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According to schedule:Originally posted by sheelpriye View Post
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Tuesday 16th August 3AM if you are up for it
Edit: TenSports is showing highlights today 0830AM
Edit: Didn't want to post continuous reply:
Testing going on in Brno. Some pics of the riders posted here:
By looking at Ducati GP11.1 itself (or may be it is the camera angle) one can say there is a huge gap between the front fork and the engine which means COG is way backwards. No wonder it is hard to load the front.
Comparo with Honda (well not the same camera angle but just to get an idea)
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missed moto2 and 125
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nice motogp race overall...an all honda podium after a long long time....this is the first time that Honda's strategy has worked i.e. put a lot of riders on factory bikes...one of them would win the championship and the others would prevent the opposition from scoring points...
and bautista was fast (high 1.57s)...that guy has got talent...its great to see suzuki back to pace
rossi looked better...hope this improvement stays till next race...for the first time GP11.1>GP11..
and what it would feel like to be Karel abraham....his dad owns the circuit as well...
2011 Brno MotoGP Sunday Post-Race Round Up: If We Didn't See The Future Today, We'll See It Tomorrow | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks
Valentino Rossi was even further back, crossing the line over 10 seconds behind Stoner. Yet after the race, Rossi was the most optimistic he has been for a very long time. Compared with Laguna Seca, Rossi had cut the deficit by half on the new bike, and the Italian was confident that the improvement was permanent.
Rossi was coy on exactly what had changed - refusing to answer the question directly, saying only that they were "details" - but he was fulsome in his praise of Filippo Preziosi. "Ducati are very clever," he said, "such a small change makes such a big difference." The improvement had been major, allowing Rossi to brake much deeper giving both stability and improving corner entry and giving him much more feeling with the front. He kept talking about having made "a step" and his surprise at such a small part bringing such big results. "I hope Filippo has a few more boxes!"Comment
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Okay this definitely needs new post
Brno MotoGP Test. Ducati engineer with two Mini Disc recorder... on Twitpic
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Brno MotoGP Test. Ducati engineer with two Mini Disc recorders clocking engine sounds from Honda and Yamaha 1000sComment
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Heh heh ... talk about thinking out of the box. Actually apparently, in 2007 also Yamaha had brought in some engineers from Yamaha musical instrument division to check the engine sound of the Ducati, to maybe try to find the power the engine makes !!Originally posted by sumit.pannalall View PostOkay this definitely needs new post
Brno MotoGP Test. Ducati engineer with two Mini Disc recorder... on Twitpic
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They concluded the ducati was making at least 20 bhps more than the 2007 Yamaha n HondaKawasaki Ninja : Because lazy sunday afternoons should be despatched at 160 kmph!!!
Hyosung Aquila : Because sometimes you need to look cool while riding at 40 kmph and you can do that only on a cruiser !!!Comment
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Good that Ducati didn't test their GP12 along Hondas and Yamahas. They saved a lot of embarrassment
Both Hondas and Yamahas 2012 avatars are neck to neck.
As the twitter updates say: Honda is also not a perfect 1000cc engine. The honda head says it is between 800 and 1000Last edited by TheRedPill; 08-15-2011, 10:10 PM.Comment
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Absolutely.Originally posted by sumit.pannalall View PostGood that Ducati didn't test their GP12 along Hondas and Yamahas. They saved a lot of embarrassment
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Something tells me that Rossi might win a race this season.
I searched a lot, no 1 (neither rossi nor fillipo) is telling as what were the small adjustments they made to make the front end better.
I think what they might have done is, played a bit with the compounds on CF towards those parts of the chassis which handle most of the load.
So the ultra rigid and plastic like feedback would develop some resonance and give them a metal like (ting) feedback.
This would have helped them get some (less rigid) feedback which they can judge.
A few more tweaks here and there, and ROSSI will shine once again.
Anyone else have some opinion of the improved front end ?Giving a lot to a fiero.
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it is very difficult for rossi to win a race this season, but yes he has reduced the gap from winner to around 10 secs which was earlier like 20-30 secs. but he need to improve more. in last race rossi had a bad start, otherwise he could have fought for 5th place.Comment
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ok a little bit OT but i have a trivia question
Are there any riders who have ridden for all the Manufacturers present during his career?Smoke rubber,not tobacco.
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Originally posted by RanjithMN View Post
Dunno abt all.
But Melandri, most I guess, Yamaha,honda, then Ducati. Kawasaki then Back to Honda..
Hopper:-Yamaha,Suzuki and Kwacker.
Thats all info I guess i have.. There must be others too (weak memory)
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Ducati Corse Running Parallel MotoGP Project with Aluminum Twin-Spar Chassis
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finally ... they are trying aluminium twin spar chasis, but it will take a lot of effort in R&D and trials & testing ... and the learning curve may take considerable time, before they can come up with a really competitive chasis.Originally posted by Ghost11 View Post
ducati... plz do whatever is required to win a motogp race...though i would have loved a carbon fibre chasis ducati winning, that would have kept the character of bike as it is and rossi could have proved its critics that if stoner can win on ducati, then certainly rossi can also...
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So if they come up with a bike having an aluminium prototype chassis by a third party and put their own engine, then it'll Ducati factory CRT. Will they be allowed? 
not my original comment. part of it from motomatters article comments.
Edit: Answering my own question. I think they will be as the engine is also not a production one but a prototype.Last edited by TheRedPill; 08-19-2011, 05:38 PM.Comment
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