Will JT hold it together? - Spoiler Warning

His best race so far.
Basket and Biggles +1

Originally Posted by custard

he passed rossi on the brakes!!!!

awesome ride from JT!

+1

Brilliant, brilliant ride by Jimmy To52land, aggresive and canny. Just a shame he couldn't get higher than 6th but then finishing ahead of his team mate, battling with Rossi and finishing a shade over 12 seconds behind Stoner is a bloody good afternoon in the office if you ask me.

Nice to see Hayden up at the front again. I reckon his riding style will suit the Ducati as he's quite happy wringing the neck of his bike and it moving around beneath him.

[dizzyblonde]

I think this race, he was very good, escellent in fact, although i still think hes carp. May have been good in his previous life,but no good for GP. Sorry just my humble opinion

[flymo]

Carp seems a bit harsh. He showed some great skill in that race, he'll need to show consistency though to prove it wasnt just a single track he happened to ride well on.

Can you imagine though, Rossi in the same situation, there would have been passes in those last few laps for sure.

Still, who the hell am I to give JT advice huh.

[dizzyblonde]

perhaps so, but as you say, he would have to show more consistency to prove otherwise. I'm pretty sure i heard he knew the track very well, in which case, perhaps it was a one off ??
I'm not overly convinced by his performance in this season, I would hope to see something better in the next

Originally Posted by cuffy

Looked to me that he was holding the rest of the field up by riding defensively, not knocking him in anyway shape or form but i think he's struggling to live with the big boys.

No way they didnt lose him when they went past. Infact he was battling. Unfortunatly for some reason we watched people riding around alone for most of the last few laps.

Apparently his tyres were going off because of what he had done with Rossi.

For me a show of what he can do when he has a machine that is working.

Originally Posted by glsuk1970

Nice to see Hayden up at the front again. I reckon his riding style will suit the Ducati as he's quite happy wringing the neck of his bike and it moving around beneath him.

I think you are right! Should be interesting.

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by cuffy

but i think he's struggling to live with the big boys.

I actually said this to my other half whilst watching the race ... but what would I know, I am but a mere spectator .. and a female one at that

Originally Posted by flymo

Can you imagine though, Rossi in the same situation, there would have been passes in those last few laps for sure.

There were, He over took at least twice in the last 3 laps from what I saw! Just he got done by people who seemed to have a bit more left... Well thats my excuse for him