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Le Mans MotoGP:Spoiler

J4rn0 said:
Thanks rain for giving us the chance to see a good Rossi-Stoner duel again. I had almost lost hope of seeing one again.
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Big boost for Rossi's morale (and Ducati's) but a dry Mugello will be the real test, for both of them.

Lorenzo seems to be the new king of the wet! His smoothness and regularity on the M1 pays off.
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Chatter if still present may not combine well with the wet (I hope stoner doesn't say this) but as roger says winning in the rain is down to skill and guts and jorge and valentino displayed much more of the former than anyone else and were also prepared to push harder than stoner today.
 
michaelm said:
Chatter if still present may not combine well with the wet (I hope stoner doesn't say this) but as roger says winning in the rain is down to skill and guts and jorge and valentino displayed much more of the former than anyone else and were also prepared to push harder than stoner today.
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Stoner said he had no edge grip from the beginning. No mention of chatter.
 
Entertaining race, Lorenzo wasn't going to be denied. The battle between Rossi and Stoner was fun to watch.

Was impressed with Bradl, very good run for him...although I wish Nicky could have been a little closer to Pedrosa/Bradl I think he could have battled with Pedro...still a skewed result from Nick becasue Dovi and Crutch did some soil sampling.
 
good battle all race between rossi and the tech3 guys and then stoner



so happy to see him fighting again
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master performance by lorenzo, very solid ride by bradl,

finally a battle between rossi and stoner again



couldn't ask for more
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(btw, whats wrong with pedrosa?why did spies pull in after a couple of laps?)
 
mad mick said:
Those conditions are bloody atrocious! Somehow I don't think it'll be the usual 3 today. This will be Vale's best opportunity this year, hope he doesn't blow it...
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Hey Mick - good call, ya nailed it before the race started!

Pigeon said:
spies totally lost his mojo he not happy with anything motogp
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Yep something is VERY wrong in that garage.

Mental Anarchist said:
Nice fight between Rossi and Stoner. Nice and clean and extremely skilful from both.
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Didn't you post, like 24 hours ago that Vale's skill was gone and even on a competitive bike he'd be miles behind...

michaelm said:
Chatter if still present may not combine well with the wet (I hope stoner doesn't say this) but as roger says winning in the rain is down to skill and guts and jorge and valentino displayed much more of the former than anyone else and were also prepared to push harder than stoner today.
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Post race Casey said both he and Pedro had issues getting heat into the tires. Edge grip was especially slow in coming. I believe Casey pushed as hard as the Honda would allow today.
 
Gp is better and more exciting when Rossi is competitive.

So many here get flamed for calling a race boring that he is not competitive in.

Guess what. They were right







RDP is the bumbling fumbling Inspector Closeau of GP.

He officially crashed 2.5 seconds into a race

It was a perfectely understandable mishap yet somehow you know it could never happen to anyone but him.



Ive officially thrown in the towel and giving up all hope for Nicky Hayden in GP
 
I'm happy to see Rossi back on podium



Ive officially thrown in the towel and giving up all hope for Nicky Hayden in GP
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I'm not sure what this means. Nicky has always performed on this level. And always will.
 
Dorna Sports Selects Wassertruck to Secure Enhanced Track Modification for MotoGP



Berlin and MADRID, Spain, May 21 /PRNewswire/ --



- Expert engineering firm to Join With World's Most Prestigious Motorcycle Racing World Championship for First Time Ever



Dorna Sports, the exclusive holder of the MotoGP World Championship commercial and television rights, has appointed Wassertruck I.G. (WIG) to manage enhanced track modifications for its marquee racing events. Through the agreement, WIG will offer three different levels of excitement at all future MotoGP events - damp, wet, torrential.



MotoGP, the world's most popular and prestigious motorcycle racing series, for the first time ever has determined exactly what it is that viewers want.



"For marketers and audiences alike, MotoGP is categorically one of world's most valuable yet untapped global platforms. It is a privilege to partner with Dorna to strategically identify and align appropriate track modifications with this unique motorsports experience," commented Klaus Knapple, CEO Wassertruck I.G.



"We are delighted to reach this special agreement with WIG," added Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports. "The popularity of MotoGP is booming in all corners of the globe and we are constantly working to embrace the new commercial opportunities this presents. We are sure that WIG can help us towards this aim and we are looking forward to a fruitful partnership with them in the future.



It was obvious today that the future of the sport is intimately tied with the future success of Valentino Rossi and Ducati and that if what it takes for future rounds is to add some of natures gift, that's what we, Dorna will do to satisfy the many fans of MotoGP around the globe"



Valentino Rossi was unavailable for comment but Casey Stoner was heard to mutter, '......s!'
 
Zootalaws said:
Dorna Sports Selects Wassertruck to Secure Enhanced Track Modification for MotoGP



Berlin and MADRID, Spain, May 21 /PRNewswire/ --



- Expert engineering firm to Join With World's Most Prestigious Motorcycle Racing World Championship for First Time Ever



Dorna Sports, the exclusive holder of the MotoGP World Championship commercial and television rights, has appointed Wassertruck I.G. (WIG) to manage enhanced track modifications for its marquee racing events. Through the agreement, WIG will offer three different levels of excitement at all future MotoGP events - damp, wet, torrential.



MotoGP, the world's most popular and prestigious motorcycle racing series, for the first time ever has determined exactly what it is that viewers want.



"For marketers and audiences alike, MotoGP is categorically one of world's most valuable yet untapped global platforms. It is a privilege to partner with Dorna to strategically identify and align appropriate track modifications with this unique motorsports experience," commented Klaus Knapple, CEO Wassertruck I.G.



"We are delighted to reach this special agreement with WIG," added Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports. "The popularity of MotoGP is booming in all corners of the globe and we are constantly working to embrace the new commercial opportunities this presents. We are sure that WIG can help us towards this aim and we are looking forward to a fruitful partnership with them in the future.



It was obvious today that the future of the sport is intimately tied with the future success of Valentino Rossi and Ducati and that if what it takes for future rounds is to add some of natures gift, that's what we, Dorna will do to satisfy the many fans of MotoGP around the globe"



Valentino Rossi was unavailable for comment but Casey Stoner was heard to mutter, '......s!'
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You don't write that sort of Corporate ........ for a living, do you?
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michaelm said:
Chatter if still present may not combine well with the wet (I hope stoner doesn't say this) but as roger says winning in the rain is down to skill and guts and jorge and valentino displayed much more of the former than anyone else and were also prepared to push harder than stoner today.
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Stoner said his tires were worn out. He had a better pace and was catching up slowly with Lorenzo when it was raining more, then the rain almost stopped and his tires deteriorated. It figures. Rossi had a better pace than him at the end of the race.
 
makes total sense, stoner chews softer compound tires up with his style



doesn't explain why pedrosa was so far off the pace though, him and spies puzzle me
 
Wander said:
I'm happy to see Rossi back on podium







I'm not sure what this means. Nicky has always performed on this level. And always will.
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Great, the worst thing that could happen, the Boppers & Neoboppers in a tizzy, and the Hayden haters in overdrive, while some previous Nicky fans going all J4rno on his .... I think i'll take mt1960s lead and retire from the forum.



.... U ALL.
 
J4rn0 said:
Stoner said his tires were worn out. He had a better pace and was catching up slowly with Lorenzo when it was raining more, then the rain almost stopped and his tires deteriorated. It figures. Rossi had a better pace than him at the end of the race.
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And Rossi had fastest lap of the race!
 
Instant classic?



Fun race, Lorenzo put on a clinic, Rossi dueling with half the field, Stoner pushing as hard as he could without edge grip and the Tech3 boys giving it their all. And I was very impressed with Stoner and Rossi post race, shaking hands on the cool down and very classy of Casey to shake hands with the Ducati crew in parc ferme.
 
JohnnyKnockdown said:
RDP is the bumbling fumbling Inspector Closeau of GP. He officially crashed 2.5 seconds into a race It was a perfectely understandable mishap yet somehow you know it could never happen to anyone but him.
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Dude ya almost made me blow beer through my nose!
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Jumkie said:
Great, the worst thing that could happen, the Boppers & Neoboppers in a tizzy, and the Hayden haters in overdrive, while some previous Nicky fans going all J4rno on his .... I think i'll take mt1960s lead and retire from the forum.



.... U ALL.
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I didn't really mean to offend. I don't hate Nicky. He's probably more likeable than all the Spanish guys in all the 3 classes put together, but 6th has been more or less the standard of Nicky's Ducati results, that's the level he's at and has been. He was mostly behind Stoner in 2009/2010 and has been slightly behind with Rossi as his team mate as well. Don't get me wrong, I'd like seeing him on the podium, but it's been a while. And he's not really in the race to get one of the HRC/Yamaha rides next year, now is he?



Besides, I'm a fan of Kallio. You can make as much fun of his mediocrity as you like, I won't get that worked up about it.
 

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