British, World, Super Moto GP

[Supervox]

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

Well The Doctor is going to need a good prescription in order to stop this going passed on numerous occasions in 2006!

I can only assume that your excitement of a Ducati APPEARING to be a valid challenger this season caused your brain to bypass the old spelling node ?

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

BTW I hope that news of Jeremy McWilliams having a Moto GP ride is correct.

I hope so too - the more Brits the better.

In ref to a comment mad in an earlier post of yours I think that Nicky Hayden WILL be dumped by Honda at the end of this season, but - possibly in favour of Casey ??

Supervox...let he who is without sin,cast the first stone? be very careful in correcting other people on spelling my friend!

Dictionary definitionassed...To go by without stopping; leave behind.

Sorry to be so pedantic but you did start it!


Supervox wrote:

In ref to a comment mad in an earlier post of yours

So you think Ducati are flattering to deceive? Strange how even Valentino himself has passed comment as to how "strong Ducati look" He for sure does not only mean the bike but he knows that they have two of the best riders out there!

Casey Stoner..I really like him a lot.However his raw approach might just catch him out in Moto GP he is quick...no doubt but I assure you he is definitely not a Dani Pedrosa......are you aware how close his record thus far mirrors Valentino's?

Depending upon how many times Casey bins it during the season, he might get Hayden's ride.If he has a bad season and Aprilia are not ready to rejoin Moto GP next year then the hottest boy around will be Jorge Lorenzo!...remember where you heard it first folks!

[Supervox]

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

Supervox...let he who is without sin,cast the first stone? be very careful in correcting other people on spelling my friend!

Dictionary definitionassed...To go by without stopping; leave behind.

Sorry to be so pedantic but you did start it!


Supervox wrote:

oooooooooooooooooooooooops

<pedant mode ON> I still maintain however that you have used the verb 'to pass' in the wrong context - maybe we need a separate thread to discuss verb tenses etc ???? <pedant mode OFF>

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

So you think Ducati are flattering to deceive? Strange how even Valentino himself has passed comment as to how "strong Ducati look" He for sure does not only mean the bike but he knows that they have two of the best riders out there!

Casey Stoner..I really like him a lot.However his raw approach might just catch him out in Moto GP he is quick...no doubt but I assure you he is definitely not a Dani Pedrosa......are you aware how close his record thus far mirrors Valentino's?

Depending upon how many times Casey bins it during the season, he might get Hayden's ride.If he has a bad season and Aprilia are not ready to rejoin Moto GP next year then the hottest boy around will be Jorge Lorenzo!...remember where you heard it first folks!

Of course Vale is gonna say that Ducati look good :-
(a) He can then say mid / end of season that he forecast it all along
(b) An overconfident adversary is better than a hungry one !!
(c) It makes him look even better when he beats them !!

Lets not forget, Vale's other great 'strength' (besides being a riding genius) is his ability to play mind games. What do reckon Ducati's / Sete's / Loris' (is my punctuation correct here ??) reaction would be if he'd said "nah, I don't think the Ducati's much cop this year ?"

As for "two of the best riders" - possibly maybe even probably PROVIDED they can withstand the above mentioned mind games !! Look what happened to Sete last season - he didn't go from being a serious contender to being a muppet for no reason did he ??

Although I'm a dedicated Vale fan, from a pure spectator & racing point of view I think that the sooner Dani, Casey et al can get sorted & start challenging for podiums (podia ??) & race wins the better off MotoGP will be.

But I still have to say that my prediction for the coming season is :-

1) Vale

2) Marco

3) My heart would love to say Colin Edwards or James Ellison - but my head says Dani Pedrosa

Supervox..Interesting comments.Personally the mind games that went on last year for me, were Sete's own.Unlike previous seasons I do not actually think Valentino was a factor. I think it was more the strain of being oh so close for 2 seasons that just made him try too hard.

My gut feeling is that you will be able to throw a small blanket over the top 3 who ever they might be at the end of the season. I really do not think anyone will be so much stronger than the rest. Valentino is not finished but I think the other teams and riders have raised their own standards.

Dani is playing it very cleverly saying he will not be ready to challenge this year...and that might be the case. But by the very nature of him he will not be satisfied with just tagging along. He will win a couple of races I think towards the back end.

Just as he worked to recover after that terrible accident in Phillip Island a couple of seasons ago...Dani knows he needs to build a little strength and stamina for the blue riband class.......I assure you this will be done.

I am going to stick my neck out and suggest 3 different factories to finish at the top of the rankings come seasons end. How the 1,2,3 will pan is for me just too close to call.

Guys, I might have been a little distracted when looking at MotoGP bikes lately, but those forks on the Duke... what the hell are they, dual legs on each side (to minimize torsion, perharps...)?

Filipe...This is not a definitive answer by any means,however I believe that Ducati are using a double fork system so that minor surface deviations and chatter are negated,(a little like a steering damper does) when you really scrutinise how they go in to the same fixing at the bottom there,I can't see it being anything else really. I am though happy to be corrected on this point.

Can't believe Jeremy McWilliams is riding in motogp

Maybe it should be moto oap

I'll get my coat.

Basket...You leave Jezza alone! I am gonna be able to step on Valentino's toes in the pits at Jerez if Jeremy does ride there!

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

Filipe...This is not a definitive answer by any means,however I believe that Ducati are using a double fork system so that minor surface deviations and chatter are negated,(a little like a steering damper does) when you really scrutinise how they go in to the same fixing at the bottom there,I can't see it being anything else really. I am though happy to be corrected on this point.

The other 'leg' doesnt go all the way up though? It's not a remote presurised oil reservoir like you get on shocks is it?

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

Basket...You leave Jezza alone! I am gonna be able to step on Valentino's toes in the pits at Jerez if Jeremy does ride there!

Who else could have put that dog of a two stroke onto the front row at Phillip Island a couple of years back ? against all those four strokes.