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Originally Posted by tha_jackal
That was so great to see on the big screen at the track at Sepang!! I had all my fingers and toes crossed for Ant to keep his pole position,but alas it was not to be, but he held it for awhile.
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Originally Posted by tha_jackal
That was so great to see on the big screen at the track at Sepang!! I had all my fingers and toes crossed for Ant to keep his pole position,but alas it was not to be, but he held it for awhile.
That was disgraceful. I hope he sorts himself out with lots of positives in the offseason.
'The race, for me, was terrible and very long. But the good thing is I realised what my problem's been all weekend and I've been chasing the wrong issues. I thought it was all about the rear grip but actually I've just been lacking confidence in pushing the front. Now I realise that's what I should have been working on all weekend. Thirty laps around here taught me that! I'm glad winter testing's coming up and this result is going to make me more determined to do everything I can for next season. I'm going to spend the next few months training and trying to get this bike working for me so I can get faster and more consistent at every track.'
At least Ant is man enough to admit his mistakes..I knew I liked him for lots of reasons!!
Next year will be the year of the Ant!! :)
Harsh but maybe fair, you have to remember he's done remarkably well considering the relatively small amount of time he's had in the premier class..Quote:
Originally Posted by osg
With a full pre-season, Ant will come out swining next year ;)
It was a bit blunt jackal.... but christ i was disappointed with that after the positive form he had shown the previous rounds. It was ugly. I felt uncomfortable watching Valentino ride on by with a broken hand like Ant was standing still.Quote:
Originally Posted by tha_jackal
in the previous race, guintoli finished second to last. his worst performance this season.
each rider gets one mulligan per season, one race where they are just lost.
ant got his yesterday.
He will for sure. He was only in the premier class for about 12 races wasn't it??Quote:
Originally Posted by tha_jackal
He'll do just fine next year!!
Ant will be a contender next year if Kawasaki can deliver a strong package... having hopa along side him will motivate Ant no end... I get the feeling they will both get along really well too and feed off each others enthusiasm and be highly motivated after each of their results this year.
Team green will be one to watch in 08 and could be challengers all things being equal! Roll on 08 its going to be a cracker.... :beer:
I visit a few forums relating to MotoGP and it is really great when I read on these forums about Ant West and how well he is admired liked and respected as a person and rider by lots of people from all over the world.
Good one Ant. You deserve the accolades.
Bring on 2008