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February 8th, 2020, 11:57 AM | #51 |
Junior Member Joined: Jan 2020 From: canada Posts: 12 Likes: 1 I Ride: honda cb650r kawasaki z900 | https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Qk...amNWZgjUDYjvFX test sepang day 2
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February 8th, 2020, 12:32 PM | #52 | |
Senior Member Joined: Aug 2007 From: Nu Yawk City Posts: 10,199 Likes: 1761 I Ride: Triiumph Tiger XCx 800 + KTM SXF450sm + 511SMR | Quote:
The Ducati statement is nothing more than hyperbolic press release chest-beating. If winning the championship was the only thing of consequence - why then do factories and sponsors pour millions of Euros into teams, year after year that have never won? To be too stubbornly pedantic to acknowledge the value of what the other teams do - is to ignore reality for the sake of being cussedly contrary. Last edited by Keshav; February 8th, 2020 at 12:36 PM. | |
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February 8th, 2020, 12:40 PM | #53 |
Senior Member Joined: Apr 2007 From: Brazil Posts: 798 Likes: 71 |
I don't know why I give you attention, the guy who other day said Dovi won more races than Pedrosa. It seems you don't even follow the sport but your favorite rider. Keep your faith in your man then, I'm moving on. |
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February 8th, 2020, 01:00 PM | #54 |
Senior Member Joined: Aug 2007 From: Nu Yawk City Posts: 10,199 Likes: 1761 I Ride: Triiumph Tiger XCx 800 + KTM SXF450sm + 511SMR | Even though I’ve followed the sport since’79, I’m fallible and may mis-speak on occasion. I’m not, however so allergic to reality that I can’t concede a mistake. I also don’t waste people’s time by diverting from a given topic by introducing irrelevancies to muddy the water.
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February 8th, 2020, 03:32 PM | #55 | |
Senior Member Joined: May 2007 From: sydney australia Posts: 11,082 Likes: 2363 | Quote:
I agree he is unlikely to win races any more, and I believe Ducati do require that from their lead rider on the large salary he held out for last contract, which was not unreasonable for him to demand given how he had performed leading up to that contract. | |
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February 8th, 2020, 03:48 PM | #56 | |
Senior Member Joined: Aug 2007 From: Nu Yawk City Posts: 10,199 Likes: 1761 I Ride: Triiumph Tiger XCx 800 + KTM SXF450sm + 511SMR | Quote:
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February 8th, 2020, 03:52 PM | #57 | |
Senior Member Joined: May 2007 From: sydney australia Posts: 11,082 Likes: 2363 | Quote:
The thing about Rossi's Ducati adventure was that the then current Ducati was a horrible pig of a bike, and it was what Stoner could do on the thing which included even winning races which was remarkable rather than someone like Rossi, who had been demonstrating for many years pretty much the apotheosis of the conventional riding style, not being able to ride it similarly. Last edited by michaelm; February 8th, 2020 at 03:55 PM. | |
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February 8th, 2020, 04:39 PM | #58 |
Senior Member Joined: Apr 2007 From: Brazil Posts: 798 Likes: 71 |
Those whom have not Italian blood running inside their veins maybe will never understand. Italians in general demand emotional intensity, thus 2nd places does not fulfill this requirement. I'm sorry for Dovi, but he is an unusual Italian. Last edited by gui22a; February 8th, 2020 at 04:41 PM. |
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February 8th, 2020, 08:00 PM | #59 |
Senior Member Joined: Aug 2007 From: Nu Yawk City Posts: 10,199 Likes: 1761 I Ride: Triiumph Tiger XCx 800 + KTM SXF450sm + 511SMR |
Minchiata. Half my family is from Napoli: and I’ve lived in Rome. In my 20s I lived in Little Italy and drove a truck for a mob owned printing supply company. Go on, tell me how I don’t understand Italian culture.
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February 8th, 2020, 08:20 PM | #60 |
Member Joined: Feb 2020 From: Bendigo Vic Posts: 98 Likes: 27 |
Fab is showing scary speed yet again. 26 1:59 laps yesterday. MM is saying the one lap testing pace is different to having race pace over the full distance. Mav was fast on used tyres in the heat of the day yesterday. Interesting season coming up. ![]() Last edited by warthog1; February 8th, 2020 at 10:07 PM. |
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