If you were Herve, who would you sign?

if i was herve and it was at all possible RDP would be my weapon of choice, or i also think tom luthi and iannone would make good gp riders



imo elias has had enough chances to prove himself in the premier class, and only ever seems to perform well when it's nearly contract time. but i love his style and would like see him do well if he did return

John Hopkins.. end of thread

Stevo said:

I think it's just for next season.

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We are both kind of wrong. For some strange reason, the announcement was that he would be back for the 3rd and final season of his existing contract. Either the rumor of Ten Kate going GP and taking Rea with them was on the table, or for some reason,they were not going to retain him for some reason and buy out his contract, or someone was courting him and it fell thru.



The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team has confirmed that its rider Jonathan Rea will be aiming his Honda CBR1000RR squarely at the World Superbike championship title once again in 2011.



Rea joined the team in 2008 for the World Supersport championship and finished as runner up to his team-mate Andrew Pitt. He is currently in the second year of a three-year contract with the team and lies in third place in the 2010 World Superbike championship standings with four wins so far this year.



The 23-year-old, originally from Northern Ireland but now living on the Isle of Man, has displayed an impressive level of maturity and consistency in his first two seasons of World Superbike competition that has resulted in a total of six race victories and 18 podium finishes, with two rounds (four races) remaining in the 2010 season.



Jonathan Rea

I’m really happy to be staying with this fantastic team for another season. We’re all pulling in the same direction and we’re all really excited about the prospects for the Honda CBR1000RR. Even though I’m still only 23, the team has taught me an enormous amount about world championship racing, both on the track and off it and I’ve become a regular race winner. To become a championship winner, I recognise that I need continuity and that’s what I’ve got now. It’s no secret that my ultimate ambition is to compete in GPs but I’ll still only be 24 next season so I’m really happy to aim for the World Superbike title in 2011 and then hopefully take the next step forward after that within the Honda family.



Ronald ten Kate – team manager

It’s good to see a rider of Jonathan’s calibre spend his entire career to date with the Honda family. At the beginning of this agreement, it was always the intention of the rider, the team and Honda to stay together and we are very happy to see that realised now. Jonathan joined us in Supersport ranks in 2008 and his raw talent has combined with a great attitude and personality to turn him into a race winner. Next year, our only aim will be to turn that race winner into a championship winner.



Carlo Fiorani – sporting manager, Honda Europe Motorcycles

Of course, we are all very proud to keep Jonathan with Honda next season. It is clear that he his one of the most exciting talents in any world championship paddock right now. Together with Ten Kate Racing, we are very happy to work for another season to focus on the prestigious World Superbike championship title.

Then i see this, who the .... knows





Jonathan Rea has quelled speculation he will race elsewhere in the 2011 World Superbike Championship by confirming he will see out the second season of his two-year deal with Ten Kate Honda



Rea penned a two-year contract with the leading Honda team towards the end of 2009, but recent rumours had suggested he could land elsewhere for next season.



Nonetheless, the Northern Irishman will stay where he is for 2011 having enjoyed a strong end to the 2010 season, one that has seen him finish no lower than second in the last six races, which coupled to his two wins at Assen earlier in the year has all but confirmed him in third position overall.



While Rea hints that he looked elsewhere for 2011, he concludes that continuity is crucial for him if he wants to step up and challenge for next year's title.

MdubSTYLIE said:

Meet Colins new Crew Chief



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"Holy dog ...., Texas! Only bad-... motorcycle pilots and queers come from Texas, private cowboy! And you don't look much like a bad-... motorcycle pilot to me, so that kind of narrows it down."

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Worth a second a lap, guaranteed!

Jumkie said:

I supose its just opinion. U say not alien status, newsflash no ..... On 4 aliens, and if ur gonna use Melandri to make ur point, he said; "aliens do not exist" and chalked it up to package to explain "alien" like performance. Melandri is ebbing Elias is flowing. What about the rest of my list?



Randy moss is a .....

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sorry for comparing Elias to/with the top 4 riders....but who said "aliens do not exist' for this discussion?





I only used Melandri, because IMO, I think he was better than Elias when they were in MotoGP together so there was no need to mention the other riders of your list......but since you ask I also feel Colin Edwards was the better rider while they were in MotoGP together as well. It is hard to say this year if Elias is better than the current field you listed since he is not on the grid with them....but I will stick with my pick of Iannone. He is a fresh face and has proven to me he can ride fast and upfront (but needs to work on pit board communication).



Randy Moss might be a .... currently.....but he went from being a .... in college to a great player while with Cris Carter on the Vikings.....then went back to being ....... with the Raiders. My point was Iannone can change when surrounded by other people just like Moss did.

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John Hopkins.. end of thread

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Elena Myers.....Yamaha could snag her from Suzuki just like they did Spies!!



http://www.roadracerx.com/breaking-news/elena-myers-to-ride-motogp-bike/

If we are talking new blood, Iannone.



If teams don't hire hotheads how the .... did hohay, yourgay, Lorenzo get his seat. He "used" to be the cockiest motherfuckers on the planet. We will hook Iannone up with his psychologist and PR stunt coordinator and it will be all gravy after a few seasons.



Old blood. CEII

Personally I would be disappointed if Herve stuck with Edwards. There is no room in MotoGP for seat fillers. In my opinion there should be a constant flow of new talent into MotoGP with 2 years given to prove yourself and if you fail then go back to a lower class. MotoGP is not for hanging around as there are too few seats.



It would seem that neither Honda, Yamaha or Ducati are desperate to find factory riders for 2012/13 so maybe Herve/Yamaha's strategy of keeping Edwards is to not bed in any new riders that can go to new teams coming in 2012 on the back of the new rules package with their learning year done at someone else's expense.



As suggested by Curve, I think John Hopkins deserves another shot at MotoGP. When you watch some of the classic races on MotoGP.com Hopkins features in many of them and often on bikes that were not top level factory. Sorry Kawasaki and Suzuki but the truth is the truth. I think given competitive equipment Hopkins and DePuniet could run with the top 5.

Mental Anarchist said:

Personally I would be disappointed if Herve stuck with Edwards. There is no room in MotoGP for seat fillers. In my opinion there should be a constant flow of new talent into MotoGP with 2 years given to prove yourself and if you fail then go back to a lower class. MotoGP is not for hanging around as there are too few seats.



It would seem that neither Honda, Yamaha or Ducati are desperate to find factory riders for 2012/13 so maybe Herve/Yamaha's strategy of keeping Edwards is to not bed in any new riders that can go to new teams coming in 2012 on the back of the new rules package with their learning year done at someone else's expense.



As suggested by Curve, I think John Hopkins deserves another shot at MotoGP. When you watch some of the classic races on MotoGP.com Hopkins features in many of them and often on bikes that were not top level factory. Sorry Kawasaki and Suzuki but the truth is the truth. I think given competitive equipment Hopkins and DePuniet could run with the top 5.

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Colin had a bit of an interview/discussion with Daryl Beatty last round, and he actually said that he is pretty heavily backed by US yamaha and made it sound pretty much not his decision to be in GP or not, ie. its the first time I have ever heard a rider virtually say he is here because of what the market wants. He said so in answer to being questioned as to whether or not there was any truth to him going Duc. SBK next year. He was open and frank about his answer and actually sounded a bit bored with the prospect of staying inGP under these circumstances Its pretty ...., but thats modern GP.

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John Hopkins.. end of thread

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Now that makes SENSE - Hopper's good, fast and fun

povol said:

Then i see this, who the .... knows





Jonathan Rea has quelled speculation he will race elsewhere in the 2011 World Superbike Championship by confirming he will see out the second season of his two-year deal with Ten Kate Honda



Rea penned a two-year contract with the leading Honda team towards the end of 2009, but recent rumours had suggested he could land elsewhere for next season.

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lol, so nobody really knows anything. Looks like 1 more year though, then hopefully MotoGP.

MdubSTYLIE said:

I wondered if anyone would say that. Let us not forget Simoncelli or hectic Hector.



I watched Montigi 05 250cc race yesterday, and Lorenzo was riding like a complete ....... Thats is until he went full throttle into the side of Dovi's bike mid-corner. I always heard of his riding in the 250's but I have never seen anyone ride that stupid before. I will be watching more of the 05 250's.

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Lorenzo used to be a major hothead and one of the most frustrating riders to follow. Watch the 05 250 season then watch 06 and the increase in the quality of his riding is incredible

Melandri for a one year `balls out or retire` contract.

They should re-sign JT, because Suzy Perry liked him and he didn't get a fair shot at GP. Also, GP needs a good pianist.



But seriously. Edwards will get it simply because there are no better choices. Pretty sad that there isn't some hotshot up and comers ready to take the spot. When we had the 250's as the "feeder" class we typically saw the top 3-4 riders from that class make the jump to GP. Moto 2 has created too many questions about the riders ability in that class (exception Elias). I'm sure if the 250's were still running there wouldn't be this void of potential riders that seems to exist.

In this interview with Crutchlow, he seems to think it will be Colin.



Jules Cisek: Cool; so you're probably ready for your Colin Edwards mancation?



Cal Crutchlow: Yeah, I think he's helped Ben a little bit this year. I don't think Ben really needed too much help from Colin because of how well he's been riding. Ben's a fantastic rider, so obviously he did help him a little bit. And with Colin's experience of riding M1 Yamahas over the years, it's always going to help. And any advice I can get given off Colin I'll be taking, and I look forward to working with him.

FACTORY said:

sorry for comparing Elias to/with the top 4 riders....but who said "aliens do not exist' for this discussion?





I only used Melandri, because IMO, I think he was better than Elias when they were in MotoGP together so there was no need to mention the other riders of your list......but since you ask I also feel Colin Edwards was the better rider while they were in MotoGP together as well. It is hard to say this year if Elias is better than the current field you listed since he is not on the grid with them....but I will stick with my pick of Iannone. He is a fresh face and has proven to me he can ride fast and upfront (but needs to work on pit board communication).



Randy Moss might be a .... currently.....but he went from being a .... in college to a great player while with Cris Carter on the Vikings.....then went back to being ....... with the Raiders. My point was Iannone can change when surrounded by other people just like Moss did.

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Leave your us factor sport analogies out of this forum - this is about motogp - not cowboys, Vikings and other such crap

ptk50 said:

Leave your us factor sport analogies out of this forum - this is about motogp - not cowboys, Vikings and other such crap

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Is that an order?