Stoner to retire

[merv]

they were actually very good riders: Carlos Checa, The great Norick Abe, Marco Melandri, Alex Barros, Shinya Nakano some of the most experienced from 500cc days!!!
It wasn't a front runner, no doubt about it!

Don't forget Biaggi, he was there too and didn't make the grade on it.

[Crasherfromwayback]

He doesn't strike me as someone like that — too big a competitive streak methinks.



Good idea.

I actually think with the weight of that decision off his skinny lil shoulders he'll go nuts this year.

[Crasherfromwayback]

In terms of Boyfriends, I'm sure there's plenty of prettier guys in Motogp you could have gone for, perhaps you like the teethy look

It's never come down to looks or personality to me mate. Only who I think is the best/fastest guy out there at the time. Previous BF's have been Kenny Roberts Snr, Freddie Spencer, Eddie Lawson, Mick Doohan and yes...even Rossi!

[5150]

Still...someone faster and better always comes along. I'll find another BF again some day.

Bloody Ghay Honda riders. Always thought Lorenzo was more your style

[SimJen]

Don't forget Biaggi, he was there too and didn't make the grade on it.

Biaggi wasn't there in the final year as the guys above were, but he was his own worst enemy when he was on it!

[Tony.OK]

Not forgetting that Honda has always been a ruthless clinical manufacturer to ride for..................am picking Stoner prob has too many emotions for it to be a totally happy partnership.
I agree with Crasher that he'll let rip now the decisions been made.............certainly won't be the same next year Not that this year is that great in terms of viewing...........CRT.......meh!!!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Always thought Lorenzo was more your style

Lorenzo is fucking awesome. 2nd fastest guy in the world at the moment. As I've also said before...he's the guy every aspiring road racer should try and emulate. Incredibly smooth and fast.

[codgyoleracer]

Just like the NZSBK to much background bullshit going on and he is not enjoying at anymore. Good on him I say, will make the silly season even more interesting later in the year.

Yip, + i suspect he has some coin in the bank & can live out the rest of life in a style that keeps the family & him pretty satisfied anyway.

I wonder how long the aussie V8 drive rumour will take to get in the press.......... (he must be missing those pushrod engines...... ;-) )

[pritch]

Just to restore a sense of reality to the discussion about the Yamaha when Rossi went there..

Burgess and Rossi were shown the various options that Yamaha were working on. Rossi and Burgess chose the options they thought most promising. The frame was heightened, the engine changed to run backwards, I think the number of valves may have been changed. The fine detail is probably available to those who wish to look.

The bike that Rossi took to South Africa didn't have much in common with the bike that appeared at the GPs the year before. Even so, very few people expected it to win first time out, probably not even Rossi.

[SimJen]

I wonder how long the aussie V8 drive rumour will take to get in the press.......... (he must be missing those pushrod engines...... ;-) )

Its already happened: http://www.speedcafe.com/2012/05/18/...-v8-supercars/

[Crasherfromwayback]

. Even so, very few people expected it to win first time out, probably not even Rossi.

And the only reason it did was Rossi at the height of his game. Doubt very much anyone else avail at the time would've right there and then.

[merv]

Here's an interesting earlier story about your boy crasher http://www.signsofthetimes.org.au/items/casey-stoner

You'll like this one too on a KTM, beaten only by guy on a KX500 http://ozdirttrack.ning.com/profiles...barleigh-ranch

[Crasherfromwayback]

Here's an interesting earlier story about your boy crasher http://www.signsofthetimes.org.au/items/casey-stoner

Yeah I've always been impressed by his parents risk and commitment to him. It's a fucking big thing for a family to sell everything they own to chase the dream. Credit to all of them. I'm sure he'll repay them in spades. Bet he makes many more babies too.

[merv]

I think it was you posted a pic a while back when they were all living in that motorhome. Dirt tracking has certainly given him the confidence not to worry about the bike moving around under him - Motu would like that too.

[jasonu]

They're all very good riders in Moto GP (well, before you could get your rich Daddy to buy you a CRT bike anyway), but I'm sorry, none of those guys are or ever were on the Lorenzo, Rossi, Stoner, Doohan, Rainey, Schwantz, Lawson, Spencer level of ability.

Fixed it for ya