 

He got a taste for General Aviation and later on back in Spain ended up getting his private license.

You know Ruben? Wow.

Does he still own land in Helotes? 

I raced go carts with he and Colin Edwards at Colin's track when they were in town.

I watched him all thru Superbikes and Gp. He was a factor in one of the best World Superbike championship endings ever while on the Ducati and Colin on the Honda.

That is cool Lance. You sure do suprise.

 

[LANCECASPER]

No he only had the house in Helotes for a couple years.

[Mcstealth]

1 hour ago, bonal said:

Wish they would come back to Laguna Seka

World Superbike is back so that is a good thing. 

Austin is a fantastic Formula One track, just a so-so MotoGp venue so yes, I also wish it would return. 

[Mcstealth]

1 minute ago, LANCECASPER said:

No he only had the house in Helotes for a couple years.

Those pictures say 2003. That's the right timetable. 

[LANCECASPER]

He came back for a visit and was up in Austin watching the race in '17.

 

[Mcstealth]

Really good first race of the season. Did not dissapoint. Ducati, Honda, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha top five. 

Good stuff. 

Formula One next week. 85% chance it will be boring.

[bonal]

3 minutes ago, Mcstealth said:

Really good first race of the season. Did not dissapoint. Ducati, Honda, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha top five. 

Good stuff. 

Formula One next week. 85% chance it will be boring.

Separated by less than a second

[320KPH]

it was  a low pace procession dominated by Dovi, i got up at 0400 local to watch it... call me dedicated.. the last lap was alright and I loved the Suzukis...

 

[Mcstealth]

8 hours ago, 320KPH said:

it was  a low pace procession dominated by Dovi, i got up at 0400 local to watch it... call me dedicated.. the last lap was alright and I loved the Suzukis...

 

Mostly agree, but the chess game was 100 times better than F1 

I hope Rins shakes up the top three on a constance basis. That will good fun. 

[carusoam]

Laguna Seca... Cork screw... tight formation... 3D racing through an ess.... as close to flying as riding a bike can get... 

That is some crazy stuff!

Best regards,

-a-

[bonal]

It's like an average 1000 fpm descent from top to bottom. Modern tracks are designed around safety with the designers trying to make it interesting from a competition perspective not easy to do. Laguna, like Sears Point, my home tracks were designed primarily by the geography of a hill side. Back in my days fatalities were way to common. Racing at these tracks is more like a true road course than a race track. Isle of Mann is definitely something I would love to see in person. What road racing motorcycles is all about.

[gsxrpilot]

I think flying my Mooney to the Isle of Mann to watch the TT would be the experience of a life time. I'll bet we could get @Hyett6420 to join us.

I might have to put that first on the Retirement To Do List.

1 hour ago, bonal said:

It's like an average 1000 fpm descent from top to bottom. Modern tracks are designed around safety with the designers trying to make it interesting from a competition perspective not easy to do. Laguna, like Sears Point, my home tracks were designed primarily by the geography of a hill side. Back in my days fatalities were way to common. Racing at these tracks is more like a true road course than a race track. Isle of Mann is definitely something I would love to see in person. What road racing motorcycles is all about.

 

[bonal]

Perhaps we could fly our C to Texas and hop a ride in your 252 to the race. How long before retirement I'm already there. Oops I mean Denver