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Alien exchange programme !

Joined Mar 2010
20 Posts | 0+
Sunny Norn Iron!
Are the "Aliens" currently undergoing a change
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Could Ben Spies be replacing Dani as the 4th Alien??
Or will there be 5 or even 6 "Aliens" this year with Nicky and Dani sorting it out in time.


Personally i reckon Dani is done ( bar the odd blinding weekend) a-la Luca Cadalora(remember him auld boys
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) and will spend maybe 1 or 2 more years as 4th ,5th sort of finisherin the title.

As Wayne Rainey said about Toni Elias (after he had his post race rant about jobs after a rare moment of brilliance) "the secret is to do it every weekend"

Given Spies' past 3-4 years of record, i reckon he looks more likely to bang in a steady builder of a year before cementing himself as a genuine threat for the title.

I am also going to stick my neck on the block here.......and cite George Lawrence (chuupa boy) as being a similar case of the latin 250 man who doesn't quite do it on the big bikes........and if electronics are reduced,introduction of 1000's.then i don't think he will cut it.

Just wondering
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dont rule out pedrosa, he has been miles off the pace in testing and got on the podium a good few times before.
im thinking 5 aliens with spies, i would love to see Hayden unluck the ducati secret and prove that he is and was a brilliant rider, its hit and miss but possible.
 
wow, yet another thread down grading Pedro...think you guys need to wait until two or maybe three races into the season before taking him off the alien list. I'm not much of a fan(certianly not a fan of Darth Puig), but I do seem to be defending him a lot lately for whatever reason.
Give the little turd a chance, he can certianly ride and going to bigger bikes with fewer electronic nannies won't hurt him as much as some think.
 
Dont count out Dani Just yet! as much as I dislike him this is the first time in a while he is going into the season without any serious injurys suffered in testing. If Dovi was fast on the Honda at Qatar, im pretty sure Peders will be up there come April 11th. I for one really Hope Nicky keeps up his pace . If Ben can keep up with them as well, Its going to make for a good 2011. Im not trying to say Nicky or Ben will be wining races but if they can snatch a podium or 2 here and there from the Fab 4 it will make things a little more intresting
 
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xx CURVE xx @ Mar 22 2010, 08:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>you should be able to get 3.5 Pedros for one Texan if we're going by weight
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Sorry I thought this thread had something to do with something else. Which would have made it waaaaayyyyyy out of place. And out of line for that matter.
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I,m sure, Pedrosa will find back his usual form.

he doesn't say too much and he doesn't celebrate when he wins, but who cares, he is a good and consistent rider and he has beaten the other alien's more than a few times.

Spies looks to be able to join the aliens, but first he has to get there. i hope to see him or a few other newcomers in alien's groep very soon.

it looks like Hayden has learnt to ride the Ducati, and it will be nice to see him continue like that, but i dont think he can beat Pedrosa during a whole year. anyway their fight can be a nice one to watch.