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I'm disappointed in you Jake. You only had to read my post properly! :D Though it would have been nice if Kwak had a young bloke in their official WSS team. Perhaps Lightspeed will have good factory backing and run a young'un.Quote:
Originally Posted by tha_jackal
Well it seems that MotoGP has lost Kenny Roberts. Ducati have told Team KR that they will not supply them with engines for 2008 so it seems that the team is done. Honda had already told them that they wouldn't be supplying engines to the team and the rumoured Ilmor deal was never on leaving the team engineless. Sad really, especially after the competitive year they had in 2006. :(
This article, if true, says that Sebastien Charpentier has retired from racing:
http://www.motorcyclists-online.com/...ier-stops.html
That was announced far before, I think it was MAgny Cours where he said he would retireQuote:
Originally Posted by patnicholls
That is a shame :(Quote:
Originally Posted by mx311
I thought they showed the true spirt of racing by being out there every race and giving it their best shot. I'll miss them..
I don't expect their result being out of the track was seen as racing spirit :D :)
It's a shame that Seb has retired after such a disappointing season. In reality though, it always looked on the cards as he really did appear to have lost that extra will to push to the very edge to be competitive. And who could blame him after the injuries he has sustained in the last couple of years.
On the Roberts situation, just like Agostini, even a legends time in their sport comes to an end. After success as a rider and then team manager for Yamaha, he took a big risk by going out on his own which really didn't pay out as he would have hoped. Sadly, by the end the KR team had really become cannon fodder for the rest of the field that was incapable of even fighting for points. Hopefully he can regroup and return to manage a compeitive team in either MotoGP or WSB.
Also, I read that Rossi announced he now plans to keep racing bikes for at least another 5 years.
http://www.crash.net/motorsport/moto...ore_years.html
You don't reckon that was music to Dorna's ear!
I have just read that Kawasaki are planning to make a major play for Rossi come seasons end. Obviously lots of factors would have to come into play but they apparently have a lot of money to throw at Vale (72 mil euros has been bandied about but that amount sounds far-fetched to me). If they show the same improvement this year that they showed last year and became a regular podium contender, and if Yamaha don't produce an improved M1, who knows what might happen. West has only been signed for 1 year remember. ;)
C'mon Ninja....... surely you saw this coming the moment Kwaka signed West for a 1 yr term only....?Quote:
Originally Posted by NinjaMaster
I did actually. Be interesting to see what would happen if West beat Hopkins though. It is reliant on Yamaha sucking this year though.Quote:
Originally Posted by osg