MotoGP

Boring, boring, boring.

 

Not arf. I went out for a bimble.

 

Instead of getting rid of the 250s, they should dump the GP.

 

I decided to watch the World Touring Cars instead. I'm not entirely sure
that the leader is meant to take out the safety car. Lucky they had a spare.

 

<googles>

LOL

http://www.oneighturbo.com/2009/05/17/safety-car-crash-wtcc-2009-at-pau/

 

The German commentary on that has a certain comedy value as well.

 

Isn't that brilliant?

And on a related note, that looks like a superb way to spend a weekend.
I wonder if they do any bike racing on that circuit? Hard to believe,
because it's every so slightly unforgiving.

<googles>

Seems not, but there's a decent looking car GP there next weekend.

 

It did seem rather excitable.

 

"Sacre bleu! Zey 'ave totalled ze safety car and eet ees not even paid
for yet"

 

The circuit in Pau is pretty lethal for bikes so I wouldn't expect that
there is.

According to some webshites the Historic GP is supposed to be on next
weekend and that is supposed to be a superb event. Oddly enough the
official website appears to be stuck in 2008.

 

Yeah, I've been checking all afternoon and it just says:

12:30 pm Not available
MotoGP - 2009
Round 4 - Le Mans
Suzi Perry introduces live coverage of the French Grand Prix at Le Mans.

...which rather contradicts
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/4805050.stm
"Or you can watch the race again on our iPlayer service for seven days
after it has happened."

(In iPlayer-speak "Not available" means just that; not _yet_
available is "Coming soon".)

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It was unfortunately. There were other highlights such as being sat
over the top of the Fiat-Yamaha team, decent grub (I won't go into the
wine) and very close views of the brolly-dollies.

 

TBH, it's a shit circuit for bikes and really wouldn't be much fun.
I've driven around it quite a few times as it goes.

 

I did! But they had the cameras on the main stands, not on the lodges.
Honest guv.

As an FYI, I found out that places in the VIP section were €110 per
head (with unlimited soft drinks, loads of food (lunch and dinner
included) and a few bottles of wine/champagne) for the two days. A
grandstand view of both the races and the riders (I'll stick them up
shortly). Oh, and VIP (semi-)secure parking [1].

I dunno if it'd be of interest to anyone but I was thinking of DFV'ing
for next year and organising a UKRM lodge. Camping is always an option,
but if we book far enough in advance (like about 4 months) then a hotel
would be doable too. Thoughts? Or isn't anyone interested? I reckon a
minimum of 10 would do the job but we'd probably have to share the
lodge. If we got 20 people, then we'd probably have the place to
ourselves.

[1] On gravel. But at least they gave you a square chunk of wood for
the sidestand.

 

On Sun, 17 May 2009 20:32:36 +0100, "Cab"

snip>

I'd be interested if we were doing it as a weekend jaunt and getting
into a hotel for the Friday night through to the Monday morning.

Are you going to look into transport between the hotel and the circuit
so we can get pissed?

 

Good grief. Captain Hans Geering's son in the commentary box?

 

AOL.

Leave is always tight but my sister's wedding's going to have to take
priority over next year's French run so something like this would make a
perfectly do-able substitute.

 

<giggles>

 

Noted, as per the posts of frag and ogden too.

I'd not thought of that. I could have a butchers but would have thought
a taxi is the easiest.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Cab

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