MotoGP | 2019 | Round 3 | USA | April 12 -14

Zarco will likely be looking to get back on a Yammy soon. Morbidelli and Quartararo are essentially on the Yamaha development program. Lots of options. Mav is a disappointment for sure. Even when he has the pace, he drops through the field like a brick. At least this year. Maybe the bike is too 46 based, but that doesn't explain the Petronas kids running so well.

 

Good job Rins, but the old gray mare ain't what she used to be.

 

Soon is not for at least two years. New riders come along and riders are forgotten.

Unless he has a great lawyer but I bet red bull has better ones. He's KTM and better get on with it.

 

My son I happened to walk by the HRC pod/office and Marc was there helping the team packing up together with one of his mechanics, impressive!

 

It was awesome to be at my first GP and see Rins take the win!! Then I watched Herrin take the win and stamp Suzuki on the day.,Then I found myself here for the win! Lol

COTA is an Impressive venue. I walked an average of 21k steps each day according to my Fitbit Versa.


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Maybe but he’s still an incredible tactician, generally very consistent (forcing him into 2 mistakes is a rarity), and Rins still beat plenty of other great riders by a long shot. Rossi just happened to be the one with him at the end.

 

Sad. I said last year this ride was gonna be the death of Zarcos career and it’s looking like I’ll be right. I think he could’ve been a top contender by next year on the right bike. Now he’ll probably fade out to forgotten within 3-4 years. Unless he can pull some miracle development for KTM. They’ve got the money. Just not sure if he has the experience to help development. I hope I’m wrong.

 

Danny Pedrosa is going to do the KTM bike development.

 

The bizarre (and comical) part was Marc flopping the bike after lifting it. I think that was why he couldn't get it bump started.
He gets going like usual and he'd have made it back to top 5.

 

The fact that Rossi clawed that much back on the final lap was remarkable, fantastic race.
Reminds me of why I root for him.
Great job and well deserved by Rins.

 

If they can put humpty dumpty back together after his motogp career.

Dude needs to wrap himself in bubble wrap and never go outside ever again.

 

Bike didn't look too hurt. Would have been fun to watch right up until he starting using competitive 5-10 running bikes as berms on his way to the front.

 

In his defense, he's dwarf sized and petite. He has to be fragile and some of the get offs he's had the last few years have been ugly. He's getting old too. Old=brittle. I know.

 

Any word on jlo two mechanicals, I assume the first one was a thrown chain?

And listening onboard Marc’s crash it kind of sounded like the throttle hung a while he was braking.

 

Mav is headed for the same fate. Schwantz warned at the time that he was probably better off as Fast Guy Developing New Bike than leaving for an old factory team with a living legend as his teammate. He had a good start after the move, but it's all but collapsed now.

 

JLO fucked again.

 

Yea fucked out of 14th.

 

Tiger wins the green jacket today after everyone said he’d never win another major. Is this year the return of the old guys? Hmm maybe some 46 futures are in the cards. The year of the doctor?

 

Hopefully he will hang around awhile and get a shot at a factory ride.