MotoGP 2012

[DidJit]

Some very engaging battles!

[Crasherfromwayback]

Some very engaging battles!

And a master class from two former masters!

[SimJen]

yeah Rossi has definately lost that fighting spirit! NOT!
Good race by all accounts!

[pritch]

Stoner will blow them into the weeds wet or dry anyway!

I feel a Tui ad coming on.

The rain was the big leveler and we got to see who was the best rider.
And it was Lorenzo.

[Crasherfromwayback]

I feel a Tui ad coming on.

The rain was the big leveler and we got to see who was the best rider.
And it was Lorenzo.

See post 1052.

[pritch]

See post 1052.

I'll take your word that it's worth a look. Our crap old browser at work doesn't show the numbers.

[Crasherfromwayback]

And a master class from two former masters!

I'll take your word that it's worth a look. Our crap old browser at work doesn't show the numbers.

Here ya go then...

[Oscar]

Here ya go then...

I tend to think Stoner did the right thing.
He fought hard but stopped short of any silliness that would have resulted in no points.

Lorenzo - wow, that can't have been easy to ride that hard and concentrate that long. I kept thinking about riding my 950 on bald knobblies on wet seal, but for the analogy to work, I would have had to have gone waaaay faster, not like a nana...

[sil3nt]

Moto 3 was amazing.
Moto 2 was pretty good although fell asleep with a few laps left. Finally my man Luthi wins one. He is a bit like Tom Sykes. Always at the front early on before fading away.

[Matt Bleck]

Rossi must be stoked, this will most likely be the last time he beats Casey!

[roogazza]

Rossi must be stoked, this will most likely be the last time he beats Casey!

Unless ducati fix it or it rains again.

and it hurt to the core looking at Stoner's face and the but, but but and my tyre was burnt.
Who knows, it could have been ? ( hey, sometimes you get beaten ). I'll miss his riding, but nothing else about him,wish he'd be a better World Champion.
GO VALE !!!!

[Crasherfromwayback]

I tend to think Stoner did the right thing.
He fought hard but stopped short of any silliness that would have resulted in no points.

Lorenzo - wow, that can't have been easy to ride that hard and concentrate that long. I kept thinking about riding my 950 on bald knobblies on wet seal, but for the analogy to work, I would have had to have gone waaaay faster, not like a nana...

I agree. Like Stoner last year at Silverstone. Gotta be one of the hardest races to win. Lorenzo never looked like being beaten. Class act without doubt.

Unless ducati fix it or it rains again.

and it hurt to the core looking at Stoner's face and the but, but but and my tyre was burnt.
Who knows, it could have been ? ( hey, sometimes you get beaten ). I'll miss his riding, but nothing else about him,wish he'd be a better World Champion.
GO VALE !!!!

lol. Nice one Gazza. Best you take as many lil shots as you can while Stoner is still around. Because stats don't lie...and he's better than your man. Once Stoner is gone...and it rains...and if Lorenzo falls off...fuck...he may even WIN a race for Ducati!

But I doubt it.

[McWild]

Well, could that have happened with better timing for Casey and Vale? Incredible stuff.

I definitely got the impression that about one corner after Rossi passed him, Stoner brought himself right back and decided that some points in third was better than no points from a DNF. Rossi appeared to be totally on the warpath, and a when a guy like him starts to show his, shall we say, more "Simoncelli" side it tends to be best for everyone to just stay out of the way.

Man, it must have taken him some self control though. Possibly the last ever battle between the two greatest of the last half dozen years, and backing away from it?

Stoner's displays in press conferences, interviews, and finally in this race have absolutely amazed me in his maturity. It takes a hell of a strong man to go against what thousands of fans, many journalists, and other riders want one to do. I can't give him any more credit for making his own decisions and not giving in to the peer pressure surrounding him.


Also, god damn those monster energy boys can put on a show huh? I think they might just be my favourite team of the championship.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Stoner's displays in press conferences, interviews, and finally in this race have absolutely amazed me in his maturity. It takes a hell of a strong man to go against what thousands of fans, many journalists, and other riders want one to do. I can't give him any more credit for making his own decisions and not giving in to the peer pressure surrounding him.

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Hear hear. You and I must abduct Stoner and make awesome looking mini us's with him.

[denill]

Well, could that have happened with better timing for Casey and Vale? Incredible stuff.

I definitely got the impression that about one corner after Rossi passed him, Stoner brought himself right back and decided that some points in third was better than no points from a DNF. Rossi appeared to be totally on the warpath, and a when a guy like him starts to show his, shall we say, more "Simoncelli" side it tends to be best for everyone to just stay out of the way.

Man, it must have taken him some self control though. Possibly the last ever battle between the two greatest of the last half dozen years, and backing away from it?

Stoner's displays in press conferences, interviews, and finally in this race have absolutely amazed me in his maturity. It takes a hell of a strong man to go against what thousands of fans, many journalists, and other riders want one to do. I can't give him any more credit for making his own decisions and not giving in to the peer pressure surrounding him.


Also, god damn those monster energy boys can put on a show huh? I think they might just be my favourite team of the championship.

Well put and totally agree ..........