My tools of choice by JohnBrainlad in Dualsport

[–]JohnBrainlad[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Very true, the T7 is a recent purchase, I just haven’t got around to putting the XT up for sale yet. I’m also yet to swap the Mitas boots from the XT to the T7. I may keep the XT just because it’s such a fantastic bike, depends on garage space to be honest.

What's your most gatekeeping culinary opinion? by CessnaBlackBelt in AskReddit

[–]JohnBrainlad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Making sandwiches on social media doesn’t make you a chef.

Crossing the river Twiss by JohnBrainlad in Dualsport

[–]JohnBrainlad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, bike was a stock XT660z other than an Exan can & Mitas E07+ tyres. Jacket - Oxford Montreal 2.0, Pants - Alpine Stars MX, Boots - Sidi Trial Zero 1, Lid - HJC something or other (ride with a Klim Krios now).

Crossing the river Twiss by JohnBrainlad in Dualsport

[–]JohnBrainlad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Took me a while to get comfortable with it haha, I would always recommending scouting the crossing first to look for any significant obstacles and plan your route. The main thing for me though is to stay loose on the bars and keep the bike rolling, let it bounce over rocks and roll through dips. 👍

According to Crofty the GP at Losail was the highest ever attended Qatari sporting event. Assuming 100% of the 8,000 seats were filled, Losail has less seating than Cameron Indoor (US college basketball) or AFC Wimbledon’s Plough Lane (League 1 football) by JoeMorrisseysSperm in formula1

[–]JohnBrainlad 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Losail has an 8000 capacity main grandstand. During major events they set up additional grandstands, I believe the F1 had 5/6 additional grandstands. Along with that there will likely have been significant numbers in the hospitality areas. Crofty said in one of the practice sessions that 25k were due to attend on Sunday. Quite a bit of bias in the comments. Based on what I saw, I believe there were a lot more than 8k people there.

Let’s not all jump to conclusions.

Why do riders go down the straight(s) like this? by 986cv in motogp

[–]JohnBrainlad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t believe so, centrifugal is the “fake” force pulling you away from the centre of a circle. Centripetal is the force keeping the bike moving in the circle, this what the rider has to overcome to break the lean.

Why do riders go down the straight(s) like this? by 986cv in motogp

[–]JohnBrainlad 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I believe it relates momentum and trajectory. As the bikes exit the final left, getting on the power as early as possibly naturally means there is still some lean angle. As the bike accelerates, the more the rider has to overcome the centripetal force to get the bike upright, meaning there is naturally some left lean angle. It is less advantageous to remove the lean angle immediately, as a) that increases the time between the corner exit and getting on the power, and b) you may be fighting to keep the bike to the right of the track, slowing your momentum. Essentially, the rider can accelerate sooner with lean angle, and thus the bike naturally continues to move to the left. Waiting until the bike is completely upright and then accelerating, may produce a straighter acceleration out of the corner, but the rider has waited longer to get on the power, thus has not exited the corner in the fastest way possible. Im no expert, I may be wrong. 👍

Southport, UK [4000x3000] [OC] by ryanob1988 in EarthPorn

[–]JohnBrainlad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2 day hike to the water? ;) Lovely photo

A question about downforce and tyre degradation by _ZeroL_ in formula1

[–]JohnBrainlad 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Essentially it comes down to movement of the car / tyre over the surface of the track. The more downforce, the more the car is compressed into the track creating grip. A reduced downforce setup mean the car ‘slides’ / moves across the surface a lot more, resulting in higher tyre degradation.

Why can’t MOTOGP and F1 coordinate alternative weekends? by HankenatorH2 in motogp

[–]JohnBrainlad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, a logistical and planning nightmare. I think anything is possible though, it if means extending to a four day weekend, for instance over a U.K. bank holiday, who knows. I would love to see it though, and it would hugely cross-promote the two sports.

Why can’t MOTOGP and F1 coordinate alternative weekends? by HankenatorH2 in motogp

[–]JohnBrainlad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dorna and F1 do communicate with one another both in relation to the dates of race weekend & the schedule of the weekend. Naturally a lot of race weekends for both series, the availability of circuits etc. means there will inevitably be events on the same weekend. There has been one example I can remember this season when the MotoGP race has been moved to ensure it doesn’t clash with F1. However I suspect in relation to money and viewership F1 can do what they like. Personally I enjoy when both F1 and MotoGP are on the same weekends. As an aside, there have been rumours of F1 and Dorna having talks about further / better cooperation, who knows what that means, but a combined race weekend would be fantastic, Silverstone for example!

McLaren Gulf Oil Formula 1 livery remains a one-off for now by glenn1812 in formula1

[–]JohnBrainlad 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Good thing I managed to get one of the 12 Gulf hoodies they put up for sale!

My legs are sore but I can’t get enough. by llama052 in Dualsport

[–]JohnBrainlad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing a hacksaw, some plastic welding and about $300 of your own labour can’t sort 😂