MotoGP 2012

**Oscar** · 7th August 2012, 13:59

Originally Posted by 5150

I was thinking winning SBK championship and Moto GP championship. Otherwise there are few. Colin Edwards would be another.

Simon had eight or nine podium finishes in SBK and three or four in The Big Show including one win. Not a record to be sniffed at.

**5150** · 7th August 2012, 14:06

Originally Posted by Oscar

Simon had eight or nine podium finishes in SBK and three or four in The Big Show including one win. Not a record to be sniffed at.

Fair nuff. Was not aware of all his stats.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 7th August 2012, 14:36

Originally Posted by Oscar

Simon had eight or nine podium finishes in SBK and three or four in The Big Show including one win. Not a record to be sniffed at.

Beating Mick Doohan by around 11 seconds waanit? at Donington is a fucking AWESOME feat!

**5150** · 7th August 2012, 14:40

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Beating Mick Doohan by around 11 seconds waanit? at Donington is a fucking AWESOME feat!

Sad that he never got further. Given a top seat and I think he would have had a chance to grow on his success further.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 7th August 2012, 14:50

Originally Posted by 5150

Sad that he never got further. Given a top seat and I think he would have had a chance to grow on his success further.

He had one. But yes...was sad he didn't stick with it. But as MT has said...if your heart ain't in it, you're best out of there.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 7th August 2012, 15:06

Originally Posted by Oscar

Simon Crafar.

How Crafar dealt with backmarkers. Makes Stoners 'T Bone' of Bautista look ok dunnit?

Ps: I'm all for it.

**Maido** · 7th August 2012, 15:57

http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/motorspor...n-to-race-v8s/

he also denied that he was retiring from the motogp too at the start. This is interesting seeing as how one of stoners major sponsors, Red Bull, has just signed on as major sponsor for the 888 race team as well.....

**Oscar** · 7th August 2012, 16:31

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

How Crafar dealt with backmarkers. Makes Stoners 'T Bone' of Bautista look ok dunnit?

Ps: I'm all for it.

I have a busted up muffler off of that Kawasaki kicking around somewheres...

**Crasherfromwayback** · 7th August 2012, 16:37

Originally Posted by Oscar

I have a busted up muffler off of that Kawasaki kicking around somewheres...

Frame it!!!!

**denill** · 7th August 2012, 16:48

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

How Crafar dealt with backmarkers. Makes Stoners 'T Bone' of Bautista look ok dunnit?

Ps: I'm all for it.

Luv that interview....................

And Simon's response was a choice bit of understatement.

Have had association with members of Simon's whanau - and yeah, dryness runs in the family...............

**Crasherfromwayback** · 7th August 2012, 16:55

Originally Posted by denill

Have had association with members of Simon's whanau - and yeah, dryness runs in the family...............

Simon hismelf is fun too. Had an awesome egg fight with him years ago when doing the nationals. Went through fuck knows how many trays of eggs!

**merv** · 7th August 2012, 17:29

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

apart from the three other 'kiwis' who've all been season runner up in the premier 500cc world championship class, Keith Turner, Ginger Molloy and Graeme Crosby.

Don't forget Kim Newcombe.

**slowpoke** · 7th August 2012, 20:43

Originally Posted by Oscar

If MotoGP is dying, why are they struggling to fit 20 races into the schedule? Why are Suzuki and BMW developing new bikes as we speak?

Schedule 30 races a year, or 50, it doesn't change the fact that if one sponsor like Repsol pulls out or 1 manufacturer pulls out it's pretty much lights out.

**Mental Trousers** · 7th August 2012, 21:22

8:09:00 p.m.: RT @akyranishimura Although only 3hrs stay in Kyoto, did fruitful and interesting interview with Furusawa-san. Now taking shinkansen again and back to Tokyo.
8:09:16 p.m.: RT @akyranishimura Furusawa admitted his trip to Italy was the invitation from D and he was asked to help them as @solomoto_es had reported last week.
8:09:27 p.m.: RT @akyranishimura: And because of the reason that I had tweeted a week before, he had to decline to help them.
8:20:44 p.m.: RT @akyranishimura Furusawa:Preziosi said to me "I just want to make our bike better. It doesn't matter if I lose my position." He has real Samurai spirit!
8:31:59 p.m.: RT @akyranishimura: Furusawa won't be back to the paddock. "I prefer quiet life. That's why I moved to Kyoto from Iwata"

Interesting. I was really hoping he would go to Ducati because that would've pretty much guaranteed Rossi would stay at Ducati.

Not official news but Julian Ryder is a pretty safe bet.