MOTOGP 2013 Round 4: Le Mans France, 5/17-5/19

[Spec-ECU]

Honda will build the RCV replica streetbike to be sold. It's long been confirmed, and if you want a more recent confirmation, Oxley has blurb about it in his latest CRT-centric article, where he muses about the same thing I've been musing about this whole lease engine/buy production racer options that GP is about to get; would you pay for things you don't own, or would you pay to own, all for the sake of competitiveness?

...(Shuhei Nakamoto) refused to confirm or deny speculation that the bike will share parts – crankcases, say – with Honda’s RCV replica streetbike due out in 2014.

 

[Zerox]

would you pay for things you don't own, or would you pay to own, all for the sake of competitiveness?

How much did Dovi pay out of his own pocket for those brakes? :laughing

That was a great Oxley article as usual, but Shinichi Itoh broke 200 mph on a fuel-injected (which was new technology for GP bikes at the time) Honda NSR500 way back in the 1990's, so I wonder why he said the Aprilia Cube was the first MotoGP bike to break 200 mph? Is he playing with the word difference between 500GP and MotoGP when it's still the same class?

 

[kevin 714]

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Cheers to Sic58, as well as a way to remember the young champion who is still in the hearts of all, it is a fundraising project in favor of Marco Simoncelli Foundation Onlus committed to the restructuring of the former holiday home of Santa Marta Coriano destined to become a day care center for disabled children.

The idea comes from Paul Mensi, owner of the winery The two oaks, which combined his passion for wine to the one for the MotoGP and, in particular, the estimate for the Sic. The result is a collection of limited edition bottles of Franciacorta Brut Luis coated glass fiber with carbon rivetrificato label celebratory titanium.

 

[Kurosaki]

So... is there any booze in there or is it just a bottle? :dunno

 

[kevin 714]

as far as I can tell it's a real wine bottle. the wine if from a winery called two oaks winery

edit- its a white wine blend, 60% chardonay, 40% pino.

heres the windery's webste, Two Oaks Cellar

http://www.cantinaleduequerce.it/

BOTTLE

The limited edition consists of 5858 units divided in: 5800 pieces 1,5 lt, for sale at a price of 158 Euros and only 58 pieces of 3 lt for sale at a price of 580 Euros. The bottle contains SIC58 wine Franciacorta Brut "Luis" DOCG.

The Franciacorta Brut "Luis Franciacorta DOCG is composed of 60% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Bianco and 20% Pinot Noir Vinification includes the grapes are harvested by hand in boxes of 18 kg and refrigerated overnight at 5 ° C . Follows the soft pressing of whole grapes and fermentation at controlled temperature with selected yeasts. It is aged in stainless steel tanks for seven months before the draw carried out in April and a period of maturation in bottle of 18/20 months. The production areas are: City of Ome - altitude 350 m above sea level, the Municipality of Rodengo Saiano - 250 meters above sea level, the City of Gussago - altitude 200 m above sea level. The soil of origin is moraine characterized by calcareous marl, rich in clay and the breeding system is Guyot and spurred cordon.

looks like a number of italian motogp riders autugraphed each bottle, dovi, passini, capirossi, melandri, simoni corsi

 

[afm199]

We are four races into the season, I would not crown anyone anything yet, lot of racing still left to be done.

Also, yahama had one bad race where clearly something was off, i doubt that means they are in trouble.

This. The season is long from over. Honda has the fastest bike, most fragile rider and also newest and most aggressive rider. One single fuckup by Mickey Mouse could sideline the team for the season. Rossi may get his shit together and may not. I accept that he's probably not going to go back to winning, but perhaps more podium finishes. Cal is the man to keep an eye on.

 

[Kurosaki]

as far as I can tell it's a real wine bottle. the wine if from a winery called two oaks winery

edit- its a white wine blend, 60% chardonay, 40% pino.

heres the windery's webste, Two Oaks Cellar

http://www.cantinaleduequerce.it/




looks like a number of italian motogp riders autugraphed each bottle, dovi, passini, capirossi, melandri, simoni corsi

Get fucked up on Sic wine, cry tears of sadness.


Sounds like a really depressing drunken evening.

 

[crashtst]

How much did Dovi pay out of his own pocket for those brakes? :laughing

That was a great Oxley article as usual, but Shinichi Itoh broke 200 mph on a fuel-injected (which was new technology for GP bikes at the time) Honda NSR500 way back in the 1990's, so I wonder why he said the Aprilia Cube was the first MotoGP bike to break 200 mph? Is he playing with the word difference between 500GP and MotoGP when it's still the same class?

different bikes dude, two strokes and four strokes, 500cc vs 990,800,1000cc.

 

[stangmx13]

why does Pasini remind me of a FinalFantasy character in this photo...

 

[kevin 714]

why does dovi look so weird in that photo lol

 

[sidewazzz]

why does dovi look so weird in that photo lol

Hahahah why does this photo look like 1 chick jerking off a wine bottle and 3 fruitcakes tickling imaginary balls.

 

[Kurosaki]

Hahahah why does this photo look like 1 chick jerking off a wine bottle and 3 fruitcakes tickling imaginary balls.

#metrosexualitalians

 

[Mikeeh76]

wouldn't that be Sic's fiancee?

 

[veefereefer]

Hahahah why does this photo look like 1 chick jerking off a wine bottle and 3 fruitcakes tickling imaginary balls.

:rofl

 

[telly]

Hahahah why does this photo look like 1 chick jerking off a wine bottle and 3 fruitcakes tickling imaginary balls.

:laughing

That made me chuckle.

 

[latindane]

as far as I can tell it's a real wine bottle. the wine if from a winery called two oaks winery

edit- its a white wine blend, 60% chardonay, 40% pino.

heres the windery's webste, Two Oaks Cellar

http://www.cantinaleduequerce.it/




looks like a number of italian motogp riders autugraphed each bottle, dovi, passini, capirossi, melandri, simoni corsi

Brut is a dry sparkling wine; think French Champagne or Spanish Cava (or Italian Franciaorta, I just found out).

 

[Zerox]

Dayum, did ya'll watch Le Mans from the onboard video yet? In the closing laps, Marquez went past Hayden like Nicky was standing still. :wtf

Marquez got off the line ok but seems like when he shifted from 1st to 2nd the bike started rooster tailing and half the field passed him before the first corner.

 

[firstbuell]

34 almost went 93 on Frenchie:

"......Le Mans, in my day, always meant a brutally hot raceday and a lot of fans. We had some good racing in France back in my career. The one that comes to mind is the 1988 race at Paul Ricard when after a huge four bike battle for the entire race. Wayne Gardner's Honda stopped on the last lap while he was leading.

That gave the win to Lawson, second place to Christian Sarron and third place to me. For me, it removed a huge burden off my back when we went by Wayne's sputtering Honda, because I knew I was going to probably feel pretty bad after I had to knock Christian Sarron down for third place on the last lap at his home Grand Prix. As it happened, Gardener stopped and I finished right off Christian's exhaust pipe so no apology needed....."


http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/May/13052234x34.htm

 

[Zerox]

34 almost went 93 on Frenchie:

"......Le Mans, in my day, always meant a brutally hot raceday and a lot of fans. We had some good racing in France back in my career. The one that comes to mind is the 1988 race at Paul Ricard when after a huge four bike battle for the entire race. Wayne Gardner's Honda stopped on the last lap while he was leading.

That gave the win to Lawson, second place to Christian Sarron and third place to me. For me, it removed a huge burden off my back when we went by Wayne's sputtering Honda, because I knew I was going to probably feel pretty bad after I had to knock Christian Sarron down for third place on the last lap at his home Grand Prix. As it happened, Gardener stopped and I finished right off Christian's exhaust pipe so no apology needed....."


http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2013/May/13052234x34.htm

I just watched the '88 French GP from Paul Ricard Circuit on youtube a few days before the LeMans GP. French rider Christian Sarron was making some amazing passes, it was his home GP and he was feeling his oats.


youtu.be/Q4LXw7vLjQA

 

[sidewazzz]

:rofl

:laughing

That made me chuckle.

Am I crazy or have I been watching too much porn lately?