Ducati - The Wroom 2007

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ Jan 21 2007, 10:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I think Ducati is gonna keep stoner for a little wile yet. Capirossi isn't gonna be around forever, and they need a young talented rider that they can call their own. Casey won't go back to another works team unless he is given equal equipment and equal development input, i don't see that happening outside of ducati for at least 2 years.

I have to agree with Tom... "I think Ducati is gonna keep stoner for a little wile yet. Capirossi isn't gonna be around forever, and they need a young talented rider that they can call their own"... Ducati did look at Melandri as a young (or younger than Capirossi) rider. But mi guess would be that they should put the sponsor’s logo not only in the belly of the fairing, but lots all over the inside as well, so that when it explodes in hundreds of pieces, TV would spot it and then they could auction them in e-bay. Recover some cash for making new fairings!


PD. After all, they did practice a lot with Checa!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (IsraeliRacer @ Feb 24 2007, 07:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Hehe nice.....

I disagree with all of you though, I think Stoner is clearly a talented rider, his first few races last season went very well. So he crashed a lot, I put it down to it being his rookie year. Not everyone is Dani Pedrosa, quick from the off. Most rookies are either Stoner or De Puniet, trying too hard and falling off a lot as a result. The others are Chris Vermeulen and Elias last year, absolutely nowhere in their first year, slowly picking up the experience and knowledge and improving their results. You can't judge someone from their first year.

Spot on, Stoner will do much better this year than last, i can't wait. I also think he looks excellent on the Ducati with his blue number.

don't the pramac bikes look beautiful. I think they rule.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Racejumkie @ Jan 18 2007, 08:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Ducatis are always the most handsome bikes on the grid.

they're gorgeous machines arnt they!


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ Jan 21 2007, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Am i really. I spent most of this year laughing at him for crashing so much. But i have faith, he is clearly talented and its way to early to right him off now.

Does everyone think hes gonna be a nobody?

no, i 100% agree with you. me nad my family had bets on which lap he would fall off on at every race but i think he's great - just needs to calm down and, in the words of McWilliams, "stop going out to kill dead things"