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Thursday Summary at Brno: Of Racing, Tires, R1s at Misano, Braking, & The King of Moto3
It was a hectic trip across the Atlantic for many in the MotoGP paddock. The air at Brno was thick with tales of airport-based woe, of overbooked flights, bad weather delays, missed transfers, and lost luggage. Despite the supposed privilege of platinum frequent flyer status – one of the side...
Published on August 15 2015, 17:14
Source: www.asphaltandrubber.com
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A third of the way into Sunday's race at Brno, and there was a group of eleven riders fighting for the lead. That's the MotoGP race, not the Moto3 race. In the Moto3 race at the same stage, there was still a group of twenty riders at the front. In Moto2, ten riders were in the group at the...