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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: orionburn on June 07, 2007, 01:57:40 PM
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Not sure how many of you follow MotoGP, but CBS will be showing the race from Barcelona this Sunday at 1:30 pm EST. Nice to see it getting regular coverage for a change.
Also coming up will be the Assen TT on June 30th, and Sachsenring on July 15th. Really hoping it gets some decent ratings. Would love to see GP gain in popularity over here in the States.
http://www.motogp.com/en/motogp/motogp_news.htm?menu=news&news_id=19573
My current cable package doesn't carry Speed, so don't get to see races often unless I'm at a friend's house. And I refuse to pay $75+ to be able to only watch one replay of a race. Greedy bastards.... :banghead:
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If that's the same "speed" we get, I might be persuaded to record that for you. :) I bet the other half would like to watch it anyway. I usually record them, then burn to DVD.
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Dorna, or whatever they're called that owns MotoGp, are freaking fanatics when it comes to keeping the races to themselves. There was an R6 forum that was hosting races from the 05 season, and Dorna threatened legal action against them if it wasn't removed. They did, and no problems afterwards.
I had considered forking over the money to watch it from the MotoGP website, but if and only if a program such as Fraps could record it....for my own personal use of course :wink:
Being able to watch the race live and ONLY one replay is a crock of sh!t to me. I'm always running around so much I never know if I'll be able to watch a live race or not, let alone the fact that most races take place on the other side of the world. So if I miss that, and something comes up while watching my one replay, I'm paying money to not be able to watch a full race.
I will say that if you need "persuaded" I would rather make a, ahem, donation to the board as opposed to paying MotoGp.
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LOL! Donations are voluntary.
I can record one or two of them and send them out, let me know the times preferably in MST/MDT time but I can also look them up if you tell me the day and ET time.
The other option is that you could see if any of them live on bittorrent...
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I wouldn't know what to do without Speed Channel....But I am a NASCAR fan, but it is alot of the other shows I like: Unique Whips, Chop Cut Rebuild, Epic Ride. lots of good stuff on there.
I would say that 90% of my TV watching is between Speed, Discovery, Science, and TLC(Overhaulin' and American Chopper&Hotrod),
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If you do subscribe to MotoGP. com you can watch an unlimited number of replays of races...as well as tons of old race footage. I'm personally not in to that but rarely miss a qualifying or race. Problem being if you don't watch the race live then you will certainly get a spoiler when you go to the site, time to get creative with a newspaper to block your view. I think it you subscribe to high def you only get to watch the race twice...in high def. Nice to get all the little extras...and a full length race, all unavailable on cable. Not to mention 125 and 250. It's not perfect and you 'shouldn't' be able to record but I've heard of people who could. I stopped bothering, I just enjoy the races, mostly live.
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you can watch an unlimited number of replays of races
I double checked, and all the packages I saw (even premium) say that you only get one replay of a full race. Friend from my Yamaha board subscribed last year and it was that way where you could watch all you want, but I think they changed it for '07.
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i KNOW i've watched a few more than twice this year, then again I've also caught two races in the higher def as they opened it. Maybe it depends on how busy their servers are? It's encouraging to get to watch what you want without depending on TV, but it DOES have drawbacks...like horrid customer service, occasional poor quality, never as nice as TV, and crashes to the live race feed during a race. Would love for somebody else other than MotoGP.com to make these available online, for that matter would love to see more bike stuff in general.
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Would love for somebody else other than MotoGP.com to make these available online, for that matter would love to see more bike stuff in general.
Amen to that. American Chopper doesn't cut it for me :lol:
I didn't mean to doubt you about the races, but every time I had looked at the packages they said only one replay of the full race. Maybe that's something different.
You would think that with the billion cable channels out there we could have one dedicated to nothing but motorcycles. Do we really need 6 channels of CSPAN??
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Or at least they could have two Speed channels. One that's full-time NASCAR, since that seems to be what they think is the most popular (and probably is), and one for everything else - bikes, F1, World Rally, boats, planes, etc.
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if you like passing, if you like not knowing who's going to win right to the last minute...if in fact you watch only one motogp race just to see what it's like. Watch this one.
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My DVR is recording it so I can watch it later.
I don't want any of you to spoil things for me or anyone else that sees it later, OK?
TIA
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The red bike won!
Just kidding! When is it coming on?
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When is it coming on?
1:30 pm EST[/list]
...as stated in the original post. :wink:
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yeah I noticed that just now.LOL oh well- can't mis the Nascar race...they wreck better!
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:stickpoke: Real racers turn left - AND RIGHT! - at every race, not just a couple.
j/k - while I don't watch the big NASCAR races, I love going to the local tracks and watch the locals dice it up on the ovals, paved or dirt - and the Figure 8's, too.
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Thise figure 8 races are insane! They show them sometimes on Speed Channel's "On the Edge" show. cool stuff!
I will actually prolly flip between the GP and Nascar...watching NHRA right now.;)
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I must be phychic(sp)! :stickpoke:
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:shameshame: SPOILER! :thud:
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Now now,... he didn't tell you -which- red bike won. :stickpoke: Of course it does rule out Rossi, doesn't it?
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And just about anyone else that's not on the top Hondas or Ducatis.
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I don't know which bikes are which colors....The only bike that I knew was Nicky Hayden's. Sorry if that ruined it for ya! :duh:
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NO spoiler here, so no worries :motorsmile:
Have to say I was pretty impressed with the coverage. Actually kind of weird hearing American commentators instead of the usual guys that cover GP.
My only gripe is that you never get to see what's really going on at the back of the pack. Still some good racing going on back there that you miss out on.
I don't know which bikes are which colors
Hell I know a majority of the riders and it's still hard to tell most of the race who's who. This is where GP could actually take a lesson from Nascar and use those little bubbles with the name/number that follow the car around the track so you can easily tell who they are.
can't mis the Nascar race...they wreck better!
They I guess you missed the first turn of Catalunya from last year! :shock:
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can't mis the Nascar race...they wreck better!
They I guess you missed the first turn of Catalunya from last year! :shock:
I saw it today- they showed the replay...then i was mad that they didn't have a big one today/:lol:
Actually the Nascar race was anti climatic today too...but at least Gordon won again. :wink:
Talk about anti-climatic....anyone watch the Soprano's finale? I was pissed. :stfu:
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Good racing,good coverage except I agree, it would be nice to see whats going on behind the 1st 3 bikes. I thought Rossi was going to take Stoner at the end, but the Duc is just too fast for the Yamaha. Dan
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Yeah, those Ducs have some seriously sick power. Not only in the straights, but the corners too. Stoner is one hell of a kid. That guy is going to definately go places, and if he doesn't take the championship this year he's sure to get one soon. Think Pedrosa is going to be a contender as well.
I'm a Yamaha loyalist (don't be mad...lol) from owning my FZR, but I admit they have a ways to go in their engine department. Granted this is the first year for the 800cc machines, but the Ducs and Honda already have their act together and Yamaha needs to do some catching up.
Still holding out hope that Edwards can pick up a win this year. He made it up to 8th early in the race, then dropped down to about 13th, but got back up to finish in the #10 spot. At least he edged out Hayden :lol:
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I'm a long-time Yamaha fan from back in the King Kenny days, but I also root for Suzuki. Their MotoGP efforts have been weak ever since they went to the 4-stroke format, but at least they finally got a win with Vermuelen's victory at the French GP, so maybe they're finally starting to get things right with the new, smaller bikes.
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I know the duc has crazy power, but lets keep in mind that in this race, for once, Rossi on the yamaha actually passed stoner on the duc on the straight. And he couldn't pass rossi several times on the straight. I think people remember Qatar when the duc just blew everyone away by 7-8 miles in top speed. It's down to 2-3 now so not nearly as easy.
Rossi is the MAN, but I think we've all learned that he's human, he makes mistakes, and yes he even seems to crumble under pressure....well at least once. That guy is one class act.
Also keep in mind the tire difference, michellin was supposed to win this weekend, bridgestone is making up amazing ground they did really badly in spain just two years ago.
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Red....you watched the race yet so we can officially "spoil" it?
Rossi will more than likely go down as the best the sport has ever seen. Well, he already is the best, but going to be hard for anybody to come along and top what he's done. They said he's had 90+ podium finishes. That alone is insane besides taking 5 GP championships.
I agree that the tires are playing a big factor this year. With the rule changes they made that limits the tires it's making it harder for them to choose the right ones. Didn't the Bridgeys end up having 8 out of the top 10 spots? Rossi ran wide several times during the race. He may have gotten on the brakes too late, but I'd put my money on the Michelins fading on him.
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I don't need the results withheld anymore... not since I knew the red bike won.