If Yamaha need power

Like i said its early on, lets see how he goes in the next few races.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (richo @ May 1 2007, 09:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>true, he's a lot faster than the other Dukes, but there was somthing clearly wrong with Capriex in the first two races, and considering D'atin bikes are usually at the back, theyre not much of a yardstick. I'm just saying I think being on the best bike with the best tyres has helped him out a lot.Richo good to read your wise words once again fella, how are ya?

The d'Antin bikes surely are more of an indicator this year because they are new 2007 bikes on bridgestones, whereas before they would have been a year or two old, on dunlops and held together with duct tape as lap times would show. But this year we're thinking Barros is bound to get on the piodium at some stage, hell I even think he'd be a good bet for a surprise win. So for sure the GP7 is .... hot and bridgestone have upped their game considerably. But Stoner hasn't traded on purely luck. Jerez was a case of too little too late but as far as Qatar and Istanbul, the kid never put a wheel wrong the entire race, regardless of capi's form or anyone else on any other bike, stoner's a threat. I know you aren't that fussed on him and I'm kind of indifferent but out of three so far this year he's rode two bloody good races.

That's true, skid. But lady lack certainly didn't deal him a bad hand, did she?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (richo @ May 1 2007, 09:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>That's true, skid. But lady lack certainly didn't deal him a bad hand, did she?You just don't like the guy eh Richo?

I've tried man, I've tried to be patriotic about it because he's clearly an up-and-comer. There's no denying it now, but I'm in too deep. I'm not a die-hard fan of any motoGP rider at the moment (except maybe Vermulen) but I always seem to find myself rooting for the guy whos either trying to catch Stoner or trying to get away from him. It's like Yamahamer and Pedrosa, I just can't bring myself to like him.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (richo @ May 1 2007, 11:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>There's no denying it now, but I'm in too deep.

What is it about him? I remember you saying ages ago you thought he was too cocky or something like that. Didn't you come up with the 'crashey' nickname? I can agree with the cocky part which I find more annoying than anything but if someone's bragging and then backing it up with what they do, I kind of like that. Doohan was cocky but he'd alraedy won the title and shown that he was tough as guts so it was okay. It's too early in the season for me to say I really like they guy but he is riding very strongly. I guess if he keeps a cool head and we get to see a few battles and how he handles himself regardless of the outcome(s) then he might earn a lot of peoples' respect. Or then again Rossi might just blow him.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (richo @ May 1 2007, 03:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>but I really don't like the guy.
& here in lies the problem. tom richo just don't like stoner & will bite his lower lip of before he gives him credit!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (richo @ Apr 30 2007, 10:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>"Yeah, we can win, we just don't wanna."
that's right!!! honda don't lie!.......

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (skidmark @ May 1 2007, 08:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>

What is it about him? I remember you saying ages ago you thought he was too cocky or something like that. Didn't you come up with the 'crashey' nickname? I can agree with the cocky part which I find more annoying than anything but if someone's bragging and then backing it up with what they do, I kind of like that. Doohan was cocky but he'd alraedy won the title and shown that he was tough as guts so it was okay. It's too early in the season for me to say I really like they guy but he is riding very strongly. I guess if he keeps a cool head and we get to see a few battles and how he handles himself regardless of the outcome(s) then he might earn a lot of peoples' respect. Or then again Rossi might just blow him.

He used to be.... very self confident. He had this cockiness about him, both in what he said and the way he rode, which bit him on the arse a lot. I think a year of jumping off an out-of-control RCV humbled him up quite a bit, and he's nowhere near as bad as he used to be, so I should jump on the patriotic bandwagon. But my problem is a lot like his: I'm too cocky to back down. I guess old habbits die hard.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (skidmark @ May 1 2007, 04:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>You just don't like the guy eh Richo?

Wouldn’t it be bad luck if you were young, winning and have all these beautiful ladies throwing themselves at you and just cannot get any because at home you cannot leave the toilet sit up without getting in trouble… I mean, he’s got the dream life of a youngster… mix with the dream life of a ‘more mature’… what a waste!

I’m bit old and I am a happy married parent, but then again I’m a bit old!


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (richo @ Apr 30 2007, 10:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>"Yeah, we can win, we just don't wanna."

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (frosty58 @ May 1 2007, 08:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>that's right!!! honda don't lie!.......

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (basspete @ Apr 24 2007, 12:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I think it's funny the way everyone cant wait to write off Vale.

And I think it's funny the amount of Stoner fans who have appeared. Some even have the same names as some of last yers "Hayboy is God" brigade.



Me? I'm going to enjoy the racing, I'm still rooting for Vale, and may the best man win!

What's up Pete,

Really? "Everyone"? I think its just a few misguided kids.

"Hayboy is God" hum, I think you mean "Valentino is God", well at least I've seen that handle and some variations with the same fronting.

Well you root for Vale and I'll keep rooting for Hayden.

Poor Slayed 'Em. He should have continued to race the way he wanted to and adapted his style on his own terms. Then he'd be what Elias is now----a stylicious underdog who harasses the establishment.

Stoner......well I used to hate him (mainly because he's barely bigger than a horse jockey). Then he switched to Ducati (my team) and I really didn't like him because I thought he would smash up bikes and do nothing more than harass Capirossi for position.

Thankfully, he has been one of the people who has turned motogp on its head. Besides Hayboy, Stoner, and Elias I really dislike just about everyone on the grid.

Rossi-races like a badass but strolls around like he's the Pontiff
Pedrosa--weighs less than my girlfriend and runs like her too
Melandri-styles his facial hair like a Musketeer
Hopkins-26 laps = 26 different race lines / couldn't ride his bike straight down the interstate
Edwards-doesn't race like a Texan / put on some damn boots
Capirossi-I'd hang out with him if it meant I could see his wife
Vermuelen-irrelevant
Checa-old
Barros-fat & old
De Puniet, Jacque, Guintoli, - French
Tamada, Nakano - should be name C3PO and R2D2 b/c they're probably androids
Hoffman-needs training wheels and an airbag
Roberts- isn't sure what day it is and his dad can still out race him on his old Yamaha

Vale IS doomed. He and Nicky traded paint going into the Doohan curve. That was Mick's subtle way of letting Vale know it was over.

Jumkie me old mucker! How you doin?


I would never accuse you of jumping ship to Stoner just coz Hayden couldnt win a crossword this season! You buddy, are like your man, consistant to the last, you may be sadly misguided in what makes for a great motorcycle racer, (the ability to win races is high on my list) but you stick by Hayboy through thick and thin.

I'm havin a laugh at folks on here who are proclaiming Casey as the second coming, who last year were "die hard" Haystack fans! And Elias has a new found set of "lifelong fans" who last year wouldnt give a f##k for anyone but Hayboy.

You Jumkie will back your man to the last, and I like that.

Pete




<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Racejumkie @ May 3 2007, 11:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>What's up Pete,

Really? "Everyone"? I think its just a few misguided kids.

"Hayboy is God" hum, I think you mean "Valentino is God", well at least I've seen that handle and some variations with the same fronting.

Well you root for Vale and I'll keep rooting for Hayden.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (basspete @ May 4 2007, 07:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Jumkie me old mucker! How you doin?
I would never accuse you of jumping ship to Stoner just coz Hayden couldnt win a crossword this season! You buddy, are like your man, consistant to the last, you may be sadly misguided in what makes for a great motorcycle racer, (the ability to win races is high on my list) but you stick by Hayboy through thick and thin.

I'm havin a laugh at folks on here who are proclaiming Casey as the second coming, who last year were "die hard" Haystack fans! And Elias has a new found set of "lifelong fans" who last year wouldnt give a f##k for anyone but Hayboy.

You Jumkie will back your man to the last, and I like that.

Pete
i have noticed the glory hunters to. jumkies like you and me pete,way to stubbern to jump ship,besides i think both hayden and rossi will really pull it together in the next few races. just a few teething problems.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ May 4 2007, 09:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i have noticed the glory hunters to. jumkies like you and me pete,way to stubbern to jump ship,besides i think both hayden and rossi will really pull it together in the next few races. just a few teething problems.


Nothing would give me more pleasure than seeing Haystack go toe to toe with the Doctor at the front.

I know I joke about it but Hayboy and Rossi are consistantly good riders. Casey and Elias may put in the seasons of their lives, but it has yet to be seen. Stoner has got some amazing results so far, and, when Elias notices there is a race around him, does the damage big time too. Elias still reminds me of Montoya too much, fast as anyone on his day, but.......I don't know about putting a full season in.

Stoners confidence will be sky high, he's on fire, and his bike is a rocket, he's gonna be a hard man to beat, no doubt. I just dont like the ex haydonettes predicting Rossis downfall so quickly. A season is a long time, anything can happen.

Some folks just like to see people fail, whether it's Rossi coz he's not dominating (a lot of people seem to forget what the guy has done, and I'll be surprised if he doesnt take another title) or choose to forget about Hayboy coz he's not leading the championship. Like Rog and Jumkie, Ive been a fan of my man for too long to jump ship.

Big up to Jumkie bye the way, the guy owns more Ducati's than Stoner and Capi put together, and he still sticks by his HRC man! If anyone should be shouting about the Dukes its him!

Like I say, there is a long way to go, the Japanese will pull something out of the bag. Do you honestly think they could swallow a European bike winning the GP title? Very unlikely they will sit back and allow that to happen. Ducati starting so fast is the biggest kick up the arse they could get. The Japanese factories dont like being beaten by their fellow countrymen, so a wee factory in Italy beating them at their own game will get them really annoyed.

This aint world supers, this is GP, its based on corporate showing off. The big guns will be working behind the scenes to teach Ducati the law of the playground.

Bring it on!

Pete

Please read up on the dB regulations for FIM.

No insult meant.

Sling

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (basspete @ May 4 2007, 12:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I just dont like the ex haydonettes predicting Rossis downfall so quickly. A season is a long time, anything can happen.

I was under the impression that me and RJ were the only true Haydonettes, the others seem to be part timers. And the season is of course long, and this is just the beginning!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ May 4 2007, 06:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i have noticed the glory hunters to. jumkies like you and me pete,way to stubbern to jump ship,besides i think both hayden and rossi will really pull it together in the next few races. just a few teething problems.

Well i aint gonna hunt no glory. Stoner the .... can fet ....... I dont like im, no matter how much he ...... wins. He's never gonna be doohan.

honestly, im feelin sorry for hayden. I wanna see him do bettre. otherwise rossi fansre gonna laugh at the poor pastard. I like him. hes a good dude/ rossi good to. if he beatin stoner.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (richo @ May 4 2007, 03:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Stoner the .... can fet ....... I dont like im, no matter how much he ...... wins.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Tom @ May 4 2007, 02:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I was under the impression that me and RJ were the only true Haydonettes, the others seem to be part timers. And the season is of course long, and this is just the beginning!


Tom you and Jumkie are proper Haydonettes, your just like mindless cheerleaders, it's just your guy aint so good I have respect for proper Haydonettes, it cant be easy this year guys!

No, some of the wannabe haydonteenies are makin me laugh with their new found Ducatisti stylee.

Wonder what theyll do if Stoneboy starts goin backwards, the word egg and face spring to mind.......

Pete