I no longer have any idea what crazy crazy thing I’m going to see on Sunday morning. Jesus.
( this also applies to who is leading, who is slow, all of it)
Vicki

Incredible race!
Unbelievable finish. Glad I got up early for that one. When's the last time
we have had a season like this one?

On Sun, Aug 23, 2020, 05:41 Vicki Smith Vicki@ducati.net wrote:

I hate to say it but based on this season it’s becoming clear Marc Marquez is maybe not the best thing for the sport. Removing him from the equation has changed just about everything in that the entire paddock, man, woman, dog and mechanic now believes they can podium and the results are showing.
Also, maybe keep the thrill show get off and NASCAR shootout for pure entertainment value...
(Kidding about the get off but the shootout was cool)
What a race.
Vicki

I'm going to disagree here.  I think MM had to push hard and made a
mistake.  The underlying reason he had to push so hard is the 2020 Honda,
which by all accounts isn't that great.  Nakagami is riding last year's
bike, and top Honda at this point regularly.  Cal hurt himself on the 2020
too, although Cal can hurt himself on anything.  I'm going to go out on a
limb and say we MAY have seen a season where MM didn't dominate anyway,
struggled a bit, had some (more) spectacular crashes and generally
over-rode the bike to less than previous successes.  The fact that FQ and
MV haven't capitalized is a shame.  Same goes for Dovi really.  Hard to say
if the races would be better or worse in my mind, but I'm betting having MM
in the battle is usually a good thing.

What a race huh?

On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 9:15 AM Vicki Smith Vicki@ducati.net wrote:

Agreed about the change in the paddock mentality. While watching the race “remotely together” with Pags, I texted the following comment.
“Marquez gone = chemistry change”.

Didn’t think about the dogs though………….. ;-)

What a race.

STeve

I’m with you on this in regards to MM being absent changes the entire
paddock. I think you and I watch the same thing, the rest are watching the
virtual races. I don’t see why they don’t see what we clearly see or
perhaps they’re just in denial.

As for the Oliveira, im Happy for him. He made history!

I can’t believe I was rooting for miller LOL.  Honestly, I want anyone to
win, but the Espargaros BwahaHahahaha!! Pol thought he was going to win..
And To add lime and salt on his wounds, Oliveira, the guy that everyone
believes  “wiped” him out last week stole the victory. Yeeeehaw! Anyway,
Miller would’ve taken it if Oliveira wasn’t close by. I’d be very happy
with that too! L O L

On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 9:15 AM Vicki Smith Vicki@ducati.net wrote:

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Anyone seen the heli shot of the last corner?

Where in the world was wide Pol going?? As usual, gone wide again..  He was
going straight into the wall.  Miller didn’t even push him off track. He
should’ve been penalized!

Miler and Pol looked like clowns compared to Marquez and Dovi’s Red Bull
Ring battle.

Poor Taka and Mir!

On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 6:24 PM Lan Max nolanmaxxx@gmail.com wrote:

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After zapping Jorge Martin for running about 1/2" over the tip of the green
I am disappointed they didn't sanction ESP in any way for that. That was a
specific point of discussion in the riders safety brief concerning the last
lap - running wide at any point would result in being dropped places.Not
fair, not cool.

Christian

On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 5:34 PM Lan Max nolanmaxxx@gmail.com wrote:

Precisely!!!

On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 9:50 PM Christian Els ElsC@schnellpc.com wrote:

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