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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    In my eyes...there hasn't been as much difference as some have been making out anyway...
    Straight from the MotoGP site are these stats http://resources.motogp.com/files/re...df?v1_1bbc98a6 which shows top speed isn't everything else the Ducatis would be winning lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by merv View Post
    Straight from the MotoGP site are these stats http://resources.motogp.com/files/re...df?v1_1bbc98a6 which shows top speed isn't everything else the Ducatis would be winning lol.
    Aye Merv...never has been!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    Apparently the Bridgestone tech put the wrong pressure in the tyres. Made the back wheel spin up and the front wouldn't heat up properly.
    Don't believe everything these boys say...it was racer speak for "I got beat"

    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    In my eyes...there hasn't been as much difference as some have been making out anyway...
    Yeh but your one-eyed.

    Quote Originally Posted by RobGassit View Post
    He got lucky. He got so excited seeing casey back up to him he put in the fastest lap. When you can't draft a Yamaha on a Honda someones been busy.
    Lucky my ass,Jorge was hungrier.Is Casey going into protection mode already?could'nt blame him if he was,he is a bit wobbly under pressure.

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    Its all about in and out of the corner, if you cannot do that, it dose not matter a shit how fast you are on a streight

    Spies bike 8 Down mmmm
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    Quote Originally Posted by eelracing View Post
    Don't believe everything these boys say...it was racer speak for "I got beat"



    Yeh but your one-eyed.



    Lucky my ass,Jorge was hungrier.Is Casey going into protection mode already?could'nt blame him if he was,he is a bit wobbly under pressure.
    Nah...it's more than likely an honest answer to "What happened?"

    Nah...I can appreciate skill no matter who shows the most on the day.

    Nah...I think they're both as hungry for it...and I don't think that's correct at all. I seem to recall Rossi chasing him round Phillip Island applying immense pressure and he got his but kicked by some of THE most agressive riding/racing I've ever seen.

    They can't have the perfect bike set up every race mate. Still...I hope Lorenzo does get closer, as there's nothing like a down to the wire season!!!

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    It being Independence Day at the time?

    When asked on Twitter if he thought this was the end of Rossi, Hayden replied,
    "NO u must be lighting more than fireworks 2night wherever you are."

    Perhaps that could also explain some of the recent comments hereabout?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaun View Post
    Spies bike 8 Down mmmm
    Yeah and notice how except for Dovi all the fast guys were about the same top speed around 7 or 8 km/hr below the fastest slow guy
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    Spies pass on the inside of the last corner of the race was the highlight for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kendog View Post
    Spies pass on the inside of the last corner of the race was the highlight for me.


    I trully believe that if Yamaha produce an = competitive 1000 next year, Spies will be the 2012 champion without any bad luck for himself or other riders, he has the smarts of Matt Malladin, and the Calm of Eddie Lawson, and the BALLS of a man from TEXAS, Schwantz-Edwards AND GUNS
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    Ah well - Stoner went out and did a 1.47.3 in testing today!
    Must've had the right pressures this time!
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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    Perhaps that could also explain some of the recent comments hereabout?

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    Well how far into the season was it that Rossi threatened to quite Moto GP unless he got his Bridgestones the last year he rode on Michelin? 1/2 way? So you do then understand why I wonder if he and Ducati will fall out of love??

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    That last lap pass Spies made on Simoncelli was poetry in motion.

    Oh, to have been a fly on the wall behind closed doors with all the Ducati top brass present at Mugello... There must be some 'vigorous' debate going on between Filippo Preziosi and the team/bosses.

    And, yeah, Stoner's 1:47.326 in testing...

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    Knowing the tech they use at ducati , I would like them to get the bike sorted , going 1000cc will ( I think ) mask the problems ie they may start getting up the pointy end , but the fundamental problems will still exist with the bike. ( I think)
    Its the same with the Virgin F1 team ...I KNOW they are at the back or not running at all , but they are leading in the technique of CFD, it will happen , just a matter of when.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian d'marge View Post
    Knowing the tech they use at ducati , I would like them to get the bike sorted , going 1000cc will ( I think ) mask the problems ie they may start getting up the pointy end , but the fundamental problems will still exist with the bike. ( I think)
    Its the same with the Virgin F1 team ...I KNOW they are at the back or not running at all , but they are leading in the technique of CFD, it will happen , just a matter of when.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    I've said it before...there's a very good reason why he has a number 1 on his bike.

    And fuck yeah...who wouldn't love to be at Mugello for a GP!!?? The scenery, the chicks...the wine and food...and some racing too!!
    I am just back from Mugello. What a weekend! What a place! If you EVER have the slightest chance of making it - like I did - then you MUST go. A European GP (Italian or Spanish - maybe the Dutch) is like nothing else in this world. The crowd was INSANE. The circuit is amazing. A licorice strip on lime icecream! Just want to get on my track bike and ride it (which is what the crowd could do when the GP is over - they open the gates and the crowds swarm onto it - including people on their bikes - as in 3 up no helmet doing wheelies thru the crowd - and the cops just standing around smiling...). Tuscany is a beautiful part of Italy as well.
    Crasher - you are right (for a change )
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