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    Well I said it before about Burgess that he is a big factor it would seem.

    His record is 11 world championships since 1987 with Gardner, Doohan and Rossi (better than 50% strike rate). No other crew boss comes close.
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    Quote Originally Posted by codgyoleracer View Post
    I think the team (Burgess/Rossi) - had a pretty good idea of what package they needed to get closer to the Ducati camp. Stoner/Ducati is the No1 bike, - So if you have the same tyres as they have then thats one less thing that you have to try & bridge the gap over.
    I thought I read somewhere that Burgess was opposed to Rossi switching to Bridgestone, or at least he was opposed to having the team's 2 riders on different tyres.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badjelly View Post
    I thought I read somewhere that Burgess was opposed to Rossi switching to Bridgestone, or at least he was opposed to having the team's 2 riders on different tyres.
    Yeah it certainly means they can't really share setup information

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    Quote Originally Posted by k14 View Post
    Lol, well some humble pie to be eaten by 1 or 2 of us. Great race, who would have picked that!!!
    Me! but ever so humble !
    Quote Originally Posted by codgyoleracer View Post
    Brilliantly thought-out pre race by Rossi & implemented to perfection.
    Hard way to do it though, isn't it Codge ? I just heard some stuff on the electronics of the Duc this morning but won't repeat it as it is hearsay. But Rossi does need another little edge to make it easier. Gaz.

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    Quote Originally Posted by roogazza View Post
    I just heard some stuff on the electronics of the Duc this morning but won't repeat it as it is hearsay.
    What???!!! I didn't realise Kiwibiker forums were governed by the Evidence Act.

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    Hard way to do it though, isn't it Codge ? I just heard some stuff on the electronics of the Duc this morning but won't repeat it as it is hearsay. But Rossi does need another little edge to make it easier. Gaz.[/QUOTE]

    The Stone-face can exploit it darn well though (better than many others with similar stuff, so gotta give him that). Will it get like the modern jet-fighter ? (those cant be flown by a mere man anymore - as a mere-man cannot react quick enough to the mechanisms of the machine).

    Obviously the electrikery aint good enough to solve the old "cold tyre syndrome" - aka , Lorenzo..........

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    Quote Originally Posted by codgyoleracer View Post
    Obviously the electrikery aint good enough to solve the old "cold tyre syndrome" - aka , Lorenzo..........


    lets see if Lorenzo has Bridgestones next year with Rossi shall we...
    "...New Zealanders, for all their faults, have virtues that are precious: an unwillingness to be intimidated by the new, the formidable, or class systems; trust in situations where there would otherwise be none; compassion for the underdog; a sense of responsibility for people in difficulty; not undertaking to do something without seeing it through - "
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cleve View Post
    lets see if Lorenzo has Bridgestones next year with Rossi shall we...
    He's gotta stay in one piece first! Man...Stoner crashed a lot in his first year on the big boys...but man does Lorenzo toss it away BIG when he does bin it!

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    Lorenzo's high side was huge - check it in slo-mo. Why didn't TC catch that cold tire spin up?
    And Pedrosa head first into the crash fencing at 70 odd clicks last week was sickening to watch. Whats stopping the development of anti-lock? You'd think that'd be a real aid in the wet and on trail-braking in the dry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by svr View Post
    And Pedrosa head first into the crash fencing at 70 odd clicks last week was sickening to watch.
    You shoulda seen my feet first into the bridge at Wanganui in '05'! If I'd gone in head first then I wouldn't have been here abusing people now!

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    Good. Eastern european brolly dollies are of a consistently high standard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by svr View Post
    Good. Eastern european brolly dollies are of a consistently high standard.
    Oh yeah!! As a regular visitor to E. Europe I can vouch for that. (Czech, Slovak, Hungrian and Bulgarian girls are just GORGEOUS!)
    Am also looking forward to my lovely Suzuka "race queens" (as they call them over here) this weekend at the 8 hour!!!
    "...New Zealanders, for all their faults, have virtues that are precious: an unwillingness to be intimidated by the new, the formidable, or class systems; trust in situations where there would otherwise be none; compassion for the underdog; a sense of responsibility for people in difficulty; not undertaking to do something without seeing it through - "
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cleve View Post
    Oh yeah!! As a regular visitor to E. Europe I can vouch for that. (Czech, Slovak, Hungrian and Bulgarian girls are just GORGEOUS!)
    Am also looking forward to my lovely Suzuka "race queens" (as they call them over here) this weekend at the 8 hour!!!
    Pictures please!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cleve View Post
    Oh yeah!! As a regular visitor to E. Europe I can vouch for that. (Czech, Slovak, Hungrian and Bulgarian girls are just GORGEOUS!)
    Hot hungarians girls .
    Ah memories...

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