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I have no hard evidence to support my claim, but I have seen cars going way above the speed limit without any reaction from hidden prowlers. I was told that Houston police is very forgiving, and they will get you if you really exaggerate. Apparently, ten to fifteen miles above posted limit does not attract much reaction on highways. The same is not true where I live, with max speed of 30 mph, and plenty of sore offenders being stopped by Spring Valley police.

I respect posted speed limits, but mimic speed according to traffic as I think police would not single a car out of many. I maybe wrong. The real pleasure is to drive top down. I actually got a good face tan going to Brenham on Friday.

Indeed. On a 911, there is not much that you can do topside.

I do not have any photo, I did not take any. If I had known they would have let me watch the intervention, I would have taken my camera with me. I cannot even give you a glimpse, as apparently the exhaust pipes are in the way, plus, I can't really get underneath the car. But since you asked, I will take my camera with me on Wednesday. If Einar gives me the opportunity, I will try. Don't expect it to happen though. I can tell from the way they are setup they don't allow customers in the shop. Which is fine with me in a way. No PPE.

Aleix Espargaro has no competition; at least based on the warm up lap times. He is the only one capable of going in the 1:38 constantly, while the second best, Fabio Quartararo is in the low 1:39. So we could see the first ever win for both Aleix and Aprilia. Aleix never won a GP in any MotoGP category. Providing he starts well.

@PJPR01 Forgot to tell you; Rennsport changed the boots that isolate the spark plugs from the cylinder heads. This was one of the reason why I had an oil drip. The guy told me that with time, exposed to thermal shocks, they lose their sealing ability. I asked them if it was possible to do it while I wait, and they said no problem. Brought the car, they took it on the elevator, put a chair right by the action, so I could directly look at what was happening. Two guys did it. Took the exhaust off, replaced the boots, and voilà.... I liked they let me witness what they were doing, not trying to tell me for safety or whatsoever. Now you understand why I was willing, and still am, to do 50 miles to Sealy. I felt at a friend's shop. I will see what happens with the Einar's diagnostic on Wednesday.

I was qualified but I feel I am too old to do demanding technical work. I am most likely going to be out of practice. Besides, it is unwise to do any kind of expert work on a complicated piece of equipment without being supervised. Even with step by step instructions a mistake can have catastrophic consequences. I don't doubt my ability, but rather my resilience now that my physical endurance is limited. But mainly, I am not properly equipped to carry out anything heavy. Since last year, I have purchased a few accessories and tools, including a workshop stand, but as long as I don't have a dedicated space in the garage, it is useless.

I went to Einar's on Friday morning (with the Le Mans). It is like day and night with Rennsport Sealy. Not judging by the way. Just saying. Einar's, receptionist, waiting lounge with windows looking out on the immaculate workshop. I got an appointment for Wednesday morning at 09:00 to check the car. The receptionist gave me the tour and a low down on the three technicians that currently work there. Rennsport: no receptionist, no lounge, workshop full of equipment and flat 6 at various states of maintenance. When I went there, they took my car in immediately to have a look underneath, abandoning what they were doing before. Then told me to schedule an appointment after identifying the leaks' root causes.

Watched the entire free practices and both qualifying. This is really great for Aprilia, and in particular Aleix. The Aprilias have been strong him and Maverick throughout FP1 and FP2. I would not be surprised if we see an Aprilia win tomorrow. The Ducati horses got one outsider at the front. While Jorge Martin is always able to deliver during qualifying, having Luca Marini 3rd is exceptional. If you saw Pol Espargaro fighting the bars' shimmy (is this the proper English term?) in Q1, this was incredibly bold to keep full throttle. He completely deserves to be 4th in Q2. Fabio Quartararo was again the Yamaha savior, even after the unfortunate encounter with Jack Miller on the racing line. Is Franco Morbidelli the true indicator of the M1's performance? The Suzuki are always there, ready to pounce. I don't really understand the real value of KTM on the scale. It seems that both factory Ducati were in a lot of trouble. Francesco Bagnaia was really struggling.

@LowRyter Friday's free practices have been cancelled as the second aircraft that was sent to carry the equipment the first aircraft could not experienced a technical problem too. All the practices are going to be tomorrow. Revised Saturday schedule - 2022 Argentine MotoGP 08:45-09:25 Moto3 FP1 (12:45-13:25 UK) 09:40-10:20 Moto2 FP1 (13:40-13:25 UK) 10:35-11:20 MotoGP FP1 (14:35-15:20 UK) 11:35-12:15 Moto3 FP2 (15:35-16:15 UK) 12:30-13:10 Moto2 FP2 (16:30-17:10 UK) 13:25-14:10 MotoGP FP2 (17:25-18:10 UK) 14:35-14:50 Moto3 Qualifying 1 (18:35-18:50 UK) 15:00-15:15 Moto3 Qualifying 2 (19:00-19:15 UK) 15:30-15:45 Moto2 Qualifying 1 (19:30-19:45 UK) 15:55-16:10 Moto2 Qualifying 2 (19:55-20:10 UK) 16:25-16:55 MotoGP FP3 (20:25-20:55 UK) 17:05-17:20 MotoGP Qualifying 1 (21:05-21:20 UK) 17:30-17:45 MotoGP Qualifying 2 (21:30-21:45 UK)

Those high side type of crashes used to be linked to the two stroke racing bikes, without any of today's electronics. As for the rumor on blaming Michelin, I have a hard time to accept that Michelin would have remained silent about their decision to bring different tires in Indonesia, when that decision was taken during the pre-season tests. It does not make any sense. During those tests, they noticed the tires were getting a lot of blisters, because of the high track temperatures. Not something you can sweep under the rug. The teams must have noticed it too. This is when Michelin allegedly decided they would bring different tires for the Indonesian Grand-Prix; and they would do this without telling anyone? sounds strange to me. One of the journalist I listen to, someone who has been around and has special connections in the paddock, said that part of the problem is that Honda may not have properly tuned up their electronic package to suit the new tires. Now that we are aware teams use GPS to fine tune bike's electronics according to where they are located on the race track. Even more aware because of what happened to Jack Miller, who had to retire because his central unit got out of phase with where the bike was on the track. It seems crazy, but this is one of today's racing reality. Parameters are adjusted for each curve or straight automatically. High sides like the one Marc Marquez suffered are rare nowadays, and hopefully will remain exceptional considering how dangerous they are.

Thanks! Since I got the 911, I used the Swiss Garage in West Alabama Street. Last year, I noticed an oil drip, brought the car to them, they kept it several days and told me they could not identify the origin of the problem. This was disappointing. I took it for what it was. MPH Cycle suggested Rennsport in Sealy. The garage is owned by the widow of an all time 911 enthusiast. I went there as a nobody, they put my 911 on the elevator and diagnosed the issue in what... 5 minutes?! We convened on a day, brought the car early morning and they fix the easy part of the problem on the spot while I had a long conversation with the widow, who told me the owners life story and hers since. Anyway, thanks for the tip, I will check Einar's and M.A.C.

@Kane I am planning to go to Dallas on April 15th, so I may take that opportunity to check out AMS. On the practical side, getting your vehicle maintained far away from where you live presents some challenges. My 911 is maintained in Sealy Tx, 50 miles from where I live. When you need to leave the car there for a few days it complicates everything.

@GuzzimaxWhen the first Triple appeared on the market, I was interested. I always liked the three cylinder bikes. I also liked the "frog eyes". But I was always moving from one country to the next, with little notice and time in between. I only managed to purchase one bike while in Italy, got transferred to Norway then Nigeria. Had to practically give away my bike since I had just the time it was going to take to get a work permit. Most of the time, I rented bikes during my time off. In Europe, there isn't a large choice of make and models that are available for rental. The triple was not one of them. It seems the Suzuki Bandit was popular, and that's what I ended up with most of the time.

The Indonesian race was difficult to predict, although if it had not been scaled down from 27 laps to 20, we may have had a different winner.

Spoke with Davey of MPH Cycle yesterday. I asked him if he would maintain a Panigale V2 if I was to jump the gun for it, and he politely declined. He said that valve adjustment on a Ducati Desmo is really no picnic, and should be left to those mechanics that do it on a regular basis. I remember back in 2011, I was at a Motorcycle exhibition and Ducati had an cut out engine exposed, which I took photographs of. It really looks like a beautiful piece of machinery, and the Desmodromic system is part of it. So, no Ducati V2 then....

Happy Birthday P6X!!!!

The king of COTA is unlikely to be there. He is missing Argentina because of Diplopia, Stephan Bradl will be there in any case. I am unlikely to be able to attend due to an ongoing unforeseen issue that has affected me these past week.

Lucky to have a thoughtful father like you! Thanks dad!!!!!

I have had a strict upbringing, and always was taught to never interrupt conversations. I was patiently waiting for a break, but had to bail out.

If color = red, then P6x = 1 or if color <> red, then P6x = 0 Don't really need one, I have one already, but just for support... (my birthday is on March 30th, so I can probably pass it as a birthday present to myself.

I am going to check MPH Cycles if they do Ducati. But when you own a Porsche 911, the going rates to maintain a Ducati will never frighten you. I recently changed all the carpets, with "Porsche" logo embroiled in red; all made in Germany... I am taking the car for an inspection at https://rennsportporscheworks.com/ These guys are the best, they only work on Porsche, and they solved an oil leak than none of the other "generalist" workshop that advertises "expertise" on German exotics could identify. I now only use those "experts" to change oil and do menial tasks. The guys at Rennsport took 5 minutes to diagnose an oil drip that puzzled two generalists, and 30 minutes to change the rubber boots on the spark plugs. Six boots, total 1k USD with work. But they are located in Sealy Texas. Not next door to me. So, bring on the Ducati valve adjustment....

Not a compromise. The model from year 1998 until 2005 was the 996; then 997. https://www.classic.com/m/porsche/911/996/carrera/cabriolet-manual/ If I am not wrong, the valve service is at 15,000 miles. How much is the service? 1k?

Yes, I did. Substantially more expensive than the basic V2 with appointments which I never put through their paces. I would be happy to get a used V2 at a decent price. I thought I found one on cycle trader, a 2022 V2 with 839 miles for about 10k, but it was white. So no go. It said it had a salvage title, but on the photos, the bike looked normal.