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Editor of MotoMatters.com - MotoGP, WorldSBK, politics, science, eclectice nonsense

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New on MotoMatters.com:
Two Things You Should Be Reading: Mat Oxley On How Kalex Build Chassis, Julian Ryder On Penalties
https://motomatters.com/blog_entry/2023/05/10/two_things_you_should_be_reading_mat.html

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Excellent piece by Julian Ryder on the problems with the Stewards and penalties in

https://www.superbikeplanet.com/ryder-notes-crime-punishment-and-this-about-the-same-length/

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New on MotoMatters.com:
Paddock Pass Podcast Episode 333: MotoE Boss Nicolas Goubert Explains The Changes For The New Season, And A Le Mans Preview
https://motomatters.com/podcast/2023/05/10/paddock_pass_podcast_episode_333_motoe.html

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An excellent interview with Alex Baumgaertel of by Mat Oxley. Explains simply and in detail how a chassis works around a corner. Well worth your time.

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/motorcycles/motogp/will-honda-race-its-kalex-motogp-chassis-at-le-mans/

motomatters,
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@EvilTw1n yes, or find a way to change the concessions system to help the struggling factories

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New on MotoMatters.com:
MotoGP Court Of Appeal Scraps Penalty For Marc Marquez - An Analysis Of The Court's Decision
https://motomatters.com/news_item/2023/05/09/motogp_court_of_appeal_scraps_penalty.html

jonoabroad, to random
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@motomatters somewhat tasteless, but has anyone thought of renaming the team/rider combination to "DNF Aprilia of Miguel Oliveira"

motomatters,
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@jonoabroad ouch

jon, to random
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This is the start of the Day 07 thread

I’ll post the video and data as soon as I can, but the mobile network is patchy here in the train near Verviers

But I’m 😡🤬 this morning. Because of Deutsche Bahn, and then the German police…

motomatters,
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@jon I live near the Dutch/German border close to Arnhem/Emmerich, and one of the things I like doing is riding along and crossing the border, either on a bicycle or motorcycle. Never been checked.

motomatters,
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@jon agreed. And as you pointed out, to intimidate the vulnerable

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New on MotoMatters.com:
Marc Marquez Penalty No Longer Valid After Case Exceeded Time Limits Set By FIM Regulations
https://motomatters.com/analysis/2023/05/08/marc_marquez_penalty_no_longer_valid.html

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Re: the Marc Marquez/Repsol Honda appeal of the Double Long Lap Penalty imposed after his collision with Miguel Oliveira at Portimão. The "brief of appeal" in the case was lodged on 30th March 2023, when it was referred to the MotoGP Court of Appeal by the FIM Appeal Stewards.

4 weeks after 30th March 2023 is 27th April 2023. That date has passed.

I think this means the whole case is no longer valid, and the penalty will be automatically scrapped.

3.4.2.3 Lodging of an appeal To be admissible, the statement of appeal must be submitted in writing (appeal before the FIM Appeal Stewards) or submitted or sent by registered letter or special courier or by electronic mail to the FIM Executive Secretariat and postmarked (appeal before the MotoGP Court of Appeal). The correct security deposit for appeal must be paid to the FIM MotoGP Stewards (appeal before the FIM Appeal Stewards) or paid in to the FIM Executive Secretariat (appeal before the MotoGP Court of Appeal). Within 24 hours following the statement of appeal before the MotoGP Court of Appeal, the appellant assigns to the FIM Executive Secretariat a brief of appeal stating the facts. If the appeal was not lodged and/or the security deposit for appeal not paid within the deadline specified in Article 3.4.2.2, the appeal will be declared inadmissible without hearing.

motomatters,
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@dsmdexter This is all down to the FIM. They fucked this up big style.

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@dsmdexter My understanding is that this is because of the rider Marquez hit, not because of Marquez.

The rider Marquez hit shares a nationality with the FIM president.

motomatters,
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@broom The stay of execution was issued on 12th April, and 4 weeks would give them until 10th May.

But the MotoGP Court of Appeal asked for submissions from the parties to be made by 6th April, and 4 weeks after that is 4th May.

Interesting question. The rules say "after the brief of appeal has been received". My interpretation is that the "brief of appeal" is the initial submission made after the penalty was changed.

motomatters,
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@nlarson830 @dsmdexter The credibility of the stewards and the entire stewarding process is in tatters anyway

motomatters,
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Here's my write up of this. By not hearing the Repsol Honda team's appeal against Marc Marquez's penalty within the deadline set in the regulations, the penalty is no longer valid.

https://motomatters.com/analysis/2023/05/08/marc_marquez_penalty_no_longer_valid.html

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The problem, I will say once again, is the incompetence of the FIM.

motomatters,
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@fonecokid In this particular case, I know for a fact, that the problem is the FIM and not Dorna.

motomatters,
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@fonecokid the root of the problem

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In 1614 Spanish soldiers & their Indigenous allies surrounded Dutch trading post and set fire to it, "de forma que se quemaron todos los flamencos sin que quedase ninguno" [in such a way that all the Dutch/Walloons burned and none remained]

I used to think these kinds of documents were exaggerations, but time and again there has been sufficient corroborating evidence. The Spanish burned their Dutch rivals alive, & likely Indigenous allies of the Dutch as well.

motomatters,
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@historianess if you think of the atrocities committed in the 20th Century (or even in Bucha in Ukraine), it is all too believable.

motomatters, to random
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Seeing a lot of people talking about the NY Times profile of the "new, softer, gentler" Elizabeth Holmes, and my immediate reaction is that Americans have a blind spot for class. Why did Holmes get such a fawning profile? Because it was written by a nice upper middle class woman, who could empathise with someone from the same class.

Political discourse in the US always goes straight to race. Rightly so, but this means that class gets overlooked.

motomatters,
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@mister914 And yet it's funny how redemption only happens to upper middle class people.

motomatters,
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@mister914 that's fair. There is a certain level of celebrity at which rehabilitation is easier.

However, I still believe that the US has a blind spot about class. Seems it's still a very class-based society, especially as social mobility has declined.

motomatters,
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@mister914 as compared to its conception of itself.

clarkesworld, to random
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We're currently experiencing another sharp uptick generated submission spam courtesy of a few "make money online" videos that are specifically targeting us. Laughable, I know, but the people viewing those videos often don't understand that. Nearly 300 in the last week.

motomatters,
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@cstross @clarkesworld I also found requiring people to preview comments helped. Small obstacles are enough to weed out the vast majority of chancers

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Welcome to the Day 05 thread

Today I'm taking 2 trains (137km total) and there is one bike leg to all three border lines (34km)

I've brought my departure from Enschede forward an hour - so as to avoid rain later on the bike

I'll cross these borders:
🚲 Barlo (DE) – Winterswijk (NL) – dismantled line
🚲 Bocholt (DE) – Aalten (NL) – dismantled 750mm gauge tramway
🚲 Borken-Burlo (DE) – Winterswijk (NL) – dismantled line

Here’s today's video intro https://urbanists.video/w/oZncv3amvNnPedggVvkdKe

motomatters,
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@samueljohnson @ottocrat @jon Thank you, added to my "avoid at all costs" list

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