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**Trudes** · 20th October 2009, 08:32

I thought he rear ended Hayden and then got himself all out of sorts and couldn't get himself right to take the right and low sided.

**scrivy** · 20th October 2009, 08:39

Originally Posted by Rcktfsh

As for Scrivvy's (is this man the Ian Wishart of KB I wonder) conspiracy theories.... replays of the race clearly show a man on the grassy knoll.....

Did you notice Rossi had +5 on his fairing........
46+5=51..... Area 51 I reckon....... I knew he had alien connections.........
He is far from being human!

**FROSTY:Me** · 20th October 2009, 08:46

I really don't think it was staged given the lap times those two guys were pulling at either end of the race.
I do think that after Rossi knew lorenzo wasn't coming chasing him there was no point in pushing the issue too hard. Better a safe 20 than a DNF and zero.
I think for Lorenso to win now Rossi needs to DNF the next race then less than 6th in the next race-argg no good with maths.

But tell ya what the more exciting racing had to be the 125 guys. --Race long battle

**NZsarge** · 20th October 2009, 08:56

Originally Posted by svr

Er, he got his ass whipped by Stoner
Bullshit man, yes Stoner won the race and good on his he road the nuts and bolts off that Ducati but that was'nt an ass wipping by any means, if he was 10 seconds down the road from Stoner then that would have been an ass kicking but Rossi pushed him all the way

Forget all the shit about championship points - Rossi would have won if he could. Nearly running off the track proved he was trying.
Yes I think if Rossi could have pulled off a move without too much risk he would have but the pace dictated it would have been a risky thing so I reckon he just let it be and took the 20 points.
As for running off the track Rossi was just checking out if it might have been a feasable (sp) move later on, don't get me wrong though, Stoner rode a great race and deserved the win.

Originally Posted by discodan

Stoner out rode Rossi - no two ways about it really.

Out rode Rossi? No he did'nt, not on this occasion if anything it looked to me if Rossi was really enjoying himself with all the lurid slides and such..

I really enjoyed watching a could of top level racers battle it out and have a shit load of fun doing it.

**Cr1MiNaL** · 20th October 2009, 09:19

Ah I havent seen the race Im not going to read any more of this thread till I do... then Im sure Ill have somehting to contribute... lol

**svr** · 20th October 2009, 11:46

Originally Posted by discodan

Stoner out rode Rossi - no two ways about it really.

The Duc does seem to go well round Phillip Is but I think Rossi was hoping that Stoner would back off a bit towards the end of the race.

Yep - Phillip Island is a fast, flowing riders track so Stoner isn't quite as handicapped by that foul handling Duke as at the stop-go tracks.
Credit where its due, please...