Lives in a van and chases motorbikes around the world for fun and beer money. Freelance MotoGP journalist. Opinionated.

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Joined March 2009
Simon Patterson retweeted
Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Marquez had some fun today 😂🏃‍♂️
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With a whimper, not a roar… Such a sad way to leave such a special place
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Just to be abundantly clear on something: this is NOT the place to come and talk shit, act like an expert, or spew conspiracy theories about the medical evacuation helicopter. Airmed is one of the few golden rules that we have. It is an untouchable factor.
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Davide Tardozzi: ‘rider safety is the most importantl thing. I have already lost the career of one rider [Foggy] at this track’
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Fair play: 'we are working with our ticketing partners to facilitate the process for full refunds for Sunday ticketholders and partial refunds for multi-day ticketholders'
I wonder if there's an insurance clause that says bikes on tracks means no ticket refunds...
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Everything about today was out of the hands of the organisers. There was nothing that could have made the race happen. BUT. We knew this forecast on Thursday, and we've rearranged a race before at PI to make sure we could at least award 25 points.
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I wonder if there's an insurance clause that says bikes on tracks means no ticket refunds...
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And there it is. MotoGP's time at Phillip Island ends like... THIS
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Just been told that the race isn't going ahead... That we're going to form on the grid, but that it will be for a parade lap and NOT a race...
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On the start finish/turn one shot that is on the world feed, you could see the sea 30 minutes ago. Now you can’t…
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MotoGP pit lane will provisionally open at 1600 (in just under two hours) Moto2 AND Moto3 cancelled.
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Moto3 race officially cancelled
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Been told we’re looking quite good for a 1530 MotoGP race start (in about an hour and a half)
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Simon Patterson retweeted
Replying to @denkmit
@denkmit @matoxley locals leaving in droves! Goodbye Phillip island 😢 🌧️
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Breaking news: paddock spies telling me that the Moto3 race has been CANCELLED
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Simon Patterson retweeted
Phillip Island basically saying to MotoGP: OK, you don’t love me anymore, so you can fuck right off
New update: nothing happening on track until at least 3pm (two and a half hours from now), and the MotoGP race will be the priority. I think we can now say goodbye to any chance of a Moto2 and Moto3 race today - and I don't think we're going racing at all... Next update 2pm.
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Replying to @denkmit
Whats that in UK time, Im fast losing the will to live
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New update: nothing happening on track until at least 3pm (two and a half hours from now), and the MotoGP race will be the priority. I think we can now say goodbye to any chance of a Moto2 and Moto3 race today - and I don't think we're going racing at all... Next update 2pm.
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One thing no one tells you about losing 40kg is how much more you feel the cold on freezing Phillip Island days 🥶😂
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