This is gonna be wild

[Paul_E_D]

Night racing without headlights!

http://images.motogp.com/multimedia2...21790_1245.jpg

It'll make for some incredible photos to be sure.

BTW, I forgot Marlboro even sponsored the duc anymore. Very few venues allow them to advertise...

[ChR1s]

Simmer down. NASCRAP does it, so how tough can it be? And hell, no rising or setting sun on the horizon to deal with.

[Paul_E_D]

In a car with fat wheels, you don't need to see the surface! in bike racing, I needed to see a LOT of detail in the surface of the track to go to my limit. One little thing, like the wrong visor, could be a serious destraction. i'm betting it's a LOT tougher than riding in the daylight.

[catch2otwo]

isnt the track lit?

[Paul_E_D]

yeah, but have you ever skiied at night? Can you see as much contrast? Try going 200 mph...

[Doc]

NASCAR.. same guys who won't run in the rain.
turn left pussies

Yeah and I bet they say "Motorcyclists... the same guys who won't do more than 30 laps. Pussies!"

(I hate Nascrap)

[DucDave]

I think they have tested it...Rossi? Hayden? forget who really....but they seemed to think it will be OK.

Think baseball under the lights...not night skiing!

[BMFR6]

i'm pretty sure the riders said it was okay AFTER dorna made it a done deal so they really had no choice.

will be interesting for sure. they spent some obscene amount of cash on the lights, probably look like daylight, ha.

[Paul_E_D]

This is what I'm talking about:
Andrea Dovizioso, JiR Scot Honda: 1m 56.121s
"At the beginning it was a little difficult to identify the individual points of reference. When I was a child and I was riding pocket bikes at night I remember that I had to make only small variations to my riding style. Here instead it's much more demanding because the track is a bit up and down and the points of reference change colours from one point to another because of the reflection of the lightning. As for the bike I'm happy because I can adapt quite easily to every new track even if I have no point of reference."

Reference points changing color is pretty trippy. I'm sure they are going to go just as fast, but it is definitely different.

[OreoGaborio]

"WHAT WAS THAT???"
"That was your turn-in point for turn 1..... it's gone to plaid"

[catch2otwo]

was there a rule pass where they cant run a headlight? There is alot of reference on some of the rc51 boards about endurance racing where they only have one headlight in the race fairing. but im assuming there is a rule that says no on that.

should be cool to watch though.

[xbubbax]

Yeah and I bet they say "Motorcyclists... the same guys who won't do more than 30 laps. Pussies!"

(I hate Nascrap)

LOL NASCRAP

i think they setup the car to turn left within the tyrods....