JAMIE HACKING TO MAKE MOTOGP DEBUT AT LAGUNA

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bootsakah @ Jul 10 2008, 07:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Agreed, experience often prevails over age. How old was Bayliss afterall when he won at Valencia. He could do just as well as any young gun brought up from the 250 class. Well meaning, finishing around 16th behind West. But best of luck to him, he has been one of a few guys that can keep pace with Spies and Mladin this year in the AMA.

Hacking has never been able to hang with Maladin or Spies all year.

Round One
Hacking down 21.820 seconds from the leader

Round Two
20.417 sec

Round Three
46.034 sec

Round Four
12.058 sec and 14.608

Round Five
1.601 sec and 6.898 (Ill give you this one as I recall it being a close race(s))

Round 6
19.361 sec and 21.899

I would hardly call that keeping pace with the race winner which was either Spies or Maladin. I know he is on an inferior machine and it would be interesting to see how he could do on the Suzuki but that will never happen. I think he is just grid filler for the Kwak, don't expect a Roger Hayden out of it although I will be rooting for him

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BEN @ Jul 10 2008, 04:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>As long as he beats West, I aint bothered.

Where is Antfan anyway?
i guess after all the crap he spouted about westy last year he is no longer in a position to defend him and just could not stand the thought of the payback and piss taking he was going to get here or he's in jail

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SackWack @ Jul 10 2008, 05:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Hacking has never been able to hang with Maladin or Spies all year.

Round One
Hacking down 21.820 seconds from the leader

Round Two
20.417 sec

Round Three
46.034 sec

Round Four
12.058 sec and 14.608

Round Five
1.601 sec and 6.898 (Ill give you this one as I recall it being a close race(s))

Round 6
19.361 sec and 21.899

I would hardly call that keeping pace with the race winner which was either Spies or Maladin. I know he is on an inferior machine and it would be interesting to see how he could do on the Suzuki but that will never happen. I think he is just grid filler for the Kwak, don't expect a Roger Hayden out of it although I will be rooting for him

Fair enough, I guess what I should have said is he is one of a few riders who seem to be able to follow Spies and Mladin (for the first part of the race at least) before the Yoshi Suzuki guys take off. The other guy being Hodgsen. I agree as to him being grid filler, he is one of the best guys Kawasaki has right now in all of moto racing (a scary thought).

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bootsakah @ Jul 10 2008, 01:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>...he is one of the best guys Kawasaki has right now in all of moto racing (a scary thought).

Damn, now you made me think about it and it's depressing

Kudos Ben.

I'm not a fan of Hacking, but I will say this, if he breaks into the top ten, we are claiming him. If he sucks, well he's from your town Benny.

Oh, and funny .... on your edit. If we made that award you speak of, we might have to engrave the boy's name in perpetuity.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SackWack @ Jul 10 2008, 08:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I would hardly call that keeping pace with the race winner which was either Spies or Maladin. I know he is on an inferior machine and it would be interesting to see how he could do on the Suzuki but that will never happen. I think he is just grid filler for the Kwak, don't expect a Roger Hayden out of it although I will be rooting for him
Anybody not on a factory Suzuki can not be compared to Mladin and Spies.

Good to see. Hacking has been the strongest Kawi rider on the planet this year. Hope he does well.