Guintoli to join D’Antin Ducati

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alex29

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• Aug 19, 2007

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Guintoli to join D’Antin Ducati
By Matthew Birt

MotoGP

19 August 2007 19:07


French rider Sylvain Guintoli has signed a pre-contract agreement and will join Ducati’s satellite MotoGP squad in 2008.

Guintoli was squeezed out of the Tech 3 Yamaha squad after Colin Edwards agreed to join James Toseland for next season at the Czech Republic GP in Brno.
Edwards has moved to make way for reigning world 250 champion Jorge Lorenzo in the Fiat Yamaha squad.

Guintoli has impressed in his rookie premier class campaign riding the Dunlop-shod Yamaha YZR-M1.

The second rider in Spaniard Luis D’Antin’s is still up for grabs, with the future of current duo Alex Barros and injured German Alex Hofmann in doubt.
Alex de Angelis is negotiating with both D’Antin and Fausto Gresini’s Honda squad, according to his manager Carlo Pernat, who recently clinched a deal with Suzuki for his other rider Loris Capirossi.

 

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Tom

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• Aug 19, 2007

• #2

Damn rite too, he is more than worthy!!

 

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kieran

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Hell

• Aug 19, 2007

• #3

Good to see - he's deserving of staying in the top class!

 

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krusty

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Tasmania

• Aug 19, 2007

• #4

Well deserved! It's good to see that he is staying in MotoGP!

 

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chopperman

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• Aug 19, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tom @ Aug 19 2007, 10:17 PM) [snapback]85703[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Damn rite too, he is more than worthy!!

i agree.
we all questioned tech 3 for giving him the job because he crashed every time he rode the bike but now look at him.
we all like to root for the under dog and sg is worth rooting for imo.

 

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Tom

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• Aug 19, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(roger-m @ Aug 19 2007, 11:10 PM) [snapback]85719[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
i agree.
we all questioned tech 3 for giving him the job because he crashed every time he rode the bike but now look at him.



Well i remember at the time when he was told to sit the test out for crashing too much i was the only person saying to give him a chance. I thought from the start he was gonna be good but hes exceeded my expectations now.

 

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Duc999

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In my home

• Aug 19, 2007

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tom @ Aug 19 2007, 10:14 PM) [snapback]85721[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Well i remember at the time when he was told to sit the test out for crashing too much i was the only person saying to give him a chance. I thought from the start he was gonna be good but hes exceeded my expectations now.


Yes!!!
Score one for me and the silly season.
Score 10 for Guintoli and his good riding and clever politics to get a decent seat for next season. !!

 

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vale4607

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• Aug 19, 2007

• #8

Good stuff, as long as he's not teamed with either Barros or Hofmann.

 

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an4rew

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• Aug 19, 2007

• #9

Congratz to him, hes been riding the wheels of that Dunlop shot yamaha.

 

Jumkie

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Your Mom's House

• Aug 19, 2007

• #10

May I paraphrase a member who thinks very low of the word "....".

SG is a F...CK.


Well I was one of those that didn't think he was worthy of a ride at the beginning of the season. But anybody remember when he led a race in the rain. That alone made me a fan.

Oh and for the record, I like to say: Mothafuker.

 

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mylexicon

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Texas

• Aug 19, 2007

• #11

Wow MotoGP is so easy!!! I think I'm about to see if I can get a seat at a satellite Honda team.

All I have to do from there is find the team I want to be on, and then T-bone one of their riders, leaving a vacancy for me.

Look out Dani!!!!

 

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Dazza

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Shanghai

• Aug 19, 2007

• #12

Good to see and well deserved IMO, SG is obviously hungry for a top ride and maybe a win or 2 in the future could be on the cards.

 

Jumkie

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Your Mom's House

• Aug 20, 2007

• #13

Guintoli is the 2nd best rider in MotoGP.

 

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Burky

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• Aug 20, 2007

• #14

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Racejumkie @ Aug 20 2007, 11:08 AM) [snapback]85827[/snapback]<div class='quotemain'>
Guintoli is the 2nd best rider in MotoGP.

Behind Rossi that is!!!!!!

.....or is it Casey!

.....or is it Nicky!

Don't know which, but Guintoli is definitely second behind them!

 

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channing168

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Jersey, Channel Islands

• Aug 20, 2007

• #15

Good news for SG

lets see how he fares on a better bike with better tryes

 

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Craig3089

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• Aug 20, 2007

• #16

i'm pleased for the guy, good on him. but if he gets the ride at hoffman's expense, its a kick in the teeth for the german. first he takes u out and u have to sit out the next few races maybe the season and then he steals your ride. I'd be pretty pissed if i wa the hoff

 

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antfan

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• Aug 20, 2007

• #17

If Kawasaki overlook Ant, id love to see Guintoli and West make up the Pramac D'antin team for 2008... Congrats to Sylvain though, he deserves another chance..

 

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Captain Snow

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• Aug 20, 2007

• #18

maybe next season he will be able to get you point in the fantasy team haha

but good for him, i root for him every chance i get

 

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frosty58

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washington DC, USA

• Aug 20, 2007

• #19

man people do like rootin for the underdog! still don't rate him.

 

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Sanctaphrax

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Look behind you....

• Aug 20, 2007

• #20

Antfan, not likely. I reckon the contenders for the D'Antin seat will be Barros/Guintoli/Dozy/Davies.... my guess is Dozy and Guintoli for next year.