MotoGP/Moto2/Moto3 Assen.

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MotoGP/Moto2/Moto3 Assen.

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So this weekend it's off to Assen.

A long term favourite circuit of many of the riders, although if i'm honest it's never massively appealed to me in terms of "i'd love to ride there"

So, predictions, thoughts....

Surely if Rossi is going to do ANYTHING remotely spectacular then here is where it has to be ?

I think it'll suit the KTM this year, it seems the right sort of circuit for them.

Lowes to look and find some form, or the KTM to destroy Moto2 again. Well, Moto2 and arguably Moto3 with the boy Acosta too.

Now i think about it, KTM are in a proper purple patch really lol.

Which makes it absolutely bizarre that they don't actually manufacture ANYTHING remotely like any of their bikes that are doing so well

Kinda weird...
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Might add a bit of interest. No idea how much time if any he's had on a MotoGP bike...

https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/98142 ... R8fKfJXcco

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Oh wow. Interesting. Wonder if Toprak was offered it?
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weeksy wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:30 pm Oh wow. Interesting. Wonder if Toprak was offered it?
Hmmm. Dorna want a Brit and a Yank.
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weeksy wrote: Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:30 pm Oh wow. Interesting. Wonder if Toprak was offered it?
Major sponsor clash for Toprak. Sofuglu chases the money and has always been Red Bull and his proteges are under the same flag,so Monster Energy would be a no no.

I wonder who Gerloff will knock off? :lol:
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Off we go !!!! Moto3 on their way out.
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Has McPhee crashed yet?
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Lots of talk about Rossi and the new team, apparently it's £2.5m per bike per year from Ducati.
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Back in the old two-stroke days I remember a discussion about Honda leasing the NSRs to teams. Even then it was millions per bike and at the end of the season they went back to Honda and were crushed!
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Interesting listening to Vinales.... He's properly glum, but from his words, he doesn't think any of this is down to him. "no-one knows why"....

Apparently last weekend during the race he dropped back on his own, then came back and pulled them back to prove he could do it with a clear track in front of him....

Bizarre !
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Yeah there was a Vinales interview on the net during the week. He had a proper tantrum but doesn't seem to put anything down to himself. You wonder how long his got in MotoGP left. He's clearly fast on certain days but is that enough for someone else to take him on?

It's fine being fast on a clear track but that's not how the racing works! Maybe he should do a TT.....
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He's just gone fastest in session 1. LOL.
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Garett Gerloff went well for his first time at the track.
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Marquez has just had a monster high side.

Can't link to vid but its on BT Sports MotoGP FB page
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:26 pm https://fb.watch/6lALUZZ0A9/
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They used to let you copy a link directly to the video, but they've changed it.

There's only you without a Friendface account so it's no biggy :)
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:38 pm
Glad I took him out of my fantasy team
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https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/98165 ... e-highside

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1 = Maverick Viñales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) 1'33.241s 5/14 301k
2 ^12 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM (RC16) +0.159s 5/12 307k
3 ^1 Fabio Quartararo FRA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) +0.250s 4/13 298k
4 ^5 Marc Marquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.319s 4/4 308k
5 ^8 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.460s 4/11 304k
6 ˅1 Johann Zarco FRA Pramac Ducati (GP21) +0.467s 5/12 310k
7 ˅4 Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) +0.719s 6/15 307k
8 ^3 Jack Miller AUS Ducati Team (GP21) +0.825s 6/7 310k
9 ˅2 Aleix Espargaro SPA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) +0.840s 6/8 306k
10 ˅8 Pol Espargaro SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V) +0.855s 5/9 306k
11 ˅5 Danilo Petrucci ITA KTM Tech3 (RC16) +0.893s 6/11 299k
12 ^8 Jorge Martin SPA Pramac Ducati (GP21)* +1.098s 5/13 308k
13 ^5 Alex Marquez SPA LCR Honda (RC213V) +1.117s 6/13 308k
14 ˅4 Lorenzo Savadori ITA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* +1.220s 4/14 299k
15 ^2 Iker Lecuona SPA KTM Tech3 (RC16) +1.298s 5/12 299k
16 ^3 Enea Bastianini ITA Avintia Ducati (GP19)* +1.417s 6/12 305k
17 ˅1 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM (RC16) +1.525s 5/11 302k
18 ˅3 Valentino Rossi ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) +1.536s 6/11 298k
19 ˅7 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Ducati Team (GP21) +1.591s 4/7 309k
20 ˅12 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V) +2.485s 3/9 301k
21 ^1 Garrett Gerloff USA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) +2.503s 4/12 296k
22 ˅1 Luca Marini ITA Sky VR46 Avintia Ducati (GP19)* +2.975s 6/12 300k