Well if you look at the picture, everybody's wrapped up warm, all wearing winter coats and suchlike. Could well be to keep heat in the disks.
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Well if you look at the picture, everybody's wrapped up warm, all wearing winter coats and suchlike. Could well be to keep heat in the disks.
Wooot, gooo Ant :D Fantastic ride and im loving his attitude in the post race interviews! He was even closing in on Randy over the last few laps before the Frenchys bike shat itself, Ant'd be stoked just to finish right with his teammate.. Now he's gotta start beating him :up:
from mcn:
"Anthony West is understood to be attracting the attention of D’Antin Ducati while Randy de Puniet is rumoured to have held brief talks with Suzuki."
Heres hoping Ant can pick up a ride in GP next year, regardless of what action Kawasaki take ;) Its looking more promising..
I've got no doubt Ant's performances this year would have caught the eye of a few team owners. What that actually translates to is anyones guess. In his favour is the open state of things contract wise in the paddock with lots of rides currently unresolved. Also, the likes of KRJr, Barros and Checa should retire and their could be extra bikes available from Kwak and Zook.
Against him is the influx of 250 riders heading to the top class as well as possibly JT. Also the likely demise of team KR leaves less seats and the fact that there are already 2 other Aussie riders means that he will likely receive precious little help from Dorna. The future is still uncertain for young Ant but he at least still has time to show if he has what it takes.
I agree. He deserves a full season to truly show what he's got. And with the equipment set-up D'Antin Ducati now enjoys, a ride with them is no longer the less than desirable prospect it used to be.Quote:
Originally Posted by tha_jackal
9th, 8th and 7th in his last three races :D Goo Ant! Surely someone's taking notice for 2008 and beyond.. Woulda loved to beat DePuniet but still did superbly well for his first outing at Laguna IMO .. Im happy, as an Australian.. obviously ;)
Fantastic ride IMO, although, I felt for poor old Tamada when Westy got past him with a lap or 2 to go,(best performance by Dunlop so far). I hope he is being considered for a permanent ride, if not for Kawasaki, I hope some of the other teams are taking notice.
I just thought I'd share my thoughts on Ant West's turnaround since I was here last.
Personally I had mixed emotions upon hearing Ant had scored the ride replacing OJ. Firstly, I really liked OJ and it was sad to see his career end like it did. Secondly, it annoys me slightly that Ant got the ride basically because Dorna asked Kawasaki to give him a go*, I'm sick of Dorna placing riders in the series. However, it's good to see him shut his yap and just get on with the business. His performances show that he has talent and that as many of us have suspected for a while now, the bigger bikes suit him. Fingers crossed he has a good second half of the year.
* - I should just note, from what I heard Ant was on the Kawasaki list anyway so may have still gotten the ride even without Dorna's little push.
You never really have liked Ant have ya :D Some things never change i guess ;) .. Ant has made any result OJ (a former 250 world champ) had/could have look like complete garbage and i think for that reason, if Dorna did have a say, then they are justified in their actions..Quote:
Originally Posted by mx311
Ant has shut his yap because he's been given a ride that allows him to properly demonstrate his talent, (like the Yamaha WSS ride did, made Sofuoglu look a class below) that, and he's not being screwed around by a shifty manufacturer. I rekon Dorna must of felt sorry for Ant after Aprilia screwed him over so bad.. again :mad: if they offered him a ride in the top factory Aprilia 250 team next year (equivelant of Lorenzo this year) he'd tell them to shove it up their arse..
Ant has a great chance to establish himself as a GP contender over the next half of the year and i think he will.. His progression has been impressive (9th, 8th, 7th in his last three races) and he's only going to get better and better.. If Kawasaki dont keep him for 08 then im pretty confident that another team will capitalise on team greens loss..
al true. all true. as dennis noyes said. teams in the motogp paddock have all known about ant's talent. only politics have kept him out of the top rides. well, perhaps, his big mouth, too. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by tha_jackal
nevertheless, i see a bunch of possibilities openng up for him going forward, including motogp, wsbk and, if nothing else, wss.