<<---- This is The Cathedral.
It seems like just yesterday we were reveling over the flag to flag excitement of the Catalunya Grand Prix.
Well, here we are just a week later and a week away - already gearing up for the MotoGP Tourist Trophy
stop in Assen, Netherlands! From the sweltering heat of Barcelona, the pack travels north to the Dutch TT, the Cathedral of Speed.
It was here - at the TT Assen - where in 2013 Valentino Rossi broke a 2 year no-win streak and won!
He was followed by Marquez and in 3rd came Crutchlow.
But that was 2013. Will Rossi be able to pull from his experience and current momentum to stop the
onslaught that is Repsol and MM93??
Circuit info:
Length: 4.542 m / 2.822 miles
Width: 14m
Left corners: 6
Right corners: 12
Longest straight: 487 m / 0.303 miles
Constructed: 1955
Modified: 2012
Race Length: Laps 2/3 of laps Total Distance
26: 118.1 km - 73.4 miles
24: 16 109.0 km - 67.7 miles
22: 14 99.9 km - 62.1 miles
The longest-running event on the MotoGP calendar, the Dutch TT in Assen is always held on the last Saturday in June in a carnival atmosphere that attracts raceday crowds of more than 100,000. Assen’s foundations in motorsport were laid back in 1925 during the first Dutch TT. The modern circuit was first constructed in 1955 on the site of those brick-paved public roads and it underwent a major modification in 2005, which reduced its length from just under 6km to 4.555km. It has also seen small modifications in the past two years with work done to make the Ruskenhoek chicane less angular and thus a few metres shorter. The final result is a faster circuit, in keeping with Assen’s generally flowing nature.
Known as ‘The Cathedral’, its main straight is a mere 560m long, yet Assen still boasts one of the fastest average speed laps on the calendar and its flowing turns – eleven right and six lefts – mean it remains a favourite for riders and spectators alike.
The TT experience is more than visit a motor racing: the TT awe. Since 1925, riders have gone to Assen at the highest level globally : all the champions fight to win in the Cathedral of motorsport. The TT has, for decades, been the biggest one-day sporting event in the Netherlands with more than 100,000 visitors. The TT is about tasting the atmosphere, marvelling at beautiful bikes and enjoying the glitz and glamor on and around the track.
Points so far:
1. M. Marquez 175
2. V. Rossi 117
3. D. Pedrosa 112
4. J. Lorenzo 78
5. A. Dovizioso 71
6. P. Espargaró 58
7. A. Espargaró 54
8. S. Bradl 50
9. A. Bautista 34
10. B. Smith 40
Not much in the way of prep photos or news right now, so I'll just give you some GG's while we wait for the TT
