Spoiler-qatar Moto Gp-2008 First Race

There could be some fuel issues here,however I repeat from an earlier post. Casey stated that his rear tyre was not giving him good grip for the first quarter of the race,he therefore could not push it.Once he felt happier with it......well the result shows us.

Rossi's gorilla type braking late, was probably the main factor for his deteriorated front tyre.

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

He turns in hits the apex and just twists the throttle to let the bike do the work. Im guessing melandri just dont ride like that. Take away everyones TC and stoner will be no where imo.

How would you explain Melandri being so far back? Surely someone might have told him: "Look, just crack the throttle wide open, let the tc work and you'll find the 2 seconds+ you're losing to Casey and we'll have the two bikes near the pointy end again".

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Lets face it, has anybody been able to ride that 2nd factory Duke well... has anybody ridden a factory Duke as well as Casey does..

The only person that got close was Baylis IMHO.

Theres lots of weird stuff to do with fueling, Pedrosa ran out on the warm down lap and had to be pushed down pitlane.

3 cheers for JT, scott redding and danny webb

and meet me round the back of the pit garages after lunch to kick that aprilia of bradley smiths...

Matt

Originally Posted by Pedrosa

Going along with what Falc said, I have been thinking that so many of the bikes looked so much prettier this year? Was it the lighting? I particular thought that Dovi's Honda looked really mean and stubby.

I agree.. I think it may be cos of the lights shining off the bikes but they looked Esp Stoners...

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Lets face it, has anybody been able to ride that 2nd factory Duke well... has anybody ridden a factory Duke as well as Casey does..

The only person that got close was Baylis IMHO.

Theres lots of weird stuff to do with fueling, Pedrosa ran out on the warm down lap and had to be pushed down pitlane.

Fizz, the thing is Bayliss won at Valencia in the last race of the 990 era. He did not ride the 800.

Thought the 125 race was great... but not sure about all the TC stuff they've got in Moto GP

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Originally Posted by Pedrosa

Fizz, the thing is Bayliss won at Valencia in the last race of the 990 era. He did not ride the 800.

Aye I know that. I was thinking in terms of results really, after Casey has Bayliss has the best results on the Duke ? ( regadless of engine capacity )

Also in terms of style he just seemed to get on that 990 and ride the wheels of the thing, he seemed to revell in it, he wasnt afraid of it either, just like Casey isnt, did you seem him fighting the thing during qualifying. Sete and Loris dont ride the same way, they look afraid to open the throttle ( I probably would be to !!! )

As for Marco, I'm hoping he can turn it round.

Put em all on the same bike same settings one weekend, see who comes out top then, I still think with the confidence he has and how I hate to say it, Casey would come out top IMO. He is thriving with confidence at the moment IMO. He makes a bike work to his preference not the bike working him. Remember the KTMs a few years back in 250 was it...He bought the development of them on...

Carlos Checa rode the Duke better than Bayliss...Bayliss one off win excepted.