British, World, Super Moto GP

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I cant wait for the start of the next round of racing, we have had the serious stuff over winter which has resulted in Rossi refusing to ride for a team sponsored by a tobacco manufacturer, (Gauloises) to get a new deal with Yamaha on the Camel Yamaha. Camel Honda cannot afford to pay the wages of the other primadona

ITV has got a 2 year deal to show BSB on the box

Lots of team and rider changes will only make the 3 main championships even better!

Im looking forward to getting some well deserved coverage and that will bring in new sponsers to help our home bred talent

Wheelnut wrote:

Camel Honda cannot afford to pay the wages of the other primadona

Way off mark I am afraid! Honda said no way as long as Rossi has a hole in his zorst will they ever supply a bike in any category for Max Biaggi! Hence Camel still wanted to be in Moto GP and so why not align with the biggest name out there? Do you think Rossi has done it as a favour? There will be plenty of zero's after the digits on his cheque!

Also big mistake by Sito Pons for backing Biaggi so forcefully with Honda....who then basically tell sito to go f*ck himself as they will say in future who rides Honda!

Pedro, I think we need a wee corner to debate these racing matters. Admin...

Drew....I agree. Peeps pop on to pass comment about things that have already been debated,but me being a big fan of the sport I am always tempted to reply!

Originally Posted by wheelnut

:P which has resulted in Rossi refusing to ride for a team sponsored by a tobacco manufacturer, (Gauloises) to get a new deal with Yamaha on the Camel Yamaha. Camel Honda cannot afford to pay the wages of the other primadona

Rossi doesn't want to ride for a tobacco manufacturer and so he switches from Gauloises to... Camel... ?

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

Drew....I agree. Peeps pop on to pass comment about things that have already been debated,but me being a big fan of the sport I am always tempted to reply!

Do you think if we ask nicely Admin would give us a page for all racing related matters? Cos I do like a bit of discussion and it all gets lost on IB...

Rossi seems to be a little inconsistent to get back to the topic at hand. I think he just wants to have it all his own way...

Scooby...I agree with you entirely on this. A touch of the individual feeling he is bigger than the sport itself perhaps? I really like Valentino as a rider and public personality but I can't help thinking...due to the speed of Camel aligning with Yamaha so quickly after the demise of the Pons team that there has been some devious activity going on behind closed doors.

Let's face it who would not take a call from Rossi's people? The corporate argument is that Camel fear the loss of their product sales by not having Biaggi,(who is still immensely popular in Italy) if this is the case why not give someone like Rolfo a crack? It all smells a bit to me, especially when one day Rossi is distancing himself from tobacco sponsorship,(apart from when he goes out to play with Ferrari)

I think the whole episode is very bad for the sport,I can understand Honda refusing to allow Max to ride one of the 7 RCV's next season, but to see a good team like that of Pons step down and all of this on the back of the withdrawal of Telefonica/Movistar isn't good at all.

Could Valentino be carefully managing his exit by creating a fragmented and confused Moto GP world and then being able to cite that as his reasons for moving on?

Does he have the cojones to face the challenge of his life in 2007...when Pedrosa will be fully on the pace and with every likelihood that Jorge Lorenzo will be in the blue riband class by then?

Peter, dont you think you're over estimating Rossis influence?

Jordan...Quite frankly no! Time will tell of course.