Crystal ball time - Sachsenring Predictions

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ros @ Jul 16 2006, 04:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>It's ok Teo.......you put your trust in Dani 100% and ready to accept the challenge. You're brave......you earned my respect for that.
I'm impressed with your faith in Dani, something to be commended, Mavis.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Morgo @ Jul 16 2006, 09:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Good race!

Anyone know where i can get some good photos from the race?

Not crash.net cause the stupid logo!
I get all my photos from www.motogp.com.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rossi 46 winner @ Jul 17 2006, 02:38 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>now laguns well he not gunna cum from 11th or 10 to 1st in laguna now is he,,?????????????
I would say no but how many times have I predicted Rossi's demise? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me 716 times, shame on me. In all seriousness, it will be very interesting to see how he does if he struggles with the Q tire again and has to start from the third row. Hurry up and get to California already, I'm excited!!

Bias apart I think Dani should have won this race, he had the best pace, but he wasn't agressive enough, he still lacks overtaking skill (or weight).

In 250cc he could just sit there and wait for Casey to crash, but that wont happen with Rossi, Hayden or Melandri.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Bias apart I think Dani should have won this race, he had the best pace.

yeah cause everyone knows 4th place is the true winners spot!

what pace? Rossi had the fastest lap on the last lap.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>wasn't agressive enough

he did almost take out Nick...anymore aggressive they'd both have been in the kitty litter.

Rossi was phenomenal in Sachsenring. It was refreshing to watch him take the lead and push, instead of his traditional stalking tactics. He did exactly what he needed to do in order to be the champion this season.

Pedrosa seemed surprised to get entangled in a gladiatorial fight a la 125 cc and when he managed to take the lead, he wasted his only change to set the pace. Then he failed to overtake too many times and the curve downwards became his Aquilles heel.

Another good thing was to watch everyone behaving very respectfully to each other in each bottleneck. Rossi's stunt wearing Materazzi number was, oh well, whatever.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Yamahamer-AL @ Jul 17 2006, 10:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>what pace? Rossi had the fastest lap on the last lap.
If you look at a lap by lap analysis through each session, Pedrosa had a much stronger pace than everyone. Rossi and Burgess managed to somehow find a half second per lap. Like Colin said, "he managed to pull off his 700th miracle."

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ooost @ Jul 17 2006, 11:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>If you look at a lap by lap analysis through each session, Pedrosa had a much stronger pace than everyone. Rossi and Burgess managed to somehow find a half second per lap. Like Colin said, "he managed to pull off his 700th miracle."

Pedrosa did have a rcket pace all weekend, and that 21 lap was outstanding (thanks t the Q tyres) , but actual race pace with race tyres was very close...

Race pace on race tires Pedrosa still had everyone beat. Vale by about .2 per lap, come race time Vale was about .3 quicker than Dani. That's .5 that he made up from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon. I stand by CE's statement.

.... Mavis.....

thing is its getting the job done and rossi does that whether it be from last on grid or 3d row to 1st, if u listen over the years all the great riders say, thats quali sorted now its all down to the tyres for race pace and sunday,, kevin s said it more than most, he was happy at 1st row or 2nd..

I think Schwantz was happy with any grid position as long as Rainey qualified behind him

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (vespix @ Jul 17 2006, 05:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Rossi was phenomenal in Sachsenring. It was refreshing to watch him take the lead and push, instead of his traditional stalking tactics. He did exactly what he needed to do in order to be the champion this season.
That two week gap since the last round obviously helped his wrist out a lot, because he was on it right from the lights out as opposed to Donnington where it took him a while to settle into a rhythm.