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III IN THE PADDOCK
BY MICHAEL SCOTT
W
ith the riders finally
back from their winter
holidays, the new 2018
engines and bodywork ready to
be "frozen" per regulations, and
just in time for the first test laps
of 2018, here is everything you
need to know about MotoGP,
from A to Z.
A – Aardvark. A burrowing
animal, found in gravel traps. So
that's what the riders are looking
for when they go in face first.
B - …MW. Smartest motor-
cycle company in the paddock.
Fully involved in MotoGP without
all the bother and expense of
actually racing.
C – Crutches. Least favorite
mode of transport for racers.
D – Desmodromia. A land
of despots where horsepower is
the only thing that matters.
E – Exhausts. The things
that used to make racing sound
good, before electric bikes took
over.
F – Do you have to ask?
G – Granddad. Someone
who thinks real grand prix racing
stopped when the two-strokes
were killed off.
H – Handlebars. Something
for a rider to hold on to when
a high-sider hurls him off his
Honda. (Other brands of mo-
THE ABC OF MOTOGP
