India MotoGP Saturday Subscriber Notes: The Dangers Of Holeshot Devices, New Track Pitfalls, And Marc Marquez' Future

By David Emmett | Sat, 23/09/2023 - 23:46

The proof of any pudding is in the eating. And the proof of any MotoGP event is when the rubber hits the road for real: when the racing starts. The Grand Prix of India has been through a real rollercoaster in the past few months, from doubts that the circuit would be ready a few months ago, to worries that the track wasn't safe enough a couple of weeks ago, to the circuit being embraced by the riders yesterday after they finally got a taste of the Buddh International Circuit on a MotoGP bike.

But practice is practice, and only racing is for real, and the first ever grand prix motorcycle race to be held at BIC exposed a few weaknesses in the circuit's preparation. And it once again exposed the rather worrying state of MotoGP in 2023. There was a long delay due to the rain, the sprint race starting at 5pm, 90 minutes after the originally scheduled start. And there was yet another first-corner pile up, with another rider forced to miss Sunday's race due to injuries sustained in the crash.

2023 Aragon World Superbike Race One Result: One Door Closes While Another Opens A Little

By Jared Earle | Sat, 23/09/2023 - 12:48

World Superbike race one was eighteen long laps of a cool and windy Aragon circuit with a race contender at the back of the grid. The long back straight favours the Ducati, but the Hondas are also able to take advantage of it with their straight-line speed finding somewhere where it can mask their disadvantages. Garrett Gerloff's team headed the daftest sunglasses challenge on the grid with Gerloff honouring the Cylons in his choice of eyewear.

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