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MotoGP – Race Number 1

Posted by truedrivingdale on April 9, 2012
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Ah, Yes! MotoGP season is here!!! The first face was this past sunday and it was a exciting to say the last. With the new chassis and 1000cc bikes I’m sure there is still some getting used to but there was really no surprise as to who was in the front of the pack. Stoner, Lorenzo and, my favorite, Pedrosa, lead the entire race. It really is ridiculous how fast these guys are compared to everyone else. We have new riders, new teams, and new graphics, should be a FUN year to say the least. What I am really wanting to see is Rossi and Hayden step the Ducati game up, I’m tired of seeing them in the middle of the pack when they should be just as fast as the guys in the front. We’ll see!

Casey Stoner on-board Lap

Posted by truedrivingdale on March 2, 2012
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There are a couple reasons I’m posting this. Firstly this is a video of the world famous Casey Stoner on the new Honda RC213V which is more powerful and lighter then last years bike. But I also wanted to show how incredibly technical a lap at Sepang is. As you can see there are no easy turns or straights. Looking at his lap it’s really hard to figure out when these guys have any chance to pass, yet they find ridiculous ways of doing it. It also gives you a great view of how much he is battling with keeping the front wheels straight. I can’t wait until this coming season, these motorcycle’s look like they are going to be torque monsters!

High Speed in Slow Motion

Posted by truedrivingdale on July 22, 2011
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I think I have watched this video a thousand times already. The slow motion is just so sick. I am also trying to study these pro’s as they tuck and lean. Not that it’s going to help me in any way, but it makes me feel like it does. lol Anyways, with Laguna Seca on the MotoGP schedule this weekend, I thought I’d post it.

Enjoy

It’s funny, I posted a picture from this same corner a week or so ago. And like I said in that post, the lean angle simply does not seem possible. So awesome.

Goals

Posted by truedrivingdale on July 1, 2011
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This is a photo of Casey Stoner a couple races ago. To the non-enthusiast, and even some enthusiasts, this picture is really hard to understand. I mean it looks like Stoner is literally laying with the bike on its side. When in reality he is doing 60 mph+ around a turn. He is leaning so much that he actually has to tuck his arm and knee back in. The feeling of going that fast, that close to the ground must be insane. And I have to say this is on my bucket list of goals. To be good enough to take a turn that technical and precise takes an overly excessive amount of skill. So Sick!!

SMH, Simoncelli

Posted by truedrivingdale on May 15, 2011
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It is known that Simoncelli is the most aggressive rider in MotoGP right now. But today, he really pissed me off. There is nothing wrong with being an aggressive rider, but when it gets reckless it needs to stop. My opinion may be bias since Pedrosa is my favorite rider, but it was obvious that Marco cut into his race line and made him drop the bike. And look at the result, a broken collar bone. The worst part is that Marco is clueless as to what he is doing wrong. It was a real shame because it was an amazing race. Casey Stoner was un-stopable. The Honda’s are still the fastest bikes out. A big congratulations to Rossi for his first podium!!!!! It’s great to see that he is slowly but surely getting comfortable with his Ducati. One thing I am worried about are the American riders. Ben Spies and Nickey Hayden are nowhere to be found after a successful season last year. Overall great race. I just hope Pedrosa can recover.