Portugal MotoGP **SPOILER**

**Crasherfromwayback** · 17th October 2006, 10:59

I see Casey Stoner has taken Setes ride at Ducati after also taking him out of the race!

**emaN** · 17th October 2006, 11:17

Pedrosa's move & result didn't surprise me.

A couple weeks back Vale mentioned on THE italian sports-site that he was concerned with Pedrosa's riding style, especially into corners, and the danger it posed to other riders.

Loved Elias' braking...tho't his rear was gonna rip up & give up, but it held.

**Racey Rider** · 17th October 2006, 11:30

Watching in slow mode, it seemed Pedrosa hit a bump that caused a loss of traction. He tried it on, it didn't work out. Foolish move? Given the circumstances Yes!

Well done to the top three finishers. Certainly made for a great last few laps.
Rossi is such a fighter! He had a lot to lose, but put it all on the line in that last lap. The other two had nothing to lose, and let it all hang out, for an excellent result.

Bad luck Nicky, sad to see it finish like that for you. If I were you I would be Demanding that Pedrosa be sacked from the last race of the season. Why even let him on the same track as you when so much is at stake!

Now,,, shall I bother watching the last race???

**Kyle** · 17th October 2006, 11:40

Id let Pedrosa out if i was Hayden, you never know, he might take out rossi in the next race

**sAsLEX** · 17th October 2006, 11:41

Originally Posted by Racey Rider

Now,,, shall I bother watching the last race???

I would say so, Hayden has a lot to prove what with people saying he cant beat rossi in a fair race so he should be going all out to beat Rossi at Valencia!

**Racey Rider** · 17th October 2006, 12:16

I can just see Hayden now, slipping Padrosa a $100 behind the trailor park.

"Thanks Mate for giving me that excuse for not winning the champs!"

**fatboy1** · 17th October 2006, 13:52

Originally Posted by k14

OMG!!!! What can I say, I'm still stunned at what happened. Even though I'm an avid rossi supporter I was sooo gutted to see what happened. Hayden was just about ready to beat that little midget into a pulp, and if he had of I wouldn't have blamed him.

I've always disliked pedrosa but this just makes it 10 time more. What on earth was he thinking??? Trying to make a point maybe, can't figure out what he was trying to achieve.

Oh well, looks like that unless something equally unfortunate happens to rossi he will be champ. Could be the only opportunity like this hayden gets in his lifetime. Motorsport is harsh.

Hey K14, its a bit of "the pot calling the kettle black" isn't it?

I saw you make a very similar absolutley dick head head move on a guy at Levels when you tried to pass him entering the start finish straight and you smacked into the side of him punting him off the track and clear into the wall leaving him with a broken ankle a very bent bike and I think your comment was something like, well that's racing.

Yes racing is risky and yes the name of the game is to get to the front. Moto GP is one world where the $$ and the pressure dictate that they take the risks but a club day at levels thats another.

Walk the talk.

**James Deuce** · 17th October 2006, 14:16

Originally Posted by fatboy1

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Walk the talk.

The guy wasn't his team mate in World Championship.

By the time you get to a World Championship, especially someone who's already won 3, you'd expect that the newbie mistakes would be no more.

**Cajun** · 17th October 2006, 14:28

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...+pedrosa&hl=en
link to accident

**Brian d marge** · 17th October 2006, 14:30

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Fuck yeah! That was the sickest display of late braking I've seen since Revvin Kevin! Respect!!

Agreed there the man was shmoking... Gary mcoy on the ilmor in the points ( and has just come in ,,,bum) ..great stuff

you do feel sorry for Hayden ... but great show of feelings ..

As that dutch fella said in Austi Powers ,,,ohh its a keeper !!!

Stephen

**Racey Rider** · 17th October 2006, 15:01

Have just reviewed the race again.
The corner that Padrosa came off on is the same one Hayden passed him on the very lap before. Hayden Also hit that bump, which put his front end a little out of shape, causing him to push Padrosa wide (commentators thought they touched). But he got away with it.
Padrosa tried the same pass,, hit the same bump, and washed out taking Hayden with him.

The crash could have happened one lap earlier and Hayden would have been the

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**k14** · 17th October 2006, 15:03

Originally Posted by fatboy1

Hey K14, its a bit of "the pot calling the kettle black" isn't it?

I saw you make a very similar absolutley dick head head move on a guy at Levels when you tried to pass him entering the start finish straight and you smacked into the side of him punting him off the track and clear into the wall leaving him with a broken ankle a very bent bike and I think your comment was something like, well that's racing.

Yes racing is risky and yes the name of the game is to get to the front. Moto GP is one world where the $$ and the pressure dictate that they take the risks but a club day at levels thats another.

Walk the talk.

Well you're a complete fucking muppet. I can't believe you are comparing a club racing incident to a international motogp event. Yes very fair comparison indeed.

You're totally out of line on that ya fucking dickhead. Yes I know i stuffed up and I still think about that incident regularly aswell as having ALOT of people bring it up. I know all of them are perfect and have never made a fuckup in their whole life but I'm a bit different. Sorry i'm not as perfect as you. I apologised to said rider effected and have taken alot more (imo) than my fair share of childish behaviour pointed at me by certain other people associated in racing (you included).

Also I'd like to know who I am talking to, obviously you were there when it happend and heard every comment made by myself on the incident e.g. "and I think your comment was something like, well that's racing." Cause I'd very much like to know when I said that. I've never ever said anything like that about what happend. You have been severly misinformed.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 17th October 2006, 15:36

Originally Posted by k14

Also I'd like to know who I am talking to, obviously you were there when it happend and heard every comment made by myself on the incident e.g. "and I think your comment was something like, well that's racing." Cause I'd very much like to know when I said that. I've never ever said anything like that about what happend. You have been severly misinformed.

Don't let it worry you mate...it was (obviously) a mistake, and we all make them. I nearly lost my foot I mashed my ankle so badly last year at Wanganui, and the biff wasn't my fault. I had to put it down to avoid 'T' boning someone that performed a 'block pass' in a rather silly place. That's life. Shouldn't be racing if you can't handle the possible consequences. The guy came to apologise, but I was already on the operating table! But hey, I'd have a beer with him anytime, he certainly didn't know what the outcome would be, and that's cool. I've done my share of agressive passing maneuvers over the years, and yeah I've made mistakes.

**k14** · 17th October 2006, 16:13

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Don't let it worry you mate...it was (obviously) a mistake, and we all make them. I nearly lost my foot I mashed my ankle so badly last year at Wanganui, and the biff wasn't my fault. I had to put it down to avoid 'T' boning someone that performed a 'block pass' in a rather silly place. That's life. Shouldn't be racing if you can't handle the possible consequences. The guy came to apologise, but I was already on the operating table! But hey, I'd have a beer with him anytime, he certainly didn't know what the outcome would be, and that's cool. I've done my share of agressive passing maneuvers over the years, and yeah I've made mistakes.

Yeah I know, thats what I've been trying to do but when you keep getting reminded about it every 2 weeks it starts to get a bit annoying after a while. I've been on the other end of the stick on one occasion and that fabricated quote from mr fuckwit above is actually pretty true "thats racing" cause it actually is. Don't go out there if you aren't prepared to be taken out by another rider.

This is the same for club racing as it is for motogp. Yeah Nicky was in the big league and the possibility of being taken out was always there. As in the press conference after the race, he knew that there was always the chance of it happening but the last person he was expecting it from was his team mate (and 3 times world champion). That is the point i was trying to make.

**Sketchy_Racer** · 17th October 2006, 17:02

Originally Posted by fatboy1

Hey K14, its a bit of "the pot calling the kettle black" isn't it?

I saw you make a very similar absolutley dick head head move on a guy at Levels when you tried to pass him entering the start finish straight and you smacked into the side of him punting him off the track and clear into the wall leaving him with a broken ankle a very bent bike and I think your comment was something like, well that's racing.

Yes racing is risky and yes the name of the game is to get to the front. Moto GP is one world where the $$ and the pressure dictate that they take the risks but a club day at levels thats another.

Walk the talk.

I'm sorry mate,

But that is Way outta line. You DON't have the right to critisising others racing desisions.

Racing accidents happen, its part of racing, DUH

Please think a little before mouthing off at others.