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« Reply #30 on: Friday, May 18, 2012, 10:30:04 » |
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Nah, Cal's been groomed by Yamaha for a few years now. If he has a good season and Spies carries on badly, Cal will be in the factory team next season alongside Lorenzo.
true, theres people behind the scenes saying that Ben might go back to WSBK, so yea, i guess that a more likely scenario |
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« Reply #31 on: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 13:04:24 » |
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The doctor is back. What a race.
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« Reply #32 on: Monday, May 21, 2012, 07:57:16 » |
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What a race.
Meh, it wasn't that great. I'm a purist and prefer wheel-to-wheel action at the front, not one bike leading by over 5 seconds for 95% of the race. Nice to see Vale back on the podium, but let's face it, it was only due to the wet conditions. Moto3 was fun, if only for all of the crashes. Loved Gino Rea going mental in Moto2 after Zarco took him out. |
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« Reply #33 on: Monday, May 21, 2012, 08:49:34 » |
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Meh, it wasn't that great. I'm a purist and prefer wheel-to-wheel action at the front, not one bike leading by over 5 seconds for 95% of the race.
Nice to see Vale back on the podium, but let's face it, it was only due to the wet conditions.
Moto3 was fun, if only for all of the crashes. Loved Gino Rea going mental in Moto2 after Zarco took him out.
Really? OK its not fantastic when a rider opens up such a lead at the front, but the battle with cal/dovi/rossi was pretty tense and then rossi and stoner. I thought it was the best race of the season. And agree with the moto2 and 3 races, was just pure carnage. And re: rossi, yes it might have been because it was wet but its still would have given him the confidence boost. We'll see in Catalunya as theres no chance of a wet race there. |
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« Reply #34 on: Monday, May 21, 2012, 09:16:48 » |
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Maybe best race of the season, but there's only been 4 races  Confidence boost or not, that Ducati is not good enough to get podiums in normal race conditions. Alex de Angelis was a very lucky boy...
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« Reply #35 on: Thursday, July 12, 2012, 17:27:05 » |
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Then again, it does make way for Marquez to make the jump from Moto2 and stay with Repsol.
Called that one right Nah, Cal's been groomed by Yamaha for a few years now. If he has a good season and Spies carries on badly, Cal will be in the factory team next season alongside Lorenzo.
Bit wrong on that one. Can't turn down a guaranteed factory ride though. Will be interesting to see how Ducati do with the new money from Audi behind them. |
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« Reply #36 on: Sunday, July 15, 2012, 20:34:39 » |
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Called that one right Bit wrong on that one. Can't turn down a guaranteed factory ride though. Will be interesting to see how Ducati do with the new money from Audi behind them. yea, now they got rid of the rookie rule Marquez jumps straight onto the Repsol Honda. Good race today, nice to see Bradl pushing well and Rossi had what looked to be his best dry race on that Ducati. Sign of things to come maybe? Spies had a mare again and so did Stoner. Cal seems to have lost some momentum since all the Ducati talks. |
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« Reply #37 on: Sunday, July 15, 2012, 20:44:07 » |
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Cal seems to have lost some momentum since all the Ducati talks.
To be fair he has had a bit of bad luck. Didn't see today's race but at Silverstone he started at the back of the grid. At Assen, he got taken out on the first corner & at the Sachsenring (sp) he out braked himself when he looked faster than Dovi or Spies. He's also still carrying his injury, have a feeling that once he gets his first podium he will get a few more. |
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« Reply #38 on: Monday, July 16, 2012, 05:53:36 » |
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Boring race If you looked at the whole field, there was some good racing in parts but Lorenzo's dominance is boring. Moto3 was a good race though.
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Fuck you Leggett, fuck you.
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« Reply #39 on: Monday, July 16, 2012, 06:09:37 » |
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Better than Stoner dominating though Could be down to a two horse race next season. Ducati really need to get that bike competitive. |
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« Reply #40 on: Monday, July 16, 2012, 07:22:44 » |
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Better than Stoner dominating though Could be down to a two horse race next season. Ducati really need to get that bike competitive. Any one but Stoner. :-) Looking at Hayden and Rossi yesterday it looks like they are going in the right direction. |
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« Reply #41 on: Monday, July 16, 2012, 07:49:04 » |
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It helps that Mugello is the Ducati test track though. You would expect them to be quick around there.
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« Reply #42 on: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 15:12:53 » |
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Hmm... Spies leaving Yamaha at the end of the season.
Rossi & JB back to Yamaha anyone?
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« Reply #43 on: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 17:09:18 » |
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Hmm... Spies leaving Yamaha at the end of the season.
Rossi & JB back to Yamaha anyone?
Thats my thought, its the obvious choice. |
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« Reply #44 on: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 18:51:50 » |
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Not really. Dovi or Crutchlow are the obvious choices.
Someone stepping up from WSBK or Moto2 being less obvious choices.
Rossi would be the crazy 'never saw that coming' choice, but I've just got a feeling it might happen.
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