MotoE world cup

[freeridenick]

I thought I'd be late to the party with this, having only just managed to watch the coverage from the German GP. I expected mucho opinion on the subject.

I for one thought it was great. The super pole idea was interesting and it only took half a dozen or so riders before I forget about the lack of noise - the sound of knee sliders scraping, when was the last time that was heard through the telly? On the flip side, they were only ten seconds slower with no chance to get into it or anyone to chase but it looked slow and engine noise really adds to the sense of speed. Great to see tyres smoking though.

The race was better still and it took less than a lap to forget about the missing engine noise for me. The noise of the motor wasn't worse or better, just different. Like a dieing sea monster my missus said. The racing was tight and a more open track will hopefully make it better. They need to do something about dealing with crashes though. I can see red flags any time a bike goes down.

[Pete.L]

It’s the 350kg weight of the bike which surprised me. Once they pick a line they are stuck with it and if they miss a brake point ,Yikes, twitchy sphincter time


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[tony.mon]

Yeah, but you don't have to worry about snacking on a second pie with your mash and liquor the way the Moto GP boys have to!

[sirch345]

Yeah, but you don't have to worry about snacking on a second pie with your mash and liquor the way the Moto GP boys have to!

I agree, the weight is something else. IIRC the commentators were saying that 350kg's are the minimum weight, and that some were pushing nearer 400kg's No wonder the marshals soon ran away when they saw a bike coming their way
They need to sort something out with that, or as freeridenick says the red flag will be out a lot more.

I didn't find it so boring as I was expecting. I wouldn't swap it for I.C engines, but I did enjoy watching all of the Moto E surprisingly,

Chris.