- Opening race this weekend at Lusail cct, Qatar.
- 1st season in such a long time with Valentino Rossi no longer riding.
- Longest season ever with 22 races scheduled.
- Opening race this weekend at Lusail cct, Qatar.
- 1st season in such a long time with Valentino Rossi no longer riding.
- Longest season ever with 22 races scheduled.
Suzuki have taken a giant leap in power development. Ducatis unable to power past on the front straight of Lusail is astounding. Now we wait to see if they have lost any agility.
Also my biggest surprise.
And happiest, since I used to race Suzukis!
I'm an very interested, but fairly uneducated, fan. What is the first circuit where we will see if Suzuki has given up some of their legendary handling/cornering/agility in exchange for the newly-found speed?
Bit of a soft spot for Suzuki myself. Owned a few of 'em as road bikes that I also raced. Including a1972 T350 Rebel back when two strokes ruled and a 1977 GS750 (the one with the spoked wheels and single disc front brake) when Suzuki at last saw the light and gave up on the water bottle (the GT750 2 stroke).
When it comes to MotoGP, suspect most of us are fairly uneducated as fans. So will go out on a limb... MHO Mir and Rins will adapt pretty quickly to the extra power. Don't expect that it will be anything like the old days of the hair trigger power curves on the 500cc 2 strokes. Indonesia is a new cct for MotoGP so who knows how that will play. Argentina is a bit stop/go and CotA has been a Marquez charity gig for the last 7 years. But maybe we'll see M&R more competitive there this year.
My Dad had the same vintage GS1000 as your 750. I loved that thing. I had the stepchild to the old Water Buffalo: a GT550 two-stroke triple. Loved it. Came from my dirt bike sponsor who sold it to me for the $250 of parts he had in it when I went away to college. The owner had been a no-show for over two years.
You're dead on about MM and COTA. Pre-race commentary and discussion has become "who will get second"?!
FYI, Bruce Allen is back at MO, and writing about MotoGP. I really enjoy his writing (though I haven't read this one yet):
THUNDERATION - MotoGP 2022 Cleared for Takeoff
Bruce Allen takes a look at the 2022 MotoGP World Championship and what promises to be one of the most competitive seasons in history.www.motorcycle.com
I've completely lost interest in MotoGP. which is telling at I used to actually be a track rider...
Kind lost track of it as well. Who event
Kind lost track of it as well. Who eventually got the trophy?
Same, and I think it's because there are no more Casey Stoners or Aliens in general.
Still the wildest motorsport on the globe.
Or perhaps tied with sprint car racing == ya gotta love a "car" with more than 1 hp per lb.
EDIT: I guess not quite at ~1,400 lbs and only 900 hp. Still wild to watch.
Isle of Mann TT (and Irish road racing in general) is probably wilder.
Can no longer watch that live - too much chance of carnage.
Totally agree, on both counts.
I'd love to see -- and hear! -- IoM live, but probably out of reach for me.