Hi, all
Quick intro!
I started watching motogp in 2005, having no previous knowledge of its existance!!!
Flicking through the tv channels i saw 2 guys in the back of a taxi going around London near Bukingham Palace. One was intervewing the other i thought this guy was HOT! which got my attention! with a laid back, fun kinda personality. Who was this guy? What did he do? I continued to watch to find out, it was motogp rider valentino rossi who was leading the 2005 championship GO! GO! GO! was the moto.
It was pouring down with rain on this race day many riders were sliding off course many fell but this rider even though he was momontarily thrown up off the bike managed to tame her and slip past the other riders infront, like a 'knife through butter' with what seemed like effortless ease.
He seemed a fearless rider, riding at high speeds in dangrous conditions to claim the victory. My mind of fantasy was in overdrive!!! I have wathched motogp ever since.
For this bike and rider combo 06/07 season though, instead of GO! GO! GO! its now SLOW!! SLOW!! SLOW!! Can it really be a tyre issue? If so why wasnt it detected before the racing season began during testing?!! according to rossi during testing his bike 'REALLY FLEW' he even won the BMW for fastest time! It seemes to me the Ducati team did the clever thing keeping their bikes proweress and speed performance 'under wraps' untill the official race day, and watch the mouths drop sitting safe in the knowledge thats its too late for the other manufacturers to do anything drastic to their bikes to match the Ducati performance, well played spectacularly displayed i'd say.
I was shocked to see the first race in Qatar 07 the Yamaha seemed to have a scooter engine compared to the other bikes!! The fact that rossi has managed to get this piece of metal!! past the finish line deserves the 07 world title!!! Its a shame to see a talanted rider relegated to wearing shades!!
But once Hayden won Rossi 06 every-other rider now knew this guy is beatable that his armour was penatrable and now with the added insentive of Stoner who was previously a non finisher now winning races with proper factory support, bike and engineers, riders are wanting more from their teams and moving to different factory rides to get it to become world champion. All riders are now pushing more for the victory, that they now know is possible.
Its great to see other riders upfront on these new 800cc bikes it makes motogp less pradictable and shows that their are other talented riders out there on the grid who are made to look talentless on under performing bikes and teams who dont know whats going on with the manufactures and parts behind the scenes!!!!! Looking forward to see what Melandri can do on a Ducati in 08, and Rossi back to a more challenging form, and less 'excuses' or 'reasons' from riders which never add up. But at least there is this motogp forum to unearth some of the truths keep up the good work.
