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Haha, we gotta give credit where credit is due. I won't mention Dovi had issues, and surely might have relegated Cal to 7th. I just won't mention it. :ninja:
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Out of Nowhere
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NJ
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Out of Nowhere
I dunno, MCN has been a farce since it became the red top of the motorcycle world and the sad passing of the great Kevin Ash didn't help. I loved Fast Bikes when it came out, because they didn't give a .... and despite blowing smoke up Ducati's arse seldom allowed the manufacturers to dictate editorial policy. Regarding support for racers, their own Alastair Fagan is a more recent example. You're probably aware of the current situation surrounding John Cantlie who I believe founded the magazine. John Roberston (R.I.P) made 'Performance Bikes', and I've bought 'Bike' since I was a kid - and is still probably the best read.
Austin is the best person to ask - he's been there.
Question, after you were resident in the U.K. during the 90s were you able to obtain these publications abroad?
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Oh boy, another elitist intellectual, with his books and learnins and what not.
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Crab Key
Yep, used to read PB for Robbo's articles and general sense of humour. Another I used to look out for was Moto Tecnica (an Italian mag with Google translate style english additions at the back).
Haven't lived in the UK since I was 2. So the mags used to come from better newsagents and the late lamented Technical Bookstore.
The Cantlie situation is dismaying....
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NJ
Bump de dump.
So Cal finished 5th in Sepang.
He's miles in front of his teammate who is a rookie.
I do wonder what might have been had he not been taken out at Silverstone.
But fact remains that he sits 35 points behind Dovi who is on the GP15, and Cal could have been on that bike instead.
Imagine if Cal had opted to stay at Ducati?
So Cal finished 5th in Sepang.
He's miles in front of his teammate who is a rookie.
I do wonder what might have been had he not been taken out at Silverstone.
But fact remains that he sits 35 points behind Dovi who is on the GP15, and Cal could have been on that bike instead.
Imagine if Cal had opted to stay at Ducati?
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Cal needs to get his ... back on the Tech 3 bike!!! Remember 2 years ago when he made that bike seem like it was a full factory bike. Get your ... back on a Yamaha Cal... clearly your not ment for a Ducati or Honda....
I actually really like Cal.... but he's starting to sound like a broken record with all of these crashes.
Let Bradley smith go on the CVR and Cal can take his place back on Tech 3. Pol needs to learn how to stop falling as well if he ever wants to move up in Moto GP.
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