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Yamaha should be slipping him all the good bits (and I bet they are ?) to support Horhay. He's got the bike so it's up to him. At his rate of improvement you wouldn't want to bet against him, but winning, maybe not quite yet ? Tracy might have a blinder at Laguna, even ? lol G.Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback
ps I watched a bit of the race again last night, Tracy looked so focused on the grid in his white sunglasses, angry even ! Flag dropped and it all turned crap.
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Yeah...but I think it was the pressure from Spies that made Hayden over cook it!
Laguna will cancel the speed differential big time...i reckon he'll do the business.
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I caught the highlights yesterday, sadly the first racing I have seen of this season & must say that the moto 2 race had me on the edge of my seat. Spectacular.
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It may not be a result from the front, but 15th for Simone Grotskyj at Mugello and 14th at Silverstone in 125.
Simone was 2005 Italian champ in 2005, two seasons in 125 (2006, 2007) half a season in 250 (2008) and a major MX training accident in 2009 (ruptured stomach).
So, after 3 years off 125,he gets points in first races back and in both, first Italian home (actually there are only 3 or 4 this season which is strange. Shows how much the Spanish are capturing this sport). He took over from the 2009 Italian 125 champ who has not scored points and has moved a couple of teams.
Simo comes from a regular family in Pesaro so has little money, but is a great guy and has put together a strong network.
The Team Fontana Racing bike is a good bike and the team seems to be a good team, so fingers crossed he can carry on with the good results.
I met Simo in 2006 while working with his sister in the UK. Hung out at a few GPs and got to see the inside of privateer GP teams. It is truly hard work, but if you have a well organised effort it is managable.
So, I count him as a mate and managed to school him in one aspect of racing: FULL NOISE!!!!
Cheers
Steve
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According to Gerry, he is a known quantity, would keep the bike intact and not use up any engines. Plus it's probably his last year in Moto GP....
“- He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”
It's time...
This Gerry is obviously a good mate of yours, to be giving you the inside goss.
Actually, the word I got from Jerry is that "si fuera por mi yo no sustituiría a Rossi".
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Yeah, maybe the pressure from Spies but he'd also got a sniff of second... same end result though... outbraked himself and gifted third to Spies. Shame really because from the comfort of my trusty armchair it looked like he'd got him covered. I mean Spies had spent the best part of two laps throwing everything but the kitchen sink at Nicky and had come up with diddley squat.
Spies did have an improved ride though... on the "new to everyone" Silverstone he managed to ride with his peers. The same sort of group he couldn't hang on to at Mugello he managed to hang with here, preserve his tyres, and have a go at the end. Cool.
To get the podium required three of the four Aliens to be AWOL. For him to win at Laguna will require the loss of all four. Shit happens though.
Lorenzo was 8 secs down the road and cruising. Kaycee probably took even more than that out of him. It's going to take more than a bit of luck and the right mental attitude to find that kind of speed IMHO.
Shame Melandri fell off. I think he'd have been part of that tussle. With such a thin field every non finisher is felt even more.
Big step for Simoncelli too. That'll do his confidence a world of good. That pass on Pedrosa... farkin rough as guts
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I am thinking he had the bike in something other than launch mode lol.
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Or .... the attempting / planning to pass the bike in front and he just showed the human factor and made an ooppps.
As for Laguna , its not really a slow track but i know what you mean. I cant wait to see the Moto 2 bikes there (are they going to the States ???) .
Paul.
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Only Indy I think mate
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