Do you cheer for your favorite rider(s) rivals as well?

well. I disliked max back in the day he and rossi were battling. and I disliked sete when the rossi-sete era was going on.

but now I dont really like or dislike a rider. I rather see some good racing, I dont care anymore who makes that happens as long as it happens

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Marijke @ May 3 2009, 11:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>well. I disliked max back in the day he and rossi were battling. and I disliked sete when the rossi-sete era was going on.

but now I dont really like or dislike a rider. I rather see some good racing, I dont care anymore who makes that happens as long as it happens
i also dislike them but not because they were rossi rivals, i disliked them for other reasons and i still dislike gibbers , he could hardly be seen as a rossi rival now

I cheer for any rider who can beat Valentino Rossi, not only beat him but also break him down mentally.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ May 4 2009, 12:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i also dislike them but not because they were rossi rivals, i disliked them for other reasons and i still dislike gibbers , he could hardly be seen as a rossi rival now
lol why do you dislike them then??

I dont dislike sete or max now. without sete the grid would be even smaller, and max seemed nice when I met him in wsbk last year and this year just goes to show rivals arent by definition not worth cheering for

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SuperShinya56 @ May 4 2009, 12:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I cheer for any rider who can beat Valentino Rossi, not only beat him but also break him down mentally.
lol you're funny

and that rider would be Shinya Nakano???

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Marijke @ May 3 2009, 11:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>lol why do you dislike them then??

I dont dislike sete or max now. without sete the grid would be even smaller, and max seemed nice when I met him in wsbk last year and this year just goes to show rivals arent by definition not worth cheering for
i dis-liked max firstly when i saw him on the podium at donny in 02 he had a face like a wet weekend even though he came second. fans were waving at rider at the end of a practice and riders waved back, but not max.

i don't like gibber because he is a spoiled brat. he got into top tier racing through his grandfathers contacts not by working up the ranks like the others. but the main dislike started after he wrongfully;y got Tamada docked points after a race at motegi, cant remember the year 02-03 ish. even paul butler said some time after than he shouldn't have punished tamada. it was because tamada and gibbers were trying to out brake each other and gibbers ended up in the gravel.gibber had the cheek to make an offical complaint out of what was just racing.

Then he went crying to race control about rossi cleaning is start slot at Qatar. fact is there were several riders doing it yet gibbers grassed up rossi causing him to start at the back because that gave him the advantage. then there was his imo over the top dedications to his very short term team mate kato who got killed. imo he did this to gain attention for himself. i think the bloke is dirt and i am sad to see him back.

i cheered when horhey crashed... yeah most people here did too if dani would or anyone other than rossi for rossi fans

I'm all about Ducati so of course I cheer for Stoner and Hayden(hard to do lately). On the other hand I just can't cheer against Rossi. He deserves everything he gets and is a class act all the way.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinky @ May 4 2009, 12:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i cheered when horhey crashed... yeah most people here did too if dani would or anyone other than rossi for rossi fans
i bet most stoner <u>fanboys</u> did ! i think we all new it was only a matter of time before he passed stoner.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ May 3 2009, 11:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i bet most stoner <u>fanboys</u> did ! i think we all new it was only a matter of time before he passed stoner.
Na I was hoping to see a good battle at the end there. It was looking like that was really going to happen. I was hoping to see a Honda toss a midget. LOL.

If Pedrosa and Stoner were fighting corner after corner, lap after lap, I'd be standing up cheering like a madman. I like racing. A favorite rider is an excuse to spend even more money than you should.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ROCKGOD01 @ May 4 2009, 09:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Na I was hoping to see a good battle at the end there. It was looking like that was really going to happen. I was hoping to see a Honda toss a midget. LOL.

Cruel but funny!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pinky @ May 3 2009, 04:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i cheered when horhey crashed...

That sounds about right for you, P.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>yeah most people here did too if dani would or anyone other than rossi for rossi fans

No, Pinky. Stop projecting your own twisted, hate filled reality on the rest of us. Most people don't cheer another's misfortune. Only psychopaths like you get off on that.

I've never been much of a 'joiner' and have little use for the typical "We Won!" sports fan. IMO, it's sad that people need to identify with some 'hero' or team in order to feel good. Aren't people already jingoistic and tribal to the point of self destruction? Why encourage it?

I just want to see hard, close, and fair racing. The personalities and politics don't much matter. Sure, there are several riders with personalities that I lean toward, and a few I'm less than thrilled with. Once on the track however, I'm cheering for anyone who is in a position to mix it up and have a go.

I've never wished for anyone to actually crash, nor do I cheer when someone falls. I will admit to a certain warm fuzzy feeling when Peddles tried to hump the air fence at Germany last year. (This is not to say I'd feel much sympathy if he was injured.)

In short, I'll root for anyone except Pedrosa. He's the only rider who's acts and words (and those of his evil master) have earned outright contempt - I think he's a despicable human being. And, no, this has nothing to do with me being a mild Hayden fan.

I cheer for Ducati mainly, but have massive admiration for all the riders, even the one's I think are tools (even Pedro).
MM pissed me off last year with his attitude in the Duc, but I was cheering him on in Jerez.
I also cheer for the underdog, or the guy batting well above his average (or the guy with the hottest umbrella girls). Jorge won that category in Spain.....

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ May 4 2009, 09:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i bet most stoner <u>fanboys</u> did ! i think we all new it was only a matter of time before he passed stoner.
Well it might have been a matter of time .... but he CRASHED! Stoner managed his tyres better than lorenzo did.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Son of Doohan @ May 4 2009, 06:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Well it might have been a matter of time .... but he CRASHED! Stoner managed his tyres better than lorenzo did.
So did you cheer ?

I don't "cheer" for anybody. I love the sport. A good pass, a good save, a good run through the field, a good race are all worthy of appreciation. I like some rider's personalities better than others, but that does not affect my appreciation of their abilities.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SuperShinya56 @ May 4 2009, 05:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I cheer for any rider who can beat Valentino Rossi, not only beat him but also break him down mentally.
So you don't cheer for anyone either... but for very different reasons than myself...