Rider X from Laguna Seca

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tlrwinder

Joined Nov 2007

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RalNC

• Jul 18, 2008

• #21

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bikergirl @ Jul 18 2008, 05:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Laguna Seca?
I can’t tell you if it’s my first time here or whether I’m a veteran. But it’s a very particular track. To me it’s still dangerous when compared to our usual standards. There, it’s one of those few tracks where you need time to get used to it and gain confidence.

And the rookies?
There, that’s it. According to me those guys should get an extra turn. As happened 3 years ago when racing came back here for the first time. Not doing that is unfair.

Will the Americans from the AMA like Hacking and Spies do well?
Maybe Spies who’s already slightly familiar with the Suzuki, otherwise I really don’t think so. We’ve already seen it with Duhamel. These bikes are very different. Do you get that or not? You have to be precise, to the millimetre, an engineer. They’re used to an altogether different type of riding, completely different bikes. Well, the level of AMA which tends to be quite hyped up is actually much below that of the world superbike.


Could this even be Capirex?? I mean, what does he know about a 4-stroke Superbike? I do not recall him ever riding one (correct me if I'm wrong), only 125, 250, 500, 250, 500, 990 to 800...

 

povol

Joined Feb 2007

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Tennessee

• Jul 18, 2008

• #22

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Son of Doohan @ Jul 18 2008, 10:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! I've read the forum - I read the forum every ....... day. I even put up who is the most "disliked rider" poll, even though I knew who'd win and who'd be second. I still can't understand why someone would be so hated at the age of 22. It's almost childish on this forum why Pedrosa is hated so much.

If you dont like the answer,dont ask the question.If you know the answer,dont ask the question
Pretty simple-DUHHHHHHH

 

J4rn0

Joined Oct 2007

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Tuscany, Italy

• Jul 18, 2008

• #23

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Son of Doohan @ Jul 18 2008, 03:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Surely "Rider X" is just made up. C'mon, somebody who nobody knows, who nobody sees, who nobody hears is just made up. How can anyone believe this is a rider in motoGP? How can any of this be taken for anything but what it is - words from?????
Seriously, this is "journalism" of the lowest denominator. For all you know, a leprechaun sitting under a four leaf clover at the end of the rainbow wrote this.

It's not really black and white like that, "real person" or "total imagination". As a well connected journalist, you easily collect many different answers and stories or opinions from riders around the paddock, but many of these things are said off the record and cannot be used quoting the source. So, one way to publish them can be to create a fictitious 'Rider X' and put all those interesting bits in his mouth. So he can sound a little like Rossi, a little like capirex, a little like someone else...

 

ROCKGOD01

Joined Jun 2008

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America

• Jul 18, 2008

• #24

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Son of Doohan @ Jul 18 2008, 03:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! I've read the forum - I read the forum every ....... day. I even put up who is the most "disliked rider" poll, even though I knew who'd win and who'd be second. I still can't understand why someone would be so hated at the age of 22. It's almost childish on this forum why Pedrosa is hated so much.
He is a ........!! I don't care if he was 15 he is still a ........!! Just cause he is young makes no difference. I agree he is gifted as a rider but he is a social ....... So he wins and has some championships that doesn't make him automatically likeable. I would be more inclined to like him if he wasn't an ........ Fuckn puttin Hayden down at the beginning of the year about his development skills and such. That is just the tip of the iceberg. I think that if he relaxed learned how to be a person instead of a robot controlled by alberta pig then you have something to work with and mold. Now he is just being ruined. And he really only has himself to blame.

 

ROCKGOD01

Joined Jun 2008

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America

• Jul 18, 2008

• #25

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tlrwinder @ Jul 18 2008, 04:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Could this even be Capirex?? I mean, what does he know about a 4-stroke Superbike? I do not recall him ever riding one (correct me if I'm wrong), only 125, 250, 500, 250, 500, 990 to 800...
I'm thinkin Colin Edwards.

 

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michaelm

Joined May 2007

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sydney australia

• Jul 18, 2008

• #26

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (J4rn0 @ Jul 18 2008, 05:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>It's not really black and white like that, "real person" or "total imagination". As a well connected journalist, you easily collect many different answers and stories or opinions from riders around the paddock, but many of these things are said off the record and cannot be used quoting the source. So, one way to publish them can be to create a fictitious 'Rider X' and put all those interesting bits in his mouth. So he can sound a little like Rossi, a little like capirex, a little like someone else...

Thank you for putting this in context. This makes sense; most of the things said by rider x/riders x sound like plausible opinions, but are slanted differently in the different articles posted so far. I don't imagine most riders would care to let there be much chance of the puig/pedrosa comments being attributed to them, hence the understandable scepticism of some on this thread.

 

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Wander

Joined Jun 2008

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Finland

• Jul 18, 2008

• #27

Whoever Rider X is, he is saying interesting stuff.

 

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mylexicon

Joined Mar 2007

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Texas

• Jul 18, 2008

• #28

Maybe Pedrosa is like Darth Vader; he's being controlled by the Emperor (Puig) and supported by The Empire (HRC).

Even if he chucks Puig into the reactor and turns good, I'm still gonna hate him.

 

Austin

Joined Mar 2005

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Woody Creek

• Jul 18, 2008

• #29

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mylexicon @ Jul 18 2008, 12:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Maybe Pedrosa is like Darth Vader; he's being controlled by the Emperor (Puig) and supported by The Empire (HRC).

Even if he chucks Puig into the reactor and turns good, I'm still gonna hate him.

That can't be true because I like Darth Vader and can't stand Pedrosa.

 

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Sally

Joined Mar 2008

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In front of a computer. Duh ;)

• Jul 18, 2008

• #30

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Austin @ Jul 18 2008, 08:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>That can't be true because I like Darth Vader and can't stand Pedrosa.

 

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kieran

Joined Jun 2007

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Hell

• Jul 18, 2008

• #31

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mylexicon @ Jul 19 2008, 04:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Maybe Pedrosa is like Darth Vader; he's being controlled by the Emperor (Puig) and supported by The Empire (HRC).

Even if he chucks Puig into the reactor and turns good, I'm still gonna hate him.

Now that's funny.

 

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BigAl

Joined Oct 2007

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• Jul 18, 2008

• #32

as mooted in the last riderX article thread, i think it is an amalgamation of several riders.

a bit of LC, VR, AD but no MM, he was to slow in getting to the press conference..

 

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an4rew

Joined May 2007

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N. Ireland

• Jul 18, 2008

• #33

thanks for the comedy

 

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Anders

Joined Dec 2007

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Sweden

• Jul 18, 2008

• #34

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wander @ Jul 18 2008, 07:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Whoever Rider X is, he is saying interesting stuff.
Agree,keep it up BG !

 

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Anders

Joined Dec 2007

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Sweden

• Jul 18, 2008

• #35

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Austin @ Jul 18 2008, 07:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>That can't be true because I like Darth Vader and can't stand Pedrosa.
Well said Austin!

 

JohnnyKnockdown

Joined Jul 2007

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unda cheese

• Jul 19, 2008

• #36

BG
Can you link to these articles?

 

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Bikergirl

Joined Jun 2006

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Europe

Discussion Starter
• Jul 19, 2008

• #37

Sorry about that...I normally do.
Here you go.. LINKY

 

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mstar

Joined Jul 2006

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• Jul 19, 2008

• #38

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bikergirl @ Jul 19 2008, 08:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Sorry about that...I normally do.
Here you go.. LINKY

thanks biker girl thanks for translated i love the rider X interviews keep it up