BrotoGP 2017 Round 1: Qatar, or, ITS ABOUT FREAKIN TIME

Who draws first blood?

  • Maverick

    Votes: 30 40.0%
  • Jorge

    Votes: 7 9.3%
  • Rossi

    Votes: 14 18.7%
  • Dani

    Votes: 2 2.7%
  • Dovi

    Votes: 4 5.3%
  • Cal

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • The maniac

    Votes: 2 2.7%
  • Marquez

    Votes: 13 17.3%
  • Tito Rabat

    Votes: 3 4.0%

  • Total voters
    75

Bassem

Well-known member
Watching the presser... Mav looks so skinny. Cal is salty. The questions from the fans part is lame.
 

Hubbard 0

Midwesterner
New MotoGP app is pretty nice. Seems to be a vast improvement over last year so far. No judgements till it comes time to watch racing though.

Might have found a trick to save a few bucks on the subscription too. I bought the videopass through the app on the Play Store. Got charged $139.99 instead of whatever 139.99 Euro converts to.
 

Bassem

Well-known member
New MotoGP app is pretty nice. Seems to be a vast improvement over last year so far. No judgements till it comes time to watch racing though.

Might have found a trick to save a few bucks on the subscription too. I bought the videopass through the app on the Play Store. Got charged $139.99 instead of whatever 139.99 Euro converts to.

They stopped supporting the videopass app, so I downloaded the new app. Hope it still supports airplay.
 

Smash Allen

Banned
They stopped supporting the videopass app, so I downloaded the new app. Hope it still supports airplay.

I've used the new app to airplay videos and it's worked well so far. Would be cool if they switched all videos to 1080p, but I will be happy with 1080p@60fps for 2017 onward. Just hope there aren't teething issues with increased bandwidth requirement for streaming 1080p@60fps vs 720p@30fps
 

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Hubbard 0

Midwesterner
I've used the new app to airplay videos and it's worked well so far. Would be cool if they switched all videos to 1080p, but I will be happy with 1080p@60fps for 2017 onward. Just hope there aren't teething issues with increased bandwidth requirement for streaming 1080p@60fps vs 720p@30fps

They're streaming at 60fps now?

I knew that they went from 720 to 1080 for 2017, but the rest is news to me. Do you have any more info on this?
 

Smash Allen

Banned
They're streaming at 60fps now?

I knew that they went from 720 to 1080 for 2017, but the rest is news to me. Do you have any more info on this?

They haven't come out and said they are pushing 1080@60, I assume because then they would have an obligation to try and provide it throughout the 2017 season. I have noticed that the 2017 videos have been 1080@60, the press conference today was running 60fps best I can tell as well.

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KronikInsomniak

Well-known member
Alright fun questions time for all you guys in thread for the upcoming race

Who will finish highest in the standings (not combined) for Qatar?:

Suzuki or Tech 3

Who will finish higher?:

Lorenzo or Dovi

Where will Aleix put the Aprilia? Bonus, will he finish ahead of Bautista?:

Top 8 or Top 10

Which rookie will finish the highest for Qatar?

Zarco, Folger, or Rins?

Discuss!!!
 
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KronikInsomniak

Well-known member
My picks:

-Suzuki, cause Folger will probably crash (same with Iannone) but Zarco will be slower than Rins who will play it safer.

-This is a tough one but I will go with Lorenzo for the race, in testing Dovi is fast but chasing folks in a race I have gut feeling for Lorenzo as long as he can qualify close to Dovi.

-Top 10 for Aleix, he is going to qualify fantastically but I question his race distance pace. I think Bautista may surprise some people this round.

-I want to say Folger but I just feel like nerves are going to get him and he will crash. Money is on Rins but maybe Zarco will surprise some people.
 
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SonoraMike

2StrokeAddict
Suzuki
Dovi, Lorenzo crashes out trying to ride the front late in the race
In his ass? That thing is a heap
Tough call, good class on paper. Not Rins, so between Zarco and Folger I'll go .... with the frenchy for no discernable reason
 

stangmx13

not Stan
Tech3
Dovi
outside Top 10, behind Bautista
Zarco

i mostly went w/ experience and consistency over exuberance for my choices. riders like Iannone and Folger are more likely to bin it while Zarco will bring it home.

Dov is too good ON THE DUC around Losail to get beat by Jorge, even if Jorge's personal results have been great.

the Ape aint ready to have Aleix not crash it sometime during the weekend, hurting his chances at a top 10. there are too many good riders w/ sorted rides that will finish ahead of him. i give Karel a better chance at a top10 than Aleix, so def Bautista too.

see first point about Zarco. Rins hasnt had enough time on the bike to sort it and do well enough to beat them.
 

kelsodeez

2wheels good 4wheels bad
the fan questions were so cringey. you could tell even the riders werent into it either. The way Dorna runs MotoGP, it feels like they're trying to market it to 13 year old girls. i wonder if they realize that their fanbase are a bunch of middle aged men.
 
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