November 12, 2012

How to gain twenty positions in five corners.

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From the ridiculous to the sublime.

Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia saw the final race of the 2012 MotoGP season and conditions were as nasty as you could possibly concoct for motorcycle racing, damp tarmac.

Conditions in the race were so tricky some riders actually just quit and newly crowned MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo was one of the many caught out by the conditions,  crashing from the lead as he was lapping riders.  Dani Pedrosa won that race helped by a correct setup and tire choice, the misfortunes of others and some great riding.



None of this phased Marc Marquez. The 19 year old spaniard rode his Repsol Suter Honda from DFL, 33rd on the grid to victory in the Moto 2 race. He passed 20 riders in the first five corners on his way to winning the 2012 Moto2 title...and all without safety cars!

I'm not going to far out on a limb saying we will see this guy a MotoGP champion in the next few years if he gets the right ride.

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6 comments:

  1. DanKeMonday, November 12, 2012 5:01:00 PM

    Marc Marquez has already been signed up for Moto GP next season. He'll be replacing Casey Stoner at Repsol Honda, though I doubt these kind of tactics will work in the premier class.

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  2. ACMonday, November 12, 2012 6:17:00 PM

    You mean the tactic of being awesome? :)

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  3. A TrainMonday, November 12, 2012 10:51:00 PM

    Pretty sure that's the inverted algorithm of a mark webber start.

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  4. A TrainMonday, November 12, 2012 10:51:00 PM

    Pretty sure that's the inverted algorithm of a mark webber start.

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  5. TonyTuesday, November 13, 2012 1:47:00 AM

    The new Belmonte.

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  6. baadjouTuesday, November 13, 2012 4:48:00 AM

    Déjà vu to his Motegi first lap. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xud5mo_marc-marquez-motegi-onboard-2012-lap-1_auto

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