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1vanvan1
4th June 2007, 01:31
Wow! What a race! Any1 else watch it and agree?
From the start it was chopping and changing! It was like a 125cc race on 800cc bikes. At last Rossi got his victory and his 6th consecutive one on his home track! :rockon:
Wow! What a race! Any1 else watch it and agree?
From the start it was chopping and changing! It was like a 125cc race on 800cc bikes. At last Rossi got his victory and his 6th consecutive one on his home track! :rockon:
Yep. Good stuff 4 sure.
The Duk's early speed advantage seemed to vapourize and the straight was long enough where the Duk's had previously done the damage.
Rossi's guys seem to have found some more horses to even up the bikes.
1vanvan1
4th June 2007, 01:38
Yeah, I was kinda worried watching it at first thinking 'oh for fu*k sakes the duc is gonna beat him on the sraight again' but no, stoner just wasnt up to scratch today. If only he had of fallen of :P Rossi would of regained the world championship lead.
Yeah, I was kinda worried watching it at first thinking 'oh for fu*k sakes the duc is gonna beat him on the sraight again' but no, stoner just wasnt up to scratch today. If only he had of fallen of :P Rossi would of regained the world championship lead.
Yes simmilar thoughts when we were watching it too!!
But perhaps the lead will change in 7 days time :)
1vanvan1
4th June 2007, 01:43
Hopefully!
Ahh well, time to jump into bed and watch the Kiwis win this race in the Americas Cup. Fingers Crossed
Hopefully!
Ahh well, time to jump into bed and watch the Kiwis win this race in the Americas Cup. Fingers Crossed
Yes .. Louis Vuitton... NZ leading the way again, all good to see :)
ben444
4th June 2007, 02:27
Don't forget the sevens... we could win the series... fiji got knocked out in the round robin...
sAsLEX
4th June 2007, 05:40
Yep. Good stuff 4 sure.
The Duk's early speed advantage seemed to vapourize and the straight was long enough where the Duk's had previously done the damage.
Rossi's guys seem to have found some more horses to even up the bikes.
Actually they kept the speed advantage the whole race
Rossi about 300-302 down the straight
Factory Dukes ~310
Barros 315 kmhr-1
Rossi and Pedrosa just had it through the rest of the track, even the Honda's speed advantage was not enough to keep with the Doctor this race!
riffer
4th June 2007, 09:15
Rossi and Pedrosa just had it through the rest of the track, even the Honda's speed advantage was not enough to keep with the Doctor this race!
That was always going to be the case going back to the European track where the emphasis is on maintaining a faster corner speed.
Perhaps we will be looking at the Pedrosa/Rossi fight we were so looking forward to at the start of the season.
What would you do now if you were Nicky Hayden though? :mellow:
sAsLEX
4th June 2007, 09:22
What would you do now if you were Nicky Hayden though? :mellow:
Dirt track is still big, Americans still patriotic and not that smart, I doubt they have missed him........
zadok
4th June 2007, 09:33
All three races were great to watch. Well done Rossi. I thought Lorenzo's race in the 250's was brilliant to come from the back.
Motig
4th June 2007, 10:33
Best race I've seen for a while, certainly no thoughts of nodding off while it was on. It was good to see that 4 different makes were in with a show of the podium and Kawasaki not too far off as well. Got to feel sorry for Hayden actually, wins the championship for honda on a bike that was developed for their little favourite Pedrosa and their still obviously spending all the time looking after Pedrosa and leaving Hayden out to dry this season again. No wonder Rossi left them.
What would you do now if you were Nicky Hayden though? :mellow:
My money is on him replacing capirossi at ducati next year. Honda have shafted him completly, all their efforts are behind pedrosa now. If he can't get a ride on a duke then who knows, maybe kenny's team, lol.
Motig
4th June 2007, 11:32
Might be poor old Colin Edwards there before him, usually qualifies good but stuffs up in the actual races. Thought he was in with a chance this year too.(not no 1 but a few podium finishes).
Tyres again Mich's came tops this time, Yamaha got the best set up Yea,
what about the 250's get tipped off on the last lap, real agresive riding eh:rockon:
R6_kid
4th June 2007, 12:50
sAsLEX - are you related to Alex De Angelis? Coz you sure look like him!
Fark me! that 250 race was intense... I think Mr Lorenzo did a fucking awesome job, full determination from the lights going out. Considering how shagged his tyres would have been from catching up it was awesome to see him still up there until his misfortune in the last lap.
As for motoGP... it was rather close at the start, but once Rossi got clear ground it was sorted. He's not playing his games like he used to a couple of years ago when he would follow for a bit, figure out peoples weaknesses, then utilize them in the last few laps. It would seem the Ducati's speed advantage has forced him to use all his skill all the time and just get as big a lead as possible and hold on to it...
I dont think the engineers found *that* much more speed. It was him showing he is a better rider. If you watched the stats at the end he was 10th fastest top speed. I think he had 302kmh top, when the fastest was a Ducati with 321kmh or something.
It's going to get interesting from here on in. Just got to hope that the Yamaha tech's get some reliability out of the bike, would hate to see rossi lose it the same way he did last year.
Black Bandit
4th June 2007, 23:36
I freakin fell asleep again. Dosed up on coffee, watched the start and about 6 laps. Started thinking that this was a pretty good race when ....... :zzzz:.
Woke up to find Rossi on the podium:slap:. At least I got to see the highlights today. Looks like Dani is getting into some good form for his home race next week. Interesting how these riders manage to turn it on for the home crowds.
BarryG
7th June 2007, 02:19
I think poor Colin's out of a (GP) job next year anyway - I read that Lorenzo will be on a Yamaha in '08. I don't get why he (Edwards) qualifies so well, looks great in practice, then is nowhere in the race. Surely the new tyre rules aren't that much of a crap shoot? He is definitely a better rider than that. It's a bit like poor bloody Bayliss, got screwed at Honda, went well on the Duc for a year, out the next to WSB, except for that last GP race which he won. I wonder if Colin's destined for that sort of future?
Great win by Rossi - apparently he was quite emotional about it, biffed his helmet into the crowd in celebration, which he never does. It's the Italian in Italy factor, I guess.
Bloody Dani needs a personality transplant - Vale and Barros having a great time in the interview, Pedrosa po-faced as ever.
Cheers
Barry
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