Effing Effing Effing Stoner

[Crasherfromwayback]

Didn't want to mention that. Do you have any idea WTF is up with Edwards this year? 12th and behind all the rookies... FFS.

No idea! But I'm still pretty confident that Spies will whip his ass and win me a case of Steinie! Could well be Colins last year in Moto-GP though at that rate.

[roogazza]

I wonder if Lorenzo's got the maturity to hold it together as the pressure builds over the season?

He's looking good huh ? Seemed very calm in the after race interview and he's getting up to similar antics to Rossi post race. I like his chances, might be a close one. G.

[NZsarge]

Thanks for this thread. I don't have television and it is great to hear what has happened in the race. Bling sent to all above

Seriously? You'll have to sort that out!

[carbonhed]

He's looking good huh ? Seemed very calm in the after race interview and he's getting up to similar antics to Rossi post race. I like his chances, might be a close one. G.

There's definitely been progress hasn't there :- first year fast as fook and then those fearsome highsides, second year fast as fook and a few silly crashes, this year... fast as fook.

Are you watching the Beeb or Eurosport?

Apparently Julian Ryder's reporting that Casey lost the front, held it up on his knee and elbow and then lost everything. So it's another front end problem for the Duc. That's got to be getting frustrating.

[svr]

Obs:
Lorenzo is truly a class act although the smart money (= beer) is on Rossi for the title as he is still the points collecting daddy out there. No changing of the guard at Yamaha yet, but maybe at Honda with Dovi getting his season headed in the right direction. Seems to cope better than most with dodgy tyres (was the often best michelin runner in their last year). Pedrosa crumbled pretty badly on the last lap - fast by himself but a bit fragile to be a great racer? Stoner is having a mid-career crisis although all that head in hands pouting is a little over the top aye?

[eelracing]

Jorge was always the danger man to Rossi, who might just be more injured than we know ?
I thought the commentary was poor as usual and the race a bit boring.

Gotta agree as Rossi mentioned it in post practise briefing...I thought wtf at the time coz he sounded beat already and he was on pole.

Finally got a chance to watch Moto2 and apart from all the crashes I thought it was the crappest race of the day.

[SPman]

Did Pedrosa succumb to the pressure on the last lap? That running wide to let Hayden through was stupid, considering how tight he'd been riding to try and keep Dovizioso out.
Once he was past, Dani seemed to go all to pieces!
(watched it live, free to air - Channel 10!)

[woodyracer]

Never realy liked Stoner....i feel his attitude has somthing to do with it.....

My longed support for capporossi is dissapointing

[BIG DOUG]

I think jorge should have rubbed rossi's face in it by waving "bye bye" as he past him to totally demoralise him if he hasn't already.

[slowpoke]

Waaaaay too early to be writing off Rossi. Only he will know how badly the injury will be affecting him and he might just be quietly happy to have racked up 2nd place points and to have what has been his main challenger from past seasons out of the picture.

Make no mistake, while Lorenzo is quick and a serious challenger he has not had the simply untouchable pace Stoner has shown in the past. Rossi is gonna be close to Lorenzo on any given day but Stoner has regularly smoked everyone and Rossi will be happy to have him off the radar.

Was interesting hearing Steve Brouggy from the California Superbike School analysing Stoners style vs Rossi last year, and his theory for Stoners front end crashes. It's microscopic but he sees Rossi as turning slightly later and harder earlier in the corner whereas Stoner turns fractionally earlier and therefore stresses the front a smidge more later in the turn. It would be interesting to overlap the telemetry.

[Resto lad]

commentators sed the duke techs, had fitted extra strong handle bars,
is this cause he keeps plowin the asphelt with them???
or is he havin trouble holdin on to the duke ?????
i sure miss the ding dong battles we once saw with him and rossi.

[LBD]

commentators sed the duke techs, had fitted extra strong handle bars,
is this cause he keeps plowin the asphelt with them???
or is he havin trouble holdin on to the duke ?????
i sure miss the ding dong battles we once saw with him and rossi.

Its plowing the asphalt...apparently in a couple of Off's he could have continued but for busted clip ons...

Yes I miss those battles...Rossi and Lorenzo are good to watch but being on the same team....well its just not the same.

[Wingnut]

I think jorge should have rubbed rossi's face in it by waving "bye bye" as he past him to totally demoralise him if he hasn't already.

Big call - It would take more than a couple of races to "totally demoralise" a rider of Rossi's calibre - He is the GOAT man.

[Peter Smith]

Big call - It would take more than a couple of races to "totally demoralise" a rider of Rossi's calibre - He is the GOAT man.

All Lorenzo's antic's must be messing with Rossi's head. Rossi use to be the only rider doing that stuff and people loved him for it. Now his team mate is passing him, winning races and winning fans with his crazy behaviour. (jumping in that pond with leathers and hemlet was way over the top).
Rossi is smart and won't give up, BUT it must be hard watching Lorenzo get all the attention.

[Wingnut]

Yea I hear what your saying and agree that it must be hard to see the team mate beat you twice in a row, but back to my point - its only 2 races ( all be it, in a row) but still there is a long way to go in the championship and it is hardly time to panic. After last season it doesn't take a brain surgeon to see that Lorenzo is going to be a significant, if not the most significant threat to Rossi being able to retain his crown. Lorenzo has appeared to really matured in the last year and is going to be hard to beat this year. There is only something like 9 points in the chase between 1st and 2nd.

I'm just amped that Nicky Hayden is cracking it into the top 5 on the Ducati. Its gonna be a cracker season - Hopefully casey can sort his shit out and mix it up between those M1's.