<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Babelfish @ Jun 18 2008, 10:59 PM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Bizarre tread. Maybe I remember wrong but my impression was that you guys were rather disapointed of Rogers performance last year. When someone point out a few circumstances now there's full attack. I thought it was pretty good for a first time and if I understand PZ right that's what he does to.
And Jumkie, it's hardly speculation that Bridgestone performed better than Michelin at LS last year. To deny that IS speculative to the n'th degree allready.
You may or may not have noticed my new and improved friendly tone with you. I hope I can sustain it. Perhaps we are just destined to skirmish (either way, I’m down).
Ok, as far as last year, I don't remember many saying they were disappointed with Roger Lee quite to contrary). Maybe your are confusing the disappointment expressed that certainly did revolve around Hayden & Hopkins.
Your characterization is sensational, its not a "full attack" but rather presenting some very important details that were left out regarding the very fluid and illusive notion of "circumstances".
As far as Bridgestones are concerned, I realize you always feel compelled to comment on tire performance, but my point was this: (again); in that first turn incident, Stoner and Hopkins (two Bridgestone riders) made detrimental mistakes causing Hayden (a Michelin rider) to effectively cause a DNF. Since ProjectZ was extrapolating (look up that word), then I did the same too. That is, I extrapolated that perhaps there was an error (or mismanagement) by Stoner/Hopkins caused by Bridgestone lack of performance in the first turn (maybe heat, grip, etc.). Something that Roger Lee (also on Bridgestones) was able to manage better at that moment by in fact making the apex successfully, not causing an incident. This is all speculative, but nothing more than ProjectZ did by speculating circumstances into the equation. Do you understand? You see, Project said Roger Lee didn’t beat a single Bridgestone regular, however, he did beat Hopkins (who for some reason was involved in that first turn incident). I have chosen to extrapolate that this incident was caused by “circumstances” link to tire management. I know, it’s a bit complex, but not really if you follow the logic.
