posted Oct 15, 2007

Danny Pedrosa's Repsol Honda can do a mean backflip from a standing start.............

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posted Oct 15, 2007

So what did the Oz GP tell us?

Moto GP is becoming processional
Dorna must be worried that the 800cc rule is ruining the top class
WSBK is much more exciting to watch - period

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posted Oct 15, 2007

At one point it looked like a good scrap was going to develop but tyres and mechanicals dictated otherwise

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posted Oct 15, 2007

"Hayden reminded us two things. (1) He can definitely ride a bike fast and that last year's championship was no fluke. (2) If your bike continually lunches itself, you can't score points. The second half of the season he has stepped up like a true champ. I'm looking to him to really challenge next season on the Honda".
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Are we talking about the same Nicky Hayden? The same guy that accrued 252 points in 2006 from 2x 1st places, 3x 2nd places and 5x 3rd places? compared with Rossi who won 5 times?
And in 2007 who is yet to win a race and has finished outside the top 6 on 13 occaisions, and only 3 times on the podium???

I just dont see how you came to that conclusion, you obviously see something I dont, a title contender? 2006 not a fluke? A true champ?

Let me have some of what your smoking....

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posted Oct 16, 2007

Nicky Hayden's world championship certainly wasn't a fluke. He is a good solid rider who was consistant over all of the races and scored more points than anyone else. Sometimes it happens like this and he fully deserved to win.

Some other riders had a run of bad luck and that's racing.

You make your own luck in racing, it doesn't just drop in your lap.

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posted Oct 16, 2007

JET - I never said Hayden was as good as Vale. I criticised Hayden at the beginning of the year but I'm now convinced that he is a top class rider. With the year he was having in 2007, he was entitled to pack it in early and think about next year. Instead he just knuckled down and tried harder. He has to get credit for that.

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posted Oct 16, 2007

Craig -
No, you werent comparing the 2 riders, I was comparing stats to show that although NH won the title, his stats were very poor.

Dont get me wrong, I am not doubting his abilities as a rider, of course he can ride fast and he is very good. But what he did was nothing special to warrant such a high accolade as "true champ". A man with his skills has definitely underperformed this and last year. His results were enough to take the title, but nothing special, he was mediocre, when he should have crushed the rest of the field..

YZR-M1 - Good point and I take it back, it wasnt a fluke. Scoring points and being consistent definitely wins titles.But just riding fast at the end of season when everyone is looking for jobs is not my idea of a True Champ.

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posted Oct 16, 2007

Totally agree that Nicky has underperformed this year and he would probably agree himself.

The Honda is only just getting competitive again but saying that, Dani has been in the same boat and done much better (even if he is a few stones lighter )

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posted Oct 16, 2007

I thought Dani weighed about the same as the rest of them, once you added that Repsol sponsorship money.

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posted Nov 3, 2007

I didnt bother watching this year Motogp has sucked big time

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