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DanDunes818
4/25/2010 9:04pm
4/25/2010 9:04pm
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1/25/2012 11:58am
I was just watching the GP replay and I just heard them talking about DP19's bike problem in Mantova .. At the last race in Mantova DP19 's subframe came apart in the moto and with that his exhaust came apart. What I just heard was he was docked a minute for a noise violation. Is that for real? It's not bad enough that his bike came apart and when he lost his exhaust he lost numerous horses and fell back from 5th to 15th. To add insult to injury the FIM docks him another minute on top of that because with no exhaust his bike was loud? .. You got to be kidding me? Penalties are made to dock people for not following the rules. Not to penalize someone for having a bike malfunction during the moto that was completely out of his control and left him with less power not more.
Please tell me I heard that wrong..
Please tell me I heard that wrong..
and that rule is there for a reason....
The Shop
It's too their detriment too... Need to keep Phillaperts close to Cairoli for the title...
That shit wouldn't happen in a Feld operated series... And if it did, they'd reverse it...
Just sayin...
Even more frustrating at the last Touquet which is grueling 3h race on the beach of normandy. This years winner lost on paper because due to damage during the race or just his exhaust getting worn out he exceeded the sound control after the race and the win went to second place Mickael Pichon. Very arsh when you just spent three hours riding like crazy in a giant sand pit.
So he had the option, but didn't want to lose the time.
DC
MX Sports
If a wing is hanging off, F1 will black flag a car to come in for repairs, right? I seem to remember a car grinding off too much of the under plank (wooden board) on the rumble strips, and being DQ'd in post race tech.
Same in NASCAR and pretty much every motorsport, if equipment is damaged, whether in a crash or not, and is then non-compliant within the rules, it is black flagged to come in for repairs or DQ'd upon completion of the race and/or post race tech inspection.
If you allow exceptions for "malfunctions" I promise you I can wrap a silencer to blow out within a lap or so....does that fall under "malfunction?" If not, why not?
Bottom line, if your equipment becomes non-compliant during the race, your equipment is not compliant, otherwise we can all rig equipment to malfunction mid-race.
"Oops, damn silencer fell off again"
Pit Row
As said above, primary differences would be allowable sound levels (GP bikes have to be quieter, more muffled) and fuel (AMA allows a higher octane).
I'm not a fuel expert but how hard would it be for teams to run different mufflers? Before even going there a lot of the teams were able to meet the 115 db level of the 2 M Max test at the open 2 M Max testing held before A3.
I'll exit stage left and let everyone who wants to point out the negatives of the USGP carry on.....meanwhile I will forget about the political undercurrent at work here and just enjoy the race.
but keep that wool up over your eye's if it makes you feel good.
Couldn't the GP bikes run the same fuel and louder mufflers for the U.S round?
Do the GP teams really view the db limit as an advantage for the AMA bikes? AMA teams and riders seem to feel the same about competing against works bikes, let alone having to run fuel and exhaust they don't normally use.
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