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Thread: MotoGP Round 7 Catalunya
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19th June 2007, 00:07 #41
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Originally Posted by NinjaMaster
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19th June 2007, 03:15 #42
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Regarding the 'fastest bike' arguement - show me a season, any season, where the champion at the end of the season was not on one of, if not the, fastest bike in the field.
It's part and parcel of racing.
YES Stoner is riding a fast bike, and may take the title. Do you think Doohan took 5 titles on slow bikes? Agostini? Rossi?
So let's stop whinging about the Ducati's performance, huh? It's NORMAL for at least one bike to be faster than all others; for a good ten years it was the Honda, but I don't recall anyone saying Doohan and Rossi were being gifted championships because of it.
The guy who takes the title has, in no particular order:
1. A fast bike
2. A good crew
3. Talent
4. Luck
OK here's where I go out on a limb and predict that Ducati will take both WSB and MotoGP titles in 2007...Phantom... Bike Who Parks
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19th June 2007, 09:12 #43
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Originally Posted by osg
On Lorenzo, I don't particularly like him but I would like to see Rossi have a fast teammate to put him under some pressure for a change rather than be able to dictate Schumacher-esque who his slower teammate will be. And it is in Yamaha's best interest to have a second fast rider, a) for the future post-Rossi and b) if Vale gets injured they have a title backup.Get off my lawn
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19th June 2007, 09:24 #44
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Originally Posted by alfa155btcc
Why is Lorenzo a wanna-be personality? Because Rossi had themed celebrations first then no-one else can do them? Give me a break. I saw Vale colour his hair after Anthony Gobert did it so perhaps he is just a Go-Show copy cat.Get off my lawn
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19th June 2007, 21:11 #45
I choose to wade into the discussion late on and without reading most of the above posts so apologies if what I see has been said before
Rossi is certainly human like all the other riders but he is also very exciting and very, very good. When he moved to Yamaha many people thought he would struggle however with the money, knowledge and people he brings with him the team was turned around in the off season and came back really strongly.
I also find that at every race even if Vale is several places down with 6 laps to go I expect him to pull off some great passes and win. Admitedly he doesn't always do it but it is exciting watching him try, fail, succeed or get out riden by another rider. If Rossi wins the championship again it certainly won't be boring (can't quite see your pov on that Jim as probably the most boring championship, in terms of exciting races, was last year when Nicky won, although the last few races did get interesting cos of points positions).
I may not agree with some of his tactics or blindfolded fans but I think that at the moment Rossi is the most talented rider out there, even if the young guns are now hot on his heels.
Whether Vale wins or loses this season it is going to be one hell of a battle and I don't see how it can be a bad thing if he DOES come out on top, at least we'll be able to say that he was pushed for it by Stoner and Pesdrosa.You're so beige, you probably think this signature is about someone else.
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20th June 2007, 03:21 #46
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Originally Posted by NinjaMasterI opened up all the windows..the air is cold, the tub is boiling hot..It's like Sweden, man. Sweden!
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