best 990 season

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mick.. Rossi.. 46 No1... @ Feb 11 2009, 08:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-size:36pt;line-height:100%2004!!
2006 was good, but we all know why Hayden won that year dont we?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigAl @ Feb 11 2009, 09:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>because he had more points than anyone else?

OOOOH! Can of worms alert!!!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (somedamnwriter @ Feb 11 2009, 02:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>2006 for me

It's a good combination of drama (from rossi's misfortunes to hayden's consistency, to the close racing [elias anyone?]), wins (vale didn't win the championship but he won a lot), and everything else on the side.

I have not and will never see any replay of the Valencia 06, but this season gets my vote.

I'm of course two sided on this. My bigest argument against 2006 would be the lack of competetive riders mid season. Most of the top riders were out becuse of injuries and that made the field thin for a period. But except from that it was with no doubt the season with the most drama and excitment so I have to go with '06 as well. '04 is a very good runner up.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Feb 11 2009, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I'm of course two sided on this. My bigest argument against 2006 would be the lack of competetive riders mid season. Most of the top riders were out becuse of injuries and that made the field thin for a period. But except from that it was with no doubt the season with the most drama and excitment so I have to go with '06 as well. '04 is a very good runner up.

, i had to think carefully before posting my reply, one of the few threads which had required me to think

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bikergirl @ Feb 11 2009, 02:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Funny you should say that. I have Estoril 2006 replaying all the time

Let him bg, it might be the last time, so he's keeping the memory fresh on his mind

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mick.. Rossi.. 46 No1... @ Feb 11 2009, 02:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-size:36pt;line-height:100%2004!!

2006 was good, but we all know why Hayden won that year dont we?


Boiling doctor?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mick.. Rossi.. 46 No1... @ Feb 11 2009, 01:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'><span style="font-size:36pt;line-height:100%2004!!

2006 was good, but we all know why Hayden won that year dont we?


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigAl @ Feb 11 2009, 02:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>because he had more points than anyone else?


Beat me to it, Al. Nice one.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Austin @ Feb 11 2009, 02:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Beat me to it, Al. Nice one.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigAl @ Feb 11 2009, 03:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>

Yeah, nice one Al, ....Doh!!............ We "ALL" know it was only Nickys year because of the problems Rossi had with the bike...FACT,.......... have a nice day

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mick.. Rossi.. 46 No1... @ Feb 11 2009, 06:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Yeah, nice one Al, ....Doh!!............ We "ALL" know it was only Nickys year because of the problems Rossi had with the bike...FACT,.......... have a nice day
quit whining, if stoner didnt misterieusly crashed title would have been him this year... >.<

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Slide @ Feb 11 2009, 11:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>quit whining, is stoner didnt misterieusly crashed title would have been him >.<

Slide why do you have a Rossi avy if you don't like the dude?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Slide @ Feb 11 2009, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>quit whining, is stoner didnt misterieusly crashed title would have been him >.<

What the hell?, "misterieusly"..? what school did you went to when you was a childrens?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (xx CURVE xx @ Feb 11 2009, 06:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Slide why do you have a Rossi avy if you don't like the dude?
i dont hate him, i respect him and he's freakin awesome

but the days of him owning the field are over....
not like he's bad or something, but stoner and in lesser ways lorenzo, pedrosa can match him now...

stoner had 9(!!!) poles in a row, stoner gapped the rest of the field plenty of times, pedrosa has beaten him more than once with quite the gaps...

rossi isnt owning the field anymore, i think stoner was dominating 2008, like 2007, but stoner's bike failed him at brno and rossi did, on purpose, brake too soon at laguna seca, so stoner ran wide... stoners bike broke down....

pedrosa was injured after germany, lorenzo was gettin serious to much airtime

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Slide @ Feb 11 2009, 11:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i dont hate him, i respect him and he's freakin awesome

but the days of him owning the field are over....
not like he's bad or something, but stoner and in lesser ways lorenzo, pedrosa can match him now...

stoner had 9(!!!) poles in a row, stoner gapped the rest of the field plenty of times, pedrosa has beaten him more than once with quite the gaps...

rossi isnt owning the field anymore, i think stoner was dominating 2008, like 2007, but stoner's bike failed him at brno and rossi did, on purpose, brake too soon at laguna seca, so stoner ran wide... stoners bike broke down....

pedrosa was injured after germany, lorenzo was gettin serious to much airtime

Dude...i'm not even gona get into that with you...you think what you like brother....come talk to me when your boy gets HALF the numbers VR has.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mick.. Rossi.. 46 No1... @ Feb 11 2009, 11:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Yeah, nice one Al, ....Doh!!............ We "ALL" know it was only Nickys year because of the problems Rossi had with the bike...FACT,.......... have a nice day
No, the FACT is that Nicky Hayden won the championship while Rossi was busy pouring gravel out of his boots in the gorgeous Valencian sun. FFS it was two years ago and Rossi lost fair and square. Jesus Christ, what is wrong with some of you disciples? It's not enough to have eight world titles? Some younger, unassuming riders beat him two years on the spin and it's because the Yamaha was ..... or the Ducati was unstoppable or the Michelins were .....? The Honda was quite unstoppable the years Rossi was there, perhaps those titles aren't warranted then? Ducati switched to the inferior Bridgestone in 2005 and as a capable team fielding a capable rider, perhaps the 2005 title doesn't count either.

If you can't handle the fact your boy actually lost a championship or two, then grow up. I mean honestly, how much longer do those of us with any sense of rationality have to put up with this .....? style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/.....gif

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mick.. Rossi.. 46 No1... @ Feb 11 2009, 11:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>What the hell?, "misterieusly"..? what school did you went to when you was a childrens?
Nice one, nothing says "I'm a tough guy with a large ....." like picking on someone for grammatical errors and spelling mistakes on an internet message board. Have fun in school today, mate.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Austin @ Feb 11 2009, 06:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>No, the FACT is that Nicky Hayden won the championship while Rossi was busy pouring gravel out of his boots in the gorgeous Valencian sun. FFS it was two years ago and Rossi lost fair and square. Jesus Christ, what is wrong with some of you disciples? It's not enough to have eight world titles? Some younger, unassuming riders beat him two years on the spin and it's because the Yamaha was ..... or the Ducati was unstoppable or the Michelins were .....? The Honda was quite unstoppable the years Rossi was there, perhaps those titles aren't warranted then? Ducati switched to the inferior Bridgestone in 2005 and as a capable team fielding a capable rider, perhaps the 2005 title doesn't count either.

If you can't handle the fact your boy actually lost a championship or two, then grow up. I mean honestly, how much longer do those of us with any sense of rationality have to put up with this .....? style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/.....gif


Nice one, nothing says "I'm a tough guy with a large ....." like picking on someone for grammatical errors and spelling mistakes on an internet message board. Have fun in school today, mate.
you dont shoot blanks, dont ya

your arguments own mine

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Slide @ Feb 11 2009, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>quit whining, if stoner didnt misterieusly crashed title would have been him this year... >.<


im not gettin into this argument again but i will tell you something, i aint taking .... away from stoner because he does ride that ducati like a demon and has gained respect from me for doing so but... the GP8 still had the performance edge by quite a margin last season and laguna should have pointed that out, rossi had to ride the wheels of that bike to keep up, take your stoner bucket off your head and open your eyes, stoner was crashing out trying to run from rossi and most of the time by pushing the envelope to much, there was nothing mysterious about stoner crashing out.

just face it stoner didnt want to get into a 1 on 1 with rossi and thats his reason for crashing, i agree that stoner had some ...... luck to just like rossi had in 06. Like everyone says its gettin the most points that make a champion.....

i aint saying anymore about the rossi vs stoner debate but this is how it was and if you want to dissagree then fine but i have my own eyes and mind to make judgement.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jazkat @ Feb 11 2009, 11:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>im not gettin into this argument again but i will tell you something, i aint taking .... away from stoner because he does ride that ducati like a demon and has gained respect from me for doing so but... the GP8 still had the performance edge by quite a margin last season and laguna should have pointed that out, rossi had to ride the wheels of that bike to keep up, take your stoner bucket off your head and open your eyes, stoner was crashing out trying to run from rossi and most of the time by pushing the envelope to much, there was nothing mysterious about stoner crashing out.

just face it stoner didnt want to get into a 1 on 1 with rossi and thats his reason for crashing, i agree that stoner had some ...... luck to just like rossi had in 06. Like everyone says its gettin the most points that make a champion.....

i aint saying anymore about the rossi vs stoner debate but this is how it was and if you want to dissagree then fine but i have my own eyes and mind to make judgement.
I think to say that the GP8 "had the performance edge by quite a margin" over the M1 might be a stretch. With Stoner at the controls, it was probably the strongest bike on the grid but Rossi, and to a greater extent Lorenzo, proved that M1 was plenty capable of winning races. Agreed about the crashing though, Stoner was trying to run away to avoid a battle with Valentino.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jazkat @ Feb 11 2009, 06:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>im not gettin into this argument again but i will tell you something, i aint taking .... away from stoner because he does ride that ducati like a demon and has gained respect from me for doing so but... the GP8 still had the performance edge by quite a margin last season and laguna should have pointed that out, rossi had to ride the wheels of that bike to keep up, take your stoner bucket off your head and open your eyes, stoner was crashing out trying to run from rossi and most of the time by pushing the envelope to much, there was nothing mysterious about stoner crashing out.

just face it stoner didnt want to get into a 1 on 1 with rossi and thats his reason for crashing, i agree that stoner had some ...... luck to just like rossi had in 06. Like everyone says its gettin the most points that make a champion.....

i aint saying anymore about the rossi vs stoner debate but this is how it was and if you want to dissagree then fine but i have my own eyes and mind to make judgement.
if the GP8 was so damn overpowered, why didnt melandri get any good results? and elias? guintoli?
only 1 second place for elias... and that was more earned cuzz he had bridgestones...

only one damn guy goes fast on a bike, and poof! it is an overpowered bike? you're kinding right...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Austin @ Feb 11 2009, 05:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>No, the FACT is that Nicky Hayden won the championship while Rossi was busy pouring gravel out of his boots in the gorgeous Valencian sun. FFS it was two years ago and Rossi lost fair and square. Jesus Christ, what is wrong with some of you disciples? It's not enough to have eight world titles? Some younger, unassuming riders beat him two years on the spin and it's because the Yamaha was ..... or the Ducati was unstoppable or the Michelins were .....? The Honda was quite unstoppable the years Rossi was there, perhaps those titles aren't warranted then? Ducati switched to the inferior Bridgestone in 2005 and as a capable team fielding a capable rider, perhaps the 2005 title doesn't count either.

If you can't handle the fact your boy actually lost a championship or two, then grow up. I mean honestly, how much longer do those of us with any sense of rationality have to put up with this .....? style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/.....gif


Nice one, nothing says "I'm a tough guy with a large ....." like picking on someone for grammatical errors and spelling mistakes on an internet message board. Have fun in school today, mate.

Ha!! Dummy and Pram alert!! Take it easy darling

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Slide @ Feb 11 2009, 11:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>if the GP8 was so damn overpowered, why didnt melandri get any good results? and elias? guintoli?
only 1 second place for elias... and that was more earned cuzz he had bridgestones...

only one damn guy goes fast on a bike, and poof! it is an overpowered bike? you're kinding right...

if member correctly no one else did .... on the RC211V....so whats your ....... point style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/.....gif