Assen Race Talk

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (IsraeliRacer @ Jun 30 2007, 03:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>One other thing, can we stop with the personal insults? Comments like "...." and "......." don't make you look smart and don't add anything to the thread. Just.... calm down, whoever you support.


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CSCVAW @ Jun 30 2007, 03:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>[comment removed]... listen here mate!!! I’ve been following mgp’s longer than you have been alive buddy!!!...I’ve been following Stoners carrier ever since he first started here on dirt bikes in NSW and when Bazza Sheen introduced him to the 125’s. And if you can’t sense a bit of sarcasium then its you’re problem boofhead!! And don’t make out that you’re such a great observer or critic...[comment removed]

CSCVAW I realise you are responding to being called a ....... - but did you not read the above comments?

-ALL note, if you cant debabate without having to resort to personally insulting other members, then simply find another forum to post on.........theres no need for it.

A great race and an amazing performance by The Doctor.

His start wasnt that great and at first his progress was pretty slow, he must of known he had something in reserve as by about half way through the race he was suddenley up to P2. He was able to lap 0.5 - 1 second a lap faster than Stoner for most of the race once out of the midfield traffic and to be honest i think he could have passed Casey a lot earlier than he did but didnt want to make a mistake and lose a lot of time.

Also it is great to see Nicky Hayden back up the front of the field! Honda and michelin both seemed to have raised their game this weekend hopefully that makes for an exciting and competitive rest of season.

Bad luck to Vermeulen due to an optimistic move by De Puniet.

Does anyone know why Capirossi retired? i know he was running 15th but was this due to a problem or what coz he dropped to the back of the field very quickly.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ospi @ Jul 1 2007, 12:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>u give aussies a bad name mate, pls leave. such language shouldnt be tolerated. lets be friends i say.

Be friends with comments like this guy/gal has made!!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Haha I purposely didnt post in here yet till this cscvaw did. I was waiting for this yes it was a fluke I guess all stoner wins are fluke too, seriously you are just a troll look at when you join the board just when stoner starts doing good

Come on now...

No need to reply to CS he prove my point,

Anyways now on to the race and what a cracker it was definately more exciting than the 125 and 250 races earlier which I was actually surprised normally there is alot more fight in the 125s the 800s were great fun as usual really felt bad for RDP he had that front row position and I thought I was looking at colin edwards at le mans at first! Nicky Hayden got the great start too!! With the gusty outside line into the first bend! speaking of the other repsol rider pedrosa was fairly quite didnt really do to much but still 4th place to bad for john hopkins I really hoping he could have fought for the podium but I guess he couldnt keep up the pace stoner road a great race and about 6 laps in I was thinking to myself 1st place has been decided already! Valentino did a great race but not at first I guess he had to find his pace first.


My take on the RDP and vermulen incident I think randy took a risky move yes to dive up the inside but also vermulen try to close the track on him at the same time I would say a racing incident but slightly more randys fault being to agressive

I thought stoner had it all wrapped up after the first lap! Rossi, smoked him tho

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BEN @ Jul 1 2007, 12:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>CSCVAW I realise you are responding to being called a ....... - but did you not read the above comments?

-ALL note, if you cant debabate without having to resort to personally insulting other members, then simply find another forum to post on.........theres no need for it.

That was a degrading, insulting remark and it deserved the appropriate from me...but I do apologise to who ever took offence!!!

well another master class by rossi. very impressive. so fast.... to the very end! the tire war heats up! great job by stoner he did his pace & got the best result he could considering rossis blazing speed. anybody who thinks that it's all the bike, consider like yamaha with rossi, where would ducati be without the stone man? the kid just won't crack under the rossi pressure. he just keeps on impressing. finally.... honda came thru for nick! he looked like the old nicky slidin the bike around gettin somethin done! i think that honda still have some work to do to catch up to the duc & yam. but they seem to be gettin there.... little late tho pedrosas 4th.... better than 5th. i thougt he'd be 3rd today... he must of burnt out a circuit. hopper 5th. i thought he'd be 4th. maybe now that he's engaged to that little hottie of his & when he gets hitched, hell morph up to ... kicker on track like stoner after his walk down the isle. edwards back to usual after last seasons race here & his podium at donny, i thought he'd have a bit more than he showed. such a shame... vermullen seriously needs to get faster in the dry. well the rest were way way back but it was a good fight for what was it? 7th? between west, hoffman, melandri & barros. who came out on top, if u want to call it that. the rest well were the rest....... until sachsenring in 2 weeks!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (IsraeliRacer @ Jun 30 2007, 11:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>What happened to him? He better not crash during the race, I need the fantasy league points! And its still not raining

I'm going to be flicking between the MotoGP and Australia V New Zealand rugby.
WOW! Dan Linfoot crashed, went off his bike, his bike kept going straight for about two hundred metres, maybe more, went through a break in the tyre wall and past a group of marshalls who looked more than a little surprised
Yep, and Dan was uninjured.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (IsraeliRacer @ Jun 30 2007, 12:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Woo! Australia 20-15 win! Biiiig blow for the All Blacks before the World Cup.
A bit off topic lol

Brilliant race, nice how Rossi sympathised towards elias afterwards. 2&5th for me

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gui22a @ Jun 30 2007, 08:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>After final lap Stoner got completely out of fuel.
hayden also ran out!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gui22a @ Jun 30 2007, 08:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Bad day for Stoner, bad luck.
your joking.............. right?

What a fantastic performance from Rossi and Stoner!

Rossi because he came from 11th to catch the leaser and win, Stoner because he's performing well under great pressure where others might of craked.

And people, c'mon, enough with the excuses. Its getting old now, He won because of this, he won because of that blady blah!

This, IMO is quite a good result for Stoner. Yes a win would of been better but the Ducati so far is performing well on tracks that dont compliment the bikes characteristics. If he keeps getting 2nd, 3rd on these so called bogey tracks and wins the gaurenteed win tracks, Brno, Motegi as well as a few surprises, he can definatly wrap up the championship.

Oh and good on ya hayden!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CSCVAW @ Jun 30 2007, 03:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>That was a degrading, insulting remark and it deserved the appropriate from me...but I do apologise to who ever took offence!!!
And calling someone a ....... isnt degrading?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CSCVAW @ Jun 30 2007, 08:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> Didn’t you all see Casey’s Duke miss fire just before Val overtook him!!!...he was running out of fuel!!...come on that was just fluky, lucky...
oh pleeeease

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Jun 30 2007, 08:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>the lap times prove other wise, stoner was just out ridden by the doctor today, no excuses.


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (IsraeliRacer @ Jun 30 2007, 08:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Blame for the De Puniet/Vermeulen coming together?
over zealous frenchman perhaps...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Haga @ Jun 30 2007, 08:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>The Ducati was awful
........!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CSCVAW @ Jun 30 2007, 08:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Excuses, Excuses...Oh all the VR fans are coming out...But Our Champ is still 21 points ahead!!!
getting a little ahead of yourself are'nt u? that'll jink your boy for sure...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Jun 30 2007, 03:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>well another master class by rossi. very impressive. so fast.... to the very end! the tire war heats up! great job by stoner he did his pace & got the best result he could considering rossis blazing speed. anybody who thinks that it's all the bike, consider like yamaha with rossi, where would ducati be without the stone man? the kid just won't crack under the rossi pressure. he just keeps on impressing. finally.... honda came thru for nick! he looked like the old nicky slidin the bike around gettin somethin done! i think that honda still have some work to do to catch up to the duc & yam. but they seem to be gettin there.... little late tho pedrosas 4th.... better than 5th. i thougt he'd be 3rd today... he must of burnt out a circuit. hopper 5th. i thought he'd be 4th. maybe now that he's engaged to that little hottie of his & when he gets hitched, hell morph up to ... kicker on track like stoner after his walk down the isle. edwards back to usual after last seasons race here & his podium at catalunya, i thought he'd have a bit more than he showed. such a shame... vermullen seriously needs to get faster in the dry. well the rest were way way back but it was a good fight for what was it? 7th? between west, hoffman, melandri & barros. who came out on top, if u want to call it that. the rest well were the rest....... until sachsenring in 2 weeks!
Can`t argue with that my brother.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (VHMP01 @ Jun 30 2007, 08:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Would it mean Puig’s job on the line too?
we can only hope!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ Jun 30 2007, 03:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> we can only hope!
Harsh

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gui22a @ Jun 30 2007, 08:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>we exclude excuses from our thinking and discussions, ok?
such a dreamer gui!

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very good!

When will Hopper stop falling back after a few laps? As my 'favourite' rider it's disheartening to see him start well but not find that last 2% to stay with the leaders.
Nice to see Nicky doing well and enjoying himself on the podium.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Haga @ Jun 30 2007, 09:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Yamaha is the best bike full stop mate.
nahhhh...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teomolca @ Jun 30 2007, 09:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Still I think Casey has this championship in the pocket.
teo! this statement from u surprised me man! the season is'nt half over yet & ur tossin it in....

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Electric Mofo @ Jun 30 2007, 03:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>If he keeps getting 2nd, 3rd on these so called bogey tracks and wins the gaurenteed win tracks, Brno, Motegi as well as a few surprises, he can definatly wrap up the championship.
theres no such thing as guaranteed tracks, not in this sport.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teomolca @ Jun 30 2007, 09:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Sad race for Kawa ...
keep heart teo... when they spend some $ and get themselves a top rider things will change for them.