Motorcycle Racing 2013

[MikeMusic]

Thanks to Martin for the link
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So who watches F1 and MotoGp, or are we exclusive to one ?
I used to watch F1 but found it too boring.
Stumbled across MotoGp one day when it ran late and found it all the things I seemed to remember were there in F1
Just at the end of Mick Doohan's time

[synsei]

I've always found MotoGP to be utterly boring and full of primadonna's, real men race Superbikes ;)

My heart lies with F1, especially now that it is truly competitive once again. Correct me if I'm wrong but the first seven races last season were won by seven different drivers which thoroughly lays to rest a number of old F1 gripes, and of course the drivers championship went down to the wire at Interlagos with a nail-biting finish which saw Vettel win over Alonso by just one point. F1 is boring? Only if you are dead... :lol:

[morris_minor]

The closing laps of last night's Qatar MotoGP were actually quite exciting, with Rossi fighting his way up the field to 2nd place. More overtaking in one race than a season of F1... Having said that I like watching F1 too, but having ridden fast motorbikes I find MotoGP, Superbikes etc something I can identify with more.


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[MikeMusic]

I've always found MotoGP to be utterly boring and full of primadonna's, real men race Superbikes ;)

My heart lies with F1, especially now that it is truly competitive once again. Correct me if I'm wrong but the first seven races last season were won by seven different drivers which thoroughly lays to rest a number of old F1 gripes, and of course the drivers championship went down to the wire at Interlagos with a nail-biting finish which saw Vettel win over Alonso by just one point. F1 is boring? Only if you are dead... :lol:

Tried Superbikes and found that boring.
Can't quite put my finger on it as it can't be that different to MotoGp.
MotoGp has to do better than last year to keep me watching all the way through the season. Moto2 and Moto3 races were frequently the best ones of the day and well worth the time.
One possibly over quoted phrase I heard from the F1 direction
"MotoGp has too much overtaking" ! - Hah
I've watched bits of F1 from time to time and find it fails to grip.
I've watched it from the days of S.Moss Esq, black and white recordings I believe

[MikeMusic]

The closing laps of last night's Qatar MotoGP were actually quite exciting, with Rossi fighting his way up the field to 2nd place. More overtaking in one race than a season of F1... Having said that I like watching F1 too, but having ridden fast motorbikes I find MotoGP, Superbikes etc something I can identify with more.


There was something about Rossi and his riding and overtaking that I couldn't identify that made it totally worth the watch.
Better production and a better track will make that better still

[Alex_UK]

Tried Superbikes and found that boring.

Try the British Superbike Series (BSB) - the best racing and set of support series IMHO.

[MikeMusic]

Try the British Superbike Series (BSB) - the best racing and set of support series IMHO.

Which Channel and are the commentators any good ?

Top commentators for me are
Toby Moody and sidekick Julian Ryder - Eurosport
David Harman and Sean Kelly - Eurosport
Not seen since they cut analogue satellite as we cannot stream at home
:(
Sky just for Eurosport is just too much money

[Alex_UK]

Hi Mike - I watch the Europsort 2 HD Coverage - they usually have 5 hours or so to cover the meeting live, and then have a further support series show in the week, but it depends on what else is on that weekend as will cut to MotoGP or WSBK if there's a clash. Commentators on Eurosport for BSB and WSBK during the races are usually Jack Burnicle and a personal hero of mine, James Whitham, who is the best commentator bar none IMHO. James Haydon is also a regular commentator, another great rider in his day.

That doesn't help you if you don't have a Eurosport subscription - personally I'd pay the £65 a month I pay Sky just for the BSB race day coverage in HD alone, but I can understand why you might not want to! You can subscribe to their online service for £2.99 a month, but I've not tried it.

ITV4 have a highlights show on tonight - 8pm - 9pm or online catchup, and I think this is sometimes on the main ITV channel too. Never seen it though, so no idea who are the commentary team.

Give it a try, let us know what you think. :)

[MikeMusic]

Hi Mike - I watch the Europsort 2 HD Coverage - they usually have 5 hours or so to cover the meeting live, and then have a further support series in week, but it depends on what else is on that weekend as qill cut to MotoGP or WSBK if there's a clash. Commentators on Eurosport for BSB and WSBK during the races are usually Jack Burnicle and a personal hero of mine, James Whitham, who is the best commentator bar none IMHO. James Haydon is also a regular commentator, another great rider in his day.
That doesn't help you if you don't have a Eurosport subscription - personally I'd pay the £65 a month I pay Sky just for the BSB race day coverage in HD alone, but I can understand why you might not want to! You can subscribe to their online service for £2.99 a month, but I've not tried it.

ITV4 have a highlights show on tonight - 8pm - 9pm or online catchup, and I think this is sometimes on the main ITV channel too. Never seen it though, so no idea who are the commentary team.

Give it a try, let us know what you think. :)
Thanks. ITV4 is an easy one. Watching Paris Roubaix with them last night
Was told we were being upgraded for Broadband, but if we were it hasn't made much difference. We used to just be able to watch Europsort on fht download.
I was really hoping we could stream this year then I could have Toby and Jules for MotoGp and David and Sean for the cycling

[Alex_UK]

Just catching up on the weekends races - after all my bluster, the 2 BSB races were rubbish, though the Supersport 600 race was superb.

MotoGP looked stunning in HD and the floodlit event at Qatar was a true spectacle, and looks like the start of a vintage season, I think. Rossi could be back!

[UV101]

Bloody awesome! Great to see some Brits up there on the world stage and Rossi on a proper bike too!!!

Can it get any better?..............of course it can!!!! Roll on the TT! 2 weeks of 'man time' can't wait!!

[Alex_UK]

Catching up on the support races from Brands - just watched the Ducati 848 Challenge - even through the telly there's nothing like the sound of a Duke. :)

I also love the Motostar Championship (http://www.britishsuperbike.com/support/2013/monster-energy-motostar-british-championship.aspx) with all the youngsters on their 125cc GP 2 strokes and Moto3 bikes and my favourite, Catherine Green, a lady in her 30's mixing it with the teenage boys who are young, dumb and full of ...enthusiasm! Can't believe Niall MacKenzie's sons are now racing (Tarran in the Motostar, Taylor in Supersport 600) - it doesn't seem 5 minutes since I was watching Niall on his purple Boost Yamaha in BSB.

[Alex_UK]

"Superbike Sunday" this weekend coming up - Aragon for round 2 of WSBK and Thruxton for round 2 of BSB - 8 hours of live HD coverage to look forward to. :D

[MikeMusic]

Just catching up on the weekends races - after all my bluster, the 2 BSB races were rubbish, though the Supersport 600 race was superb.

MotoGP looked stunning in HD and the floodlit event at Qatar was a true spectacle, and looks like the start of a vintage season, I think. Rossi could be back!
Some real racing at the front end for each event would be good.
Qatar not my favourite track and still good