RAINEYing champs: The KING vs. The DOCTOR

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#27aus @ May 29 2009, 06:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>choking in the crucial moment of championship was raineys habit... no need to fabricate truth smartass.The man won 3 championships in 6 seasons on 500s. Other than the season that ended his career, he was only really close enough to "choke away" a possible championship once. Other than 1989 he was either champ (and thus couldn't have choked in the crucial moment) or multiple race wins behind in points(and any "choking" would have to be multiple moments).

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#27aus @ May 29 2009, 01:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>rossi and rest of the guys to be remorseful so rainey will win.

you piece of sht

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mattsteg @ May 29 2009, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>The man won 3 championships in 6 seasons on 500s. Other than the season that ended his career, he was only really close enough to "choke away" a possible championship once. Other than 1989 he was either champ (and thus couldn't have choked in the crucial moment) or multiple race wins behind in points(and any "choking" would have to be multiple moments).


he showed his choking habit even in championship years... unforgettable assen 91... lost 2 championship coz he choked... great racer but had a some weakness as every other... in his case that was habit to choke under pressure... there's no shame in it.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ May 29 2009, 04:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>..



That was a reply to #27Ahole but I decided to delete it

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (johnny @ May 29 2009, 11:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>That was a reply to #27Ahole but I decided to delete it

I know brotha, that was me 2nding your reply. He's a piece of ...., we all know it. No respect in taking a dig at a crippled man who's career is legendary and character as a man is solid as a rock. This clown Pinky and all his aliases are allowed to exist as a reminder of how despicable elements of human flaw are and of those inclined to hold its hand.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#27aus @ May 28 2009, 05:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>rossi and rest of the guys to be remorseful so rainey will win.

That was below the belt man. I mean, sometimes I enjoy the idiotic comments you make just to get a rise out of some of these 'clowns' on the boards, but to say such an awful thing about a rider is very distasteful.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SuperShinya56 @ May 29 2009, 08:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>That was below the belt man. I mean, sometimes I enjoy the idiotic comments you make just to get a rise out of some of these 'clowns' on the boards, but to say such an awful thing about a rider is very distasteful.

Oh man thats rich comin' from you

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (johnny @ May 29 2009, 02:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> Oh man thats rich comin' from you

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (johnny @ May 29 2009, 10:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'> Oh man thats rich comin' from you
Yup i know what your saying but his recent posts have been informative and worthy of reply. hope they stay that way

SS56. Right! Ok, whatever gets you thru the night

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ May 29 2009, 10:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Yup i know what your saying but his recent posts have been informative and worthy of reply. hope they stay that way

Ya he seems to be cured of pinkhitis, but like a cancer it can come back worse than before. We'll see

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>From a press release issued by Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca:

Eddie Lawson (7) racing a SuperKart.
MONTEREY, Calif. (June 8, 2009) – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca announced that for the first time ever, the three Legends of Laguna Seca and Yamaha World Champions: Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey and Kenny Roberts Sr. will join current Yamaha MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi on the world-renowned race track for a SuperKart Exhibition on July 2 to kick-off the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. The Grand Marshal for the Superkart Exhibition will be Tech 3 Yamaha rider Colin Edwards.

“I think the karts in America are 250s which are very fast,” said Valentino Rossi. “I remember the karts in Eastern Creek, Australia made a better lap time than Mick (Doohan) on the 500 -- 280 kph (173 mph) in the straight."

“I don't think we've all ever all been out on the track together, so that'll be fun,” said Wayne Rainey, fellow three-time World Champion and Legend of Laguna Seca. “We're doing it for Yamaha, doing it for the fans, doing it for the race track. We plan on putting on a show.”

Roberts raced with Lawson and Lawson has raced with Rainey, both on two and four wheels, but the quartet of world champions have never been on a racetrack together. The four World Champions will be in Yamaha TZ-250-powered SuperKarts for the exhibition.

"I’m confident that this will be just one more in a long list of historic events that has taken place at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca,” said Bob Starr, General Manager of National Communications for Yamaha Motor Company, “and I urge all motorsports fans to begin their Independence Day celebrations just a little early and join us in this prestigious event.”

“To have the four Yamaha World Champions together is a treat in itself but to have them our track at the same time will be truly special,” said Gill Campbell, CEO/general manager of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. “Especially since all four of the World Champions have a great racing history here at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.”

Rossi has eight Grand Prix World Championships to his name. At last year’s race 131,250 fans watched Rossi score his first victory on American soil. Rossi sealed his victory with a kiss: parking his bike in Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca’s legendary corkscrew, a series of turns with a 300 foot elevation change and kissing the pavement.

Rossi has tested a Ferrari Formula One car and has competed in the World Rally Championship in a number of rally events, but driving a SuperKart with three fellow Yamaha World Champions is something he has not yet done.

Rainey is a three-time 500cc World Champion and a two-time American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Superbike Champion. He won three consecutive 500cc World Championship races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca from 1989 to 1991, as well as AMA Superbike races at the Monterey track in 1983 and 1986.

In a storied career Rainey has been inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) named him a Grand Prix ‘Legend’ and he is a Legend of Laguna Seca.

Roberts was the first American to win the 500cc World Championships and went on to garner three consecutive World Titles and has was been inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. The FIM named Roberts a Grand Prix ‘Legend’ and he is a Legend of Laguna Seca.

Lawson, a four-time Grand Prix World Champion has been inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame and in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. The FIM named Lawson a Grand Prix ‘Legend’ and he too is a Legend of Laguna Seca. Lawson won the first ever 500cc race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in 1988.

An active kart racer, Lawson won the Superstars of Superkarts race which supported last year's American Le Mans Series race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Rainey races with Lawson in a specially prepared SuperKart. Rossi grew up driving karts and won a regional championship in 1990 before splitting his time between karts and minimoto the following year. From 1992 onwards he concentrated on motorcycles. It's Roberts who will be new to karting.

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was established in 1957. The world-renowned raceway has been operated since its inception by the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP), a not-for-profit 501C(4) corporation. Each race season, SCRAMP donates its net proceeds to the volunteer groups that help put on the races.

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca’s world-class 2009 racing schedule includes the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix featuring MotoGP World Championship July 3-5, the 36th Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races August 14-16 and the Monterey Sports Car Championships featuring the American Le Mans Series October 9-11.

I recently spoke to an insider friend about this legendary kart race. according to him Mr. Raineys dad has a kart shop here in southern california where Mr. rainey grew up (home town heroe). Both Lawson and Rainey get there karts worked on and dyno tuned there. according to my buddy, there are 2 seperate state of the art dyno rooms. One is for Wayne and one is for Eddie, which shows that even though theyre both retired and race for fun they are still fiercley competetive. im going to have to find out for my self and take the short drive over to Norwalk about 15 miles from my house and get the scoop

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The California Kid @ Jun 11 2009, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I recently spoke to an insider friend about this legendary kart race.

Dude, who? You're always brushing shoulders with the connected man. Ya holding out on me? Lets go pay them a visit. Maybe we get to meet the legends.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jumkie @ Jun 11 2009, 12:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Dude, who? You're always brushing shoulders with the connected man. Ya holding out on me? Lets go pay them a visit. Maybe we get to meet the legends.
ill get the streets again and we'll go its Raineys dad shop its been in Norwalk since Rainey was a kid we'll have to hit it up. Its still owned and ran by Raineys da i Believe his name is Sandy

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The California Kid @ Jun 11 2009, 01:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>ill get the streets again and we'll go its Raineys dad shop its been in Norwalk since Rainey was a kid we'll have to hit it up. Its still owned and ran by Raineys da i Believe his name is Sandy

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