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Suzuki MotoGP Rider Maverick Vinales at this year's
Spanish GP at Jerez, Spain. (Image source: shutterstock.com)
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There's an O-L-D song comin' to mind called The
Politics of Dancing, but instead in Thy case
of MotoGP, it would be titled The Politics of Kick Boxing, as Moto GP's
definitely NOT Sweeping across Thy Airwaves in North America these Days!
VIDEO: The Politics of Dancing
As previously belabored here in
Nofendersville, for which your humble No Fenders scribe Tomaso's been away from
the past several weeks now. Fox Sports (FS1) has decided to go in a new
direction, as it's a S-A-D day indeedy when Mixed Martial Arts outsells the
worlds premiere road racing motorcycle series, nee MotoGP! Not to mention Golf;
URGH!
And it appears that the sanctioning body
DORNA doesn't give a SHIT either, eh? Like seriously? We're pleased to bring
you the world's best riders on; Uhm, wait for I-T! Chirp-Chirp, Bueller?
Tuh-Duh...
beIN Sports
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO???
HOLY INDISCERNABLE TV CHANNELS BATMAN!
As there's definitely something not being
disclosed here behind closed doors? Although DORNA's already shown its hand a
la FOM by not being able to Cough-Cough, come to an agreement to continue
racing at the hallowed grounds of Indianapolis, along with previously discarding
Laguna Seca. Presumably in Thy mold of Uncle Bernaughty's squeezing every
Bloody Greenback out of countries willing to pay higher sanctioning fees!
As I don't know 'bout Y'all, but I'm tired of
always being the Guinea pig who gets to help push an unheard of and sometimes
unsolicited television channel from obscurity to the mainstream - which surely
is beIN Sports intentions...
But SHIT Dudes! If my moistess; Err mostest wondrous
Cable TV Service provider comca$t AIN'T willing to make MAV TV or Fox Sports 2
available, albeit I do get BBC America in Thy outer fringes, i.e.; channel 162;
WTF! Then what makes beIN
Sports think they'll ever succeed?
But enough dribble about that already, as I
pity thy Fools at beIN
Sports, since I for one do NOT miss getting up at
thou KURR-RACK 'O DAWN to sit in the Darkness blurry eyed listening to those
Bloody international Boothboyz' prattle
on...
Then again, with the just concluded rounds of
rider swaps effectively neutering the remainder of the 2016 Silly Season
relatively meaningless, it's too bad we won't get to see Moto GP's version of
Thy Octagon here Stateside.
As just think, in this corner in red, white
and green leathers, weighing in at a svelte 64 kilos from Palma de Mallorca is
Quadruple MotoGP champ-pee-on' Horr-rae' Lorenzo on his number 99 Duc! (Ducati)
Opposite Horr-rae's that Spicy Meatball, who
like a fine wine just keeps getting
better with age! As the nine times world champion wearing banana yellow and
steel tipped boots will once again bring
his Ninja Stars to thunderdome's cage -fight in hopes of once again carving up
the field! As let's hear I-T for thee Doctor Valentino Rossi wheelin' the No.
69 Movistar Yamaha, thee Bologna in the Spanish Shish Kabob...
On the other side of the Steak is Marcus The
Whiz Kid Marquez, as some like I-T HOT! As this El Spanol rider enjoys
imploring his #43 Repsol Honda's Flamethrower
to torch his opponents trackside!
And then wait for I-T! As can Y'all hear 'Ol
Kenny Loggins croonin' that song? Pushin' I-T to Overload, Highway to the
Danger Zone!
VIDEO: Highway to the Danger Zone
As expected rising MotoGP Star Maveric
"Top Gun" Viñales
has just been confirmed as Valentino's team-mate, also on a two-year contract a
la The Doctor, and will take up residence on Lorenzo's Yamaha mount beginning
in 2017, as suppose it'll take a little time geting used to seeing the #25
number plate on Jorge's ride.
although it's too
Bad that I won't be seeing my Numero Uno MotoGP rider on Thy Telie' anytime
soon. But somehow I sense this is one Spaniard Valentino will be more than accommodating
to help secure the world championship title if out of his reach!
And with George Lorenzo possibly taking
another MotoGP No. 1 plate to la Rosso Scooters, (Ducati) upon Top Gun Viñales
confirmation at Movistar Yamaha, along with Ducati having let Andrea Iannone go,
Suzuki swiftly snapped up the services of the discarded Italian Knee-dragger.
Although I'm not sure which bike's better right now, i.e.; Ducati v Suzuki...
Yet Karmically, in what could bode well for
la Italianos' Scooters' outfit Ducati, eventual third place finisher Iannone recorded the fastest time ever on a MotoGP
motorcycle, clocking an astounding 354.9kph - Jus a Schosh below 220.5 BLOODY Miles-per-hour; BASTA!
While ironically Lorenzo snatched the victory
away from Marquez on the final lap to leave Mugello with a narrow ten point
lead in the championship fight - with the Doctor uncharacteristically having
his Yamaha lump' DONE BLOWN up! After having secured his first Pole at home
since '08.
As The Whiz Kid,
or should I-T be Pinball Wizard? Marquez spewed his typical rhetoric afterwards
by saying he's not worried at all over the 10-point deficit and is definitely
in the title hunt...
As Valentino made amends by winning next time
out in Catalunya ahead of arch rival Marquez, who's team-mate Pedrosa completed
the Podium. While Lorenzo faded to fifth and then was crashed out! Giving
Marquez the points lead at 125, followed by Lorenzo with 115 and Rossi at 103.
MORE MOTO GP RIDER
MOVES...
Originally, with Iannone moving to
Suzuki, I ARSE-Sumed that All of the factory "Works" rides were
effectively settled for the foreseeable future, albeit I've failed to mention
that Dani Pedrosa
has also inked a further two year extension to remain as Marquez's Wingman,
whilst Marquez himself has also recently inked further seat-time aboard his
Repsol Honda likewise.
And I've forgotten that KTM joins the MotoGP fracas
next season, having already secured leading Monster Yamaha Satellite rider
Bradley Smith with fellow Tec Twah' team-mate Pol Espargar joining the Austrian Works
squad in 2017 - with both riders on the de riggour two year contract Dealio, all
of which leads just the privateer "Satellite" operations seats to
play for next year.
And now comes word as I try putting Thy story
to bed, that Suzuki will go for an All New clean sweep next year by just having
announced current Moto2 title leader Alex Rins as Iannone's team-mate for 2017, leaving Aleix Espargaro
out in Thy Cold searching for a Satellite ride instead...