The series is already over though and I wonder how much of this test is us playing well and how much it is SA just not caring :DQuote:
Originally Posted by harsha
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The series is already over though and I wonder how much of this test is us playing well and how much it is SA just not caring :DQuote:
Originally Posted by harsha
Hey John, hope you're settling back into the Aussie way of life. Hopefully you fare better in Perth than a friend of mine did you got robbed twice within a week of moving there and then had his girlfriend up a leave him not long afterwards. He did what anyone would do, blamed the entire city of Perth for ruining his life, packed up what was left of his belongings (and ego) and moved back to Melbourne. :laugh:
Anyway, just thought I pop in a say hi, you may or may not have noticed that I stop by (at the moment I tend to just post my pickems) when I can but I've been busy. I went to the US a few weeks back to take in the X Games which was cool, I got to catch up with a few friends which was nice and generally enjoy a couple of days off. I've also just thrown a killer 5th birthday party for my god-daughter which even if I say so myself was the best 5th birthday party ever. :D
Oh and finally let me say (cause no-one else will), well done Joan Olive, yet another podium, that first win is coming. :)
Ah, red cordial and fairy bread does make for a pretty wild time! :D Glad to hear you're doing well Matt. Hope you had nothing to do with Nicky Hayden's crash at the X Games though. There was talk of flying debris possibly causing the incident... :s tareup:
http://video.google.nl/videoplay?doc...17135713&hl=nl
how about this :p
http://video.google.nl/videoplay?doc...11314973557850
or about this, I was probably more nervous at that lap than I was on my exams... :D
I'm bored so here's some grid girls
http://www.purplepint.com/images/Gridgirl2.jpg
http://rampert.blogs.com/photos/grid...irl_konica.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/...e9261e17e6.jpg
They are much more interesting than the racing lately. For a Stoner and Kwak fan anyway. ;) Think I'll have a Marlboro and a drink of Monster...
Since you mentioned Stoner and Marlboro. I came across this the other day.Quote:
Originally Posted by NinjaMaster
http://www.smh.com.au/news/motorspor...516664882.html
Stoner is criticised for his team's association with tobacco products. I'm a non-smoker and but I always found the ban of tobacco advertising to be silly.
Also Ducati only had Marlboro logos in Qatar so images the bike covered in Marlboro logos are not that common.
Surely these bike teams earn enought to get these poor kids some clothes that actually fit them..Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
Imagine :eek: standing about all day holding your breath....
I'm very much of the same opinion as you ChrisS. At least on the banning of cigarette advertising in sport anyway because I can't see a logo/sign really encouraging anything as opposed to glamourous tv/magazine ads. Peer pressure is the biggest factor anyway I reckon.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisS
And why would they have a go at Stoner? Marlboro isn't his personal sponsor but a team sponsor. As if the lad has the power to dictate who the teams sponsor is. He's not Rossi. ;)
I can only assume it's because they're morons.Quote:
Originally Posted by NinjaMaster
Provided the alternate can be easily found when cigarette product went out altogether, then to ban its advertising and their involvement in the sport can be understandable. Nonetheless cigarettes have their interest sponsoring sport more than any product. To give financial back up while there is not any space to introduce their name is obviously a disadvantage. Marlboro have strongly built their image on the red of Ducati or Ferrari, it automates advertising tobacco only with the color.
It is not fully authority of rider like Rossi to determine what sponsor the team will work with, but rather Yamaha basically has their policy to take everybody in the team involved as they believe such thing will produce the finest result day in day out, and the fact already proved so. :)
Yes, I'm still out here :D wondering if the Large Hadron Collider will find the secrets to the beginnings of the universe, I think it has been started but I can't find any updates on the internet. Anyone know how long this first run is to be?
Think it was just a test that went fine. The real s*** goes down in late October.Quote:
Originally Posted by chac47
Thanks for info. I was watching a programme on Nat Geo or somewhere about it's construction - amazing. I hope they get some results to justify the billions of dollars it has cost.
Hi all. I hope that you are all well. I have been looking in from time to time to see how the forum is going, but, I am a little surprised by the cost and poor quality of the internet service in Oz since I have been back in Australia. In China, I payed around $250.00 (Aussie dollars) for 1 years service, no MB/GB limit, just un-interupted service. Since I have been back, I have used my mothers connection, and last month, I had to pay $297:OO for 1 month :s hock:
I really feel that Aussies are being ripped off big time.
I will try to find a better plan for the net, of course, but, with limits on how many mb/gb, your system processes, it will always be a scam IMO.
I am working hard with my new job, and the wife, (Luo Dan, Helen) is fitting in with the Aussie lingo and all. I have many things to do yet, (buy a new car, motorcycle, house, visit all the relatives on the Eastern side of Oz), so, it will be some time before I really feel settled. I will try to log in and contribute more, as things free up, but I will be checking in the best I can. With the Motogp championship almost decided, I just hope that we see some closer battles in the remaining races to come. Take care all, and I will see you in the forum soon.
maxu05
Damn straight!! I pay for an 'up to 8GB' sonnection speed but on every test I've done it's never shown above 4 and usually closer to 3. I knew when I got the contract that this would be the case and to be honest I don't need the extra speed, it's just annoying that I can't pay for a 4gig connection :(Quote:
Originally Posted by maxu05
Wow even at 3GB you mast have the fastest internet ever :p I think you mean Mb not GbQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr Jan Yeo
I dont think there are download limits anymore in the UK. NTL used to have 1GB daily limit 3-4 years back but not any more. With Virgin's 20Mb connection I used to download about 5GB a day and went up to 25GB on rare occasions and never had a problem.
As for speeds.When I signed up with NTL in 2004 1.5Mb connection was the max. It got upgraded to 3Mb then 6Mb 10Mb and finally 20Mb and then it stayed there (Though speedtests of the 20Mb connection never shown me more than 12). Apparently they need to put down new wires if they want to take the speed higher (places like Japan, S Korea, France Germany have 100Mb connections).
All I know is that I pay too much a month for the net!! :mad:
Telstra could improve their services... :)
@ John glad to hear you and your wife are settling in.
Computer speak not my strong point :D Too many bytes and pointless use of long words to confuse and everything seems to be explained in some weird language that's only for special people that understand. I had a nightmare connecting my xBox to my wireless network because the troubleshooting didn't make sense beyond the eays steps that I already knew :mark:Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisS
What is it with people like Ghostwalker and the other strangers who never contribute to the bike racing forum but are in there as soon as the next pickems comes up?!!
Just after the chance of a pickems win and I think that bikes is one of the least subscribed to. Some of us contribute to forum (sort of ;) ) but don't do pickems so evens out a bit.
I post here and I am somehow winning the pickems at the moment (that was probably the kiss of death) :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by jim mcglinchey
Anyway just a quick note to say hi, I'm still around. I am currently in line for a new job, I can't say too much other than it is within the MotoGP world. I really love my current job with Honda but there is a bit of a corporate shuffle going on at the moment so I may be getting moved to another area within the company, most likely away from racing. But a friend put me in contact with a guy who works for a big company heavily involved in racing and if I get the job it would see me travel to every GP. Exciting hey, let's hope I get it (or if not my new Honda job is more exciting than what's be rumored). :)
Sounds great!! Every GP!!!
Mmmm
Would you be in need of someone to help with your luggage in Australia!! :)
I've been to Intermot today.. Anyone interested in pictures?
I am!Quote:
Originally Posted by Corny
Bathurst is on today. 6 hours of glued to the tv (even if it is 4 wheels). Go Holden!
Weird but fun:
http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/2290/img0118ht1.jpg
of course Michael Schumacher is Germany's most populair motorcycle racer already :p
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/8251/img0121ln0.jpg
no Yamaha hasn't forgotten that Vale has got his championship:
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/1703/img0130bf4.jpg
Suzuki doesn't know which bike to use in next year's WSBK, this one or the GSX-R
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/8451/img0153ow3.jpg
I would loooove to see Jorge wearing this helmet!!!
http://img393.imageshack.us/img393/5361/img0154ha0.jpg
GSXR 2009
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/4471/img0169uv1.jpg
I loove this bike
http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/2165/img0179vo5.jpg
That's it Ninja, of course I've got more, but these are the most interesting ones I guess
Awesome, thanks Corny. The Zook is a bit boring I reckon but the Aprilia is sexy as. Did ya get any shots of the BMW superbike? The little Suzuki looks like their concept MotoGP bike to try lure Pedrosa away from Honda!
Yeah, that Aprilia was awesome, Max will be riding it next year!
It's been awhile since anyone has posted anything in here so I'm gonna bump it back up the page a tad.
Three things.
1) Nice pictures Corny. :up:
2) Anyone played the MotoGP 08 game? Gotta say overall I like it although they got the sounds of the 125 and 250 bikes horribly wrong (the 250's ain't four-strokes Capcom)
3) Speaking of gaming, my Playstation 3 broke, it's only 7 weeks old and the blu-ray drive crapped itself. So it's off to Sony so that they can replace it with a second hand version. Sony, you f'ing suck.
4) I was wrong there are four things, and here they are:
http://babes.a-moto.be/filles/albums...as/A_A_A_7.jpg
http://babes.a-moto.be/filles/albums...battlax026.jpg
http://babes.a-moto.be/filles/albums...e_races_14.jpg
http://babes.a-moto.be/filles/albums...las/black2.jpg
2) I have it, i rekon its pretty awesome.. Loving 125s atm, finished runner up in my first season for FFM Honda, now i've signed with Polaris World (Bradley's teammate) to claim what's mine.. Im playing on the hardest difficulty with the medium sim setting.. How bout you Mr. Honda? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by mx311
3) I have a X-360 and a PS3.. I have over 20 games on my 360, so the PS3 is merely a media centre at the moment... Got it fo free anywho.. heheh.. Hope the DVD Drive don't break tho :eek:
4) Can always count on you Matt :) Good to seeya back posting..
wow..., is anyone here watching Supermoto? It might be championship in the same package with motocrossmx1, but I'd prefer Supermoto as they race at the track relatively clean.
My Xbox 360 version is in the mail and until it arrives I downloaded the PC version.Quote:
Originally Posted by mx311
I'm playing it on my PC with my 360 controller for 2 days now. I think its great. I only did one MotoGP quick race and I've been racing 125s, they are great fun.
The way the game works seems the same as SBK 08 (also developed by Milestone) the game launcher is the same and the file types and directories both the games use are the same. I wonder if its possible to transfer bikes, riders, tracks...
I got a 360 and had the well known ring of death or whatever the nerds call it. Took it back to the shop where I bought it and they said that they'd had so many come back that Microsoft would only refund to them if they had proof that the owner had phoned the helpline. SO I phone Microsoft and speak to an overly polite American guy for about 45 minutes, during which time he managed to establish what I already knew (it was f**ked). To be fair though they sent me all the stickers to put it on courier and within 2 or 3 weeks I had it back again. That was over a year ago and (touch wood) I haven't had a problem since.
I tend to avoid bike games now because I find that they are strangely lacking and most of my time is spent on FIFA 09 and Call of Duty 4 (has to be the best multiplayer game that I have ever played......EVER!!!! :D
I had started a career, I won the 125 championship with the ISPA KTM team then stepped up to the 250's with the Lotus Aprilia squad but then my PS3 died and you can't copy the save game info so I'll have to start again I guess. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by tha_jackal
I love Supermoto, awesome fun to ride, I go ride as often as I can and these days it's usually 50% motocross, 50% supermoto. Great to watch live too.Quote:
Originally Posted by leopardsleeping
Just a couple of photos to add, not gridgirls this time just a few to celebrate the CEV Supersport championship won by my friend Angel Rodriguez. He's got the title wrapped up with still a round to go (actually he had it wrapped up with two rounds to go) and is so far the perfect 6 for 6 in race wins. Great job Rodri. :up:
http://sp8.fotologs.net/photo/8/30/3...23953360_f.jpg
http://www.motocev.com/multimedia/fo..._6/foto_33.jpg
http://www.motocev.com/multimedia/fo...a_6/foto_5.jpg
L'Oreal, because he's worth it? :D :D
Congrats none the less..
Yep, both youthstream of motocross and supermoto are great championship. KTMers are very strong there.Quote:
Originally Posted by mx311
Yeah, :p :p :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Corny
yeah :D My mate has received the Sachsenring tickets, so I will be at least at Assen and Sachsenring GPs next year.. Just too bad I have to sit on a Suzuki grandstand :(
Looking for a third but that's very far from sure.. If there's a third one, it would be Brno or Valencia.. :p