Joined Feb 2016
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Mongolia
And finished for good by Marquez. Rossi finally met his match.
The Japanese has long memory.
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And finished for good by Marquez. Rossi finally met his match.
The Japanese has long memory.
He definitely owes Pecco a pint or two for that. Me thinks he'll still be starting P12. I haven't watched qualifying yet.
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Joined Aug 2007
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Pomona NY
No so different than any fundamentalist religious sect, or Q-anon. Doubtless, some die-yards will come to races next year anticipating some sort of miraculous resurrection, The Rapture for the Yellow Custard Brigade.
Joined Aug 2007
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Pomona NY
Joined Feb 2016
208 Posts | 107+
Mongolia
IMO, Stoner and JLo were the preludes of what was coming for Rossi. Rossi finally met his competitions, unlike the Gibernau/Biaggi of the past. However they were clean riders and at time were bullied by Rossi on the tracks and rarely if ever returned the favor. It took a guy(MM) who is as ruthless as Rossi to end the Rossi mystique.
Joined Jan 2016
801 Posts | 401+
Uk
Lorenzo continued what Casey started, adding mental strength to the pot and beating Rossi on the same bike in the same team, enough so that Rossi ran to his ill fated Ducati stint after failing with his “get rid of Lorenzo or I leave” demand to Yamaha.
Marc added the on track steel to the mental strength and finished any thoughts Rossi had of continuing his mind games to try and destabilise his opponents.
For the record, Rossi wants all the Hondas so he owns every one of his championship winning bikes. He’s stated to the press that he wants the NSR500 at the minimum. Typically he’s using the press to try and get his own way again.
Casey has explained that HRC don’t give bikes away, this he says is especially after several important historical Hondas were sold on eBay. He also said he has his RCV from 2011 but secret parts were removed from inside the engine. Also it’s only on loan and must be returned on Casey’s death.
Marc added the on track steel to the mental strength and finished any thoughts Rossi had of continuing his mind games to try and destabilise his opponents.
For the record, Rossi wants all the Hondas so he owns every one of his championship winning bikes. He’s stated to the press that he wants the NSR500 at the minimum. Typically he’s using the press to try and get his own way again.
Casey has explained that HRC don’t give bikes away, this he says is especially after several important historical Hondas were sold on eBay. He also said he has his RCV from 2011 but secret parts were removed from inside the engine. Also it’s only on loan and must be returned on Casey’s death.
Joined Jun 2007
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Norah Head
Meh ... if the forum survived talpa phoning our local tv station here in Aus and having them ban motogp ( because rossi was losing) ... then the forum may just survive the "end of the eath" because rossi is retiring lol.
PS .... thats a pretty ...... in the head thing to put up as a change.irg petition ... and its only got a dismal 1000 signatures after 3 months .... I expected far more fruitcakes in the world than that!! Mind you its nowhere near as dismal as some of the other pro rossi petitions.
Joined Aug 2007
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Pomona NY
Nup.... that's what some were saying when Rog, Jum et al, departed, and of course the forum has flourished.
Joined Mar 2016
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FNQ
Last I saw the address it is a motogp forum. I'm pretty sure we'll be good.
What are you doing when it's just gp related?
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Joined Jun 2008
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USA
He tried that in 03/04 and it did not work. Sure don't see it making a difference this time around now that he his irrelevant .
I did not know that Casey also got and RCV. I guess he and Nicky were the smart ones to have that in their contracts.
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Uk
This was said in a live interview on BT Sports as Casey was working with them this weekend. He keeps them both in a disused wine cellar in his home and says they’re gathering dust, he does admit each time he walks past them he senses the history he has with them.
As I stated, the RCV is only on long term loan until Casey’s death. I presume the Ducati is a gift and his to do with as he pleases, as he doesn’t say otherwise. I don’t know if Nicky’s bike had to go back after his sad departure, or whether it was gifted prior to Honda adopting the loan only policy.
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Adelaide
