mtbride

Pernat sure can talk alot ... we'll see what is truth and what not. Always has alot to say about everyone and everything in MotoGP. So how is this different than the years in which there was a wall between VR and JL? Surely a wall can go up again and it will be the same?

Do not see JL going anywhere fast ... if I was Yamaha, I would rather keep him than Rossi (ignoring personal tastes and personalities and all that @#$%, because of Rossi's age and probably retiring in 3/4 years), why does Rossi not try the Ducati for a 2nd time. 2nd time lucky maybe.

Yip, I moved from a RaRa front to a RoRo front, now on a NN front ... all in the name of confidence on loose over hard. This NN does feel awesome from the 2 rides I have done here in super dry conditions.

I'm running a Rocket Ron SS 2.25 on the rear since last week. Was at Heia Safari the week-end, and man it was real testing terrain, with loose over hard, the loose being almost like marbles basically. It handled everything well enough under those extreme cirucmstances, not sure there can be any worse loose over hard ... Here's my new Nobby NIC 2.35 SS on the front, it handled very well under the testing conditions there, did have a few drifts from both tyres though, but no falls fortunately. The Ron looks like it has some kind of disease ... but it's staying at the same pressure at least ...

Um and the FIM president is from Venezuela

Lap times

I reckon it's because of that "unwritten rule" again, which Rossi seems to now believe in (not in Motegi 2010), in that if you're not part of the race in championship win, then stay out of it. MM broke that "unwritten" rule yes. The lap times Rossi was doing once MM crashed, was in fact not alot faster than during their battle in any case, most were slower.

Ja I agree, but are still seeing headlines that say that ... , that's not the reason he was penalized either.

See MM was assaulted by some Italian reporters at his house, including some of his family also attacked ... This is getting a bit ridiculous now.

Damn that's funny haha, that guy is hectic

MM won Valencia in Moto2 from last place on the grid, granted I think his bike was twice as fast as the others.

And the REAL GOAT ... Mike the bike Hailwood ... Won 14 TT's, 2 podiums in F1, 3rd in Le Mans, won Grand Prix titles in 250cc, 350cc and 500cc. Go on youtube and go listen to those RC Hondas (RC166 for example) sound ... pure music to my ears. 6 cylinders on a 250

MotoGP racing has not been like that in years ...

Those Bayliss and Edwards battles were epic ... Edwards on the then new VTR1000SP1 ... twin battles were awesome. Man that VTR had grunt in a straight line, Edwards made that bike something to be proud of for Honda.

Yeah in 1985 he did that ...

You're not talking about Pedro I take it ...

Ja, the difference is Doohan did not take crap ... he was a hard man, almost losing his leg and riding soon after the op. Remember seeing him crash, crawl back to his bike, pull over his leg with his hands and ride off.

Yup something I think Stoner did not learn, or maybe did not care about. But man, he had natural talent ... apparently he climbed on the LCR Honda for the 1st time, and was right away almost on par with the other guys who had ridden the bike for a year

What is/was your opinion on Stoner wrt natural talent? Ja he needs to grow up and stop having a win it or bin it attitude ...

True dat. And the way Rossi is going he can go for another 4 years or even longer who knows ... He's already made a big impression on the sport. Is there anybody else who won the championship in his 1st year? And anyone who won 10 races in a row?

Hey that's what Rossi did the week-end to MM ! Where's the stirring pot icon. Poor you guys, he's just 22, still a llooooonnnggg time he's gonna be in your faces haha.

True, he wanted MM off his back and off his wheel by slowing him down and creating a gap.

Then you know what it is and note my stance have changed since the initial time this all began.

Totally agree. Think in his mind he though VR was going to start turning in as they were on the adge of the track, but he did not. MM had nowhere else to go, either off the track or stop or lean. Agree, he caused his own fall. But Race Direction sees it the going wide as causing him to go down, and that action of a rider is against rules.

50/50 on what his intentions was then, whether he let him through or made a genuine mistake.