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not reading 23 pages of horse manure been busy all day
i see no one posted the quali times
where does #Rossigate start tomorrow after quali
 
Sod MotoGP - there's a British Championship at stake here.

So once again Danny Kent ruins his Sunday morning with yet another debacle during qualifying. 18th on the grid?

- I'm not worried. I've repeatedly read in the last fortnight that there is an 'unwritten rule' which states you should not race a potential World Champion. So even if Oliveira wins, I'm safe in the assured knowledge that the entire field will let him through to allow him to finish in second, if not the two points he needs.

God forbid anyone attempts to race him. If so I think I'll start the online petition here - because that'll be at least 200 signatures for starters.
 
birdman said:
Lorenzo has silenced almost all the bobbers. But still I notice you have hope. Are you 'calm'?

Ah yes something like that would make Rossi's fight for the title easier. Rossi the puppet master still has some strings to pull eh? I guess if Joe lines up on the grid with the supersoft tire we will all know what the plan is.

Alternatively Carmello "I am calm" Ezpeleta may have a plan or two as well. Why have the riders been gagged? Has Ezzy been delivering ultimatums on behalf of his most treasured pet, issuing orders to all riders to obey the 'spirit of racing' and get the .... out of Rossi's way? Wouldn't put it past him. That would make Rossi's fight easier.

It would be interesting to see the riders protest against all this ........ and simply all pull of track to let Rossi win in the most ridiculous way possible, observing the spirit of racing as dictated, making it obvious to all the championship is a sham, then leave Rossi alone on the podium and press conference to lap up the adulation.
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Lorenzo said in the post quali presser that it was essentially a freak, unrepeatable lap. I wouldn't put all my money on Lorenzo just yet.
 
It would be a miracle, yet there is nothing the great one cant do.................

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michaelm said:
Didn't say that. I think Jorge can win the race, but he is 7 points behind, not 4.
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Don't understand your point, regardless, I think it's all advantage Rossi. And that was by absolute design. I said, I bet Lorenzo would trade with VR in an instant if it meant a 7 point advantage starting from the rear. For me VR "champ" is a foregone conclusion.
 
Jumkie said:
Don't understand your point, regardless, I think it's all advantage Rossi. And that was by absolute design. I said, I bet Lorenzo would trade with VR in an instant if it meant a 7 point advantage starting from the rear. For me VR "champ" is a foregone conclusion.
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I am agreeing with you, and posted the Kevin Schwantz comment for that reason.

I thought before qualifying that 2nd and 3rd was on the cards. 1st and 2nd obviously gives a similar championship result. Even without scripting the Yamahas look to have better race pace and to be more stable on the tyres and in the conditions. Maybe Valentino will put on "his" hard tyre and beat Jorge at the end of the race even.

If it is scripted then there is already an excuse for the Hondas fading, the tyre heat thing. You and I spent the best part of 2 weeks railing against Valentino's conspiracy theory in regard to the PI race, however.
 
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xx CURVE xx said:
You guys are ....... drunk or high if you think Rossi is going to win this from last on the grid..
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Jlo needs to beat the only two riders who have the package to race him. While VR needs to cruise to the front of a field that neither has the package to challenge nor the mandate, unwritten rule and all. Allow me to quote the official HRC rationale: 'our goal is to arrive 1-2 so as not to attract any suspicion we have impacted the championship.' (See the muzzled conference where they said, sorry, we decided not to reveal our telemetry so as not to cast doubt on our intentions. Even though we had announced this press conference to offer openly the information, sorry, we've had a change of mind, last minute). Think about this statement for a minute. Even HRC are on pins and needles to avoid they may be painted in a negative light in regards to Rossi. Otherwise why would they be so afraid?

VR will be 10th before end of first lap. He only needs to arrive in 7th. What riders do u expect to beat Rossi? Marquez, Pedrosa, and Lorenzo would beat Rossi even if VR were on pole. But who else? Tech3, Suzuki, Ducati? Haha, yeah right. Keep in mind, VRs seat will be available at some point. Memories are long.
 
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I have this nagging feeling that the race will be stopped at some point caused by disruptive fans, yellow smoke obscuring vision for example. I sincerely hope not. Please let them race DORNA.
 
Jumkie said:
Jlo needs to beat the only two riders who have the package to race him. While VR needs to cruise to the front of a field that neither has the package to challenge nor the mandate, unwritten rule and all. Allow me to quote the official HRC rationale: 'our goal is to arrive 1-2 so as not to attract any suspicion we have impacted the championship.' (See the muzzled conference where they said, sorry, we decided not to reveal our telemetry so as not to cast doubt on our intentions. Even though we had announced this press conference to offer openly the information, sorry, we've had a change of mind, last minute). Think about this statement for a minute. Even HRC are on pins and needles to avoid they may be painted in a negative light in regards to Rossi. Otherwise why would they be so afraid?

VR will be 10th before end of first lap. He only needs to arrive in 7th. What riders do u expect to beat Rossi? Marquez, Pedrosa, and Lorenzo would beat Rossi even if VR were on pole. But who else? Tech3, Suzuki, Ducati? Haha, yeah right. Keep in mind, VRs seat will be available at some point. Memories are long.
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Rossi was unable to get through the field in 2006.

He's almost a decade older now.
 
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Bro by the time VR gets to 7th or above Jlo, MM, DP will be eating donkey steaks in parc ferme .. this championship ended when the court denied VRs plea
 
Rossi said Race Direction has already given him the exact hold time of lights. What an incredible start he will have.
 
Jumkie said:
Don't understand your point, regardless, I think it's all advantage Rossi. And that was by absolute design. I said, I bet Lorenzo would trade with VR in an instant if it meant a 7 point advantage starting from the rear. For me VR "champ" is a foregone conclusion.
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I totally disagree.. I am not saying Rossi doesn't have a good chance, but it has to be less than George.

I say 70/30 George after today. If he gets 1st or 2nd, it is over. Third or forth, to quote Williski, "interesting". When was the last time he finished below that without a DNF?

I would pick Georges spot over Rossi's tomorrow anytime. Specially since it isn't going to rain...
 

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