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**svr** · 19th August 2008, 17:57

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Yeah wonder if he gets Haydens factory Honda next year? Looks like they may give it to Nakano though...although maybe he only got a factory bike to see how it goes on Bridgestones?

Honda will have to give Dovisioso a factory ride to keep him around I guess - no doubt he's in demand, currently fastest M rider wet or dry. Young'n'fast.

Then again he might get Stoners' ride aye Pete?

**Crasherfromwayback** · 19th August 2008, 18:00

Originally Posted by svr

Honda will have to give Dovisioso a factory ride to keep him around I guess - no doubt he's in demand, currently fastest M rider wet or dry. Young'n'fast.

Then again he might get Stoners' ride aye Pete?

I think he's certainly proved his worth...and no...I don't think so!

**gav** · 19th August 2008, 19:13

Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback

Yeah wonder if he gets Haydens factory Honda next year? Looks like they may give it to Nakano though...although maybe he only got a factory bike to see how it goes on Bridgestones?

No, the Eurosport commentators talked about this during one of the practice sessions. Nakano is doing testing duties as much as anything with the new spec bike. It will be the customer bike for next year. The reason Nakano was preferred was because he is Japanese, and its not so much favouring one of their own its more that Nakano can discuss with the Japanese technicians with out anything getting lost in translation. Dovi can barely speak English let alone Japanese. But does appear Dovi will be on the Repsol bike next year with Hayden on the Ducati, suppose to be an announcement from Hayden at Muegello.

**gav** · 19th August 2008, 19:15

Also sounds like Yuki Takahashi, currently on the Scot Honda 250 will step up to MotoGP next year and take over Dovi's spot.

**magicfairy** · 23rd August 2008, 08:30

Sept issue twowheels magazine (Aus) has Casey Stoner have a real whinge about Rossi in his monthly column.

"..I'm very,very disappointed in the level in which he had to stoop to try and win the US GP at Laguna Seca"...

.."A couple of times Valentino had me to thank for staying on his bike"...

.."There is a point where there is aggression and there is a point where it becomes dirty.."

"..Watching Valentinos team after the race they were not as happy as they usually are after wins. They were quite subdued about it because they realised it wasn't right.."

"..Laguna Seca was the first time I've been disappointed the way someone was riding at the front of a MotoGP race. I have lost some respect for a great rider"

You get the drift. I suspect Casey might regret putting those words in print.

**skaz** · 23rd August 2008, 12:54

Originally Posted by magicfairy

You get the drift. I suspect Casey might regret putting those words in print.

Shit yea, especially considering he stated in the press conference before brno that he over reacted after the race. Prety much every one, including Doohan and Swantz has said that it was hard but clean racing, the way it should be.

**racefactory** · 23rd August 2008, 13:30

That is a piss poor attitude from stoner.

Hmm.. where did i then hear that stoner said rossi's pace was too good and he just tried too hard to stay in the battle with him.

Rossi deserves this one- stoners machine is just too good...

**Benk** · 24th August 2008, 10:21

Hard call to say Stoners machine is too good. If the Duc was too good then Melandri would be further up the order. I think Stoner deserves full crtedit for his ability to ride that thing, because nobody else can seem to. Look at Meladri's previous placings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Melandri , certainly not a slow rider (although, past his prime).

Its a shame he threw his toys, but I think it says less about the race at Laguna Seca, and more about the mind games Rossi has been playing with him. I think Stoner is feeling quite threatened...

**Chrislost** · 24th August 2008, 16:38

i think that stoner is a muppet.
He just grabs a handful and lets the traction control do it for him, Rossie on the other hand rolls on nicley, has less gas applied than stoner, but jumps ahead anyway coming out of the corners.

**NZsarge** · 24th August 2008, 17:22

Originally Posted by Chrislost

i think that stoner is a muppet.
He just grabs a handful and lets the traction control do it for him, Rossie on the other hand rolls on nicley, has less gas applied than stoner, but jumps ahead anyway coming out of the corners.

I think this is why the riders coming through from the 250cc ranks do as well as they do because of traction control.
Coming from a machine that does'nt have the raw power of a big capacity bike the traction control allows them to crack the throttle open but with the likes of Rossi coming from the evil 500cc era where if you did'nt finesse the throttle you ended up on your arse quick smart I guess he's carried this style through and has his traction control set up accordingly.
I've said it more than once, ditch traction control, go back to 990cc machines and introduce a control tyre.

**svr** · 24th August 2008, 18:04

Originally Posted by Chrislost

i think that stoner is a muppet

This is a joke right?

**roogazza** · 25th August 2008, 09:31

Maybe he meant puppet ???? G.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 25th August 2008, 10:23

Originally Posted by Chrislost

i think that stoner is a muppet.
He just grabs a handful and lets the traction control do it for him, Rossie on the other hand rolls on nicley, has less gas applied than stoner, but jumps ahead anyway coming out of the corners.

Oh I see! It's that simple eh? Hell...maybe even I could be world champ then!!

Originally Posted by svr

This is a joke right?

Must be.

**johan** · 25th August 2008, 10:47

Stoner and the team continues to improve the bike to stay competitive. Here's last weeks changes:

`We made a big change which would have taken away the element of what caused the crash in the race. We´ve been leaning this bike over a long way, always scraping the footpegs. We took out that factor by changing the setup and the overall geometry.

`Now we can ride more on the bigger part of the tyre, which is safer and should give us more feedback,´ added Stoner in his post-test analysis.

**Cleve** · 25th August 2008, 22:34

Originally Posted by NZsarge

I think this is why the riders coming through from the 250cc ranks do as well as they do because of traction control.
Coming from a machine that does'nt have the raw power of a big capacity bike the traction control allows them to crack the throttle open but with the likes of Rossi coming from the evil 500cc era where if you did'nt finesse the throttle you ended up on your arse quick smart I guess he's carried this style through and has his traction control set up accordingly.
I've said it more than once, ditch traction control, go back to 990cc machines and introduce a control tyre.

Oh that would explain Jorge's huge high sides then

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