MotoGP 2012

[Crasherfromwayback]

I sure don't want to see Stoner's final rides in MGP hobbled by team orders so he can let Pedrosa win. I want to see the usual full throttle sliding, black tyre marks and brutal muscling of the Honda - in other words the excitement that makes me like Stoner.

We have a property for sale at the moment and if it goes in time I am buying a ticket to Phillip Island, because I get the sneaking suspicion that he might totally cut loose and provide one of the great all-time rides of his career. THAT would be worth every cent.

I'm already going. Wouldn't miss it for the world! Oh...and the supercross on Sat night will be fugging awesome too! Ain't no way Stoner would listen to the orders even if they were given.

[Mental Trousers]

Ain't no way Stoner would listen to the orders even if they were given.

Too right. What are they going to do, fire him?

[Crasherfromwayback]

Too right. What are they going to do, fire him?

Exactly my point. Not like they told Pedrosa at the beginning of the season to let Stoner win as he's the Champ either.

[Oscar]

I'm already going. Wouldn't miss it for the world! Oh...and the supercross on Sat night will be fugging awesome too! Ain't no way Stoner would listen to the orders even if they were given.

I'll be there.
We should have a beer...

[Crasherfromwayback]

I'll be there.
We should have a beer...

For sure. I'm bloody thirsty already!

[roogazza]

I get the sneaking suspicion that he might totally cut loose and provide one of the great all-time rides of his career. THAT would be worth every cent.

He cuts loose every year at PI doesn't he ? Like about 5 wins or so.
I can't see Horhay sticking his neck out too much with Boner. The lead he has he'll be wanting to either finish ahead of his nearest competition Pedro, or limit the damage with a run to the title.
Be great to see them all going for it and close together tho.

[Crasherfromwayback]

He cuts loose every year at PI doesn't he ? Like about 5 wins or so.
I can't see Horhay sticking his neck out too much with Boner. The lead he has he'll be wanting to either finish ahead of his nearest competition Pedro, or limit the damage with a run to the title.
Be great to see them all going for it and close together tho.

Rossi is always pretty awesome at the Island too mate. Be nice to see him up front getting it on!

[Oscar]

Rossi is always pretty awesome at the Island too mate. Be nice to see him up front getting it on!

I was there when he got the 10 second penalty and still won.
Awesome. He was at his peak that year.

[DidJit]

That was an epic race! One of the first I watched once I subscribed to motogp.com.

Bit of a read here on Carmelo's thinking regarding the spec ECU.
Hope Neil Spalding is a worthy journalist to link to.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I was there when he got the 10 second penalty and still won.
Awesome. He was at his peak that year.

It was incredible! I had to make do with the telly that year.

[DidJit]

... Bit of a read here on Carmelo's thinking regarding the spec ECU.

The article following on from that, with Corrado Cecchinelli, is also a good read.

[roogazza]

Rossi is always pretty awesome at the Island too mate. Be nice to see him up front getting it on!

We can always hope Bud. At Aragon in practice when he lost the front on the Duc, he got up, waved at the bike in contempt and walked off shaking his head, he's over it.

[speights_bud]

I wouldn't expect anything spectacular from Rossi at Phillip island if his attitude in 2010 for Yamaha was anything to go by...

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Too right. What are they going to do, fire him?

Its only going to take a Honda tech to dial a little something into the 'black box' on Stoners bike to ensure Pedro has the best chance of a win...........If thats what Honda want to happen.

All things being equal Stoner will be gunning for the win to go out in style for sure.

[tail_end_charlie]

Its only going to take a Honda tech to dial a little something into the 'black box' on Stoners bike to ensure Pedro has the best chance of a win...........If thats what Honda want to happen.

All things being equal Stoner will be gunning for the win to go out in style for sure.

And how easy is it to just "dial a little something into the 'black box'" and more or less retard a rider. There is a lot of talk about it, and the racing does almost seem to be supporting this theory. I mean, the only people who have won a race in MotoGP (outside of VR, JL, DP & CS) since 2007 are Ben Spies and Dovi. Can this be looked at as a triumph of the factories making sure that only their factory riders win (ie tweaking the black boxes of other riders on factory orders)? Or is it just the utter superiority of those said four aliens? Its easy to understand where all the conspiracy theories come from.