Great first post dude..... well said.
Just what this place needs, another ........ Rossi Bopper, who has to slip a bit of 'Rossi Love' into every post, regardless of the topic, and flares up everytime anyone suggests Rossi is not God !!
The discussion is about "if you're not going to give 100%, don't bother turning up"
WTF, has that got to do with Rossi or Stoner, or vindicating Rossi from any responsibility for the results at Ducati, because he doesn't have an engineering degree !!!
I am a fan of Rossi's but he and JB deserved a fucken good ..... slap for the lack of respect they showed to the efforts of Stoner and his crew. Karma has administered the required ..... slap, and the world can now resume.
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Continued in the relevant thread
http://www.powerslide.net/forum/index.php?/topic/15113-valentino-rossi/page__st__300#entry327380
Maybe if Ben stopped crashing his bikes, those mechanical problems wouldn't be so evident.
With the current minuscule number of engines they are allowed for a season, a spectacular high-side like Spies had in practice would normally be followed by a change of bike/engine. Now they are jealously counting every engine, they cant afford to do that.
I suspect the heavy hit the bike got on Friday contributed to the blow up - just as the heavy fall he took in qualifying at Laguna contributed to his broken swingarm in the race.
It's easy for Pie eaters to point the finger at Yamaha and say it's all their fault, but his team-mate doesn't seem to be suffering from failures - but then again, his team-mate isn't binning the thing every time he goes out.
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Thats absolute crap!!
It was quite clear that yesterday Ben had a good engine, otherwise he would not have been running away with it at front ..... giving 120% ........ which I think equates to 80% in Yamacalc. ??
So no .... brand new engine ....... its just that Ben should not be in front of Jorge, especially at this stage of the WC.
So a "magic button" is pushed back at YamaHQ and mysteriously Spies engine fails and jorge picks up the extra 5 or so points.!
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Thats absolute crap!!
It was quite clear that yesterday Ben had a good engine, otherwise he would not have been running away with it at front ..... giving 120% ........ which I think equates to 80% in Yamacalc. ??
So no .... brand new engine ....... its just that Ben should not be in front of Jorge, especially at this stage of the WC.
So a "magic button" is pushed back at YamaHQ and mysteriously Spies engine fails and jorge picks up the extra 5 or so points.!
Uncle Carmello was using his "auto highside" remote control in free practice and qualifying before swapping to his "engine self destruct" remote during the race......only non-euro riders qualify for these free "upgrades"
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Uncle Carmello was using his "auto highside" remote control in free practice and qualifying before swapping to his "engine self destruct" remote during the race......only non-euro riders qualify for these free "upgrades"
Accidently triggered in Moto 3 on Hector Faubel following provisional testing on Jack Millers bike.
Ben's performances (or lack of) this year are not a reflection of his talent or potential. There are surely other factors causing him grief apart from poor form and bad luck. I feel MotoGp has become a spectical for the European bike fans at the expense of fans from elsewhere. Yamaha and Dorna are in each other's pockets. From Dorna's perspective, it would be good business to see their boy (Lorenzo) stays well on top of his American team-mate. I'm not suggesting Spies is Lorenzo's equal (not even close). But surely all this bad luck can't be coincidental. Also, I'm confident Ezy and his cronies pulled strings to get their yellow pantied show pony back with Yam for next year. We all remember Ezy's promise about Vale being on a competitive bike for next year... Maybe Ben has been sacrificed. Who the hell knows. It's all politics and business.
Now, I'm not saying Ben is totally innocent here and his poor performances are not his fault. But, there is a lot of .... going on behind the scenes. Stoner is quitting because of it. Now Ben is speaking up. It will be interesting to see what he has to say at year's end.
Now, I'm not saying Ben is totally innocent here and his poor performances are not his fault. But, there is a lot of .... going on behind the scenes. Stoner is quitting because of it. Now Ben is speaking up. It will be interesting to see what he has to say at year's end.
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Just as an aside, because it pops up some many times in this discussion. Speaking as a European fan, I urge everyone to keep in mind that Spain (and Italy) is not Europe.
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And I speaking as the PS resident Spaniard/American, I urge everyone to keep in mind that Spain is not the Devil!!
I also urge anyone to come down and check out a CEV race. They are free entrance, and at all the best Spanish tracks. To get the best riders you need the best system bringing them up. There is a lot of interest in bikes here, which invested into the sport.
I always have my USA flag with me at Aragon!
I also urge anyone to come down and check out a CEV race. They are free entrance, and at all the best Spanish tracks. To get the best riders you need the best system bringing them up. There is a lot of interest in bikes here, which invested into the sport.
I always have my USA flag with me at Aragon!
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