03-01-15, 02:30 PM
I've just been watching the 2014 TT and NW200 highlights, having started to regain a bit of an interest in racing again after being out of touch for many years. I'm surprised to hear this, as he said he really loved riding the BM after the NW, and his lap record from cold in the Superbikes round at the Island was amazing. But it looks to me that he could win on any bike that was reliable and competitive. Guy Martin 2nd in the Superbikes, but if it had been Michael Dunlop riding the Suzuki, maybe Tyco would have had a first?? Or maybe the BMW would have just won with any of the top names on board, as it's outright speed just seemed to stomp everything else, especially on the mountain part of the TT circuit. Tyco might have been so impressed by this that they decided they needed a BMW to win anything, which will put all the other manufacturers in a quandary - how to make enough improvements on their machinery to give them a chance against a bike that seems to have jumped ahead of them to quite a large degree. On the other hand, maybe BMW as a factory team just did what they wanted to do - put the BMW firmly on the road racing map, to impress others enough to want to take their bike up? I dunno, is this their first major season in road racing with the S1000RR?; all musings of someone who, as said, has been out of touch with racing for a long while though, and a couple of recent road races watched on video do not an expert make! :lol
On a by-note, can anyone recommend where to follow all the different races, road racing, MotoGP, BSB etc for 2015? I think there is still a good road racing magazine out there somewhere? What about MotoGP and BSB? I used to get Road Racer magazine many years ago, which covered road and track, and had some good technical articles as well as race reports etc; anything like that around nowadays?
TV: from what I've heard, it'd be awkward, and perhaps expensive, getting the relevant packages to watch all the different classes for 2015, but people have mentioned online sites where it can all be watched for free? Or a good online site that would be worth paying for?
On a by-note, can anyone recommend where to follow all the different races, road racing, MotoGP, BSB etc for 2015? I think there is still a good road racing magazine out there somewhere? What about MotoGP and BSB? I used to get Road Racer magazine many years ago, which covered road and track, and had some good technical articles as well as race reports etc; anything like that around nowadays?
TV: from what I've heard, it'd be awkward, and perhaps expensive, getting the relevant packages to watch all the different classes for 2015, but people have mentioned online sites where it can all be watched for free? Or a good online site that would be worth paying for?