Official P.I. Race Discussion Thread

[Geonerd]

Hayden / Rossi is gonna be damn close....

 

[ganz]

Dozi is the man

 

[jazkat]

4th 5th 6th 7th awesome battle

rossi is a master at cutting through the pack

 

[JohnnyKnockdown]

Wow
Great ....
Maybe best race all year

 

[JohnnyKnockdown]

Rossi still running 30's

 

[jazkat]

amazing recovery by rossi ..good job hayden on podium...stoner flawless ride

 

[kieran]

Woohoo!!!!!!

 

[JohnnyKnockdown]

No Aussie's posting right now.
I wonder why.
Probabaly too busy exercising their right hand after Casey's home win

 

[mylexicon]

The battle for 4th was ridiculous. Props to Toseland for having amazing defensive riding skills. Rough one for Hayden. No fuel, no tires; although, Michelin did much better for him this year.

Next year Hayden should have tires that can go the distance. Maybe, I don't know if his tires have ever gone the distance.

 

[JohnnyKnockdown]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mylexicon @ Oct 5 2008, 01:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>The battle for 4th was ridiculous. Props to Toseland for having amazing defensive riding skills. Rough one for Hayden. No fuel, no tires; although, Michelin did much better for him this year.

Next year Hayden should have tires that can go the distance. Maybe, I don't know if his tires have ever gone the distance.

Twice at Laguna. that's. it

 

[mylexicon]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JohnnyKnockdown @ Oct 4 2008, 10:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Twice at Laguna. that's. it

Oh yeah. The two races Michelin used him a trick pony to sell tires. Then back to the melty crap.

It's funny seeing how inept Pedrosa is now that he doesn't have his special Michelins that give pace at the start.

 

[michaelm]

At least this suggests there is no gibernau curse on stoner, although I am not sure what would have happened if rossi started closer to the front and was in a position to pressure him at the end.

Hayden was impressively fast early; if whatever tyres he gets next year in concert with the ducati tc are sufficiently durable he may be very competitive next year.

Good ride by toseland. That bloke rossi can ride a bit too.

 

[JohnnyKnockdown]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mylexicon @ Oct 5 2008, 01:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Oh yeah. The two races Michelin used him a trick pony to sell tires. Then back to the melty crap.

It's funny seeing how inept Pedrosa is now that he doesn't have his special Michelins that give pace at the start.
That's an interesting thought.
Is Nicky now getting Pedro's tires because ever since Pedro switched Nicky's been faste

 

[Geonerd]

Final standings:

1. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (

40min 56.643 secs
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (

41min 3.147 secs
3. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 41min 3.848 secs
4. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 41min 8.143 secs
5. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (

41min 8.557 secs
6. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 41min 8.886 secs
7. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M) 41min 9.423 secs
8. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 41min 22.563 secs
9. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 41min 22.680 secs
10. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (

41min 23.442 secs
11. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team (

41min 23.670 secs
12. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (

41min 44.451 secs
13. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (

41min 44.976 secs
14. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team (

41min 45.542 secs
15. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (

41min 45.578 secs
16. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (

42min 8.410 secs

DNF:
Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (

Lap 1
Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (

Lap 1

 

[kjshields]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JohnnyKnockdown @ Oct 5 2008, 04:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Wow
Great ....
Maybe best race all year

Can't say i was too fussed aye.

the battle between dovi-lozzy-toseland & rossi was worth the watch... but other than that it just seemed like a glorifyed version of follow the leader.

or is that what it has been like all year?... apologies for the ignorance but this is the first race i've watched in full all year....

 

[JohnnyKnockdown]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (K.J. @ Oct 5 2008, 01:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Can't say i was too fussed aye.

the battle between dovi-lozzy-toseland & rossi was worth the watch... but other than that it just seemed like a glorifyed version of follow the leader.

or is that what it has been like all year?... apologies for the ignorance but this is the first race i've watched in full all year....
Pretty much, minus that great battle for forth

 

[kjshields]

bring back the 800's then..

 

[Ospi]

Great race and flawless ride by Stoner. Rossi fantastic recovery as we all expected and good to see Hayden up there where he belongs.

Pedrosa = failed, but what's new.

 

[Evolution]

What an achievement from Rossi. From 12 to 2… nobody else in MotoGP is capable of doing this.

 

[JohnnyKnockdown]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (K.J. @ Oct 5 2008, 02:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>bring back the 800's then..
You mean the 990's?
Just about most people here agree with that