firstly http://www.powerslide.net/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/.....gif
I would say those others like yourself displayed those symptoms yesterday......
Lets wait and see, and I just got out of Bed!! I think JL is in the same boat, hes also lost 0.6 to the leaders! The past two champs are off the pace considerably today. But as Jum says what a difference a Dayr or three makes. Aoyama is a big surprise, Honda's silky smooth Box is hammering the field again, but I think Ben will be right up there this weekend and in prime position to beat his teammate. And Randy certainly found something.
Just another reminder though, no points were awarded today........
Looks like Talpa is on step #2 on Geonerd's list.... LOL. You better start praying to your Rossi shrine in your closet that Rossi improves his time come tomorrow cuz race day is coming up, no more excuses then.
Noticed how Talpa uses Jorge Lorenzo as an example.... as to make Rossi's struggle less significant. Seriously, wth does Lorenzo's time has to do with Rossi's? You're showing classic symptoms of someone being cornered and running out of defense mechanisms so you try to bring other's in on it as to lessen the degree of your BURN.
Remember talpa.... stay away from razor blades and kitchen knives, they are bad people.
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Krop has a good comparison on his website regarding number of laps run below 1.57. Only Stoner and Lorenzo ran more than 10 laps under this pace. Dani only ran 1 under and there were a few who ran 2 or 3.
So Lorenzo has good race pace and it looks that if a race was to run now it would be Stoner and Lorenzo as the lead group.
So Lorenzo has good race pace and it looks that if a race was to run now it would be Stoner and Lorenzo as the lead group.
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Stoner rode the Ducati the way he found worked best I suppose.I wouldn't be surpised if he looks quite different on the Honda.That's what they're trying to change I guess.
I think the main reason to use Stoners set up here at the Losail circuit is because the Sepang conditions and circuit is very different,another indication that they have started from zero then?.As I understand,they started with Stoners set up,who knows where they ended up..
As Jumkie said, apparently most Ducati riders and teams,they seem to prefer the Big bang-version to make things easier to handle,and as I recall from Interviews after Valencia there wasn't that much difference to the screamer power-wise.
Anyway,the problem they seem to have is in and out of the turns,so probarbly the chassie then,not the engine.
I don't know if Rossi,Hayden and Capirossi still is testing parts more than refining set up.That could be the reason De Puniet is no 1.
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Don't worry. In 2011 the faithful are to be allowed a bit of slack in that regard. Keep your head up high.
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siebenbürgen süße heimat!
you guys can't stop rubbing it in talpas face can you
is there any reliable info on how much difference there is between the satellite and the factory ducatis at this stage of the season ?
Check Kropos latest on Yamaha's response to Honda's new box. Furusawa is trying to find a similar solution as the Honda is leagues ahead coming off the turns, low range acceleration and gear changes at full lean.
I would suggest that most are very lucky to be within a second of this beast......
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Not that I take you to be mean-spirited.... but I have to say, I feel no glee
at the prospect of another year of Ducati back-markers. As much as I'd
like to see Rossi in the mix - I'd like to see all the other talented riders
have a chance to make a showing - instead of just dispiritedly cruising
around as watching their best years and their careers go down the toilet.
If Hayden can't get a ride with someone other than Duc next year - he
should get his ... over to WSBK - while there's still some time to kick ....
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furusawa himself said it wouldn't be that big of an advantage
i suspect it is certainly worth a couple of tenths for now but its getting hillarious how you try to make everybody believe that its once again only supreme machinery that enables other riders than rossi to run at the front.
and don't even think of arguing with that , you make it seem like rossi is only a good clutch away from blowing everyone to the weeds
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Verdict
the Donald Duc Toys aint gonna do .... all year
it will be who comes 1st in the Duc mini cup for sure
I'll be turning the TV Over after the moto2 race
wonder what Ro$$i has to $ay
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Well he's technically behind Simo & Dovi, but not by alot, which makes me think he will either be rewarded or held back ala Barros.
Oops. Typin' too fast again.
Doesn't everyone realise the only reason Stoner is doing such good times is due to the bike..................... pretty obvious to me.
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firstly http://www.powerslide.net/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/.....gif
I would say those others like yourself displayed those symptoms yesterday......
Lets wait and see, and I just got out of Bed!! I think JL is in the same boat, hes also lost 0.6 to the leaders! The past two champs are off the pace considerably today. But as Jum says what a difference a Dayr or three makes. Aoyama is a big surprise, Honda's silky smooth Box is hammering the field again, but I think Ben will be right up there this weekend and in prime position to beat his teammate. And Randy certainly found something.
Just another reminder though, no points were awarded today........
Dang! S.O.D. beat me to it by 60 seconds.
And it doesn't even require a rider to make it go fast. Yet another bike that rides itself onto the podium. Stoner will be so relieved.
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siebenbürgen süße heimat!
I was only quoting Krop. Funny, he,s very polite on his own site, but likes to let his hair down around here.
The only true pleasure I get from Rossis misfortune is that one by one Stoners detractors are forced to reassess the various fallacies surrounding Stoners success on the Ducati over the past 4 years. Is it possible that CS was a more capable rider than VR on the duke? Well, I never.........
As you say, there is a huge downside, being the reduction of potential race winners. Maybe the rise of Spies, Dovi and Simoncelli will negate this downside to some extent.
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