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[Toast]

Bloody hell...fell asleep during the four strokes...woke up just as Rossi was climbing on to the podium. He had a good start though, and awesome to see him do his usual trick of starting back a bit and then instantly cutting in to the opposition. Seems he did his other usual trick of taking the lead late on and opening up a wee gap too.

250 race had a nice battle for the win.

Got to sleep before hand and wake up for the race next time.

[Two Smoker]

Bloody hell...fell asleep during the four strokes...woke up just as Rossi was climbing on to the podium. He had a good start though, and awesome to see him do his usual trick of starting back a bit and then instantly cutting in to the opposition. Seems he did his other usual trick of taking the lead late on and opening up a wee gap too.

250 race had a nice battle for the win.

Got to sleep before hand and wake up for the race next time.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! I taped it and the tape finished on the LAST LAP!!!!! But i see Rossi won!!! Was a great race and wicked to see the lead change so many times...

[onearmedbandit]

Funny isn't it, the new guys take the lead early and the commentators talk them up, 'oooh Rossi better watch out etc etc' only for the new guys (so it would seem) to ride too hard in the early laps and destroy their tyres. Kind of like sprinting the first 2 km of a marathon. Sure, you're in the front but for how long?

[Motu]

A pretty standard Rossi weekend,not a good qualifying,works his way to the front,slips back to 2nd to check his opponents form,retakes the lead and stretches it to a win - excelent,total mastery.But man,was he ever happy with the win! I notice he's keen on getting a good start these days to,too much of a risk with those guys getting away.Stoner had the flu,maybe cooked his tyres too,but him and Pedrosa are going to really shake this season up....so are the Ducati's.Suzuki suck,somebody should of given Hopkins a chainsaw so he could express himself fully.I hope KR Jnr can redeem his self,for his father's sake atleast.

[sAsLEX]

Suzuki suck,somebody should of given Hopkins a chainsaw so he could express himself fully.

yeah he will probally get a slapping for disrespecting the suzuki! Note Biagii aint round anymore as he pissed off the bosses one too many times

[Racey Rider]

Nicky Haden hasn't got what it takes to win.
He's a Settler. Happy to settly for a poduim finish. Sure he gave it one shot at the end, but it didn't stick, so he gave up,, again! He doesn't have the Rossi 'Drive' to be a winner.

You heard it here first. :corn:

[Motu]

If he didn't have a burning desire to win he wouldn't be there,he'd be like you,telling others how it's done safely at home.Hayden is one of the top 5 riders in the whole damn world,he's good enough alright....but there's somebody out there who's able to find that something extra.

[mattt]

Nicky Haden hasn't got what it takes to win.
He's a Settler. Happy to settly for a poduim finish. Sure he gave it one shot at the end, but it didn't stick, so he gave up,, again! He doesn't have the Rossi 'Drive' to be a winner.

You heard it here first. :corn:

Something that can only come out from a mouth of someone who has never competed in anything in their life.

[onearmedbandit]

If he didn't have a burning desire to win he .....


Yup, I'd agree with that. I'm sure all the riders in the premiere class have the desire to win.

[TwoSeven]

Something that can only come out from a mouth of someone who has never competed in anything in their life.

There is a valid point there tho. Sometimes once they get a good sponsorship package they seem to sit back and just drive round. Few of em seem to actually want to mix it up and race anyone.

[Racey Rider]

Just saying it how I see it.

Looking for some lively debate, rather than Rossi back patting all the time.
Prove me wrong Nicky! and the game will be all the better for it. :yeah:

[gav]

Yeah, I tend to agree, I think this is one race that Hayden may look back on and feel is one that got away. Think he had the chance to really put some pressure on Rossi, who has been known to crack from time to time, instead its almost like he thought second was a good result. If he had managed to beat Rossi head to head, would really have given him and the Honda team confidence. Especially as Rossi has been struggling with the bike setup so far this year.

[Madness]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! I taped it and the tape finished on the LAST LAP!!!!! But i see Rossi won!!! Was a great race and wicked to see the lead change so many times...

My tape ended at lap 7 or so. I saw the Suzuki kicking incident :whistle:
It looked like he may have hurt his foot, fell to the ground mid-kicking. Rossi has taken Biaggi's sponsor me thinks, rub it in!!!!

[Cleve]

I was THERE! Awesome!!

[Two Smoker]

That cracked me up when John Hopkins got angry as and threw a tanty... He has done it a few times in BSB as well... But i think it was well deserved this time he was in the top 15 before the bike stopped...

[Racey Rider]

If he didn't have a burning desire to win he wouldn't be there, he'd be like you,telling others how it's done safely at home. Hayden is one of the top 5 riders in the whole damn world,he's good enough alright....but there's somebody out there who's able to find that something extra.


Yup, I'd agree with that. I'm sure all the riders in the premiere class have the desire to win.

I'm sure he does have a 'Desire' to win.
But Desire only does not a winner make.

He seems to me to be a good rider, a smooth rider, a Safe rider.

And 2nd place is fine,, if thats what you want.

I'll be starting my winter racing series again soon, and if I get a 2nd place I'll be rapted. But if I kept coming home in 2nd all season, someone come up and Slap me!
(just one person will be fine thanks. :chase: )

[Lou Girardin]

Any of the top 5 are good enough to win anytime they like...................if Rossi wasn't there.
He's from another world, he's got them beaten before the race starts and they know it.

[motobob]

Nicky Haden hasn't got what it takes to win.
He's a Settler. Happy to settly for a poduim finish. Sure he gave it one shot at the end, but it didn't stick, so he gave up,, again! He doesn't have the Rossi 'Drive' to be a winner.

You heard it here first. :corn:

Bullshit. Seems Hayden is off to a better start than in previous years. And he has beaten Rossi once. He appears to be the best Michelin runner to take it to Rossi. Look at how far Melandri is off the pace so far this year. Hayden seems to be improving at a slow pace but he is still moving forward. Mid season will be more of a telling point for how each rider will perform but Rossi seems unbeatable already.

As for being sick of the Rossi favoritism so am I. I'm especially sick of the Rossi this an Rossi that from that Pommie Brown noser who thinks he's a commentator. But bagging world class riders such as Hayden ain't the way to sway opinion.

Your a racer RR so how would you like people slagging off at your efforts racing? :bash: As for continually coming second I can only dream of this, oh yeah

[Motu]

At one stage there were some on screen graphics of Rossi's and Hayden's braking and throttle application.It was a bit hard to follow for the short time it was on (I didn't tape it bugger) and you couldn't compare the 2 because Rossi was in front,so on the gas first etc.But you could see Rossi was harder and longer on the brakes,earlier and harder on the throttle than Hayden,you could also see his crossover where he had both applied at the same time.I would of thought ex dirttracker Hayden would of been the more aggressive with late braking and early with the throttle....but maybe he was tossing it in without brakes like a flattracker and could of been lighter but earlier with the throttle.

Virtual Spectator like they do with WRC would be good to see.Who taped that graphic????

[Racey Rider]

Bullshit. ......

Now we're getting somewhere! :devil2: :msn-wink:


Your a racer RR so how would you like people slagging off at your efforts racing? :bash:

Armchair riders right I guess.

But I've put my intentions for the season out there in print,
and intend to get a Full Slagging off by you lot if I don't now come up with the resuilts.
All part of the motivation to not settle for 2nd. :ride:

[sAsLEX]

And he has beaten Rossi once.

The odds were in his favour, on his home track which no one else had ridden pretty much.

But is good to see the field keeping it interesting. 250s was better to watch though

[Motu]

This is Hayden ''not trying''.Looks like he gets the power on pretty early....

[scroter]

well after 2 GPs, I think if i pick the winner of the next race it will be a lucky guess, the only consistent riders so far are hayden and capirossi, but how can you call it consistent after only 2 GPs. I'll be happy with any result as long as gibernau dont get anywere, I just dont like him, never have never will.

[DemonWolf]

haha... each to their own. But ya right.. only 2 GP's down.. a few to go before we all know whats what!

[UrbanMyth]

yes,was a very good race.Pedrosa and Melandri had a awesoem battle for 6th and 7th rather dissapointed by Macro hopefully he will get up the top end of the top ten.Stoner did a awesome job getting pole position and winning for a lot of the race until Rossi opened the flood gates for the veterans.

The 125's was a good race Buatista kicked ass!! and in the 250s Lorenzo did it again :D

[Hoon]

Virtual Spectator like they do with WRC would be good to see.Who taped that graphic????

Yeah that was pretty cool and a nice addition for this year. I've always wanted to see some live telemetry stuff and the brake/throttle controls are great.
Is anyone a subscriber to the MotoGP channel on the MotoGP site. I see they have onboard versions of the race up there. Does anyone know if these contain onscreen telemetry as well?

[Postie]

i only watched it on the computer
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...motogp&pl=true
yesterday.

The highlight of the race was seeing both race pedigree Suzuki's breaking down.
Once again, this form of motorsport is head and shoulders above anything else to watch. Formula 1 is constantly changing rules to make the racing more competative and interesting, yet all the MotoGP has to do is introduce a couple of 20 year old freaks to mix it up.

Pedrosa and Melandri, i could have watched them for 22 laps, but the front pack also had a few good pos shifts. Good on Stoner for leading the pack for so long in only his 2nd GP, remembering he only started racing the 125's in 2002. Endurance will come with experience. It wouldn't surprise me to see Stoner and Pedrosa both finish the season in the top 5.

[UrbanMyth]

i got bought a premium package on motogp.com
So i can watch all the races lvie on there :D and the practices.
And watch vids from all the motogp years.LOL find it hard to get off that site now

[Toast]

i got bought a premium package on motogp.com
So i can watch all the races lvie on there :D and the practices.
And watch vids from all the motogp years.LOL find it hard to get off that site now

Can you download a copy to your computer? Or you have to stream it?

[UrbanMyth]

streams it sadly.Still always fun as there is so many videos from the years

oh i could use a recording program though :D