Assen Practice and Qualifying

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Son of Doohan @ Jun 28 2007, 11:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Never heard of sarcasm you deranged .....????
Hahaha. You forgot to put up that brilliant and flashing neon sign that said: Sarcasm Here! Man, I don't know how that could have been missed.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ Jun 29 2007, 02:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I was only actually talking about Lorenzo and Rossi in terms of their character
I guess English isn't coming across too well these days.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (phleg @ Jun 29 2007, 02:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>MELANDRI YOU SUCK!
It must be that front end giving him problems again. Perhaps he should ..... and complain again, it worked last time and got a few good top tens out of it. Haha. I think he will do better in the race. I'm not worried.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ Jun 28 2007, 05:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Lorenzo is a serious piece of character but obviously not to the extent Rossi is, it might be a wile before we see anything like him again.


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Racejumkie @ Jun 29 2007, 11:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> I guess English isn't coming across too well these days.

I thought it was pretty obvious, maybe i should try harder.

Almost time for qualifying. Weather update?

Should I add "MELANDRI YOU SUCK!!" Seems to be the done thing on this thread.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (vibe @ Jun 28 2007, 11:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>If Gibbo and Capa were still a team, i.e. the Dukes finishing down the order would Yamaha and Honda still be considered in the same light. Rossi and Pedrosa would be fighting it out up front. I think we just have to give the kid (CS) credit where it's due?


This is a great post, absolutely spot on. Stoner is taking the Duke to a new level, and Vale and Pedrosa are playing catch up. Not much has really changed in the greater scheme of things, we just have a new guy at the front, on a different bike. Like you say, take Stoner out of the equation and we have the status quo

I think we all (certainly I did) thought that Honda would produce some kind of guided missile like the RC211V, that came out and kicked everyones arse. But, was it that they had the best rider and engineer of the time who could also develop a bike better than anyone else?

It's looking like the latter just now, and looks like Ducati have pulled off the same trick with the 800s. Bridgestone do have an advantage this year, but Casey is riding like a demon. If it was just the bike and the tyres, then he and Capi would be dissapearing everytime.

Anyone remember the seasons (97, 98?) in F1 where Hakkinen and Coulthard had the outragously fast McLarens? Word was they would decide before a race who was going to win between them, coz nobody was going to split them! Thats what I love about bike racing, the rider makes such an impact on the result, you just couldnt do that in GP, and thats why, even as a Rossi fan, I think Casy is doing the business big time, and deserves all the credit he gets.

Pete

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ThePhorest @ Jun 29 2007, 11:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Almost time for qualifying. Weather update?

Was dry this morning but now its raining. Apparently dry tomorrow though.

Its raining

Qualifying is gonna be interesting.....Could Westy be on the front row??

All the yamaha's are struggling bad in QP halfway through! there were all 4 of them in the last 5

2. Stoner
11. Rossi

...... wet qualifying

Stoner starts from 2nd and rossi starts from 11th! Headin straight to the TAB tomorrow to bet on Stoner!

Nice one Chris!!! Anyway the race is over...hand it to Stoner now!!

1. Chris Vermeulen 1min 48.555 secs
2. Casey Stoner 1min 48.572 secs
3. Randy de Puniet 1min 49.579 secs
4. Marco Melandri 1min 49.679 secs
5. John Hopkins 1min 49.684 secs
6. Colin Edwards 1min 49.691 secs
7. Anthony West 1min 49.807 secs
8. Alex Hofmann 1min 49.927 secs
9. Dani Pedrosa 1min 50.132 secs
10. Loris Capirossi 1min 50.169 secs
11. Valentino Rossi 1min 50.392 secs
12. Alex Barros 1min 50.402 secs
13. Nicky Hayden 1min 50.581 secs
14. Kurtis Roberts 1min 51.259 secs
15. Shinya Nakano 1min 51.827 secs
16. Carlos Checa 1min 53.271 secs
17. Sylvain Guintoli 1min 54.253 secs
18. Makoto Tamada 1min 57.525 secs

Bridgestone beating the .... out of Michelin again. Guess new tyres will be on the way overnight for Rossi.

Marco in 4th. I always liked the guy

Do I now say "Marco your a legend"?

Incrdible effort by Randy DePuniet, showing himself to be a serious rider and putting west in his place in the wet. Ilove it.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Son of Doohan @ Jun 29 2007, 11:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Do I now say "Marco your a legend"?

Nah, he still sucks arse. Read the gossip thread from bikergirl. Sound's as though he's given up on the bike. Gresini is pissed.

he put in a solid show then to put the thing 4th

Yeah. I'm glad Marco pulled his finger out and rode the damn thing in the end.

JESUS is it raining every where in the world!

Randy De Puniet or RdP as I call him because of the graphic on eurosport was fantastic, as was Melandri.

Rossi has alot of work to do from 11th but we've seen him do it before. Also Pedrosa isn't doing himself any favours back in 9th.

Well done Chris aswell.