That's why he messed up the hairpin - and lost his position to Prokop.
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That's why he messed up the hairpin - and lost his position to Prokop.
Roude Leiw
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well now hyundai knows that they need to improve the transmission 
and if they are at it their suspensions.
and if they are at it their suspensions.
7 Sprint Cup races - 7 winners. Joey Logano threw his hat in the ring and took the victory over Jeff Gordon in a green, white, checker finish after Kurt Busch brought out his 3rd caution of the day.
Kyle Larson (5th) continues to impress and finished behind Kyle Busch (3rd) and Brian Vickers (4th).
Dale Jr took himself out early and hurt Jimmie Johnson's race as well. Pretty interesting 1.5 miler race to be honest.
Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrfnTKLNW5k&t=5s
Dale's fire escape from a fan perspective: He can't get out of the car! He can't get out of the car!!
Kyle Larson (5th) continues to impress and finished behind Kyle Busch (3rd) and Brian Vickers (4th).
Dale Jr took himself out early and hurt Jimmie Johnson's race as well. Pretty interesting 1.5 miler race to be honest.
Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrfnTKLNW5k&t=5s
Dale's fire escape from a fan perspective: He can't get out of the car! He can't get out of the car!!
LicenceToK1ll
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Just bought 2 tickets for FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Only 28 euro per ticket. Looking forward to it.
Jelly. That should be fucking awesome.
Roude Leiw
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There will be a live on board camera for the Opel Rally junior team tonight and tomorrow during one rally here in germany.
http://new.livestream.com/accounts/6767024/events/2912550/feed_embed?width=1280&height=720
Mother nature is kicking NASCARs ass this year.
Roude Leiw
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WTCC qualifying is on at the moment.
Jezbollah
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http://circuitoftheamericas.com/media-center
THE WINDOW FOR MEDIA ACCREDITATION TO THE 2014 RED BULL GRAND PRIX OF THE AMERICAS MOTOGP EVENT AT COTA HAS CLOSED. ALL MEDIA CREDENTIALS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED.
I'm actually going to the one in Argentina and I don't seem to find any info at all anywhere.
I'm watching. Was at a gathering and they put on the race for me. Good people but now I'm home. Crank it up!
So many stripes.
Wax Free Vanilla
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Moto GP is done and dusted, nobody is catching Marquez, Honda need to dump that no hoper Pedrosa and get Lorenzo or Stoner back on the bike.
One man show.
One man show.
Charlie McCarthy
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Pedrosa a no hoper? I don't think so man. He is the best rider to have never won a championship and he has had a lot of bad luck throughout his career. Will he be able to fight Marquez for the title? No, but as a #2 rider, he is a no brainer for Honda to keep as long as they can. You also have to keep in mind team dynamics. Could you imagine Jorge being the #2 rider in a team? I don't think he is going to wear that, while Dani and Marc seemingly get on ok. It makes a team a lot easier to manage.
I think that jump start was really a sign of the pressure Jorge feels under because of Marquez. Marquez just looks a class above at the moment but lets always be careful about calling MotoGP "done and dusted". With the way Marquez rides, there is a very real possibility he could have season ending crash, or worse. I know that goes for all riders but Marquez style leaves no room for error.
A bit of a boring race but we are watching a new legend in the making. I have a feeling Marquez will have a few wins like that this season.
Mastah
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Apparently he was confused by mosquitoes on his tear-off, lol:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/113442
Great win by Vinales in Moto2. He achieved his first victory in middle category earlier than Marquez did, so he's the one to watch out in the future.
Lol mosquitoes i really hate those insects with a passion. But yeah maybe he should have focused more. I hope he can win next round so he can get some confidence again i like to see the motogp more competetive then only marquez win. Vinales is great it's only his second race on a moto2 bike and to win a race is amazing!
Wax Free Vanilla
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It's not bad luck if you continuously push over your limit, fall off, then end up with broken bones, he's just not good enough to hang with the other Honda rider these last few years. He's had his time and done nothing, I bet they only kept him because of Repsol, but now with Marquez there he's surplus to requirement.
Nakamoto reportedly wants Stoner back for next season, he's ready with a blank cheque book to put together a Honda dream team. This needs to happen for the good of Moto GP
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Business
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While I can agree Pedrosa should have done more during all these years in HRC I do agree with Charlie he had bad luck on some key moments of his career, and not only injuries, off the top of my head I remember Misano 2012 where he had mechanical problems starting from pole, having to start last and recovering quick he was taken out by Barbera. It's possible he lost the title there. I too think he is a perfect number 2 for Marquez now, I don't see why Honda would spend more money on Lorenzo or Stoner in the current situation for a likely source of problems in and off the track, plus at the end of the day you can't win the championship twice the same year.
Charlie McCarthy
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It's not bad luck if you continuously push over your limit, fall off, then end up with broken bones, he's just not good enough to hang with the other Honda rider these last few years. He's had his time and done nothing, I bet they only kept him because of Repsol, but now with Marquez there he's surplus to requirement.
Nakamoto reportedly wants Stoner back for next season, he's ready with a blank cheque book to put together a Honda dream team. This needs to happen for the good of Moto GP
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Of course he has made mistakes throughout his career, all riders do but definitely has had his fair share of bad luck. Here is his Wikipedia:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dani_Pedrosa
I wouldn't count being a consistent championship contender as "had his time and done nothing". I know we only all remember 1st but he has always been in the running and at this late point of his career all he has to do is make consistent podiums, while Marquez is winning and Honda is happy. Here is his MotoGP career stats-
Starts- 135
Wins- 25
Podiums- 86
Poles- 26
Doesn't look like the stats of a dud rider to me.
As for Stoner coming back, man I would love to see this but I don't know. I read somewhere that in his book he left the possibility of returning pretty open. I would love to see him race against Marquez and have a feeling they wouldn't be very good friends. Marquez crazy moves would really piss Stoner off.
Charlie McCarthy
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Yeah that's the other thing. How much extra would they have to pay to get a rider like Lorenzo. Dani is at this point the safe and cheaper option. Anyway I can't see Lorenzo and Marquez ever being teammates, especially as Lorenzo would have to be #2.
Edit-The incident you describe was in the Wikipedia I linked and related to a tyre warmer, here is what it says
At Misano, Pedrosa qualified on pole for the race,[26] which was then delayed after Karel Abraham's Ducati stalled just before the start, forcing the riders to complete a second parade lap. Pedrosa's front tyre warmer became stuck just before his bike was restarted; the bike was removed from the grid – to be replaced by the back-up bike – but the tyre warmer was removed at the last moment and the bike was restored to the grid. However, Pedrosa had to start the race from the back, due to a rules infraction relating to the start procedure.
Thanks!
Phanatic8390
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6 hours of Silverstone is this weekend and I just went to check when the Live stream would be starting and they're charging for it this year
Phanatic8390
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Oh yeah, it just seems so last minute.
The news article that explains it and the iPad App was released yesterday. I don't think $20 is unreasonable for the season, just kinda came out of nowhere.
On the WEC website? BOOOOO.6 hours of Silverstone is this weekend and I just went to check when the Live stream would be starting and they're charging for it this year
Edit: Damnit, doesn't matter anyway, I won't be home Sunday night for it. Boooo.
Elvin Atombender
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The first race in the European F3-championship is about to start at Silverstone.
Streamed (free) at the official site: http://www.fiaf3europe.com/livestream.html
Streamed (free) at the official site: http://www.fiaf3europe.com/livestream.html
Spaceman Spiff
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I hear you.
For the WEC to now charge for content that they had freely provided in years past is a major disappointment, and I can't help but worry about how badly this will impact their online viewership.
At least the price is reasonable, although it's a shame that the subscription doesn't extend to multiple devices. Depending on how other streaming options pan out for the race tomorrow, I'm strongly considering signing up.
Elvin Atombender
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Gah, wish I was near my home computer.
european le mans series in silverstone:
http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/en/s54_courses/s54p09_videos.php
race just started.
http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/en/s54_courses/s54p09_videos.php
race just started.
Psychotext
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Look who showed up...
Spaceman Spiff
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So Toyota will start from pole, (edging out the best of the Audis by 0.005 s). I'm a bit surprised to see Webber's Porsche on the third row, but still, the 6 factory P1s are less than a half-second apart, averaged over 4 laps between two drivers, with their best times within one or two tenths. Not bad.
That 919 is a rocket, though. Looking at the trap speeds, it's got 15 mph over the TS040 on the Hangar Straight, and 20 mph over the R18.
That 919 is a rocket, though. Looking at the trap speeds, it's got 15 mph over the TS040 on the Hangar Straight, and 20 mph over the R18.
My usually sites do not seem to have a stream set up. This has me a little worried. Also Le Mans is not included in the season pass... which sucks.