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MotoGP: 2013 Round 07 - Iveco TT Assen (SPOILERS)

elitemafia
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Somebody broke Pedrobot. Rossi boppers must be going mad over this but we all know if Lorenzo didn't break his collar bone he would've won with Rossi in 2nd.


Hence my "1. Rossi " early in the thread. Unfortunately, no one fell for it. Quite disappointed.
 
<span style="font-family:'times new roman', times, serif;<span style="font-size:24px;DAMN!  THAT WAS ODD SEEING A GIANT WIN A RACE. 
 
Rossi: "The good news is that what we found during the tests at Aragon worked -- now I can pass people on the brakes again as I used to, and that feels great!". 


We'll see. If he can podium again at Sachs, maybe they really made a step.
 
levigarrett
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Barry attacked under the cover of darkness, spammed this place all to hell while everyone slept. Kinda funny


Haha I like it Levi. My fav post of the week.


You forget that Baz was in the Navy SEALS....


Unless he meant he had been in a seal ?
 
One thing I haven't seen mentioned here (I haven't read every post).


 


Lorenzo should give a big thank you to his fellow Yamaha riders Rossi and Crutchlow for beating Pedrosa and limiting the number of points Lorenzo lost to him.
 
AnnoyingTwit
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One thing I haven't seen mentioned here (I haven't read every post).


 


Lorenzo should give a big thank you to his fellow Yamaha riders Rossi and Crutchlow for beating Pedrosa and limiting the number of points Lorenzo lost to him.


Yamaha should give a big thank you to Rossi and Cal (although they were just doing the job they are paid to do)
 
Nino
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Lame.


 


Stop being a baby and get on with your life.


 


Was greeaaaat race today :).


Steady kid...


 


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Willski
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Haha I like it Levi. My fav post of the week.


You forget that Baz was in the Navy SEALS....


Unless he meant he had been in a seal ?


Barry was actually in the Navy WALRUSES, they are like the SEALS but with bigger teeth.
 
Kind of ironic, it seems it takes a Rossi win to resurrect Barry from the dead. Apt, since both are pretenders to the second coming of the Lord.


 


Glad to see you posting again. Just for you, the one and only time I'll ever use one of these:


 


:)
 
J4rn0
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Rossi: "The good news is that what we found during the tests at Aragon worked -- now I can pass people on the brakes again as I used to, and that feels great!". 

We'll see. If he can podium again at Sachs, maybe they really made a step.
Qualifying is still a problem for him, with fit Lorenzo and without Dani binning his bike he would have quailfied in 6th place and the fact his fastest lap of the race was quicker than his qualifying lap shows they still need to sort few things out. I think the jury is still out on that one weather he found something at Aragon, we just need to wait another couple of rounds.
 
inam
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Qualifying is still a problem from him, with fit Lorenzo and without Dani binning his bike he would have quailfied in 6th place and the fact his fastest lap of the race was quicker than his qualifying lap shows they still need to sort few things out. I think the jury is still out on that one weather he found something at Aragon, we just need to wait another couple of rounds.


I have to disagree. The elation was so obvious after the Aragon test, besides Vale certainly wouldn't publicly declare a major breakthrough if there hadn't been significant progress made - what would be gained by that? Added to which, it was a shot across the bows pre-Assen. You'd have to have lived in a cave for the last decade not to take that seriously..and believe me, the entire paddock did.  He then accordingly, clear of any torpedos, sunk the opposition. Watch the race again and the three passes - true to his word...the front end is screaming confidence on the brakes...that's what Rossi does and hasn't been able to do since 2010. I was fairly confident that given time back with the bike and some valuable Rossi feedback,  Brent and Alex would find something. Can we have the stiffer carcass tyre back again? Tell you what, if we did, of all the riders out there, Valentino would be a very hard man to beat.


 


EDIT: Just lost half this post, which is a pisser, because I was defending Pedrosa again.


 


The question remains about Vale, now he truly has the bike of choice, can he run with the likes of Dani, Jorge, Marc ... and Cal!!?? I would be inclined to say yes, although I still maintain that just through Lorenzo alone, soft tyres aside, this is the stiffest competition he's ever faced in his career.


 


Defending Dani again? Yeah, why not, we need some balance on here. Going into this race I absolutely guarantee that Dani fully entertained the very real possibility of surrendering his Championship lead. Perhaps he should have capitalised on Jorge's crash more than he did ...easy to say from the comfort of a recliner, prodding posts on a resident keyboard, when all you have to manage is takin' a piss after a dozen cold beers as opposed to a set of tyres that have gone south and a lack of front and rear feel. 


 


Dani dislikes Assen, in spite of the fact that it is renowned for being a 'riders circuit', but then so is Philip Island and he doesn't go particularly well there either. Jorge's crash was a indeed a God send and because of it, Pedrosa still leads the championship. I keep harping back to 2005 because the Dani of now reminds me of the guile, finesse and a racecraft that earned him three world championships and he knows what it takes to win one. Even Dani's greatest critics would be hard pressed to deny that he's a keenly intelligent rider. Dani has one eye on that championship, far from capitulation, given the vague feeling that overcame the bike a fourth is far preferable to a gymnastics display though the gravel or an excursion into an air fence. As our good friend 'Sir Loin' so astutely pointed out, an unexpected nap on an air fence cost him the 2008 title. I have always maintained that. Pedrosa had to finish in front of Jorge, and given the circumstances he was able to do that. Fleeing Schiphol, Dani won't look back, he'll be looking forward...to Sachsenring, Laguna, Brno, Aragon. Sepang, Motegi and Valencia to name but a few. 


 


It strikes me that the Dani detractors are willing him to .... up..believe me, for many reasons I don't want him to lift that title, but I'd sooner Jorge did it instead on his own merit and fair and square on the track.


 


Ultimately, who still leads the championship and who is best placed for the circuits ahead? Call that circumstance and I'll cite 15 championships off the top of my head that have been secured thus.
 
Arrabbiata1
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I have to disagree. The elation was so obvious after the Aragon test, besides Vale certainly wouldn't publicly declare a major breakthrough if there hadn't been significant progress made - what would be gained by that? Added to which, it was a shot across the bows pre-Assen. You'd have to have lived in a cave for the last decade not to take that seriously..and believe me, the entire paddock did.  He then accordingly, clear of any torpedo's, sunk the opposition. Watch the race again and the three passes - true to his word...the front end is screaming confidence on the brakes...that's what Rossi does and hasn't been able to do since 2010. I was fairly confident that given time back with the bike and some valuable Rossi feedback,  Brett and Alex would find something. Can we have the stiffer carcass tyre back again? Tell you what, if we did, of all the riders out there, Valentino would be a very hard man to beat.
As a Rossi fan I hope you right but I didn't see any improvement in qualifying though. This was his quote after the Aragon test "It is important for the qualification lap because you have to push more in braking. Btw he manage to perform three passes just fine in his first race in Qatar under braking.
 
inam
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As a Rossi fan I hope you right but I didn't see any improvement in qualifying though. This was his quote after the Aragon test "It is important for the qualification lap because you have to push more in braking. Btw he manage to perform three passes just fine in his first race in Qatar under braking.


Yeah, I still think that these new quali regs are a major ball ache to Vale. 


 


Then again, he's always been a Sunday rider. I have always been quick to point out advantages in machinery and tyres, but when I think back to 2001 when this was less acute he was regularly deep on the grid. Remember Catalunya 2001? (not just for the punch up with Max), I'm sure of the top of my head he qualified 11th or 12th. that wasn't uncommon at the time.
 
Watched The Race with the usual 24 hours delay:


 


1) Valentino Rossi: Congratz on winning after two years. Respect For The Doctor, Great Ride


2) Marc Marquez: Good job, Nice ride, You are MotoGp's future star.


3) Cal Crutchlow: Great Ride, Wonderful save on the last lap, Congratz to you and the fans


4) Dani Pedrosa: Nothing to say... WTF? You really suck balls in Assen you dumb .... ... Hope he gets his mind right for the next round.


5) Jorge Lorenzo: Wonderful ride. You are one hell of a great rider and I respect you more day by day... Man Of Steel


 


And By The Way Mr.Jumkie: I AM A PEDROSA FAN ..... So Now What??? :D .....  I know I have to shut my mouth and don't post threads for two weeks ..... :D  
 
Nah , f jumkie and go pedro



Just here to gloat and say I told you so. Betting against rossi in assen (now with some time to get used to a proper bike again) is stoooopit.


Feels great cheering for a much much more humble rossi. The 2 years on the duc to sober up were good for him.
 
Arrabbiata1
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Defending Dani again? Yeah, why not, we need some balance on here. Going into this race I absolutely guarantee that Dani fully entertained the very real possibility of surrendering his Championship lead. Perhaps he should have capitalised on Jorge's crash more than he did ...easy to say from the comfort of a recliner, prodding posts on a resident keyboard, when all you have to manage is takin' a piss after a dozen cold beers as opposed to a set of tyres that have gone south and a lack of front and rear feel. 


 


Good point, Arrab. We fans often wait to see the practice times before we form expectations about the weekend. The teams and riders, on the other hand, already have expectations long before the bikes take to the track. Dani does not have a good track record at Assen, and considering the high speed direction changes and the relatively high minimum weight of 1000cc GP bikes, Dani will never be good at Assen. Also, Assen is not a particularly strong track for Honda.


 


In the era of Puig, when unreasonable disproportionate aggression dominated Dani's side of the garage, this weekend would have been regarded as a failure. Now that Puig has been contained, and Dani's play-it-cool approach seems to guide his team, this weekend may not be seen as a failure. If GP racing is 90% between the ears, Dani's perception may be more important than the miniscule increase in his championship lead.
 
basspete
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Away and cry to someone who cares. I'm just pointing out that a lot of the resident gobshites are hiding, You know nothing about what makes me happy, it's certainly not other peoples misfortune, or I would not work in child protection. Believe me, I have seen misfortune that would make you cry son. That is probably why my tolerance of some of the brain dead posts on here is zero.  


 Not much of a retort. That's just a re-wording of what I already said.