Ant West in MotoGP

[Deano]

Better than Hangi Pants

Or 'community pants'.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Obviously, there's been no races in the rain for the last two years...

Since leaving MotoGP, West competed in World Supersport in 2009 and Moto2 in 2010-11. He has made 34 starts in Moto2 over the last two seasons, with no podium finishes. He did record his best Moto2 finish, fourth, in the 2011 season finale at Valencia.

[cowpoos]

It could hail and he'll still get his arse handed to him on a plate.

I'm no expert on these things [unless you ask me, when I'm a few jugs up on a friday nite]...BUT...Ant west gives me the impression that he IS actually a TOP TOP level rider....but he couldn't set up a pot on a stove to boil water???

[Crasherfromwayback]

I'm no expert on these things [unless you ask me, when I'm a few jugs up on a friday nite]...BUT...Ant west gives me the impression that he IS actually a TOP TOP level rider....but he couldn't set up a pot on a stove to boil water???

Well the experts reckon Stoner is a shit development/setup racer too mate.

[cowpoos]

Well hes a demon in the wet , and Ive often wondered why his talent hast been exploited, You just don't hear of him too often , but some of his rides have been legendary ..... some of my rides have been legendary , but thats for another time

Stephen

hmmm....but....he's riding a bike....your riding a donkey....in my mind....bikes a better

[cowpoos]

Well the experts reckon Stoner is a shit development/setup racer too mate.

No....Rossi bum lickers say that....

[cowpoos]

Where'd anyone say we know best?

I'll tell you why you fuck around when you have to say. Regardless of what Mr West and obviously yourself think mate, top level motorcycle racing is a team sport. Everybody in that garage is doing the best they can with what they have available. Now, when it goes wrong and things don't go as planned, jumping up and down about how your team need to get their act together and give you better equipment is not only unproffessional, it's fucking rude. If one of my employees was to sing from the rafters to the media about what a lousy workplace they had and how shit their co workers were because we had a bad day, I wouldn't renew their contract.

Not calling anyone a moron, but I can tell you right now that if there's some decent wet races, we'll see Ant West have some semi decent rides, but we'll also hear a whole lot about how crap his CRT bike is and how he needs the same equipment as Stoner so he can teach them all how it's done.

In fact, I'll put a box of Heinekins on it if you're keen mate.

Your right!!

[denill]

I still can't get my head around how a guy like West and for that matter Vermuelen can be so quick on wet tracks. When traction is at a premium that is a great leveller of horsepower, thus the best rider wins. And both those riders have pulled some blinders.

Perhaps to level the horsepower field it should be mandatory for all tracks to be fitted with sprinklers. That would give the CRT bikes a bit of a chance too.

[roogazza]

I still can't get my head around how a guy like West and for that matter Vermuelen can be so quick on wet tracks. When traction is at a premium that is a great leveller of horsepower, thus the best rider wins. And both those riders have pulled some blinders.

It's hard to understand Bill, always wondered why they couldn't translate that skill onto dry tracks. Maybe they are just more prepared to push and risk a result.(or it's a confidence thing.You see Bradley Smith push in the wet).
At the other end of the scale I loved the rain as a young fella and indeed prayed for it at times. As an old man I dread it and in fact won't even go out.

[Shaun]

It's hard to understand Bill, always wondered why they couldn't translate that skill onto dry tracks. Maybe they are just more prepared to push and risk a result.(or it's a confidence thing.You see Bradley Smith push in the wet).
At the other end of the scale I loved the rain as a young fella and indeed prayed for it at times. As an old man I dread it and in fact won't even go out.

I love the rain and racing, it comes down to being very consistent and smooth




Kinda like good SEX

[Crasherfromwayback]

I still can't get my head around how a guy like West and for that matter Vermuelen can be so quick on wet tracks. When traction is at a premium that is a great leveller of horsepower, thus the best rider wins. :

It's not necessarily that the best rider wins in the wet, just the guy that's the best at riding on that surface on the day. Some guys on the world GP moto-x circuit are the best in the mud, some on hard pack, some on sand. Sand is where I learnt to ride, and I think that makes you good in the wet. Feels very similar to me.

I love the rain and racing, it comes down to being very consistent and smooth




Kinda like good SEX

Don't you rough 'em up every now and then too though?

[gixerracer]

Well the experts reckon Stoner is a shit development/setup racer too mate.

Clearly hes not have you seen how bad that Ducati was this year

[imdying]

ANT west will be racing a CRT bike, so 1st CRT bike home is 1st CRT bike dude

It's a bit like being first Jew into the shower block though.

Fuck polluting the class with second rate crap. If you want to ride a second rate bike, go to WSBK with Biaggi.

[denill]

It's a bit like being first Jew into the shower block though.

Fuck polluting the class with second rate crap. If you want to ride a second rate bike, go to WSBK with Biaggi.

You're missing it mate.

With the Jew thing - and the CRT

[imdying]

No I'm not.