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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bootsakah @ Jun 22 2009, 10:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Not sure why Xaus, Hacking, and whomever else decided to stay out late on wets.
... and as previously mentioned, sweet form on the bike switch.
Piss poor strategy by Kawasaki. They needed to give Hacking a bit of help via his board to have him come in and switch as soon as they realized the slicks were producing equal lap times. They pissed away another possible top ten. Hacking did well to ride up the grid, unfortunately only to sink to the bottom, still ahead of Parks. Same thing goes for Beamer, .... strategy. I thought the guy who deserved the switch-bike style award should be Xaus. He was up on one leg with his other leg thrown over as he entered the pit area. Too bad he got hit with speeding.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Now on to the race for the win. WOW, what an amazing race. J. Rea earned an amazing first win. Fabrizio wanted a home race win real bad, he was trying all he could to maintain his lead, but a last lap pass and defensive riding by Rea sealed it up. Haga trying his best to take the win, but played it smart and picked up the points. My vote for best WSBK race of the year so far. If it were Lorenzo, Rossi, and Stoner having the exact same race, people would be going bonkers for months on end.
This is what I don't get, the race was amazing and nobody gives a ..... I know the Euros gotta be getting this thing live. Isn't J. Rea from the UK? Why do the Brits have a gay love affair with Rossi, the Italian, but can have no love for their own? Ironically they say Toesland is a "batty boy" (I guess that means pretty-gay-boy) but geez, did you see those hidiously gay glasses Rossi had on?) (Disclaimer: I'm joking here, having a laugh, using the word "gay" in a colloqual un-sexual way, not being anti-gay, etc. etc. etc. ok Micky...
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Anyway, you nailed it by saying people would be lit up in a glow if this had been GP. There really isn't an argument for not fallowing such amazing world class motorcycle racing. No excuse. For the most part WSBK is about the rider, where as GP is more about the mouse trap. Catalunya produced a battle becasue in reality the two riders were on equal footing, but for 80% of the field, they really had no chance. Really, can anybody go into any GP round and say realistically, a Suzuki or a Satelight (any brand) might win today??? NO WAY!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Granted no dramatic last corner pass, but still a great battle.
The reason that there was no dramatic pass was because Rea didn't allow it! Its hard to prove a negative, but Rossi's pass on Lorenzo, though amazing was a combination of Lorenzo leaving the door open and Rossi taking advantage. What is more admirable, a pass that happens because of a minor racing mistake, or a pass that didn't happen becasue of pure focus on racecraft by a rider determined to win? I was more impressed with Rea actually. When I saw the Rossi pass, the first impression I had was, 'wow, that's amazing, Rossi is a monster'. But upon further reflection and looking at the pass several times over, I thought, damn, Lorenzo left the door open. Perhaps Jonny Rea learned from that race too, since I know he has probably watched it. J. Rea had pressure from both Haga and Fabrizio, both took a crack at him. When Fabrizio passed Haga I could almost hear Fabi say to Haga, 'ok, you can't do it, let me try.' But J. Rea overcame what was clearly a pressure cooker situation against two bikes that were clearly made for Monza. As you said Boots, Fabrizio wanted that home win bad. For a moment I thought his hot head would get the best of him and perhaps collect Rea in the process, I'm sure Haga was thinking this too. But focus and cooler heads prevailed. There were moments where all three bikes where inches from eachother. When Rea was in the Ducati sandwich, he couldn't make a hair of a mistake, if he overshot he would collect Fabi, if he missed a gear or broke too hard he might be collected by Haga. This went on for several laps. In the end J. Rea prevailed, and it was an amazing finish!
... and as previously mentioned, sweet form on the bike switch.
Piss poor strategy by Kawasaki. They needed to give Hacking a bit of help via his board to have him come in and switch as soon as they realized the slicks were producing equal lap times. They pissed away another possible top ten. Hacking did well to ride up the grid, unfortunately only to sink to the bottom, still ahead of Parks. Same thing goes for Beamer, .... strategy. I thought the guy who deserved the switch-bike style award should be Xaus. He was up on one leg with his other leg thrown over as he entered the pit area. Too bad he got hit with speeding.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Now on to the race for the win. WOW, what an amazing race. J. Rea earned an amazing first win. Fabrizio wanted a home race win real bad, he was trying all he could to maintain his lead, but a last lap pass and defensive riding by Rea sealed it up. Haga trying his best to take the win, but played it smart and picked up the points. My vote for best WSBK race of the year so far. If it were Lorenzo, Rossi, and Stoner having the exact same race, people would be going bonkers for months on end.
This is what I don't get, the race was amazing and nobody gives a ..... I know the Euros gotta be getting this thing live. Isn't J. Rea from the UK? Why do the Brits have a gay love affair with Rossi, the Italian, but can have no love for their own? Ironically they say Toesland is a "batty boy" (I guess that means pretty-gay-boy) but geez, did you see those hidiously gay glasses Rossi had on?) (Disclaimer: I'm joking here, having a laugh, using the word "gay" in a colloqual un-sexual way, not being anti-gay, etc. etc. etc. ok Micky...
Anyway, you nailed it by saying people would be lit up in a glow if this had been GP. There really isn't an argument for not fallowing such amazing world class motorcycle racing. No excuse. For the most part WSBK is about the rider, where as GP is more about the mouse trap. Catalunya produced a battle becasue in reality the two riders were on equal footing, but for 80% of the field, they really had no chance. Really, can anybody go into any GP round and say realistically, a Suzuki or a Satelight (any brand) might win today??? NO WAY!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Granted no dramatic last corner pass, but still a great battle.
The reason that there was no dramatic pass was because Rea didn't allow it! Its hard to prove a negative, but Rossi's pass on Lorenzo, though amazing was a combination of Lorenzo leaving the door open and Rossi taking advantage. What is more admirable, a pass that happens because of a minor racing mistake, or a pass that didn't happen becasue of pure focus on racecraft by a rider determined to win? I was more impressed with Rea actually. When I saw the Rossi pass, the first impression I had was, 'wow, that's amazing, Rossi is a monster'. But upon further reflection and looking at the pass several times over, I thought, damn, Lorenzo left the door open. Perhaps Jonny Rea learned from that race too, since I know he has probably watched it. J. Rea had pressure from both Haga and Fabrizio, both took a crack at him. When Fabrizio passed Haga I could almost hear Fabi say to Haga, 'ok, you can't do it, let me try.' But J. Rea overcame what was clearly a pressure cooker situation against two bikes that were clearly made for Monza. As you said Boots, Fabrizio wanted that home win bad. For a moment I thought his hot head would get the best of him and perhaps collect Rea in the process, I'm sure Haga was thinking this too. But focus and cooler heads prevailed. There were moments where all three bikes where inches from eachother. When Rea was in the Ducati sandwich, he couldn't make a hair of a mistake, if he overshot he would collect Fabi, if he missed a gear or broke too hard he might be collected by Haga. This went on for several laps. In the end J. Rea prevailed, and it was an amazing finish!
