Stoner to retire

[Crasherfromwayback]

, I tell ya though i'd be getting nervous if I were Ben Spies.

Biggest disappointment yet.

[vinducati]

I admit Stoner is a great rider.
But I will not miss him.
He is the bermuda triangle of cool.

Doohan = Cool
Bayliss = Cool
Vale = Cool
Stoner = Uncool

[Crasherfromwayback]

Doohan = Cool

I agree. Doohan was such an amusing funny cunt eh! The way he used to interact with people was fucking awesome! He never moaned or bitched about anything...he was a lil Aussie Battler that always had the worst equipment, but never complained...it was a pleasure to be around to watch him race.






Only the last bit is true.

[merv]

I've seen Stoner smile a lot with a wingnut wing to wingnut wing (ear to ear) grins and he has thrown some witty comments out there when he's been on the podium (which of course has been a lot) and he hasn't dissed his gear much - how often did he bag the Ducati for instance. Is it just tall poppy syndrome that so many bag him? He sure hasn't been the grumpy bugger Mick was.

Rossi is funnier for sure and has a few more titles to his name at the top level so you can't help but like him.

The Spaniards Lorenzo and Pedrosa just seem so serious looking in comparison, but again their riding abilities are great. I wouldn't knock them either.

Spies has got to be looking for a new job if he doesn't pull finger.

[Oscar]

I agree. Doohan was such an amusing funny cunt eh! The way he used to interact with people was fucking awesome! He never moaned or bitched about anything...he was a lil Aussie Battler that always had the worst equipment, but never complained...it was a pleasure to be around to watch him race.






Only the last bit is true.

I tend to agree with you.
Jeremy Burgess on Doohan:

"You could look at it in one sentence and say that Valentino enjoys the racing whereas Mick Doohan enjoyed the winning.”

At the very first Philip Isl. GP, I was at the Marlboro piss-up afterwards, tripped over summat (maybe caused by the six cans of that horrible Swan piss that they were drinking) and stood on Doohan's girlfriends foot.

Over my flustered apology, she loudly called me a "..clumsy cahnt!!".

Still, not much chance of standing on Rossi's girlfriends foot is there?

[Oscar]

I've seen Stoner smile a lot with a wingnut wing to wingnut wing (ear to ear) grins and he has thrown some witty comments out there when he's been on the podium (which of course has been a lot) and he hasn't dissed his gear much - how often did he bag the Ducati for instance. Is it just tall poppy syndrome that so many bag him? He sure hasn't been the grumpy bugger Mick was.

Rossi is funnier for sure and has a few more titles to his name at the top level so you can't help but like him.

The Spaniards Lorenzo and Pedrosa just seem so serious looking in comparison, but again their riding abilities are great. I wouldn't knock them either.

Spies has got to be looking for a new job if he doesn't pull finger.

He gets bagged because he has, in the past, come across as a whinger. To be fair, it had more to do with his delivery than what he was saying, but he's a hard bloke to like based on his early press conferences. He seems to have had some coaching lately (or maybe he's grown up).

I'd bet my left nut that the comment directed toward Rossi about ambition and talent came from some HRC PR flunky.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I'd bet my left nut that the comment directed toward Rossi about ambition and talent came from some HRC PR flunky.

I bet my left and right that no cunt in HRC is that smarmy.

[slowpoke]

I'd bet my left nut that the comment directed toward Rossi about ambition and talent came from some HRC PR flunky.

I'd heard it before, thought it was an earlier generation racer but Mr Google tells me my memory is shite and it's actually from a movie, "Blow" 2001:

"Life passes most people by while they're making grand plans for it. Throughout my lifetime, I've left pieces of my heart here and there. And now, there's almost not enough to stay alive. But I force a smile, knowing that my ambition far exceeded my talent. There are no more white horses or pretty ladies at my door."

[Crasherfromwayback]

knowing that my ambition far exceeded my talent. ]

Bet my third nut Stoner has never seen that film.

[slowpoke]

Bet my third nut Stoner has never seen that film.

Maybe not but he's probably heard it before, with ears that size you can guarantee the surly wee bugger certainly ain't deaf......

[roogazza]

Bet my third nut Stoner has never seen that film.

Late seventies I was involved in driver training with the police.
After Manfeild in a report, I discribed one cop as
'Confidence exceeds ability' which got a laugh out of the boss.
Used to get a few of them like that.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Maybe not but he's probably heard it before, with ears that size you can guarantee the surly wee bugger certainly ain't deaf......

lol. Bet you're right!

Late seventies I was involved in driver training with the police.
After Manfeild in a report, I discribed one cop as
'Confidence exceeds ability' which got a laugh out of the boss.
Used to get a few of them like that.

I bet!

[Oscar]

Schwantz on Stoner:

I guess what I don't like the most about Casey and his retirement is, that now he's taking the opportunity to bag a sport, or to ditch on a sport that has given him so much. "Yeah," Casey will say, "but I've given just as much back." Yeah, but we all do. It's something that we love. It's something that's given us an opportunity to make a really good living. But if you just don't want to do it any more, you don't have to have something to beat up on, to be able to give you a reason to walk away. If you're going to quit, just man up and quit. If you don't want to do it any more, then retire. That's your choice. But don't continue to talk trash about a racing series that is the premier two-wheel motorsport in the world, and has a long, long-standing history of great competition, great champions. Tip your hat and walk away from the sport and be graceful about it. Don't talk sh*t.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Schwantz on Stoner:

I lol and loled at that. Schwantz has never liked Stoner...probably jealous seeing as Stoner has won so much more. Got his panties in a bunch when Stoner said Indy was a shit track. How dare he criticise anything American!

Schwantz. The dumbest biggest redneck to ever win the championship.

[SimJen]

I doubt he's jealous of an aussie who's never ridden a 500cc 2 Stroke GP Bike.
Everyone has an opinion, and Schwantz's is a valid one, shared by many!
Stoner thinks racing is too Business like!!! FFS of course it is, every top sport is big business these days, what did he expect when he reached the pinnacle of motorcycle racing?? A few beers, then a couple of laps, a slap on the back and a cuddle if you win?