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The Official 2020 Silly Season Thread

Discussion in 'General' started by The Great One, Jul 1, 2019.

  1. Dave K

    Dave K DaveK über alles!

    I heard a lot less than 7 but still good money.
     
  2. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    All right, y'all name some sources.
     
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  3. Steeltoe

    Steeltoe What's my move?

    The internet. Next question please.
     
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  4. Quicktoy

    Quicktoy Is it Winter yet?

    Damn. Was hoping Lil Márquez was gonna join his big bro
     
  5. notbostrom

    notbostrom DaveK broke the interwebs

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  6. G 97

    G 97 Garth

    Do you still have her number? :D
     
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  7. rcarson15

    rcarson15 Well-Known Member

  8. Steeltoe

    Steeltoe What's my move?

  9. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    The Great One is having a rough week with those rumors. :D
     
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  10. The Great One

    The Great One Well-Known Member

  11. The Great One

    The Great One Well-Known Member

    Another interesting tidbit to come out of FP2 was that Petronas Yamaha has yet to execute their option for Quatararo for 2020.
     
  12. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    It's amazing how this has become a point worthy of discussion in early August. Riders used to find out where they were going early in the fall and there was nothing wrong with that. That gave them the chance to prove their worth and teams enough time to evaluate performance.
     
  13. The Great One

    The Great One Well-Known Member

    Agreed. It's insane that riders and manufacturers are already plotting their moves for 2021 in August of 2019. Look at Scott Redding last year. Not that he ever really gelled with the Aprilia, but he barely stood a chance at getting a contract in 2019 since major contract moves were happening before the lights even went out in Qatar.
     
  14. motion

    motion Nihilistic Member

    I think this a reflection of the fact that everyone is trying to come up with a strategy to actually beat MM. Nobody wants 2nd place, so there are plenty of risky moves being contemplated. Its no longer good enough if a rider can even podium most rounds.
     
  15. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    I don't know about that. I remember the first shot (but I can think of) being fired long before Marc Marquez raced his first GP. Johns Hopkins. I can't recall if that was the moved to Suzuki, or to Kawasaki but he's the first guy I can remember signing more than a year before his move. Early signatures did not become routine until a while later but I'm not sure I would say it started because of Marquez.
     
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  16. Dave K

    Dave K DaveK über alles!

    I hope Rossi retires at the end of THIS year. Totally F@ck up everyone's long term plans and go out like a strong handed pimp. :crackup:
     
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  17. The Great One

    The Great One Well-Known Member

    Possibly around the same timeframe, but didn't Lorenzo sign his deal with Yamaha back in 2006 as well? Bet nobody thought that'd become the norm a decade or so later.
     
  18. Cawk Star

    Cawk Star Well-Known Member

    During that time frame, Kimi signed “secretly” for Ferrari and such was already the case in F1. Big money was in both paddocks compared to now where yes, there’s money - just not as much being spent.
     
  19. rcarson15

    rcarson15 Well-Known Member

    Masia and Foggia to Leopard Moto3
     
  20. fastedyamaha

    fastedyamaha Well-Known Member

    Márquez is what, 26? Ain’t no one beating him until he decides to quit. He’s only crashed 6 times this year, so crashing himself into early retirement looks less likely than ever. His little brother may have the same last name but he has no where near the same talent level. Rossi is old and a has been. Lorenzo is now taking Pedrosa’s spot of being severely injured in crashes. Dovi has taken sete’s spot as fast but mentally defeated. No one else is anywhere close to Márquez
     

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