Prob easier to find a rider more suited to the bike (Ducati - Stoner) than build a whole new bike from the ground up to suit Ant.
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Prob easier to find a rider more suited to the bike (Ducati - Stoner) than build a whole new bike from the ground up to suit Ant.
Pfft.. Theyve hired Ant as a rider, therefore they need to make the bike work for him, period.. Ant's style is probably very similar to 70-80% of the paddock (coming from 250cc) therefore, Kwak (which has built a bike that is$ hard pressed to suit anyone at all) will be searching for quite a while to find a suitable rider..
Maybe they need to build a decent bike first, thats the most glaring issue IMO .. Or hire a new technical staff..
Would be interesting to see how one would go about that.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Mach24
Do you schedule a test with all your "possibilities" .... impossible
Do you employ a former 250 world champ as race / test rider.....done
Do you employ former GP winners, WSS champs or 250 runners up (McCoy / Pitt / Nakano) ..... done
Do you employ a 100 gp veteran (Hopper)..... results aint that flash
Nup !!!! you get someone who keeps it simple ..... like JB to get it right (or close to ) in the first place - dare I say maybe some Aussies who are used to thinking outside the square. It aint rocket science after all - or is it???
I'm with you Jake
Since they are in the premier class of motorbike racing that is no longer a valid excuse for being dreadfully slower than your teammate.Quote:
Originally Posted by tha_jackal
So they will keep Ant 09' and beyond because he 'might' be good enough and start building a new bike.Quote:
Originally Posted by tha_jackal
Think again.
Oh by the way did you read that Hopper rode with a cracked vertebra on the weekend? And still finished ahead.
I wish Ant could do better, but I think he has peaked.
Though in general I agree with you I think a move to WSS would be a good thing for West.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pantah Jack
Crash.net's Italian GP blog had a section about West
http://www.crash.net/motorsport/moto..._saturday.html
So on top of no confidence to ride the bike he is worried about his financial future. WSS may be the little pond, but he can win races and make a living there.
Hopper said on crash.net audio that the back is no drama as it can be completely numbed so this is not really an issue like hands / wrists etc etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mach24
I cannot see anyone who would be silly enough to put their hand up to ride Kwaka next year.
Also heard a rumour on Fox Sport yesterday about Vermuelen to Ducati WSBK next year (pissed off with Suzi) ???? Brendan Roberts aint doing himself any favours to get Bayliss' ride next year by chucking it down the road yesterday in WSBK SStock -- roll on the silly season !!!!!
Are you suggesting no one will ride the Kawasaki?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pantah Jack
Oh and by the way Brendan Roberts won the SST race and is now second in the championship.
There was an article recently where Francis Batta suggested Suzuki MotoGP were unhappy with Chris and wanted to move him on to fit in Beni Spies.
I think Pantah was probably talking about the Assen Superstock race, the highlights of which were shown during coverage of the Nurburgring world superbikes.
i find it shocking. just shocking that hopkins with 5 years experience advantage in motogp would be faster than ant west.
ant west proved last year that he was a capable motogp rider. now with a sh!t bike, he is lost.
it happens to the best of them: see melandri and capirossi at ducati, for example.